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The concept of being “over” in pro-wrestling or “getting over” refer to similar ideas. If a wrestler is “over” it means that audience likes what they are saying or doing. They either are making strides in their ring performance or are doing an amazing job on the mic, or, more often, they are doing both. It does not necessarily have to refer to someone is who is doing any of these in a positive way.
A heel that is over?
A good example of this is The Miz is a heel who is very over. In the past, that meant that he got a lot more boos. Today, he is a much more “liked heel,” so people tend to cheer his antics. Another way to get “over” is by winning a match or losing to a specific person in a match. An example of this is Becky Lynch.
Win or lose?
Becky Lynch was getting herself way over prior to SummerSlam and appeared to be completely set to win the Smackdown Women’s Championship. However, she lost at that event. In this example, Charlotte Flair got over by beating Becky Lynch and becoming champion again, but Becky went over by losing and continuing her feud with Charlotte.
The Total treatment
Sometimes getting over in pro-wrestling is done outside of ring. A great example of this is all of the men and women who are seen on Total Divas or Total Bellas. This makes these superstars seem more like real people are definitely give a sense that we might know them. This cannot be anymore true than for Rusev.
Prior to his segments on Total Divas, he would be found in the mid-card location and was a very good heel. After a small spot on the show, “Rusev Day” chants took off and Rusev got a lot of pop. In this situation, Rusev got over by letting us into his personal world.
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