10 Wrestling Legends Who Bled The Most For Their Art

10. Eddie Guerrero

Latino Heat was one of the finest technical wrestlers of his generation. Boiling over with charisma, Guerrero worked as both a heel and face, inciting some serious crowd noise either way. His brief but memorable run as WWE champ in 04 led to one of the most disturbing matches in WWE history.

Judgement Day 2004 saw Guerrero taking on no. 1 contender JBL in a battle where things deteriorated horrifically in the wake of an unprotected chairshot to Guerrero’s dome. Nicking an artery in the blade job afterwards, Guerrero’s forehead turned into a geyser. What comes after is almost hard to watch with Guerrero turning the ring canvas into a Jackson Pollack painting.

The match went on another 10 minutes during which time Guerrero came dangerously close to doing himself irreparable damage. So severe was his bloodloss from the wound that he was not cleared to wrestle for several weeks afterwards.

While Guerrero was never a serial blader like some of the forthcoming greats on this list, this one time was enough to warrant him a place. Nothing short of astounding is the level to which he performs after the injury though many will understandably argue that the match should have been cut short given the severity of his situation.