He talked about blading and demonstrated it, calmly taking a razor blade across his forehead and drawing blood during the interview while the cameras recorded it. New England Championship Wrestling promoter Sheldon Goldberg thinks it helps in certain situations. I don't think there's anything more to it than that. Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 | Wrestling Features, WWE | No Comments | Subscribe Via RSS.

Pro Wrestling; Blading with Bill: The Mount Rushmore of heels; Pro Wrestling; Blading with Bill: The Mount Rushmore of heels. I’m not even going to pretend to read this when it’s as simple as it’s a PG show and parents don’t want to have their kids see legit blood on a PG show.

His run in WWE is legendary and his turn to a babyface a terrible miscalculation by McMahon. One person who thinks blading is still stuck in wrestling’s carny roots and wants to take action, is former (albeit brief) pro wrestler Phil Theis, better known as Damien Demento, who hit internet headlines with his deranged WWE ranting promos on Youtube. He was also legitimately tough and didn’t mind sending a message to an opponent with a stiff punch or two when things weren’t going properly. A swordsman. Increase in awareness of things like HIV and hepatitis which can easily spread through blood.

Designed by, Blading with Bill: How my love for wrestling began. Need proof of this? The main event featured Whipper Billy Watson verses Lord Athol Layton. You're already pumped up from the crowd and your concentrating more on not being caught. It’s often the mystery behind the sport and the willingness of its athletes to put their bodies on the line that creates fans and keeps them there. The NWA, meanwhile, presented a realistic product aimed at adults.

You name it and we were there chronicling local athletes and teams.

Blading is part of that and will never go away completely. Sometimes blading and getting busted open can go horribly, vomit inducingly wrong. It wasn't a particularly noteworthy spot that saw Orton hemorrhaging blood like he'd just lost a limb in Money in the Bank 2014. "I know what the match needs to add that extra something- blood! WWE’s official magazines have had their own fair share of juice over the years as well. Clearly jealous, Triple H saw red after a chair shot and was soon pouring the crimson stuff with abandon. That basically has all the drawbacks of blading that you banned it to avoid, without the advantage of being safe and controlled.

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Thank you very much, by not actually reading my post you completely missed the point that I wasn't ACTUALLY asking why WWE banned blading, but sarcastically asking why the FUCK they think letting Brock rip Roman's head open is a good idea? Welcome to the first edition of Blading with Bill, BPSN’s new column on professional wrestling. It is also often the case that one performer may entrust another to help blade or bust them open, however there’s been more than one occasion when that trust has been broken and the blading has gone terribly wrong.

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With blading banned, how on earth could a wrestler remove the blood from their own body to add gravitas to a match? Blading, or cutting with a razor blade, is now banned in WWE. If any sponsor had an issue with it, they'd deny it happened on purpose, accidents that cause bleeding happen ALL THE TIME. Kairi Sane gone, Ric Flair’s wife COVID update, Aleister Black off TV, SummerSlam on a boat or the beach? Also blading is like super not safe, even if done correctly.

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They want their cake and eat it too, they want the occasional blood match but now they've removed the tools to do it, you get far less controlled solutions like Brock Brocking foreheads.

It keeps fans believing, it drives ticket sales and it takes feuds to the next level, but in the increasingly corporate environment that wrestling has reached, is REAL blood appropriate?

Many pro wrestling fans don't realize how pro wrestling used to be worse than boxing in terms of the low lifes that inhabited it.

That was a lot of blood. There's no two ways about it, Randy Orton can really bleed.

Blading is probably the most common misconception held by people who don't understand the sport of professional wrestling. In pro wrestling, numerous superstars from the past and present have noticeably marked up bodies. Blood was pumping everywhere: Eddie was covered in it, his opponent JBL was covered in it, heck the ring mat was coated so deep in the stuff it resembled a toddler's paddling pool. Although in the end New Jack was never prosecuted, there were numerous implications, including lawsuits and PPV distribution problems as Heyman tried to explain that he wasn’t allowing assault with a deadly weapon on his product. The story lines were believable and the talent off the charts.

Why on earth would I do such a thing?

He loved referring to himself as the dirtiest player in the game and often teamed with the Four Horsemen to gang up and beat down the best of the best guys. If WWE banned blading because they don't want any blood, that's fair enough.

Pro wrestling is one of the most popular forms of sports entertainment. The late Roderick Toombs was one of the few who could give Flair a run for his money on the mic. Now somewhat of a cult story the 1996 “Mass Transit” incident in ECW was one of those out of control moments. Some wrestlers aim for naturally occurring wrinkles or grooves to prevent disfigurement, although the leathered and dented scar tissue skin on the top of Abdullah the Butcher’s head (which he can famously hold coins in) proves that some wrestlers perhaps cross a line. If WWE banned blading because they don't want any blood, that's fair enough. Steve Austin dying the mat red whilst in the Sharpshooter at Wrestlemania 13, Eddie Guerrero slipping on his own pool of blood at Judgment Day 2004 and even HBK’s blood loss in his excellent feud with Chris Jericho. There is certainly an argument to be made against blading when it could seriously damage somebody’s health. I have gotten reports that WCW wrestlers still do occasional blading at non-televised house shows, although I have not seen it myself in person since the Capital Combat pay-per-view in 1990.

Unlike other wrestlers who had all been severely punished for blading with fines or being buried, Punk escaped scot-free.

Instead it was a rogue ladder clunking against his head that saw the Viper prove beyond doubt he is a red-blooded reptile. Mass Transit (real name Eric Kulas) with the full support of his father (who was in attendance) explained to Paul that he was a wrestler and could do the job.

Designed by, Blading with Bill: The Mount Rushmore of heels.

At the end of the day parents should have control over what their children watch and whether you love blood in wrestling are indifferent or want to use it for your own political reasons like Mr Demento, it’s happened, happens and will continue to happen.

Most performers have worked both sides of the fence, but for this discussion we will consider only those whose primary roles have been as heels.

The late great Eddie Guerrero suffered one of the most disgustingly unpleasant blade jobs of all time during Judgment Day, 2004. Two things have since made it fall very much out of favor. At some point, I began to re-assimilate myself back into society but it didn’t take much to head back to the rec room and fire up the dish. If not, he was busted open "hardway" (accidentally) at the end of the match. It is down to individual promoters and wrestlers to be honest with each other about the risks. RELATED: 5 Wrestlers Randy Orton Loved (& 5 He Disliked).

Before he was Stone Cold, Steve Anderson was a baby face mid-carder for World Championship Wrestling with a head of blond hair trying to imitate Ric Flair. Word would spread from town to town that “the Sheik is coming,” which meant blood, guts and great ticket sales. Although the Sheik is known for his fireballs – a mystery you’ll have to solve for yourselves – and a myriad of other sharp weapons, it was Abdullah The Butcher that would take the bloody fork to new heights. But every now and then, Mid-Atlantic wrestling, featuring the stars of the National Wrestling Alliance, popped up on TV.

The debate is really about how good blading practices can be encouraged. That would be a sign that they've been blading recently. As they say, it’s not ballet. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. When you're not allowed to blade to draw some claret, why not try the 'hard way'. Flair had occasional and successful runs as a baby face, but he was the man the fans loved to hate. To be honest, I'm a little worried about losing a few readers because of this feature. Yes, they can. But in a time before the world wide web and cell phones (let that sink in for a minute) there was no way to follow the product in Ontario. "...Vince, that's worse.

I remember going to the old Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo to see him battle Superfly Jimmy Snuka. Albeit one that would give infants nightmares for the rest of their lives. If they banned blading because of concerns about the wrestlers' welfare, that's also fair enough. If you agree to the use of cookies click 'I Agree' or to learn more, read our: WideShut.co.uk - alternative news and views.

Anyone with a regular diet of WCW and WWF thinks that pro wrestling is great entertainment, the entertainers are well paid, and it's all on the up-and-up. The modern form of bleeding in wrestling is called blading and requires a small razor blade to be gently cut along the forehead of the victim. Race had several great matches with Flair and helped put Flair over at the beginning of his career. It’s great to have a babyface who is over with the fans, an all-American good guy who upholds justice, kisses all the babies, and rescues damsels in distress.

You get a bonus if you blade, pure and simple. TL:DR; It's "self mutilation" which apparently isn't ok (unless it draws money, I suppose).

Second, the onslaught of AIDS made the practice of purposely spilling blood in a physical contest even more dangerous than before.