And this was when the wider industry cottoned on to the idea that red equals green — blood is money. One walking bloodbath attraction was The Sheik, cool original flavour, aka Edward George Farhat, who throughout the 60s and 70s would conceal bits of wood, pencils and any other sharp object about his attire to stab his opponents with. When blood put bums on seats. And when Billy asked why Abdullah had mutilated his opponent without consent:. So no wonder promoters were protective of the practice of blading, Jim Cornette once sa- id that if a wrestler ever dropped a blade in front of fans then it was going to be tough on the rest of the performers.
Make sure they knew it was real. And as discussed earlier hardway sucked, back in the 50s before blading hit the bigtime, guys used to get bloody by being hit with a bare knuckle right above the eye, and as that wound became scar tissue that particular spot became a little bit easier, but yikes. Which is one of the major concerns when it comes to blading and bleeding in wrestling matches in general, as I was told by trained nurse Karla who has worked as a medic on wrestling shows up and down the UK for a few years now.
From talking to Karla it seems like one small slash can set off a whole series of questions and concerns for medical professionals that, man, you really have to weigh up the importance of the spot in terms of storytelling and impact before you go through with it.
And these risks are definitely why blading died out in the mainstream environment — as wrestling tilted towards family entertainment in the mids and the AIDs epidemic was causing global headlines the WWF tried to stomp out the practice, while WCW carried on well into the 90s but eventually outlawed it as well.
There are other factors to consider too like having to re-edit live segments for re-runs or the ratings of things when they made their way to VHS and DVD, brand deals, I mean look at WWE even now if someone bleeds and they have to make the video black and white on YouTube to get around the algorithm.
Like pre-contract testing to root out blood-borne infections but also a zero tolerance policy to the act itself. WWE told Cagesideseats that their party line when it comes to blading is:. The communication or contact between our performers and referees is part of our safety protocol. But obviously, mistakes happen in such a violent sport. So, do the wrestlers actually bleed real blood and how does WWE handle bloody situations?
Fake blood in professional wrestling can be traced back to the early s. At this time, a group of con-men ran the gambling world in wrestling, and they were able to fix races using fake blood. Wrestlers would bite down on a small bladder full of chicken blood at the end of the fight to ensure they would lose by injury stoppage. In the s, Kirby Watkins brought a new strategy to the wrestling world. In there was a month-long epic feud between Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels.
Everyone can remember the now classic scene where Y2J took HBK head and threw it through the highlight-reel television screen. HBK received a Kayfabe-detached retina. The blood poured in that match was for storyline purposes, as it furthered the feud to new heights. Another point made by wrestling fans that oppose the ban on blood is that classic matches that had a lot of blood poured would have not been as good had the blood not enhanced the match.
Take Hell in the Cell matches for example. Those matches are known for the blood that was spilled inside those steel walls. At the pay-per-view Hell in the Cell event, three Hell in the Cell matches were featured. All three had no blood spilled from the wrestlers, which made the Hell in the Cell matches very different then say the third hell in the cell match, which had The Undertaker facing Mankind.
The current practice of stopping a match when a wrestler bleeds is destroying the flow of the match. Most of the bleeding that has happened since they started match stoppage has not been severe enough to warrant the match to be stopped and restarted. Take the recent RAW, for example, in the Batista vs.
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