WWE Talent Hit With Surprising New Ban
WWE has issued a new edict preventing its wrestlers from doing THIS...
WWE wrestlers are no longer allowed to take photographs that show them bleeding, according to a new report.
Bryan Alvarez reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that although this week's episode of NXT featured two segments with bloodied wrestlers, the promotion has banned taking pictures of these things. Talents are now forbidden from photographing injuries and blood.
This would be in line with general company policy. Bound by its PG television rating, and other company edicts, WWE doesn't generally call for its wrestlers to bleed on television. When performers end up splashing Raw, SmackDown, or NXT with colour, it's typically an accident.
WWE's censoring of blood extends to its media activities, with the market-leading promotion colouring promotional images of bleeding wrestlers black and white to nullify the gore.
Recently, WWE President Nick Khan spoke on the possibility of bringing blood back to Raw, telling Lightshed Partners:-
“Look, when we’re specifically talking about the 10 to 11 hour on RAW, we’re specifically talking to NBCU and ourselves about what we do what that moving forward. We ask, what do we do if we tweak this, that 10 to 11 hour, it is basic cable, it’s not broadcast, as you know. We think that NBCU would be supportive, but we’re not on a final conclusion on that.”
There is currently no word on what prompted WWE to introduce this latest ban.