10 Most Shocking Appearances Of Blood In The PG Era
1. Samoa Joe (NXT TakeOver: Dallas)
The best case scenario of WWE's potentially destructive blood stoppage policy, Samoa Joe's accidental cut suffered in the first few seconds of his NXT Title match against Finn Bálor made their Dallas clash the most heated of all their exhilarating efforts.
The claret gushed after Joe took a knock during the duos first bout of fisticuffs. The blood flowed with such force that multiple pauses in play were required as medics desperately attempted to stem the tide enough for Joe to continue.
Expertly weaving it into the narrative of their mutual hatred, Joe and Finn sold the breaks as if they were ravaged animals starved of food. 'The Samoan Submission Machine' would burst away from the doctors the second they'd step aside, as a salivating Bálor awaited with equal fire.
Moving into the closing stretch, the pair appeared all the more exhausted from having to employ the devastating bursts of energy needed throughout, with Joe in particular staving off bouts of exhaustion triggered by the blood loss.
Claiming victory via the sleeper reversal used by Bret Hart against Roddy Piper and Steve Austin in equally draining affairs, Finn's desperation effort tied in beautifully with their fatiguing fight.