Blade Job in the business was a well guarded secret for years and that was one of the great mysterys of the business. Like everything else, expose's ruin the fun of it all. I"m an 'old school' wrestler. You had to be beliveable and sell. Today, no one sells and most don't even know 3 wrestling holds.
When I was asked if it was 'real' blood. The answer was yes, of course. We NEVER used blood caps of fake blood. That was a huge NO NO with 'old school' and blood was drawn very sparingly and only for main events.
A small piece of razor blade was either taped to a finger or hidden under the tongue. When the moment came for blood in a match, it was taken and a small slit across the forehead was done. The blood mixed with sweat looked like a gallon and sold the match.
With the threat of 'aids' blood was removed from most matches but I see now today many use it again. Anything over used such as a 'Blade Job' looses it's affect on the public. Like anything else, too much of anything, you become mundane over it.
I liked it better back then when it meant more money in a match.
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