Top 10 Bleeders

[NSL]

We've all grown used to certain things marking big matches. HHH showing up bright orange. Hogan chewing on his headband. Edge signing a medical waiver. And, Ric Flair bleeding within a minute of a title match.

This leads me to this thread. Watching a Steve Corino match, I decided to list who I think are the 10 best "bleeders" ever.

10. Ian Rotten - I've seen more than a few of his matches, and I think he bleeds before they even begin. Unlike most of the other people on this list, I doubt he ever required a blade. Taipei Death Matches and staplers will usually bring out a good amount of blood on their own.

9. Raven - Under this gimmick, there were more than a few times that Raven found himself spitting out pints of blood. I never saw him with a full crimson mask, but I did see his flesh pierced with barbwire and thumbtacks enough times to know he belongs on this list.

8. Steve Corino - If you haven't seen any of his hardcore matches, please do so. He usually bleeds early, and like Flair, had the bleach blonde hair to really help it "glow". He wore the crimson mask a few times in ECW, and always wore it as a badge of honor.

7. Sandman - I considered putting him higher, but I don't know how high he can be, when he causes the blood loss himself. For those of you living under a rock, his entrance involved him smashing sometimes half-full cans of beer into his face, and he'd end up in the ring with blood pouring out. The addition of the sweat and beer really made it run, and gave it an especially gory look.

6. Steve Austin - You all remember seeing him black out against Bret Hart, wearing what could be the best mask ever, and that alone is the reason he ranks so high. He always bled well, and it looked great for the character, but it was never extraordinary until then.

5. Ric Flair - I'm almost kicking myself for not putting him #1, but at this point, it's really just splitting hairs. He bled at the best times, and always sold it like he was dying from a failed transfusion. With the blonde hair getting covered in it, and the blood dripping down his body, he deserves a top 5 spot.

4. Dusty Rhodes - If you're windering to yourself why he would ever be involved in a list of bleeders, please do yourself a favor, and go watch some of his really old matches. The first match I ever saw of his was against Tully Blanchard, where he had a roll of nickels busted over his forehead. His blood poured out, and soaked his shirt. There was nothing "special" about the way he bled, it just looked amazing.

3. Hulk Hogan - He's another one that could easily be #1, if just for the imagery of everyone's favorite wrestler being beaten down to a pulp, only to fight back through it and score the big win. But, I just can't find it in me to put him over either of the men ahead of him. I'll agree with any arguments for him being #1 though.

1b. Mick Foley - You're damned right I'm not putting either of these guys at #2. It just wouldn't be right. Foley has literally put his life on the line in every big match of his career, and under every gimmick he's ever used, he's bled with pride. Watch him get smashed over the head with a chair about 20 times, and you'll know what I mean.

1a. Terry Funk - Again, I just cant find it in me to make him #2. He is the epitome of hardcore, and is what every single wrestler looks at, and tries to emulate, when put into that environment. Whether he's wrapping himself with barbwire, or getting smacked in the face with a steel chair, he bleeds better than (almost) everyone...



There's my list. What about you?

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Pretty good list, all except for Hogan. I've seen Hogan juice only a few times in his career and they weren't great. I defnitely wouldn't put him at #3. Just off the top of my head, I'd definitely substitute Triple H for Hogan. When a guy's entire face is covered with blood and some of it is running down over his neck and chest, it's definitely got to be considered a good one and Trips has had some beauties in his time.

 

[X]

I won't go into a top ten list, atleast not right now, but there is one man that I'd like to add to this list, and it's one you probably wouldn't expect, though it will make sense once you've read his name...

D-Von Dudley. Seriously, look at the man's forehead. Go on, look at it. It's like a vagina for god's sakes, the man has bladed that forehead atleast 9000 times I'd have to say, to the point where it's just a disgusting scarred flap of skin that he likes to cut open every week. I mean, seriously, never have I seen someone who's bladed so much to the point where they are literally physically disfigured. The guy bleeds what, every single week on Impact? It's absurd, it's like he enjoys it or something.

So yeah, take D-Von Dudley/Brother D-Von into consideration here, because that man's forehead has been turned into a pussy flap from how many times he's bladed.

 

[NSL]

D-Von was on my list because he is a great bleeder, but he doesn't always "act" the best with it. Remember him in WWE? He'd get busted open, and then flop like a fish for a few minutes? He was definitely at his peak in ECW, and it looks great in TNA, but the crappy shit he did in WWE drags him off my list. Good choice though.

 

[WrestlingCrew]

I can't put together a Top 10 list of bleeders, cause there is quite to many of them. However, I think this list above is pretty accurate. Except...

Where is Shawn Michaels?
When HBK has a really bloody match, he is drenched in it.
(Example: Survivor Series 2003, he gets busted open real well...)

 

[SSJPhenom]

Shawn Michaels has to be on the list. I mean, really.

When J.R. coined the phrase, "Bleeding like a stuck pig," he was talking about Shawn Michaels. He bleeds better/more than most people in the history of professional wrestling. If I were to create a top ten list, He would at least be #3. Shawn is just good at everything, isn't he?

 

[Mr. TM]

Abdullah the Butcher who is someone I think of first when it comes to bleeding. As a kid, I feared this man. He was bloody terrifying. The two men I feared the most as a kid were Yokozuna and Abdullah. Anyone who remembers Abdullah will remember his favourite utensil, a four-pronged fork which he would use on his opponent and even on himself. The man has probably poured more blood for the wrestling world than any other, sporting the greatest badge of wrestling on his forehead.

 

[X]

I'm sorry, but how the fuck has no one mentioned The Great Muta yet? The man performed the single most infamous blade-job in wrestling history against Hiroshi Hase in 1992 in NJPW. I mean, seriously, watch this match right now if you never have:

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The Great Muta is the golden standard of bleeders. There's a reason that the amount of blood shed by someone has been judged on "The Muta Scale" for nearly twenty years now, and that's because Muta set the standard.

How no one has mentioned Muta yet...man this is just crazy talk this is.

 

[Барбоса]

'Taker's blade job against Lesnar inside HIAC ranks very high on the Muta Scale. Seeing the blood literally running down his nose and all over Brock's chest during the cover after nailing the Last Ride near the end was pretty messy.

Eddie Guerrero also have a couple of major blades. One that particularly sticks out is against JBL either at Judgement Day or GAB 2004 when JBL nailed Eddie with a chair and by the time the camera panned in to survey the damage, it looked like Guerrero's forehead had exploded.

Quite the serious looking booboos.

 

[Henry Hill]

The Great Muta definitely deserves to be on the list. other than that the list is pretty spot on, though i would have to include HBK as someone else said, because he looks like he is absolutely about to die as he bleeds. And Dreamer is another that bleeds really well. I mean Night Shift Loser, you've got a Dreamer avatar! surely he did a better job bleeding than rotten!

 

[Freddy4190]

What about Cena? Judgement Day 2005 Cena was bleeding like fucking crazy. That "I Quit" match was a damn bloody match. John Cena was bleeding all over the place, he was drowning in his own blood. I'm suprised no one's mentioned that yet.

 

[kerplin]

What about Vince McMahon? Remember the match against Zach Gowen, he got busted open, and his blood was actually jetting out with his heart beat. I thought that was awesome. Plus who doesn't want to bloody the boss.

 

[BucsBraves8016]

Anyone who doesn't mention Abdullah The Butcher, Carlos Colon and the Original Sheik either is too young to remember or just doesn't know what they're talking about. These three bled buckets (and many times against each other). I'd go on record to say that Abdullah has bled more than any wrestler in the HISTORY of pro wrestler. Heck, that was his gimmick. Foley was good but he'll even tell you that Abby was the king.

 

[SteveAustinsucks]

Bleeding in pro wrestling isn't just about gushing the most blood, it's about timing and effect.

Ric Flair is the "best" bleeder ever. Nothing had a more dramatic effect than seeing Flair defend the NWA World Title in a cage match with that white hair dyed red from his own blood, and blood running down his sweaty face onto his chest. He made you feel his "life or death" struggle as he desperately tried to hold on to his World Title.

 

[PsychoBlack]

shawn michaelsbleeds amazingly it just always seemssoperfect remember the first elimination chamber match his face was covered in blood it was freakin great shawn could actually be number one on this list (not taking away from your list) because he sold it that damn good jeff jarret is another good bleeder also and rhino cm punk as well hell almost any ecw original was a great bleeder because they did it somuch

 

[The Mark of Zur-En-Arrh]

Vince is a pretty good bleeder. Remember his Buried Alive match with Taker? Where he bled after taking the first punch? And was then beat on for a further 20 mintutes with blood gushing from his forehead?

What about his WM match with HBK? After getting hit in the head with the Ladder, there was blood pouring out of Vince's skull, to the point where even JR had to stop in mid-rant to comment on how brutal a shot that was.

But yeah, the true best bleeders are Flair and Abby like BucBrave said. I've never even seen Carlos Colon wrestle, so i couldn't say regarding him, but Fliar used to bleed so bad that anyone who saw him after a show would think red was his natural hair colour. As for Abby.... well they don't call him 'The Butcher' for no reason.

 

[smfiscus1]

So yeah, take D-Von Dudley/Brother D-Von into consideration here, because that man's forehead has been turned into a pussy flap from how many times he's bladed.

That's funny as hell AND true!

Anyway... my top ten!

10. Sandman - He, more often than not, busted himself open with his own beer can before the match even began and he appeared to get off on it so he had to make this list IMO.

9. Sabu - This man has more scar tissue on his body than original tissue. He's bled out of every part of his body you can imagine. He's like the Evil Knievel of wrestling.

8. Terry Funk - He bled a lot, but I don't want to put him to the top of the list because he just bled because he did a lot of crazy shit. It was never really special. It was what was expected out of him so it doesn't rank as high for me.

7. Mick Foley - Kind of the same thing as Funk but with a little Sabu mixed in. Foley is the nicest and most intelligent man who is also the craziest and stupidest son of a bitch alive for some of the stuff he's done to his body, but we love him for it!

6. Vince McMahon - Here's a guy who will take a bump for what he believes in! He bleeds so well too. He looks like he's going to die every time he sheds a pool, lol.

5. Shawn Michaels - I do think HBK might just be good at everything. When he bleeds, his hair is soaked, his eyes go distant, and he sells being weak from loss of blood VERY well. He's definitely a good bleeder.

4. Abdullah the Butcher - This guy looked like he probably dined on blood. He'd cut himself to psych out his opponent then cut them with the same fork. This dude used to give me nightmares as a kid. He's this far up the list because he truly sold the fact that he LOVED the site of blood and that almost seemed like it was him gimmick.

3. Triple H - When Trips bleeds, he REALLY bleeds! He does the whole thing that he's become famous for doing when he bleeds...drops to his knees, hunched over, blood dripping down that big ass nose and he blows raspberries to spit it out, lol It's kind of stupid, but I look forward to it every time.

2. Stone Cold Steve Austin - When he bled he didn't even look like he noticed! He's that bad ass! The time it looked the best was when he passed out in the sharpshooter. But the first blood match he was drenched and he just looked pissed that someone was able to do that to him!

1. Ric Flair - Is there any question who is a better bleeder? The man's hair would go red in no time flat, it would drip down his face, his chest, and he's even punched himself in the wound and re-opened it himself. He sells the desperation so well when he's been getting handled and he's bleeding...like the cage match with Orton. That's still one of my favorite matches from both men and it was a BLEEDER! Flair is the ultimate bleeder, hands down.

 

[The Christian Empire]

Ok I don't know the largest amount of wrestlers so I'm going to name the ones I know.

10.Edge-When he bleeds he pours.

9.Raven-Well he's been seen choking on his own blood a few times so why not.

8.Sandman-OK seriously I can't leave him out when he makes himself bleed before a match.

6.Sabu-Dude for an old guy he could take alot so when he was bleeding you know somthing probablly hurt.

5.John Cena-Same reason as Edge when he bleeds he pours.

4.Ric Flair-He always bleeds at the exact time you think the match is over but its only then when he gets the upper hand

3.Mick Foely-Yes I'm talking more about Cactus Jack. But anyway I shouldn't have to explain this. Mick only bleeds when somthing hits hhim real hard in the head so if Mick's bleeding its hardcore.

2.HBK-When you see him bleeding your watching somthin special.

1.Terry Fink-The innovater of hadrcore wrestling is the only one who earns this spot to me.