Re: To Juice or not to Juice?
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Originally Posted by MaloneyBo$$
I don't see the logic in banning blood. The WWE is beginning to be very watered down, if it wasn't already.
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The logic is that it's a PG product. Parents who aren't fans of the product but attend shows with their kids or see their kids watching it on TV react badly to profuse bleeding. A dumb parents basic opinion of wrestling is that it's fake, harmless fun.
I guess seeing one of the wrestlers being beaten into a bloody pulp makes them question that opinion.
It made my Mum question hers! I remember being about six and when we'd rent a movie I'd be allowed to grab a WWF video if they had any. One time I got a " Best Ever Cage Matches" video or something to that effect. She walked in during Hulk Vs Big Bossman and Bossman was bleeding quite heavily.
"Don't they stop it if they get cut..?"
"..no"
Didn't see another wrestling programme or tape for 3-4 months.
I don't think that it's the end of the world that there is no intentional blood but it can help sell a big rivalry in a PPV gimmick match. And we've had a lot of gimmick matches this year where the occasional blading would have benefited the performance.
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