Blood Matches In Shimmer

[DennisIsEvil]

Dec 5, 2008 18:51:23 GMT -6 trish2 said:

We don't want to see blood matches in Shimmer...period!! Shimmer to me embodies superb women wrestlers wrestling excellent, pure technical wrestling matches without the need for gimmicks, gratuitous violence, and other unnecessary fluff. Blood baths run counter to that philosophy.

But Lufisto was made to bleed. It's what she does.

[Deleted]

So MsChif bled in Volume 4.

Danger bleeds in Volume 13, purposefully.

There was a recent volume where Nichol Matthews got a bloody nose (guessing by accident).

[themib]

Yeah, Kana busted up Nicole Matthews' nose with kicks on Volume 49.

[Woo]

Mercedes made MsChif's chest bleed on volume 19 and then again in their recent rematch. How about Kellie Skater after the Mercedes match?

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Allison Danger also bled during her last singles match with Portia Perez. Also Rachel Summerlyn during the I Quit match with Daffney.

[scarletspider]

Saraya was bloodied during her title match vs Destiny at Bellatrix 5. Which was sort of a Shimmer match.

[Spanner]

Umm wasnt Summerlynn busted open in a match against Daffney

[pkpunk]

I'm trying to remember, because it's hazy and I haven't seen it in a while, but did Hamada bleed in her match against SDR? I thought maybe, but I'm not 100% sure

[emperorcorndog]

^ I don't think so. I've seen that match a good half dozen times, and I do not recall ever seeing any blood.

[pkpunk]

like I said, I very well could've been wrong. I probably was, no big deal. I don't think blood should pour for every single match at a taping. However, I think, if done right, blood can add to a match. But, it should only be for BIG TIME cases. Like, I feel blood could've been acceptable for 3G vs. NINJAs at 57. But, for Rush vs. Melissa at 55, definitely not. It completely depends on how it's used.

[stevea21]

I'm not going to feel faint at the sight of blood, and I like physical matches (Havok vs Saraya at the most recent Shine show was a classic), but let's face it, there's hepatitis and AIDS and all kind of issues with blood flying around.

Been there, done that is my attitude toward Blood Matches. Show me some skill, show me some creativity, show me some passion and heart and the wrestlers should keep their blood where it belongs - in their own bodies. I don't need to see it. But I'm not going to complain if wrestlers get legit-busted-open while working - that's life.

[emperorcorndog]

^ Such as the Nikki Roxx incident in TNA. That was pretty crazy, and obviously not intentional.

I personally don't care that much. In men's wrestling; blood is commonplace, and I'm not talking about Death Matches either; it's just part of the deal. I also think that because women's wrestling features such little bleeding, that a little here and there creates drama. So I do not see a problem with it.

[pkpunk]

hell, i was expecting one last match between Melissa and Saraya, and I was expecting a bloodbath.

[Woo]

In a sport where everyone now knows the matches are pre-planned cutting yourself on purpose seems archaic, redundant, dangerous and stupid.

[emperorcorndog]

^ Yeah, so?

BTW, There's no way you can pre-plan pro-wrestling matches. Yes, the finishes may be planned in advance as well as some of the spots, and angles; but wrestlers are constantly risking their safety for our entertainment. Serena didn't plan on getting that concussion; Lufisto didn't plan on shattering her kneecap, etc. Wrestling is more real than anybody wants to give credit to. If the performers feel that shedding their blood will heighten the realism of the match for our entertainment; I'm not going to argue with them. They are professionals, and they know what they are doing. Anybody who disagrees should try stepping in there and trying to do what they do. I've gotten a taste of it myself; and it changed my attitude.