Speculation Around Brock Lesnar Being Allowed to Cut Himself at WrestleMania 31

There is immense speculation around Brock Lesnar being allowed to cut himself at WrestleMania 31 on March 29. Lesnar defended his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns, and lost the title to Seth Rollins, who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract in order to be added to the bout.

Lesnar would “get color,” or bleed during his initial singles match with Reigns, before Rollins joined in. The opening punch from Reigns popped a knot on Lesnar’s face, which caused a legitimate cut on the Beast. However, there was a spot in the match where Lesnar was thrown into the ring post, where he began to bleed much more profusely.

WWE’s policy on “blading,” or a superstar using a blade to purposefully bleed, or “get color,” has been talked about vigorously since 2010, when they began looking down on the spot, fining superstars who purposefully did so for the “drama” factor. The company has been so adamant about not using blood as part of their “TV-PG” product that they even go as far now to switch video and images of bleeding superstars to black and white wherever blood can be found.

During the match, while Reigns was on the outside of the ring, referee Mike Chioda reportedly handed Reigns a blade, who was to then give it to Lesnar before their spot into the ring post. If what Chioda gave Reigns is a blade, which can be seen in the GIF image below, than this mean WWE CEO Vince McMahon agreed to allow blood in this match, to make the brutality seem more legitimate in hopes in getting the crowd to respect Reigns, and make a Lesnar defeat look more believable. With The Beast appearing human, it would be more believable that the conquerer could be conquered.

This wouldn’t be the only time McMahon has allowed a “blade” job during the “TV-PG era.” Triple H cut himself during the “End of an Era” Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 28.

There is a chance that Reigns was merely squeezing Chioda’s hand, as to assure him that he was still good to compete and hadn’t suffered a neck injury or concussion, as that is one of the methods used by superstars to communicate with the officials.

Editor’s Note:

Yeah. The color worked…and it just goes to show that while you don’t need blood in EVERY match…or every month…a little here and there proves worthwhile. Kudos to you, Vince for allowing this.