http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/260319-cm-punk-reportedly-blades-himself-during-raw-match
Cena taking the strap seems likely if true...
It seemed pretty obvious during the match although I couldn't actually see him doing it. There hasn't been any backlash against him because of it, so he probably Bret Hart-ed his way out of it. Or else he was told to do it.
Seems like a weird angle to blade for. Should have saved it for something epic.
ReplyDeleteSo is Wrestlezone a refutable news source now?
ReplyDeleteHe's in a cage with the King. A little blood only makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI seriously doubt he bladed. The blood was coming from the middle-to-back part of his head and running down his head on to his forehead. As a trained professional wrestler of 14 years, who's done his share of blading, I can say with confidence that it's not normal to blade the top part of your head. Forehead, or just above the hair line on the forehead are the common areas. Also, if he did blade, he wouldn't have wasted it and wiped it all off on his wrist tape.
ReplyDeleteColt Cabana also posted a picture on Twitter of Punk getting stitched up, and the doctor was working on the back part of his head. I'm pretty sure it was hardway.
Maybe Punk was playing games with WWE brass. It's not out of the realm of possibility for him to do something like this to see what he can get away with.
ReplyDeleteI totally caught him doing it. As Lawler throws him into the cage, he brings his hand up to his face, and it was pretty obvious he continued to cut himself on the mat after it didn't bleed like he wanted it to. Then he wiped it all off right before the pinfall so they could make PG Video Packages after the fact, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteI remember when he got busted open the the Hair vs Mask match at Over the Limit agaist Mysterio they never showed any clips or Video Packages after the match because of the blood, they just showed one still frame.
Punk is a Memphis guy, can't blame him for wanting to cut himself in a cage match against freaking Jerry 'The King'. That's once in a life time stuff.
ReplyDeleteDon't think of it as lying to WWE brass about blading. Think of it as TELLING STORIES to them.
ReplyDeleteHa, yea the reason I asked this question is because Im at the part of wm 8 in brets book, and how flair got reemed a new asshole for it and bret got off scott free.
ReplyDeletethe took it from f4w...
ReplyDeleteAlso, he has the out of "Jerry Lawler was always insanely stiff".
ReplyDeletemarkboard - markboard, like queering, doesnt make the world work.
ReplyDelete-ultimate warrior.
I think they all should all start blading and slowly but surely bring back the ATTITUDE ERA and by the time Vince notices everyone's been bleeding it will be too late, Attitude era already back
ReplyDeleteIt goes to show you that a "nothing match" to us can be considered, as you mentioned, a once in a lifetime epic for a wrestler.
ReplyDeleteKind of makes me wonder about matches that I've shit on or seen as nothing being a billion times more important to one or both of the participants.
Did Cena do it at Extreme Rules?
ReplyDeleteGiven how far behind he is and how little he seems to remember about his own product, I'm half expecting Vince to discover the Attitude Era any day now and copy it.
ReplyDeletePart of me thinks it would be tough to blade by accident - if they wanted to find out for sure they could go through the various camera angles to catch him.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, Jerry Lawler old school and has been in bloody brawls, Punk has an old school mentality, and it's a cage match...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BJbT6GoEX8
ReplyDeleteAnything that's on Wrestlezone should be taken with a grain of salt, to say the least.
ReplyDeleteI think you just summarized most of Ric Flair's singles matches during the Evolution era. I remember seeing a perfectly mediocre Flair vs. Hurricane Helms match on Raw, and the Hurricane just looked so damn happy to be there.
ReplyDeletedef hardway.. those elbows brock were throwing were vicious.
ReplyDeletePunk's tweeting about it, has prety gnarly staples in his head.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/240894624573571072/photo/1 Not sure why someone would blade themselves there. But he does talk about paying Charles Robinson's fine and that 500K is a drop in the bucket. Who knows, but it added a nice visual and change of pace to the match.
ReplyDeleteI read him saying that stuff as sarcasm.
ReplyDeleteThat would make more sense.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGtCEK_Ek8I
ReplyDeleteYeah, he tagged him good in the forehead right from the start.
ReplyDeleteEven if he is messing around, everything I've ever heard about him paints him as a complete dick.
ReplyDeleteWTf? Charlie Robinson wasn't actually fined, was he? And there's no way it was 500k if he was?
ReplyDeleteYeah, he seems like a "holier than thou hipster douchebag."
ReplyDeleteSo, yeah, it does look like he passes a blade...but:
ReplyDeleteWhy would he do it on the top of his head? And deep enough to need staples?! Worst bladejob since Vince and Eddie.
And why in the blue hell would he do it in a nothing cage match against Lawler on Raw?
/is a jackass who doesn't worry about his fellow wrestlers. See: Testicle; Dreamer, Tommy.
ReplyDeleteOh, it's totally refutable. Not sure about reputable though...
ReplyDeleteDo refs always carry around latex gloves now in case someone gets cut? That seemed weird to me.
ReplyDeleteYes, they do. I've seen them whip the gloves out whenever there's accidental blood.
ReplyDeleteI actually kind of like that. At least they're paying lip service to blood borne pathogens risk.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't they just wear the gloves all the time? Little Naitch had a heck of a time trying to get them on, so they might not had even done any good if Punk hit a 1.0 Muta.
ReplyDeleteI think it's because they don't want the visual reminder that blood COULD happen.
ReplyDeleteAnswer to all questions: to make it less obvious that it was a blade job.
ReplyDeleteFreudian Slipamania!
ReplyDeleteMaybe Punk sensed that the crowd wasn't into the match (a "Boring!" chant was clearly heard) and took it upon himself to call an audible to try to get the match some more heat?
ReplyDeleteIs Charles Robinson known as Little Naitch?! huh?
ReplyDeleteJust ask Bret how it felt when he had a throne, scepter, and crutch cracked over his head by Lawler.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Robinson_%28referee%29
ReplyDelete"Robinson, dubbed "Little Naitch" (a reference to Flair's nickname, the
"Nature Boy"), came to the ring in a robe similar to those worn by
Flair, and mimicked Flair's mannerisms, signature strut and "wooo"
catchphrase.[4][5]
Robinson emulated Flair throughout the match, using Flair's customary
illegal tactics, but was defeated by George, who pinned him following a diving elbow drop."
It was a nickname he received when he was the personal referee to the Four Horsemen back in late 90's WCW.
ReplyDeleteWow. Never knew he'd been around so long. You can tell I didn't watch late '90s WCW.
ReplyDeleteDidn't he put Lawler in a legit sharpshooter and refuse to release him or something as revenge? Or am I totally confused?
ReplyDeleteHow would he have gotten the blade if it wasn't planned in advance?
ReplyDeleteYeah, he cranked back really hard after Lawler got him with not only the crutch, but a few stiff shots as well.
ReplyDeleteIf Punk is really going to throw away what well could have been the longest title reign of the modern era just to get a little juice in a heatless match with JERRY LAWLER, then he's a fucking moron, and a sadist for subjecting us to Cena reign #13.
ReplyDeleteA good wrestler is always prepared. He probably has a blade with him all of the time...
ReplyDeleteYup. Plausible deniability. Another Bret tribute from Punk!
ReplyDeleteIt seems to always be Robinson, too. It's not just WWE though, it's a common thing now. I went to an indie show where the ref and all the staff at ringside had to put gloves on. Meanwhile the wrestlers themselves continued to roll around in a puddle of blood unabated, but what can ya do?
ReplyDeletePunk gets away with this, no question. He's the champ, and he made it look hardway. It's extremely stupid that you can show the violence that would lead to bleeding but it's somehow offensive to see the actual body fluid.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I guess I'm much less offended by seeing a guy sitting on a toilet than I am by seeing a bunch of murky diarrhea, so I guess maybe I could be wrong.
Why would he blade in a nothing RAW main event against Jerry Lawler? I don't buy it.
ReplyDeleteHahaha. Damn I loved the shit out of that angle. Flair was on fire as "the president!"
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious, wrestlers (or refs) do not carry blades unless they plan on using them...it's unsafe to have them on your for no reason.
ReplyDeleteThat picture shows that it was not a blade job...unless he did with a screwdriver, which I think would have been more noticeable.
ReplyDeleteWearing latex gloves is not that comfortable. Your hands get sweaty if you wear them for a long period. Why wear them all the time when maybe one out of five hundred matches has blood?
ReplyDeleteSo Wrestlezone has the inside scoop and WWE employees were just too dumb to notice?
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