A
term used in
professional wrestling to describe a
live event in which the matches are not being taped for
television--only those fans in the
arena will ever see what transpires there.
As a result, (with a few noteable
exceptions, usually caused by
emergency last-minute changes in plans) nothing noteable ever happens during
house shows. The format of a
house show is similar to the format of a wrestling
Pay-Per-View--a series of long matches with few of the interviews and backstage segments familiar to a televised show.
I have nothing further to add on this subject.