10 Wrestling Legends Who Bled The Most For Their Art
1. Dusty Rhodes
The American Dream treated bleeding the way the rest of us do breathing. On almost a nightly basis would Rhodes go out and sell his beatings via the blade. Similar to Foley, Rhodes would frequently cut his arms too further sell the visceral horror of his matches.
One of the great babyfaces and promos of his or any other generation, Rhodes relied on the blade to elicit sympathy from audiences. The sight of the lovable everyman getting pulverised so such a degree frequently disquieted crowds before they rallied to his cause as he mounted a come back.
The scars on Rhodes’ forehead looked deep enough to collect rainwater, an unsightly toll for the painful details he put into his work. Debuting all the way back in 1967, it’s any wonder Rhodes collected so many scars. He saved one of the grimmest bouts for late into his career when he and Steve Corino put on a gorefest worthy of a Saw film for ECW Living Dangerously.
Based on the battle between his sons at AEW Double or Nothing recently, one can’t help but wonder if blading can be a genetic trait.