Why Are Wrestling Fans So Afraid Of Trying New Things?
Don’t get me wrong, I love blood in wrestling matches. Nothing sells the severity of long-awaited street fights or truly emotional feuds more than crimson masks on the faces of folks trying to convince you they hate each other for real. Two of my favourite matches in the past few years are CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre at Bad Blood 2024 and Kenny Omega versus Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door 2023. Each of them uses bloodshed to elevate their storytelling in compelling ways, whether blood, sweat, and tears drip onto the canvas as a means of telling us how badly they want to win, or spilling the red st