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I'm not going to go as far as PG-14, but was that match mark a radical change in the PG era as we know it? When WWE first went PG, it was overboard, we had stupid shit like the muppets and 2009 was just awful all together. However slowly slowly its gotten slightly more edgy, then bang you have Lesnar vs Cena. That match would never, ever have happened in 2009. It was brutal, haven't seen anything like that in several years. Blood was pouring out of Cena's head. But that's where my point lies. The blood.
The answer to the role of blood in this match will answer whether it really does mark a change in PG. We saw a bit of blood in Hell In A Cell, but it seemed like a genuine cut on HHH. In Lesanr vs Cena, Cena was legit busted open explaining the doctors running in. That definitely did not seem like a blade job. I heard a few people mention maybe the plan was for Lesnar to be a little stiff. A little stiff? Sure, but not to the level of genuinely making your person cut like that. Then we have Lesnar bleeding. That is the important bit however. That definitely seemed like a blading to me. IF Lesnar really did bleed, then that would mark a huge turn in the PG direction of the product. The commentators were also referring to the blood a lot. When Rhodes got legit busted open, there was heavy editing and no commentator even mentioned it.
The answer to the role of blood in this match will answer whether it really does mark a change in PG. We saw a bit of blood in Hell In A Cell, but it seemed like a genuine cut on HHH. In Lesanr vs Cena, Cena was legit busted open explaining the doctors running in. That definitely did not seem like a blade job. I heard a few people mention maybe the plan was for Lesnar to be a little stiff. A little stiff? Sure, but not to the level of genuinely making your person cut like that. Then we have Lesnar bleeding. That is the important bit however. That definitely seemed like a blading to me. IF Lesnar really did bleed, then that would mark a huge turn in the PG direction of the product. The commentators were also referring to the blood a lot. When Rhodes got legit busted open, there was heavy editing and no commentator even mentioned it.