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124-525: Each regular episode consists of two challenges. The first is the Chairman's Challenge, with Brown announcing a theme in which all chefs must cook a dish for him to judge. The loser of this round is entered into the second round; the winner is safe from elimination for the week and may nominate one other chef to compete in the second round. The second round is the Secret Ingredient Showdown, in which

248-563: A Loser Leaves Town match to wrap up a storyline in the specific territory. At times a wrestler will make a surprise debut for a company, with the storyline presenting that the wrestler in question does not actually work for the company. In NXT , kayfabe is often broken post-match when a wrestler is promoted to the main roster, with the rest of the roster applauding them, regardless of storyline relationships. Before then, these breaks are apparent when they are promoted from OVW , or when they retired. Most notably, The Undertaker broke kayfabe as

372-507: A dentist . Heels can also be other characters held in low esteem by the public such as a repossession agent (a role played by Barry Darsow as Repo Man). Heels typically inspire boos from the audience and often employ underhanded tactics, such as cheating and exploiting technicalities in their fighting strategies, or using overly aggressive styles to cause (the perception of) excess pain or injury to their opponents. A wrestler may change from face to heel (or vice versa) in an event known as

496-482: A turn , or gradually transition from one to the other over the course of a long storyline. Wrestlers like André the Giant , Roddy Piper , Hulk Hogan , and "Macho Man" Randy Savage could work across the entire spectrum and often gain new fans as a result of each "turn". Matches are usually organized between a heel and a face, but the distinction between the two types may be blurred as a given character's storyline reaches

620-457: A battle may be influenced by the lineup of judges, which changes from show to show. A list of some of the more notable judges, some of which were previous Iron Chefs or challengers, includes: During the 2,000th Dish Battle, Chairman Kaga selected the five best and three worst dishes from the history of the show. In 2012, Fuji Television announced that it was recording new episodes of Iron Chef . The first episode debuted on October 26, 2012, as

744-513: A book from Vince McMahon argued that strategies of the Republican party closest to Donald Trump can be explained by kayfabe. An example of kayfabe being broken outside of professional wrestling was in 2004, during the I Love Bees alternative reality game used to promote Halo 2 , when one of the calltakers who voiced the AI that had hacked the website in the game's storyline broke character to tell

868-518: A budget far higher than those of most other cooking shows. Some statistics: 893 portions of foie gras , 54 sea bream , 827 Ise shrimp , 964 matsutake mushrooms , 4,593 eggs , 1,489 truffles , 4,651 g of caviar , and 84 pieces of shark fin were used during the show, bringing the total grocery bill to ¥843,354,407 (or about $ 7,115,520). One of the most expensive battles was Battle Swallow's Nest , which ran over $ 40,000 solely for that ingredient, not counting large quantities of shark's fin; for

992-469: A car drinking and using cocaine . The first public acknowledgment by a major insider of the staged nature of professional wrestling came in 1989 when World Wrestling Federation owner Vince McMahon testified before the New Jersey State Senate that wrestling was not a competitive sport. The admission on McMahon's part was to avoid interference from state athletic commissions and to avoid paying

1116-406: A challenger himself, taking on Iron Chef Morimoto in a sweetfish battle. Throughout the cook-off, running commentary is made in a booth near the cooking area by an announcer, Kenji Fukui; a commentator, Yukio Hattori, and one or two of the guest judges, with one floor reporter (sometimes two; normally Shinichiro Ohta) providing details of the action on each side. The commentators and judges discuss

1240-607: A character with an audience, as occurred when the audience widely rejected a traditional "face" character, Rocky Maivia, who transitioned the character with huge success to a "heel" as The Rock. The divide can also be separated by fan demographics: where older male fans may tend to cheer for heels and boo the faces, kids and female fans may cheer for faces and boo the heels, as it happened with wrestlers like John Cena and Roman Reigns . Many storylines make use of kayfabe romantic relationships between two performers. Very often, both participants have other real-life relationships, and

1364-557: A cult hit. In summer of 1998, the show stopped using subtitles; Fuji TV released a statement saying that the show was intended as a "service to the Japanese community abroad" and due to Japanese copyright laws were to be aired without subtitles, which had previously been provided "inadvertently". While always a success in Japan, Iron Chef became a surprise hit in the United States when it

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1488-406: A fake injury as part of a storyline or creating a story line reason to explain the absence of someone due to a legitimate injury. Sometimes a wrestler will be kept off shows to demonstrate the severity of what happened to them previously as part of a story line. Prior to the spread of the internet, this was a common tactic used to explain the absence of a wrestler when said wrestler would tour Japan or

1612-812: A fourth round, all six competed. Currently, there are no plans for any more Iron Chef specials. Around Christmas 2001, the UPN network presented two one-hour episodes of Iron Chef USA hosted by William Shatner as "The Chairman of the American Culinary Academy". Competition took place inside "Kitchen Arena" (built in Garden Arena in the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel). Commentary was provided by Michael Burger and Anthony Dias Blue , with floor reporting by Sissy Biggers . The show featured four Iron Chefs: Iron Chef American Todd English (whose specialty

1736-460: A heel because he was still not being recognized by his peers or the crowd. He also revealed his legitimate injury history and his separation from his first wife , and they divorced in 2008. Edge , Lita , and Matt Hardy engaged in a feud in mid-2005, after Lita had cheated on Hardy with Edge (who was friends with Hardy), which resulted in Matt being legitimately fired due to social media misconduct. He

1860-536: A heel, as the storyline was changed on short notice. This is also true for the members of the Raw roster that were faces at the time, when they also congratulated her on the news. Rollins was not included as he was a heel at the time of the announcement. On May 12, 2020, Sami Zayn 's WWE Intercontinental Championship was stripped due to his refraining from competition during the COVID-19 pandemic . On June 11, 2024, Ricochet

1984-431: A kayfabe on-screen authority figure), and escalated to a point where Daniel Bryan legitimately left Talking Smack because The Miz gave a shoot interview that got personal. There have been several examples of breaking kayfabe throughout wrestling history, although exactly what constitutes "breaking" is not clearly defined. It is rare for kayfabe to be dispensed with totally and the events acknowledged as scripted. Often

2108-487: A multicourse meal around a theme ingredient that must be present in each dish. Before the actual taping, the chefs are given a short list of possible themes, allowing the producers of the show to get any ingredients that may be needed. Judges' primary goal was said to be determining which chef was able to "best express the unique qualities of the theme ingredient". In rare cases, the format changed— angler fish battles were typically 75 minutes in length, and noodle battles had

2232-414: A mysterious Deadman, as he hugged and kneeled down to offer his respects to Ric Flair on his retirement ceremony. Since then, Daniel Bryan's rivals (notably The Miz and Brock Lesnar ) broke kayfabe in interviews and on Twitter applauding his decisions to retire, although their rivalry resumed after Daniel Bryan returned as Smackdown General Manager (the position of "General Manager" itself being

2356-527: A new, additional Iron Chef to the group: Iron Chef Italian Masahiko Kobe . He was the youngest of the Iron Chefs and battled sparingly throughout the rest of the show, ascending to the stage separately from the three main Iron Chefs, and surrounded by a chamber string ensemble. In 1998, Nakamura also decided to retire and passed the title of Iron Chef Japanese to Masaharu Morimoto . Originally, challengers vied with each other in preliminary "battles" to earn

2480-407: A peak or becomes more complicated. In recent years, several wrestlers became characters that were neither faces nor heels, but somewhere in between—or alternating between both—earning them the term " tweener ", reflecting the rise in popular culture of the concept of the antihero ; such characters often display the underhand tactics and aggression of a traditional heel, but do so in ways sympathetic to

2604-450: A polite " Fukui- san ? ". One or two guest commentators (who also served as judges) also made frequent appearances. The commentary covered ingredients, history of contenders, and other background information to give viewers context for what was happening in the kitchen. The kayfabe "story" behind Iron Chef is recounted at the beginning of every episode of the English dub. A title card, with

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2728-439: A quote from famed French food author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin first appeared: "Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you what you are." Then, it was said that Kaga "realized his dream in a form never seen before" and specially constructed a cooking arena called "Kitchen Stadium". There, visiting chefs from "around the world" would compete against his Gourmet Academy, led by his three (later four) Iron Chefs. Chairman Kaga himself

2852-507: A separate episode. On one occasion, the overtime battle itself resulted in a tie, prompting Chairman Kaga to declare both the Iron Chef and challenger winners. The stage setting for the show, "Kitchen Stadium" ( キッチンスタジアム , Kitchin Sutajiamu ) , the high-quality (and sometimes very expensive) ingredients used in the cooking battles, and Kaga's extravagant costumes required the show to have

2976-401: A show based on Iron Chef , began airing on Israel 's Channel 10 . Each episode features a different prominent Israeli chef, who competes against one of the show's featured foreign chefs. All Israeli winners compete against one another in the finals and the winner competes against a foreign chef for the title of season champion. Season 1 featured only French chef Stéphane Froidevaux , who won

3100-501: A storyline or kayfabe. The term kayfabe itself can be used in a variety of contexts, as an adjective, for instance, when referring to a "kayfabe interview", where the person being interviewed remains "in character", or when describing someone as a "kayfabe girlfriend", implying that she is playing a role, but is not actually romantically involved with that particular person. A person can also be said to be "kayfabing" someone, by presenting storylines and rivalries as real. According to

3224-528: A team of Chinese cuisine chefs composed of captain Chen Kenichi, former challenger Sozo Myamoto, and former challenger Yuji Wakiya (who would later be Iron Chef Chinese on the 2012 revival). To break the tie, Chairman Kaga asked them to allow him this one instance of selfishness, and he cast his vote for the French team. In the case of a deadlock (as was possible during the era of the four-judge panel), first place

3348-432: A two-hour special, thereafter reverting to a one-hour show airing on Friday evenings at 19:57 Japan time. Unlike the original Ryōri no Tetsujin , the new show was titled Iron Chef (アイアンシェフ) in katakana characters. The Chairman's role was assumed by Japanese actor Hiroshi Tamaki . Fuji TV commentator Mizuki Sano hosted the program, and the reporters were Yurika Mita and Daisuke Miyagawa. Dr. Yukio Hattori returned from

3472-544: A week, and is hosted by Olly Smith and Nick Nairn . The four Iron Chefs are Tom Aikens , Martin Blunos , Sanjay Dwivedi and Judy Joo . Like the original Iron Chef , the competitions are held in Kitchen Stadium and presided over by The Chairman. Judging occurs in two rounds, with the first round being appetizers, and the second being the main courses. Two challengers prepare the appetizer, producing one appetizer each, while

3596-405: Is crucial to its success , kayfabe can be compared to the fourth wall in acting, since hardly any conventional fourth wall exists to begin with. Because of this lack of conventional fourth wall, wrestlers were once expected to maintain their characters even out of the ring, and in other aspects of their lives that could be made public. In general, everything in a modern professional wrestling show

3720-416: Is Michiba's top apprentice and battled Iron Chef Suga. The challenger ("nominee") in the second battle was Kentaro Chen, recommended by his father Iron Chef Chen Kenichi , who battled Iron Chef Wakiya. It was announced, after airing thirteen episodes, that the new run of Iron Chef would be discontinued after the last episode on March 22, 2013. Mr. Tatematsu, General Manager of Editing, explained, "Iron Chef

3844-444: Is a high quality show and we can say it is FujiTV's treasure. Currently we are struggling for the ratings. We think we have a time slot problem, too, so we would like to consider about a way to make it as special program and forward it into the next stage." On July 3, 2013, the Iron Chefs reunited for an American Chef Special with beef as the secret ingredient. All three Iron Chefs were paired with an American challenger, and then for

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3968-401: Is a professional critic, tastes the dishes and judges them based on taste, presentation, and originality. Each chef may be awarded up to 20 points by each judge, with 10 given for taste and five each for presentation and originality. The chef with the greatest score wins the competition. (In earlier four-judge episodes, the win went to the chef who won three of the four judges, or, failing that,

4092-436: Is actually Mediterranean food), Iron Chef French Jean Francois Meteigner, Iron Chef Italian Alessandro Stratta , and Iron Chef Asian Roy Yamaguchi . In the show's only two battles, English defeated Kerry Simon in a dungeness crab battle, and Stratta defeated Marcus Samuelsson in a turkey battle. These shows were neither a critical nor popular success, perhaps because the show focused little on cooking—a major part of

4216-422: Is awarded to the chef with the greater number of points. On the rare occasions that the scores were also tied, an immediate "overtime battle" was held to determine the winner. In overtime, the chefs are given 30 minutes to prepare dishes with a different key ingredient, having to make do with what remains of their pantry or with items that were previously prepared for the main battle. The overtime battles are aired as

4340-429: Is hosted by Shahkrit Yamnam and the field reporter is DJ Pong (Nattapong Taengkasem). The format is different, in that in the first half of the program, there are three challengers who compete with each other to find out who is the best chef. The winner will compete against the Iron Chef on the second half of the program. This format was used for only three episodes. On February 22, 2012 the format of Iron Chef Thailand

4464-468: Is named for the season. ^Note 1 Alton Brown was added as a third judge only for the third battle of the Gauntlet Goat and chocolate are the options, and LeFevre chooses goat. Bacon and sturgeon are the options, and LeFevre chooses sturgeon. Eggplant and sea urchin are the options, and LeFevre chooses sea urchin. In addition, Alton Brown is added as a judge for this third battle. The series

4588-623: Is supported by Chael Sonnen , or the phrase could be the Latin cavēre for "to keep cave" which is slang for "to keep care" or "beware" and also the origin for the French term qui vive to be vigilant before battle. The phrase "keep cavey" was also used by Jews in East London between World War I and World War II which could have been corrupted to the current form by US promoters and wrestlers at that time which where from Eastern Europe . While professional wrestling has been staged, or planned, from

4712-412: Is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true", specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not staged. The term kayfabe has evolved to also become a code word of sorts for maintaining this "reality" within the direct or indirect presence of the general public. Kayfabe, in the United States, is often seen as

4836-568: Is to some extent scripted, or "kayfabe", even though at times it is portrayed as real-life, where it was once portrayed as real rivalries being conveniently settled by unscripted wrestling matches. Kayfabe was fiercely maintained for decades with the intent to deceive fans, but with the advent of the Internet wrestling community , and the sports entertainment movement, the pro-wrestling industry has become less concerned with protecting so-called backstage secrets and typically maintains kayfabe only during

4960-612: The Oxford English Dictionary , the earliest known written evidence of the word "kayfabe" is from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Yearbook for 1988, although the term is believed to be much older. Though the origin is not known with certainty, varied sources offer some possibilities. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary kayfabe could also be carny -speak for "be fake" which

5084-643: The Axis powers of World War II and Communist countries during the Cold War era, were commonly used in North American wrestling as heel-defining traits. Another angle of a heel could be approached from a position of authority; examples include Big Boss Man , a corrections officer; Mike Rotunda as Irwin R. Schyster, a federal tax collector; Jacques Rougeau wearing RCMP -inspired dress as The Mountie; and Glenn Jacobs (who would later become famous as Kane ) as Isaac Yankem,

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5208-541: The Money In The Bank briefcase , which normally would allow her to compete against WWE Raw Women's Champion up to a calendar year from the day she won the briefcase. This would have continued a feud with Becky Lynch , who held the title for 399 days, but surrendered the title to Asuka after Lynch became pregnant with her first child with Seth Rollins , her then-fiancé and later husband. Asuka broke kayfabe by hugging and congratulating Lynch when Asuka found out that she

5332-726: The Sydney Opera House in August 2017 that raised AU$ 26,500 for Opportunity International Australia and was eventually Kobe's last Iron Chef event before his death. Starting around 1997, Iron Chef was shown, on KTSF in San Francisco , KSCI in Long Beach , as well as stations in Hawaii and the New York City area, in its original Japanese version with English subtitles, and quickly became

5456-404: The suspension of disbelief that is used to create the non-wrestling aspects of promotions , such as feuds , angles , and gimmicks in a manner similar to other forms of fictional entertainment. In relative terms, a wrestler breaking kayfabe would be likened to an actor breaking character on-camera. Since wrestling is performed in front of a live audience, whose interaction with the show

5580-508: The "Secret Ingredient" and once the Chairman says "Allez Cuisine" the battle begins. The battle time is 60 minutes where they will need to complete at least four dishes. The order in which Chefs present to the Judges will be determined by a coin toss conducted by the Host. The last 30 minutes of the program is "Cooking with Iron Chef". Guests learn how to cook from the Iron Chef and win the "Best Student" at

5704-514: The "break" may be implied or through an allusion (for example calling a wrestler by their real name) and standards tend to vary as to what actually constitutes a break. In the WWF during and after the Attitude Era , the line between kayfabe and reality was often blurred. With the growth of the industry and its exposure on the Internet and DVD and videos , kayfabe may be broken more regularly. Whereas in

5828-436: The Chairman's Challenge is automatically eliminated and the remaining two chefs compete in the Secret Ingredient Showdown. In the season finale, the last remaining chef competes in three Secret Ingredient Showdowns, one against each of the three Iron Chefs. If the chef's overall score is higher than the combined total of the three, he/she is awarded the title of Iron Chef. If the chef's overall score falls short, no new Iron Chef

5952-486: The Iron Chef prepares two. These are judged, and the standing for the team versus the Iron Chef are announced. Then the second half begins: the challenging team and the Iron Chef return to the kitchen to prepare the main course. The two challengers each prepare one dish, while the Iron Chef prepares two. Judging resumes, and the results are announced. Either the Challenging team wins, or the Iron Chef wins in overall score, and

6076-525: The Iron Chef stop after 50 minutes of cooking, only to resume after the challenger's dishes were tasted so that the noodles could be served right after cooking. Featured ingredients tend toward the exotic and expensive. Many theme ingredients reflect the Japanese origin of the show—river eel , tofu , udon —though ingredients more familiar in the West, such as bell peppers , summer corn , and peaches , are spotlighted, as well. In one episode devoted to asparagus ,

6200-449: The Japanese program. The show had a small audience section with bleachers, and the audience yelled relentlessly during the show (sounding much like a sports audience). Shatner walked around the kitchen sampling the more expensive items, the chefs refused to say what they were doing, and the cameras rarely showed the food preparation. In 2004, Food Network announced that it would air an Iron Chef special, called " Iron Chef America : Battle of

6324-469: The Masters", featuring Sakai and Morimoto dueling with American Iron Chefs Bobby Flay , Mario Batali , and Wolfgang Puck , all Food Network personalities and renowned American celebrity chefs . (Morimoto and Flay battled in two previous Iron Chef specials that were made after the original series aired.) The specials featured Alton Brown as the announcer and Mark Dacascos playing the role of The Chairman (in

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6448-509: The United States and Canada on the Food Network, dubbed and/or subtitled into English. It was also broadcast on SBS TV in Australia. In the case of SBS, this is unusual as the network has a policy favouring in-house subtitling of acquired programs; it may be felt that the tone given to the show by its American dub is essential to its charms, heightened perhaps by the fact that in most episodes,

6572-588: The United States, it is streamed by Peacock TV and Pluto TV. There are 5 spinoffs, with the latest being Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend . Fuji TV aired a new version of the show, titled Iron Chef ( アイアンシェフ , Aian Shefu ) , premiering on October 26, 2012. The host of the show was the flamboyant Takeshi Kaga , known on the show as the aristocrat Chairman Kaga ( 鹿賀主宰 , Kaga Shusai ) . He began most episodes with his signature words, taken from Arthur Rimbaud , "If memory serves me right... 「私の記憶が確かならば…」 "(Jadis) si je me souviens bien ..." and started

6696-479: The air on May 30, 2010; however, the music from earlier broadcasts, taken from international films such as Backdraft and A Zed & Two Noughts , had been replaced due to music-licensing issues with NBC Universal . The Cooking Channel picked up the series on June 1, 2010, when it replaced Fine Living. The stations that have carried the series, Fine Living, Cooking Channel, and Food Network, are all owned by Scripps Networks Interactive . FilmRise acquired

6820-410: The audience, or within the confines of some internal code e.g. only fighting obvious heel characters, criticizing authority figures. Particularly successful tweeners can find over time that they are enthusiastically adopted as "faces" by the audience without changing their tweener or antihero characterization e.g. Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels . Despite the wrestlers' character settings,

6944-460: The battle, the producers were permitted to return any unused portions to Hattori Nutrition College. For the show's grand finale, aired from September 10, 1999, to September 24, 1999, the Iron Chefs faced off against each other in a three-part battle, with the winner to face French chef Alain Passard , owner of Michelin three-star restaurant L'Arpege, with the winner dubbed the "King of Iron Chefs". In

7068-428: The best dish from the challenging team is also announced. The challengers with the best dish returns on Friday to compete against the best Iron Chef of the week. The Seven Network announced in August 2010 that an Australian version was planned, in part to capitalize on the success of the highly popular MasterChef Australia . The Australian Iron Chefs were Neil Perry , Guy Grossi and Guillaume Brahimi , while

7192-509: The chairman and judges, and one for photography and presentation. Each chef is also given two assistants, who are supposedly students of Kaga's "Gourmet Academy" (in reality, they are students of Hattori Nutrition College ). If the challenger does not speak Japanese, students who can speak in the challenger's native language are sometimes provided. In a notable exception, San Francisco chef Ron Siegel struggled with his assistants, who did not speak English. One assistant, Kenichi Miyanaga, became

7316-539: The challenger boasted that he used over $ 1,000 worth of lobster (which he then discarded) simply to flavor his asparagus in this battle against Iron Chef Morimoto. Initially, a minimum of three dishes was to be prepared, although some challengers have finished only a single dish; four is the typical number. The record for highest number of dishes prepared for a battle was eight, first set by challenger Kenji Kaji against Iron Chef Michiba in "Battle Umeboshi ". Five (later six) servings of each dish are prepared, one each for

7440-508: The chef who makes the highest points total.) Chairman Kaga tastes the dishes along with the judges. While he occasionally makes comments and seeks input from judges during tasting, he generally does not participate in scoring; he did do so, however, during the 2000th Dish Battle. During this episode, a team of French cuisine chefs—captain Hiroyuki Sakai , the original Iron Chef French Yutaka Ishinabe, and former challenger Etsuo Joh—battled

7564-483: The cooking time with the phrase " Allez Cuisine! ". The show had two regular commentators, Kenji Fukui , who narrated the action on the floor, and Yukio Hattori , a food scholar and founder of the Hattori Nutrition College . A floor reporter, Shinichiro Ohta , reported to Fukui on what the challengers and Iron Chefs were preparing, their strategy, and their comments, breaking Fukui's train of commentary with

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7688-476: The crowd and commentators know if the wrestlers are legitimately injured in serious or dangerous spots. The injured wrestler can squeeze the opponent or referee within a short time frame before giving thumbs up or wave to the crowd, if possible. If they cannot do so in a timely manner, the referee will cross their arms above their head to signal for medical help, often ending the match. The signal has been used as part of kayfabe in order to create drama partway through

7812-399: The crowd may not react accordingly. This may be due to booking issues or a particular crowd's tendency to react positively to heels, and negatively (or at least in an indifferent manner) to faces. A strong audience reaction against the original push of a character can occasionally lead to booking a "turn" where the character begins to act in line with the audience's reaction; this can help reset

7936-521: The crowd. Faces usually win their matches on the basis of their technical skills and are sometimes portrayed as underdogs to enhance the story. Heels are villainous or antagonistic characters, whose personalities are crafted to elicit a negative response from the audience. They often embrace traditionally negative traits such as narcissism , egomania , unprompted rage, sadism , and general bitterness. Though not as prevalent today, xenophobic ethnic and racial stereotypes, in particular, those inspired by

8060-584: The current and previous Iron Chefs looking on, Iron Chef French Sakai defeated Alain Passard in Battle Long-Gang Chicken. Thus, Hiroyuki Sakai was dubbed as both "King of Iron Chefs" and "The No. 1 in the World". Two reunion specials were produced in 2000. The first was "The Millennium Special"; the second was "New York Special", staged in a makeshift Kitchen Stadium at Webster Hall in New York City, and

8184-443: The distinction between fact and fiction and giving the audience complicity in creating the spectacle. The characters assumed by wrestlers can be distinguished into two alignments: faces and heels . Faces, short for "babyfaces", are hero -type characters whose personalities are crafted to elicit the support of the audience through traits such as humility , patriotism , a hard-working nature, determination, and reciprocal love of

8308-699: The early 1990s, Vince McMahon responded via a series of videotaped comments defending his company and employees, and several full-page advertisements rebutting the allegations appeared in WWF Magazine and the New York Times . In the Reality Era (2014 and onwards, specifically after WrestleMania XXX ) and the era of social media, kayfabe is often broken when wrestlers go on tour. Feuding stars in storylines can be seen being civil to each other when they are not wrestling. Off-ring persona can be strikingly different from

8432-916: The early 21st century, this kayfabe practice has given way to reality in the WWE , largely due to the creation of the reality television program Total Divas where four " legit " (legally binding) weddings have occurred: Natalya and Tyson Kidd , Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan , Naomi and Jimmy Uso , and Eva Marie and her fiancé Jonathan. In TNA , after American Wolves disbanded, Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards and their "legit" wives, Alisha Edwards and Angelina Love-Richards wrestled against each other. Tag teams of wrestlers, who may or may not look alike, are often presented as relatives, though they are not actually related. Examples include The Brothers of Destruction ( The Undertaker and Kane ), The Holly Cousins ( Hardcore Holly , Crash Holly , and Molly Holly ) and The Dudley Brothers . The "Brother" tag team concept

8556-491: The end of the program. The Vietnamese version was set to air from June 6, 2012 on VTV3 . In this version there are only three Iron Chefs: David Thái, Long Chef and Yu Zhi Da. The ultimate winner would be a 2013 Iron Chef. There have been two adaptations of Iron Chef for Indonesian television. Kayfabe Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s In professional wrestling , kayfabe ( / ˈ k eɪ f eɪ b / )

8680-524: The entertainment industry, season 2 features renowned persons from the culinary industry, such as restaurant critics and chefs. The competitors prepare a three-course meal, with each dish given a score of up to 10 points by each member of the panel and commentators, accumulating up to 150 points per chef (compared to 90 points in season 1, where the commentators had relatively more points to give). In 2010, UK public television network Channel 4 debuted Iron Chef UK , based on Iron Chef . The show airs five days

8804-585: The exclusive rights to the original Iron Chef episodes in October 2021. The following month, episodes began streaming for free on Paramount 's Pluto TV service. Certain challengers have made repeat appearances, or have been particularly memorable (including if they were the lone chefs specializing in their particular cuisines in the show's history). (Japanese names are not in the traditional Japanese style [i.e. family name first] but have been written in standard European style [i.e. family name last].) The result of

8928-418: The feuds between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen , and comedian/actor Bob Hope and singer/actor Bing Crosby were totally fake; in real life, Benny and Allen were best friends while Hope and Crosby were also close friends. A more recent example is the satirical feud between talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and actor Matt Damon , which has been a running joke on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for many years and

9052-430: The filming of shows. It is occasionally broken during shows, usually when dealing with genuine injuries that occur during a match or paying tribute to wrestlers. Kayfabe is a shorthand term that involves acknowledging the staged, scripted nature of professional wrestling , as opposed to a competitive sport, despite being presented as authentic. Initially, people "in the business" (either wrestlers or those working behind

9176-602: The first round, Iron Chef Chinese Chen defeated Iron Chef Italian Kobe in Battle Pork (Tokyo X). In the second round, Iron Chef French Sakai defeated Iron Chef Japanese Morimoto in Battle Bell Pepper. In the final match, Sakai defeated Chen in Battle Homard Lobster and was dubbed "King of Iron Chefs". Prior to that episode, Sakai had never won a lobster battle. In the final bonus match in Kitchen Stadium, with all of

9300-456: The first season, Ishinabe decided to step down and become an 'honorary Iron Chef', thus passing the mantle of Iron Chef French to Hiroyuki Sakai in 1994. Ishinabe returned for two more battles during season three. At the beginning of season four in 1996, Michiba announced his retirement and debuted Koumei Nakamura as the new Iron Chef Japanese. Michiba returned on rare occasions for special Kitchen Stadium battles. In 1997, Chairman Kaga announced

9424-617: The flamboyant Chairman is subtitled instead of dubbed. The show was also broadcast on the Finnish channel SubTV , and the Swedish channel TV400 ( TV4 ). Iron Chef was broadcast on Challenge in the UK in 2003 and 2004, as part of its "Japanese Christmas Cracker" and "Japanorama" strands. The show had again aired in the U.S. on the Fine Living Network from May 5, 2008, until the channel went off

9548-584: The general public. This resulted in Sullivan's wife actually leaving him for Chris Benoit when the two developed a real-life romantic relationship during their time together. Nancy ultimately married Chris in 2000. Chris Benoit killed Nancy and their 7-year-old son Daniel in a murder-suicide in 2007. Brian Pillman developed a "Loose Cannon" persona for himself while in WCW in 1996, conspiring with Vice President Eric Bischoff and booker Kevin Sullivan. Pillman's character

9672-456: The in-ring character with less disapproval. In some instances, the use of kayfabe to protect a storyline or a wrestler led to real life events mirroring the storylines. While working as a booker for WCW, Kevin Sullivan conceived an angle where Woman ( Nancy Daus Sullivan , Sullivan's wife both on-screen and off), would leave his character for Chris Benoit . Sullivan insisted that Nancy and Chris should travel together to preserve kayfabe for

9796-442: The injury was due to the attack. This normally would lead to the injured wrestler returning, later on, to "settle the score". Promoters have used in-ring accidents that led to injuries, or in extreme cases death, as a way to make a heel even more hated and unpopular. In 1971, Alberto Torres died three days after wrestling Ox Baker . Evidence indicated that Torres died of a ruptured appendix , but Baker's heart punch finishing move

9920-564: The last chef remaining facing a " gauntlet " challenge of defeating three other Iron Chefs in order to earn the title. It aired from 2017 to 2018 Iron Chef Showdown was a reimagining of America that also aired on Food Network for a single season of 10 episodes from 2017 to 2018. Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend premiered on Netflix on June 15, 2022. Brown and Dacascos return to their respective roles, with Brown joined by Kristen Kish as co-host. There will be eight episodes. In 2007, Krav Sakinim ( Hebrew : קרב סכינים , Knife Fight),

10044-468: The match, such as the main event of TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2017) . Wrestlers being publicly "fired" is a popular storytelling device, often for the fired wrestler to return under a mask or "earn their job" back through a match. In the days where the National Wrestling Alliance territories were at their height some wrestlers would travel from territory to territory, often using

10168-439: The ninth after winning the fifth season of The Next Iron Chef , while Stephanie Izard became the tenth and final Iron Chef. Even though both Todd English and Kerry Simon from Iron Chef USA competed on Iron Chef America , the episodes did not mention their IC-USA appearances. Iron Chef Gauntlet is a two season reformat of Iron Chef America where seven chefs from around the country compete in an elimination contest, with

10292-428: The original Iron Chef series to provide commentary. Three new Iron Chefs were chosen; Jun Kurogi as Iron Chef Japanese, Yūji Wakiya as Iron Chef Chinese, and Yōsuke Suga as Iron Chef French. The first battle in the new show was a two-hour special with two battles. The first challenger was former Kitchen Stadium challenger (referred as "nominee") Kenichi Miyanaga, recommended by Iron Chef Rokusaburo Michiba . Miyanaga

10416-404: The past it was extremely rare for a wrestler or other involved person to recognize the scripted nature of events even in outside press or media, WWE DVDs and WWE.com routinely give news and acknowledge real life. In the case of the former, vignettes may feature ostensible adversaries and allies talking about each other, and the angles and storylines they worked and their opinions on them. On WWE.com,

10540-425: The real-life marriage became an open secret on television before being acknowledged by Triple H in 2009. The opposite also holds true, where the kayfabe story is based on, or as a result of, real-life events, from disclosing relationship status to starting family feuds. CM Punk's 2011 pipe bomb has claimed that Vince McMahon has the potential to be a billionaire, when in fact, Vince was at one point, before it

10664-780: The real-life news is often given which may contradict storylines. Before the Attitude Era and the advent of the Internet, publications such as WWF Magazine , and television programs broke kayfabe only to acknowledge major real-life events involving current, or retired wrestlers, such as a death (for instance, the death of Ernie Roth , who was billed as "The Grand Wizard of Wrestling"), divorce (e.g., Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth ) or life-threatening accident (such as Brutus Beefcake's 1990 parasailing accident ), especially if said event received mass mainstream coverage. In addition, when WWF top officials and employees were facing allegations of anabolic steroid abuse and sexual harassment during

10788-399: The relationship between the two is simply a storyline. More than once, kayfabe romantic relationships have occurred alongside real-life relationships, such as between Matt Hardy and Lita ; these real-life relationships may occasionally develop into a real-life marriage (e.g., Triple H and Stephanie McMahon , who married in 2003, more than a year after their kayfabe marriage ended). During

10912-411: The right to face an Iron Chef in a 90-minute competition, and should a challenger win twice against Iron Chefs, the challenger would be given the title of "Honorary Iron Chef". However, this format proved unpopular, the preliminary round was scrapped and the main contest was reduced to the now familiar 60 minutes. The awarding of honorary Iron Chef titles to challengers was also discontinued (although this

11036-535: The same day, Enzo Amore was criticized by The Miz about being thrown off the tour bus and banned from the locker room as he was a negative influence. Amore responded by saying The Miz's initial heel run in the WWE was because he wasn't a great in-ring performer despite having great mic skills. Under this feud, The Miz and Maryse also blurred the face/heel divide as they are faces in the feud when they are normally heels in other feuds and storylines. On May 10, 2020, Asuka won

11160-411: The scenes) used the term kayfabe as a code among those in the wrestling profession, discussing matters in public without revealing the scripted nature. As a concept, kayfabe involves both the fact that matches are scripted and that wrestlers portray characters for their shows. Unlike actors who portray their characters only when on set or on stage, professional wrestlers often stay "in character" outside

11284-399: The scripted nature of professional wrestling. An example of kayfabe being kept even from family members was illustrated in an article describing how in the 1970s, the wife of James Harris (known under the ring name Kamala ) was celebrating that her husband had just won a $ 5,000 prize (equivalent to $ 28,000 in 2023) as he won a battle royal , not realizing that the prize money was simply

11408-491: The scripted nature of professional wrestling. The amendments to the Communications Act of 1934 , passed following the quiz show scandals in 1960, prohibited the televising of scripted contests but specifically only prohibited the rigging of games of chance or intellectual skill or knowledge, and thus rigged athletic competitions were still arguably legal to televise. While the scripted nature of professional wrestling

11532-418: The season's finale, while season 2 saw the inclusion of Italian chef Alfredo Russo, meaning both Michelin star holders would have to compete against each other for a spot in the final bout. The show is actively hosted by actor Oded Menashe and the regular commentators are chef Yaron Kastenboim and catering company owner Ran Shmueli. While in season 1, the panel of judges was made up mostly of celebrities from

11656-424: The show features a static judging panel composed of food critics Larissa Dubecki, Simon Thomsen and Leo Schofield. Mark Dacascos reprises his role as The Chairman from Iron Chef America , and the program is hosted by Grant Denyer , with additional commentary provided by Richard Cornish. Iron Chef Australia began airing on October 19, 2010, attracting an audience of 1.13 million viewers for its first episode. It

11780-581: The show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended on September 24, 1999, although four occasional specials were produced from January 5, 2000, to January 2, 2002. The series aired 309 episodes. Repeats are regularly aired on the Food Network in Canada, the Cooking Channel in the United States, and on Special Broadcasting Service in Australia; in

11904-418: The show, various restaurants and foods are profiled which are places where Iron Chefs and Iron Chef competitors go to eat. Iron Chef Iron Chef ( 料理の鉄人 , Ryōri no Tetsujin , literally "Iron People of Cooking") is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television . The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, was a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of

12028-408: The shows, especially when interacting with fans, trying to preserve the illusion of professional wrestling. In contrast, something that is not kayfabe, be it a fight or a statement, is referred to as a " shoot ". I remember the guy who would bring our jackets back to the dressing room. Every time he did, someone would yell "Kayfabe." ... Then one night, the guy decided to stand up for himself and told

12152-519: The storyline, this Chairman is the nephew of Takeshi Kaga). The show received high ratings and rave reviews and in October 2004, and Food Network began taping weekly episodes that premiered starting in January 2005. Some changes were made to the show, most notably replacing Puck with Morimoto as an Iron Chef (a fourth Iron Chef, Cat Cora , was added later), and the location was moved from Los Angeles to New York City . The fifth Iron Chef, Michael Symon ,

12276-419: The style of cooking, culinary traditions and unusual food preparation. At the end of the hour, after end-of-battle interviews with both competitors, each dish is presented to the camera, with a description of its properties (written by the show's screenwriters based on the chef's explanation) read by the announcer. Then, a panel of three (later expanded to four, and later still, five) judges, of which typically one

12400-482: The taxation some states placed on income from athletic events held in that state, as well as to avoid the need to meet the requirement of having to employ medical professionals standing by, as was generally mandatory for legitimate contact sports involving substantial possibility of injury. The era of professional wrestling since then has been described by Abraham Josephine Riesman as "neokayfabe", in which storylines can become real life and vice versa, thus blurring

12524-476: The time it was a sideshow attraction, the scripted nature of the performances has been hinted at over time. In 1934 a show held at Wrigley Field in Chicago billed one of the matches as "the last great shooting match", subtly disclosing that the other matches were kayfabe (in reality, even the "shooting" match was scripted). In 1957, comedian Groucho Marx described watching wrestlers "practice their match", hinting at

12648-406: The two chefs have one hour to prepare three dishes featuring a mystery ingredient. The dishes are evaluated by a panel of two judges, who can each award up to 20 points (10 for taste, five each for plating and originality). The chef with the lower total is eliminated, while the winner advances to the next episode. During the next-to-last episode of the season, which features three chefs, the loser of

12772-418: The two eventually married in real life in 2003. The Catholic priest at the wedding, not aware of the workings of the wrestling business, initially refused to marry the two when he found out about the kayfabe "wedding" from a choir boy who was also a wrestling fan. Linda McMahon later had to explain to the priest the difference between WWE programming and real life, allowing the marriage to go through. Afterward,

12896-462: The whole dressing room: "I don't mind the yelling, but I want to let you know that my name is not Kayfabe. It's Mark." ... What he didn't know is that wrestlers called people outside of the business "marks"—that's why we were yelling kayfabe in the first place. The term kayfabe was often used as a warning to other wrestlers that someone who was not "in the know" was in the vicinity. This could include wrestlers' family members who had not been clued into

13020-432: Was a showpiece, dressed in outlandish examples of men's formal attire. The English name Iron Chef comes from the show itself: Kaga would use this translation of the Japanese title when summoning his chefs at the beginning of the "battle". From the beginning of the show in 1993, the three Iron Chefs were: Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba , Iron Chef Chinese Chen Kenichi , and Iron Chef French Yutaka Ishinabe . After

13144-525: Was added after his win in The Next Iron Chef . In 2009, Chef Jose Garces became the sixth Iron Chef following his own victory in the second season of that show. In 2010, Chef Marc Forgione won its third season, becoming the seventh Iron Chef on Iron Chef America. Chef Geoffrey Zakarian won that show's fourth season in 2011, making him the eighth Iron Chef. In 2012, Chef Alexandra Guarnaschelli , who had served as Sous Chef on Iron Chef episodes, became

13268-453: Was an open secret , it was not generally acknowledged by people in the business. Often wrestlers and promoters would make sure that on-screen rivals were not seen eating or traveling together between shows and so on. There were a few occasional mistakes at the time, such as an incident in 1987 in which police arrested The Iron Sheik and Hacksaw Jim Duggan , supposed rivals in an upcoming match at Madison Square Garden , as they sat together in

13392-515: Was based entirely on straddling the fine line of kayfabe, presenting it as if he had legitimate problems with WCW management. He would engage in on-camera actions that seemed to be unscripted, even to the other performers, and even breached kayfabe protocol when he addressed Sullivan on air as "bookerman". When Triple H and Stephanie McMahon entered into a kayfabe marriage in late 1999, Triple H and McMahon started dating in real life, and continued to do so after their onscreen marriage ended in 2002;

13516-429: Was cancelled at the end of its first season. On January 25, 2012, the first episode of Iron Chef Thailand broadcast on BBTV channel 7. The chairman is Mr. Santi Svetavimala. In this version of Iron Chef, there are four Iron Chefs: Chumpol Chaengprai (Thai cuisine); Boontham Pakpo (Japanese cuisine); Pongtawat "Ian" Chalermkittichai (Western cuisine); and Chaitep "Mr. Lee" Pattarapornpaisarn (Chinese cuisine). The program

13640-465: Was changed to: the first 30 minutes of the program is where the Challenger Chef will present his/her "Signature Dish with a Special Ingredient" to the guests. Then followed by the actual "Iron Chef Battle", similar to Iron Chef Japan where the host will ask the Challenger Chef to select the Iron Chef he/she wants to challenge. After the Challenger Chef has selected the Iron Chef the Chairman will reveal

13764-521: Was commonly used during the "territory years" (1950s–1980s) as a means to develop young talent, by pairing them with a veteran wrestler and giving the younger wrestler a "rub" by virtue of the association, such as the Valliant Brothers or the Fargo Brothers where none of the "brothers" were actually related. A wrestler or a promotion uses kayfabe in regard to injuries in one of two ways: "selling"

13888-725: Was even referenced when Kimmel hosted the 89th Academy Awards . Other examples of kayfabe rivalries include that between Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart , and that of Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds . It has long been claimed that kayfabe has been used in American politics, especially in election campaigns, Congress, and the White House. In interviews as Governor of Minnesota , former wrestler Jesse Ventura often likened Washington to wrestling when he said that politicians "pretend to hate each other in public, then go out to dinner together". In 2023,

14012-602: Was going "to become a mother". With the title, Asuka also became only the second Women's Grand Slam Champion , which required her to win the NXT Women's title, the Smackdown and Raw Women's titles and the Women's Tag Team Championship. Unlike Bayley, Asuka had also won a Women's Royal Rumble match before. Lynch was written out of storylines as she went on hiatus. It was later revealed that Asuka's reactions were legit and genuine despite being

14136-405: Was largely a moot point as few challengers ever defeated two Iron Chefs in separate contests), but was given as an emeritus title for a retiring Iron Chef. Once honorary titles were no longer issued, challengers who beat an Iron Chef had to settle for, according to the English version's introduction, "the people's ovation and fame forever". In each episode, chefs have one hour to cook and improvise

14260-415: Was picked up by the Food Network in 1999 and dubbed into English. Part of the U.S. appeal was due to the dubbing, which gave the show a campy charm that evoked English-dubbed Chinese kung fu movies of the 1970s. Audiences also found amusing some of the over-the-top culinary concoctions regularly featured on the show, eventually leading to a spoof on Saturday Night Live . The show was presented in

14384-409: Was preceded by the special episode "The Legend of Iron Chef", an overview of Iron Chef , Iron Chef America and The Next Iron Chef on Food Network, with Alton Brown reviewing key aspects and highlights from the shows. It also previewed Iron Chef Gauntlet and Alton Brown's new role in the new show. A companion series, Iron Chef Eats , has been produced to go along with Iron Chef Gauntlet. In

14508-423: Was produced and broadcast in 2002, entitled "The Japan Cup". This special was hosted by celebrity Masahiro Motoki, and began with a mock funeral for the character of Chairman Kaga, citing fugu poisoning as his cause of death. Sakai, Chen, Kobe and Michiba, along with celebrity chefs including Chen's son Chen Kentaro and Singaporean patissier Janice Wong, also participated in an Iron Chef All Stars charity dinner at

14632-424: Was rehired after fan backlash and the love triangle became a highlight in their storyline rivalry. In June 2017, Big Cass broke away from Enzo Amore and cited that Enzo's off-ring antics made him a distraction in the locker room. On September 11, 2017, The Miz and Maryse revealed they were expecting their first child, having previously been mocked by John Cena for not having children after being married. On

14756-641: Was revealed he lost $ 750 million of his $ 1.6 billion net worth, losing 350 million in a day due to WWE's over-valued stock price and lower-than-expected WWE Network subscribers (his net worth currently stands at a reported $ 2 billion). He also referred to John Cena and Cena's beloved Boston-based sports teams as heels because they were all no longer underdogs, and they have all forged dynasties and championship teams in their respective sports ( Boston Celtics , Boston Red Sox , Boston Bruins , New England Patriots ). Kurt Angle had legitimately won an Olympic Gold Medal for Freestyle Wrestling, and built heat as

14880-529: Was scrapped, and she was moved to have the storyline with Drew Gulak . The segments for Raw 25 changed on hours' notice when Jimmy Fallon was not able to arrive in New York in time for pre-taped segments for Raw 25. Fallon was supposed to interview the current and former GM's in Raw and SmackDown; instead, they waved in a Hall-of-Fame-like lineup. Kayfabe, while not referred to as such, has existed in other areas of show business, especially in feuds. For instance,

15004-484: Was the first appearance of Bobby Flay. The New York special also included Michiba and Morimoto on Gordon Elliott 's Door Knock Dinners (with footage aired on both shows) surprising a family in Rye by preparing dinner for them with just leftovers and other items in the family's refrigerator. Another reunion episode of the show (entitled "Iron Chef: 21st Century Battle") was produced and broadcast in 2001. A final reunion episode

15128-446: Was the kayfabe reason; the death was worked into Baker's wrestling persona by the promoters making Baker the most hated heel in the territory at the time. Acts exploiting personal tragedy or death became less and less prevalent by the turn of the century with fans being more aware of the worked nature of professional wrestling. On the other hand, due to the risks involved in professional wrestling, some measures are still in place to let

15252-399: Was unable to appear on specific shows. If a wrestler appears on a show after a "brutal" attack they would "sell" the injury by limping or having their arm heavily bandaged and so on. In other instances, when a wrestler was legitimately injured either during a match or during training, a story line would play out where a heel would attack the wrestler and "injure" them to give the impression that

15376-478: Was written out of WWE after his contract neared expiration. He was assaulted and left in an ambulance. Samantha Irvin , his real-life fiancé, left the arena in tears. WWE later issued an apology to her. Last-minute injuries, contracts, and marital statuses can also change the storyline or how a segment is presented. When Enzo Amore's contract was terminated due to his withholding information about his sexual assault investigation, his romantic storyline with Nia Jax

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