No More Blood??

[Ari Gold]

so is this official? i remember it being posted but i didnt know if it was official. i think this is stupid.makes it alot more boring IMO. what do u think?

[bulldog77]

where did you read this?

[Thick Justice]

Kids will love the blood. It leaves a lasting impression especially if its a despised heel. My only WCW memory from 1997-2000 was Goldberg busting open Sid Vicious at Halloween Havoc.

[Ari Gold]

someone posted it a while ago..and notice they havent been bleeding at all??

[Thick Justice]

Come on. Kids will mark out if Randy Orton would get busted open by Cena same as JBL. It just depends if most parents are cool enough.

[Iron Man]

Yeah, I posted it a while back. Was there blood in the cage match tonight?

[scoobypat]

May 18, 2008 21:36:12 GMT -5 Thick Justice said:

Kids will love the blood. It leaves a lasting impression especially if its a despised heel. My only WCW memory from 1997-2000 was Goldberg busting open Sid Vicious at Halloween Havoc.

Funny you should reference WCW and blood because they actually had for a long time a rule against juicing (blading) and all matches with blood used fake blood. It was an upper management decision about the safety of guys cutting themselves, I figure the head business guys just didn't want a whole thing where it comes out they make employees blade themselves and such (understandably that could be disastorous from a business point of view). Alot of guys got in trouble when they disobeyed this rule.

As for the WWE, I think I can safely say the rumor is false. WWE is just cutting back on the blood not getting rid of it, they're not using it in every PPV. I think this is good in alot of ways, safer for the guys, and it adds to the dynamic for when it does happen.

[Chicago]

May 18, 2008 22:26:08 GMT -5 Iron Man said:

Yeah, I posted it a while back. Was there blood in the cage match tonight?

I think Orton's mouth might have been cut, but I don't believe there was any blading taking place.

I actually don't have a problem with no blood; it isn't necessary in most instances and you always run the risk of a Judgment Day Eddie Guerrero job taking place. I can still enjoy a match regardless of blood being involved, so as long as the match quality is good, I couldn't care less about a little blood.

[miserere]

The fact that Undertaker has been making his opponents bleed through their mouths each time he applies the Gogoplata immediately falsifies this. They're cutting back, which is a good thing. Bleeding should be reserved for real cuts and big matches like important title bouts and heated rivalries. Bleeding in a normal match is idiotic; bleeding inside the Hell in a Cell is realistic.

[WalterF]

They're not fully eliminating it, but as others said, toning it down a bit. Honestly, I agree with this. I think WWE has over used blood in the last few years and I much preferred from like 93-97 when only now and then blood would be used and honestly it seemed like a much bigger deal and actually added to a match. When there is blood in three matches every pay-per-view it kind of desensetizes it and makes it less important.

[The Funniest Guy in Pants]

They're marketing the product more towards kids now. You guys are right when you say that the kids will love the blood, but I'm sure many parents won't. What's the point of marketing to children when may of the children's parents won't let them watch the product.

[scoobypat]

May 19, 2008 0:05:20 GMT -5 The Funniest Guy in Pants said:

They're marketing the product more towards kids now. You guys are right when you say that the kids will love the blood, but I'm sure many parents won't. What's the point of marketing to children when may of the children's parents won't let them watch the product.

It's always been marketed towards kids, sure the attitude era brought in alot of teenagers, but yeah kids have always been wrestlings bread and butter.

[layzie]

lmao no way, i mean who cares its not THAT often an occurence anyway...if its in a match its usually well placed, in a gimmick its used to advance a plot, and a lot of times itll randomly happen hardway


blood aint goin nowhere. suu woooo

[hbk4champ]

orton bleed from the mouth last night.

[jmars]

May 18, 2008 22:44:33 GMT -5 scoobypat said:

May 18, 2008 21:36:12 GMT -5 Thick Justice said:

As for the WWE, I think I can safely say the rumor is false. WWE is just cutting back on the blood not getting rid of it, they're not using it in every PPV. I think this is good in alot of ways, safer for the guys, and it adds to the dynamic for when it does happen.

Hit the nail on the head there, I'm pretty sure if blood is toned down it will be more appreciated when it does happen. Kind of like Hell in a Cells.

[Lorenzo Alcazar]

They are still using blood, it's just FAKE blood now like Orton tonight and when Undertaker "chokes" people out.

I think they are using less blood, and now using only fake blood is because really who wants to cut themselves? IT HURTS, it scars up your face and if you do it too often it looses its meaning.

The next time somebody does blade, its going to be the first time we've seen it in a while and it's going to be more exciting than if we see it every show. Like in ECW....blood never shocked me or surprised me except seeing if Steve Corino could bleed more than he did at the last show.

[Keyboard Cat]

I seriously think no blood is intellectually- disabled. It's wrestling, not golf. Expect blood.

[Wago]

I'm glad for the lack of blood, makes it more effective when it is used and hasn't in ages.
Glad it isn't over used anymore.

[mickeyj1130]

Blading has always been so barbaric so I will be thrilled if they do away with it. C'mon who doesn't know they blade anyway, it's so obvious!

[ericbischoff]

We seen a little bit of blood last night at Judgment Day. Randy Orton's lip was bleed