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In professional wrestling, blading is the practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding.〔 It is also known as juicing, gigging, or getting color.〔 Similarly, a blade is an object used for blading, and a bladejob is a specific act of blading. The act is usually done a good length into the match as the blood will mix with the flowing sweat to make the wound look like much more blood is flowing from it than there actually is.〔Scott E. Williams. Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW (p.107-108)〕 The preferred area for blading is usually the forehead, as scalp wounds bleed profusely and heal easily. Legitimate, unplanned bleeding which occurs outside the storyline is called juicing the hard way.〔Stone Cold Steve Austin. ''The Stone Cold Truth'' (p.90)〕 ==History== Prior to the advent of blading, most storyline blood in wrestling came from one wrestler deliberately splitting the flesh over their opponent's eyebrow bone with a well placed and forceful punch.〔(The History of Blading )〕 In his third autobiography ''The Hardcore Diaries'', Mick Foley cites Terry Funk as one of the few remaining active wrestlers who knows how to "bust an eyebrow open" in this way. The forehead has always been the preferred blading surface, due to the abundance of blood vessels. A cut in this area will bleed freely for quite some time and will heal quickly.〔 A cut in this location will allow the blood to mix in with the sweat on the wrestler's face, giving them the proverbial "crimson mask" effect. In modern North American pro wrestling, blading is almost exclusively performed by and on male performers; blading of women is extremely rare due to the risk of adverse publicity and the increasing use of female performers as "eye candy." Typically, a wrestler will use a razor or other blade hidden in the tape covering his fingers or part of his hand(s) or somewhere else on his person.〔Jerry Lawler and Doug Asheville. It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes (p.83)〕〔Matt and Jeff Hardy. The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire (p.48-49)〕 The wrestler, however, always runs the risk of cutting too deeply and slicing an artery in the forehead.〔 In 2004, Eddie Guerrero accidentally did this during his match with JBL at ''Judgment Day'', resulting in a rush of blood pouring from the bladed area. Guerrero lost so much blood because of the cut that he felt the effects from it for two weeks. Some wrestlers like Abdullah the Butcher,〔Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.201)〕 Dusty Rhodes, New Jack, and Devon Hughes (Brother Devon / D-Von Dudley) have massive, disfiguring scars on their heads from frequently blading throughout their careers. According to Mick Foley, the scars in Abdullah's forehead are so deep that he enjoys holding coins or gambling chips in them as a macabre party trick.〔 Today, blading is a lot less popular than in the past, due to the prevalence of AIDS and hepatitis.〔Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, Les Thatcher. The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide (p.106)〕〔 In the 1980s, the willingness to blade was seen as an advantage of new wrestlers.〔Mick Foley. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.123)〕 From July 2008 onward, due to its TV-PG rating, WWE has not allowed wrestlers to blade themselves. In most cases, any blood coming from the wrestlers are out of storyline and legit. To maintain their TV-PG rating, WWE television programs shift to black-and-white if a wrestler bleeds in front of the camera. However, more recently, WWE has allowed colored viewing of bleeding superstars, for an unknown reason. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blading (professional wrestling)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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