5 Extreme gimmick matches that WWE should bring back
Wrestling has evolved over and over again over the years. It started off as a match between two wrestlers ending with pinfall. Then came the submissions, DQ’s and count outs. Following this weapons were used and blood was shed. This evolution went on as the years went by and wrestling kept on changing to offer a fresh product.
More extreme and reckless match types popped up in the minds of promoters, especially during the Attitude Era. Although WWE would never do balls-out-insanity of the original ECW due to the PG-era, WWE could definitely bring back some select hardcore matches as special attractions.
This article looks at matches that WWE used to do in the past, but have been mostly sidelined due to the PG nature of the current product, which could refresh the product and help with dwindling ratings.
5: First Blood
In the current PG-era of WWE blood is as uncommon as decent main roster commentary. Fans have been complaining about the lack of blood on WWE programming since the advent of the current era. Blood acts as a visual signal to fans that a feud had become violent and it adds to the story. One type of match WWE could bring back is the First Blood Match.
First Blood matches, as the names suggests, ends when one of the wrestlers bleed. Although this traditionally happens when one of the wrestler blades, there’s no place for blading in the modern era and the WWE could easily use blood packs.