As frustrating as the omnipresent angle advancement between Dolph Ziggler and Sheamus was, their brawl certainly fired up the crowd. However, its likely that the reaction was amplified once the two were separated and it became apparent that Sheamus was bleeding from above the eye. That one hardway injury made a simple pull-apart brawl that much hotter in fans eyes. It looked like they legitimately hated each other so much that Ziggler bloodied Sheamus face. To his credit, Sheamus simply took the blood and wiped it on his chest, which was an awesome visual that we just dont get to see in WWE anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQX5KkaSKoo And thats the issue here: Its understandable why WWE did away with the bladejobs. They are dangerous, unhygienic and not something a PG company can allow in 2015. But seeing it happen here and in the main event at WrestleMania XXXI remind fans of the impact blood can have on a feud. Imagine if Seth Rollins bloodied Randy Orton at Extreme Rules after beating him. The image of a bloody Orton staggering to his feet after losing and swearing revenge would gear fans up more for a Payback rematch. Obviously, blood cant show up nearly as often (if at all), but at least WWE cameras didnt pull back to arena shots to hide the blood.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
