Lesnar allowed to 'blade'?

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

There was a lot of speculation during WrestleMania 31 that Brock Lesnar did a "blade job" and cut himself open when they did the ring post spot. Several readers sent the following GIF, which appears to show a referee handing a blade off to Roman Reigns, presumably so Reigns could give it to Lesnar when he got back in the ring.

If this is true, it would likely mean Vince McMahon allowed the blade job, something WWE has generally been against for years now. Below is the GIF:

http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/201...k-lesnar-allowed-to-blade-at-wrestlemania-31/

 

[Prince Bálor]

Nah, Reigns must've dropped his Suplex City ticket, Chioda was just giving it back.

It's funny, though, I thought Brock did that shit legit.

 

[WarMachine1]

This all goes to show that Brock Lesnar is the only one on the roster that actually has the BALLS to bleed during a match

 

[The GOAT]

I actually thought it may have been accidental at first. It makes sense that they would save the use of blood for a special moment like this, but at the same time I thought the same when HHH busted Brock's skull open by slamming him head-first into the ring post during their brawl on Raw back in 2013 (especially since Lesnar walked away laughing even while blood poured down his face) and yet that was apparently an accident too, if I recall.

 

[edge4ever]

But i thought Brock's head was bleeding like right after he smashed into the ring post?

So Roman went into the ring, gave it to Brock...Then Brock cut himself and smashed into the ring post?

 

[Aids Johnson]

I'm pretty sure only the mouth blood could be faked, it looks legit under the eye, and on the top of his skull. That match was just awesome.

 

[Leo C]

Taking ring posts legit is also a fine way to get some color.

 

[Lackin]

I thought the ring post incident was legit but if people are saying it was a blade job then I really couldn't give a shit. Maybe WWE are growing balls and TV-14 on the horizon? (Probably not but how cool would it be)

 

[Majour]

The ring post bust looked legit to me. I'm happy to continue to believe it too, tbh.

 

[Leo C]

The ring post bust looked legit to me. I'm happy to continue to believe it too, tbh.

Exactly. IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMMIT

 

[Majour]

Exactly. IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMMIT

I hate these people that 'expose the business' <insert JR emoticon here>

 

[Roadster]

How did he blade? If you look at the match - Lesnar had no gloves or anything to hold the blade. Second, Lesnar had his hands wide open when he ran into the post. Lesnar's done this before. His brawl with Triple H on RAW for their WrestleMania 29 build. Give him enough money and he'll do anything, including running his head into a post to bleed.

 

[Prince Bálor]

WWE Issues Statement On Brock Lesnar 'Blade Job' Speculation From WrestleMania 31

WWE issued us the following statement on the "blade job" speculation tonight:

"WWE programming is TV-PG and we don't permit intentional bleeding. The communication or contact between our performers and referees is part of our safety protocol. That said, unintentional blood sometimes occurs, and we do our best to minimize."

Source: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news...t-on-brock-lesnar-blade-job-speculation-from/

 

[Roadster]

Also I was reading the comments on LOP. People are saying that WWE's ditching it's morals to put over Reigns:

 

[WarMachine1]

And it's things like this that show why WWE has a safety protocol in place