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Encyclopedia > Blading (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, blading is the practice of cutting oneself to provoke bleeding.[1] It is also known as juicing, gigging, or drawing color.[1] Similarly, a blade is an object used for blading, and a bladejob is a specific act of blading. The blood in pro wrestling is almost never, as often suspected, theatrical makeup, but actual blood, and the scars borne by longtime pro wrestlers are real ones.[2] The act is usually done a good length into the match as the blood will mix with the flowing sweat to make the wound look like much more blood is flowing from it than there actually is.[3] "Juicing" which occurs outside the storyline is said to be juicing the hardway, and may be the result of a shoot or a botch such as striking with too much force. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Human blood smear: a - erythrocytes; b - neutrophil; c - eosinophil; d - lymphocyte. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... SWEAT is an OLN/TSN show hosted by Julie Zwillich that aired in 2003-2004. ... In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. ... In professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event – that is, the event is real and not staged. ... To botch in professional wrestling means to attempt a scripted move that does not come out as it was originally planned due to a mistake, miscalculation, or a slip-up. ...

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History

Prior to the advent of blading, most storyline blood in wrestling came from one wrestler deliberately splitting the flesh over their opponents eyebrow bone with a well placed and forceful punch.[4] In his third autobiography The Hardcore Diaries, Mick Foley cites Terry Funk as one of the few remaining active wrestlers who knows how to bust an eyebrow open in this way. Michael Francis Mick Foley, Sr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The forehead has always been the preferred blading surface, due to the abundance of blood vessels. A cut in this area will bleed freely for quite some time and will heal quickly.[2]


In modern North American pro wrestling, blading is almost exclusively performed by and on male performers; blading of women is extremely rare due to the risk of adverse publicity and the increasing use of female performers as "eye candy." North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Eye candy is an expression used to describe something that is most remarkable by its appearance, but that doesnt have anything else so exciting. ...


Typically, a wrestler will use a razor or other blade hidden in the tape covering his fingers or part of his hand(s) or somewhere else on his person.[2][5] However, the wrestler always runs the risk of cutting too deeply and slicing an artery in the forehead.[1] In 2004, Eddie Guerrero did this during Judgment Day 2004, resulting in blood loss severe enough to affect him for the next two weeks of shows. Occams Razor or Hanlons razor A razor is a an edge tool (primarily, used in shaving). ... Section of an artery For other uses, see Artery (disambiguation). ... Eduardo Gory Guerrero (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) better known by his ring name Eddie Guerrero, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into a legendary Mexican wrestling family. ... Judgment Day is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ...


Some wrestlers like Abdullah the Butcher,[6] Dusty Rhodes, New Jack, and Devon Hughes (Brother Devon / D-Von Dudley) have massive, disfiguring scars on their heads from frequently blading throughout their careers. According to Mick Foley, the scars in Abdullah's forehead are so deep that he enjoys holding coins or gambling chips in them to entertain and/or scare people.[6] Larry Shreve (Born Lawrence Shreve on November 2, 1936), best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times the Madman from Sudan, is a professional wrestler. ... Dusty Rhodes may refer to: Dusty Rhodes (wrestler), the stage name of Virgil Runnels, Jr. ... Jerome Young (born January 3, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, New Jack. ... Devon Omer Hughes (born August 1, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment as D-Von Dudley. ... Michael Francis Mick Foley, Sr. ... This article is about monetary coins. ... Casino poker chips are special tokens representing money. ...


Today, blading is a lot less popular than in the past, due to the prevalence of AIDS and hepatitis.[2][1] In the 1980s, the willingness to blade was seen as a benefit for new wrestlers.[7]


Examples

Perhaps the most famous such incident was a bladejob performed by Japanese wrestler The Great Muta in a 1992 match with Hiroshi Hase; the amount of blood Muta lost was so great that many smarks to this day judge the severity of bladejobs on the Muta Scale.[citation needed] Keiji Mutoh , born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... Hiroshi/Hiro Hase was born on May 5, 1961 in Koyabe, Toyama, Japan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable number of slang, in-references and jargon. ...


Another such incident was during an ECW house show when a young wrestler known as Mass Transit forged documents and lied to ECW General Manager Paul Heyman about his age and amount of training. He then asked his opponent, New Jack to blade him. Jack cut through two arteries in Mass Transit's head when he bladed the young man, and fifty stitches were required to close the wound. Wrestlers allowing someone else to blade them is extremely rare. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... DX wrestling The Spirit Squad at a WWE house show in Syracuse, New York. ... The Mass Transit incident was an infamous event in professional wrestling that occurred on November 23, 1996 in Revere, Massachusetts. ... Paul Buster Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is a professional wrestling manager, on-air talent, and former promoter. ... Jerome Young (born January 3, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, New Jack. ...


At the WrestleMania 13 match between Bret Hart and Steve Austin, Austin supposedly passed out from blood loss due to a head wound, while he was locked in the Sharpshooter. He had in fact bladed, and the entire incident was kayfabe. WrestleMania 13, subtitled Heat, was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Steven James Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18, 1964)[2] better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. ... In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KAY-fayb; IPA: ) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is the portrayal of professional wrestling as not staged or worked. ...


Regular bladers

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, Les Thatcher. The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide (p.106)
  2. ^ a b c d Jerry Lawler and Doug Asheville. It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes (p.83)
  3. ^ a b Scott E. Williams. Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW (p.107-108)
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ a b c d Matt and Jeff Hardy. The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire (p.48-49)
  6. ^ a b Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.201)
  7. ^ a b Mick Foley. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.123)

References

  • Mick Foley (2000). Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. HarperCollins, 511. ISBN 0061031011. 
  • Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, Les Thatcher (2005). The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1582619476. 
  • Jerry Lawler and Doug Asheville (2003). It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0743475577. 
  • Matt and Jeff Hardy (2003). The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire. HarperCollins. ISBN 0060521546. 
  • Scott E. Williams (2006). Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1596700211. 

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Blading (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (407 words)
In professional wrestling, blading, is the practice of cutting oneself to provoke bleeding ("juicing").
Similarly, a blade is an object used for blading, and a bladejob is a specific act of blading.
The blood in pro wrestling is generally not, as often suspected, theatrical makeup, but actual blood, and the scars borne by longtime pro wrestlers are real ones.
Professional wrestling / Female Single Combat Club (2571 words)
Professional wrestling is a form of performance art where the participants engage in simulated sporting matches in the boxing-like ring.
In essence, pro wrestling is a circus performance, a peculiar acrobatic clownery, which represents human relations in the hypertrophied and grotesque forms by means of "wrestling in the ring".
The vast majority of bleeding incidents in wrestling are "real," and are typically induced by using hidden razor blades to cut oneself on the forehead; the act of cutting is known in the business and among fans as blading, and bleeding is known as juicing.
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