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From the RSPW FAQ http://www.rantsylvania.com/home/rspwfaq/
How do wrestlers bleed?
There are two ways, and two ways only, for a wrestler to draw blood during the course of a match:
The first and by far the most common, is by blading. A wrestler will wrap tape around his wrists in order to conceal a razor blade underneath. Some put the tape on their fingertips, as a matter of personal preference. When the time to bleed comes, the wrestler will generally roll out of the ring and hide himself from view of the fans as best he can, then expose the razor blade and quickly swipe his wrist across his forehead to cause himself to bleed. Cutting one's self anywhere but the forehead is EXTREMELY dangerous and is rarely done for obvious reasons.
The other way to bleed is "hardway," that is to say a legitimate cut or injury which causes blood to flow. The most common cases are a broken nose, or a particularly hard shot to the ear.
The mythical "blood capsule," which supposedly resides in the wrestler's mouth until the time to bite down on it comes, DOES NOT EXIST IN WRESTLING. This urban legend came about because Hollywood uses it on a regular basis, and those outside the wrestling business assumed wrestlers were simply actors and thus used fake blood. Any blood coming from a wrestler's mouth is probably there because he bit his tongue, not a blood capsule.
The AIDS scare of recent times had diminished the thirst for blood somewhat in North America, but the recent direction of the WWF and the ECW fanbase have contributed to a resurgance in popularity for the venerated blade.
What has gone wrong with "blading"?
A match was booked against New Jack of the Gangstas, and Kulas asked New Jack to blade him, since he had never done it himself. New Jack agreed.
During the course of the match, New Jack used an "Exacto" knife to cut into Kulas' forehead as planned, but he cut too deep. He severed two arteries and Kulas almost immediately passed out and dropped to the mat, with blood pumping from his head so hard and fast that it actually sprayed into the crowd. EMS technicians rushed to the ring as fast as possible, and luckily managed to stop the bleeding before permanent damage could occur.
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Also come about from the "internet" wrestling generation is the MUTA SCALE. These sickos have come up with a scale that judges others' blade jobs and its bases comes from the one and only Great Muta. In the infamous Japanese match, Muta had bladed and not only was his entire face and body covered with an unforgettable crimson color, but his opponent, the referee, and even sizable portions of the wrestling mat was oozed in blood.
Famous "blade jobs" in the past include Shawn Michaels at Badd Blood '97 which is considered to be about a 0.7 on the scale, and Steve Austin at Wrestlemania XIII was considered about a 0.8 on the scale. Both of their faces were completely covered with blood, and both left the mat with their "marks".
From the RSPW FAQ http://www.rantsylvania.com/home/rspwfaq/
How do wrestlers bleed?
There are two ways, and two ways only, for a wrestler to draw blood during the course of a match:
The first and by far the most common, is by blading. A wrestler will wrap tape around his wrists in order to conceal a razor blade underneath. Some put the tape on their fingertips, as a matter of personal preference. When the time to bleed comes, the wrestler will generally roll out of the ring and hide himself from view of the fans as best he can, then expose the razor blade and quickly swipe his wrist across his forehead to cause himself to bleed. Cutting one's self anywhere but the forehead is EXTREMELY dangerous and is rarely done for obvious reasons.
The other way to bleed is "hardway," that is to say a legitimate cut or injury which causes blood to flow. The most common cases are a broken nose, or a particularly hard shot to the ear.
The mythical "blood capsule," which supposedly resides in the wrestler's mouth until the time to bite down on it comes, DOES NOT EXIST IN WRESTLING. This urban legend came about because Hollywood uses it on a regular basis, and those outside the wrestling business assumed wrestlers were simply actors and thus used fake blood. Any blood coming from a wrestler's mouth is probably there because he bit his tongue, not a blood capsule.
The AIDS scare of recent times had diminished the thirst for blood somewhat in North America, but the recent direction of the WWF and the ECW fanbase have contributed to a resurgance in popularity for the venerated blade.
What has gone wrong with "blading"?
A match was booked against New Jack of the Gangstas, and Kulas asked New Jack to blade him, since he had never done it himself. New Jack agreed.
During the course of the match, New Jack used an "Exacto" knife to cut into Kulas' forehead as planned, but he cut too deep. He severed two arteries and Kulas almost immediately passed out and dropped to the mat, with blood pumping from his head so hard and fast that it actually sprayed into the crowd. EMS technicians rushed to the ring as fast as possible, and luckily managed to stop the bleeding before permanent damage could occur.
---------------
Also come about from the "internet" wrestling generation is the MUTA SCALE. These sickos have come up with a scale that judges others' blade jobs and its bases comes from the one and only Great Muta. In the infamous Japanese match, Muta had bladed and not only was his entire face and body covered with an unforgettable crimson color, but his opponent, the referee, and even sizable portions of the wrestling mat was oozed in blood.
Famous "blade jobs" in the past include Shawn Michaels at Badd Blood '97 which is considered to be about a 0.7 on the scale, and Steve Austin at Wrestlemania XIII was considered about a 0.8 on the scale. Both of their faces were completely covered with blood, and both left the mat with their "marks".
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