10 Wrestling Matches So Brutal They Hurt To Watch

6. Eddie Guerrero Vs. JBL (WWE Judgment Day 2004)

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When looking back to bloody matches from recent WWE history, shocks are often found. People are so desensitised to such violence now, so it's incredible to watch performers put one another through so much torture in their respective bids to entertain. There's no doubt about it, Eddie Guerrero and JBL suffered for their art at Judgment Day in 2004.

The beloved Guerrero had become one of the best babyfaces of his generation when he became WWE Heavyweight Champion at No Way Out just months before. Contrastingly, JBL had morphed into a hated heel. The stage was set for a routine battle to headline the pay-per-view, but it would turn into one of the most bloody main events some fans had ever witnessed.

Cracked over the head with a steel chair, Guerrero's blood flow appears instant. Within mere seconds, the man's chest had plasma all over it, although that's later reciprocated by another corking blade job from JBL. Both gushed incredibly during the match, and the amount of blood alone is enough to turn some stomachs.

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