WWE Rumors: Vince McMahon Did Not Like Blood from Lesnar-Taker Match at Hell in a Cell
WWE chairman Vince McMahon was reportedly upset during the Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker match at Hell in a Cell. According to Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline via What Culture, McMahon and executive vice president for Television Production Kevin Dunn were both unhappy because of the amount of blood that was coming out of Lesnar during the match.
The Undertaker also bled during the match but not as much as The Beast Incarnate. Vince and Dunn were furious backstage and they demanded the WWE doctor at ringside to get inside the cell during the match to try and stop the bleeding. The report noted that both competitors bled naturally as Lesnar run head first into the ring post, and The Undertaker did not protect himself from Brock's bare-fisted punches to the head.
However, PWInsider via Wrestle Zone reported that the WWE chairman was not upset about the blood but on how Lesnar shoved the doctor to the ground the second time he tried to stop the bleeding. The report added that the former UFC champion throwing the doctor to the ground was legitimate as Lesnar was upset that the intervention killed the momentum of their match.
It was also noted that both men would not be punished and Vince did not talk to them after the match. Lesnar received nine staples backstage after his win. You could see the graphic photos on WWE.com.
There were rumors that the two, especially Lesnar, did a blade job. However, according to PWMania, blading would not need nine staples to close. The WWE also had a strict rule about blading and blood ever since the PG Era started in 2008.
Most of the bleeding on WWE TV nowadays is due to accidents and are not intentional. The latest wrestler that bladed during the PG Era was CM Punk in 2012, per a separate What Culture report. He joined Batista and Chris Jericho as the two other offenders who both bladed after the implementation of the "No Blood Rule."
This was not the first time the 38-year-old was involved in a controversial match with blood. He allegedly bladed during his main event match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 31. Due to these rumors, the WWE released a statement about the match via Wrestling Inc.
"WWE programming is TV-PG and we don't permit intentional bleeding. The communication or contact between our performers and referees is part of our safety protocol. That said, unintentional blood sometimes occurs, and we do our best to minimize," the statement read.
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