10 Things You Didn't Know Were Banned In Triple H's WWE

10. Blood

It's a shame, because WWE is in the advantageous position of shooting a heel beat-down bloodbath angle and it actually meaning something.

The AEW of 2022 is defined by its excess - belts out the ass, a surplus of yet more recruitment storylines, a bloated talent roster that can't resonate on TV as it does on paper - and blood is no different. It still works when it works, as when Jon Moxley used it to advance a fighting champion gimmick crucial in masking the turmoil, but it no longer serves its original core purpose. Blood should be used sparingly, smeared all over the babyface, as a lurid visual driver of sympathy.

We're a long way from Cody Rhodes Vs. Dustin Rhodes, and so is WWE.

Imagine if, when Sami Zayn finally makes that one pivotal mistake, with the best of intentions, Roman Reigns beats the plasma out of his forehead. Because WWE doesn't use blood, it won't happen, but it would be the perfect, devastating, shocking heat angle twist to a masterful story.

Triple H reiterated the old rule recently, telling the Ringer that it would be "irresponsible" to "go back".

Bumping is worse for a wrestler, but in a fake business, it doesn't look like it.