10 WWE Stars Who Fought Through The Pain Barrier

10. Eddie Guerrero Vs. JBL - WWE Judgement Day 2004

The 'Muta Scale' is used to informally measure the blood shed by a wrestler during a match. So called in honour of The Great Muta, who lost pints of the red stuff during and after a particularly gruesome New Japan Pro Wrestling match against Hiroshi Hase in 1992, the height of the scale has rarely been reached in the near twenty-five years since.

Eddie Guerrero arguably exceeded it following his botched blade job in his infamous bout with John Bradshaw Layfield. After taking a particularly stiff chair shot, even by JBL's surly standards, Eddie must have been reeling considerably. Cutting himself too deeply, the blood poured out of his face like a geyser, drenching the mat and the ringside area entirely.

Somehow, he made it through the end of the match, which ended in a disqualification, as well as the post-match angle, which saw him beat down JBL further in response to the awful racism and dastardly attacks he'd subjected his family to. That a jelly-legged Guerrero climbed the ropes and landed the frog splash is an incredible testament to his fortitude.

There was no selling required here at all - Guerrero is so spent that it's easy to feel woozy just watching him. In fact, after the cameras stopped rolling, Guerrero went into shock backstage and was recommended to undergo a blood transfusion by a doctor (which Eddie refused).