WWE: Brock Lesnar injury update post-Hell In A Cell
Brock Lesnar needed nine staples to close the forehead cut suffered when he went headfirst into the ring post during his match with Undertaker at Sunday’s Hell in a Cell show, a match Lesnar won.
Blood, which is frowned upon by WWE, was a huge part of the match with both Lesnar and Undertaker clearly wanting to bleed, as opposed to it being an accident.
While Vince McMahon was upset at the gorilla position and ordered the doctor to the ring to have the blood wiped off, nothing was said to the talents after the match regarding the subject.
Blading is strictly forbidden in WWE. The last guy who did it and was caught trying to hide it was Dave Bautista several years ago, fined $100,000 for doing so in a match with Chris Jericho. He was caught by one of the cameras and everyone involved in the match was called into McMahon’s office, heavily reprimanded and fined.
Neither Lesnar nor Undertaker suffered any significant injuries during the match itself.
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