There are certain match types a fan cannot expect to see in the WWE anymore. The fans had seen some brutal match types happen in the WWE before they went PG in late 2008. There are the Hardcore matches, No Disqualification, but they don't get as brutal as a First Blood Match.
There have been a total of nine First Blood Matches that took place in the WWE over the years, with the last one taking place in June 2008. The ultimate goal of a superstar is to bust his opponent open, and every match that took place is as brutal as the other, but still, let's take a look at the rankings for every First Blood match in WWE history.
9 9. X-Pac Vs. Chris Jericho - Raw, September 25, 2000
Chris Jericho has quite the experience when it comes to First Blood matches as he has been in this bout twice in his WWE career. This match took off immediately when Jericho ran down the stage and attacked X-Pac before he could even make his entrance.
After a series of back-and-forth action, X-Pac gained the upper hand after hitting Jericho with a glass bowl. The match ended after X-Pac took a piece of the broken glass bowl and used it to cut Jericho’s forehead open to pick up the win. But it was Jericho that had the last laugh as he made X-Pac bleed post-match and locked him in the Walls of Jericho on the announce table.
8 8. Chris Jericho Vs. Ken Shamrock - SmackDown, September 23, 1999
Chris Jericho entered into a small feud with Ken Shamrock in late 1999 with them going against each other in three matches, including one First Blood match. Jericho promised in a locker room interview that the fans wouldn't see blood in his face, and he lived up to the promise by coming out to the ring wearing a hockey mask dressed in the Buffalo Sabres gear.
Shamrock dominated the majority of the match tossing Jericho like a rag doll, but Curtis Hughes helped Jericho pick up the win by making Shamrock bleed from the mouth after hitting him with a huge splash to his ribs.
7 7. Mr. Kennedy Vs. The Undertaker - Survivor Series, 2006
Remember the time when Teddy Long made everyone go one-on-one with da Undertaka? Well, that's how Mr. Kennedy ended up in a feud with the Deadman. After he & MVP got under the skin of the Brothers of Destruction, Mr. Kennedy had the unfortunate opportunity to face the Undertaker in a First Blood match at Survivor Series 2006.
The match ended after MVP turned on Kennedy, and when he tried to bust him open with a steel chair, he hit the Undertaker by accident and made the Deadman bleed, giving Kennedy the win. But it was the Undertaker who would stand tall after he took out Kennedy after the match.
6 6. Kurt Angle Vs. John Cena - Raw, January 2, 2006
Kurt Angle entered into a heated rivalry with John Cena over the WWE Championship in 2006. Cena was fortunate enough to hold on to the title on three different occasions against Angle, and when we thought all was said & done between the two, Angle came back to even the odds with Cena on the January 2, 2006 episode of Raw.
Before they would compete inside the Elimination Chamber at New Year's Revolution 2006, they competed in a First Blood match on the previous week's Raw. Angle picked up the win after a hard-fought match by making Cena bleed with a steel chair and bare-knuckle shots to the head.
5 5. Booker T Vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin - SmackDown, December 18, 2001
Shortly after the end of the Invasion storyline, Booker T became a major part of WWE straight away with his first feud being against Stone Cold Steve Austin. The 5-time WCW Champion landed in hot water with Austin after costing him the Undisputed Championship against Chris Jericho at Vengeance 2001.
The aftermath saw Stone Cold seeking vengeance against Booker T and his attempts also included segments inside a grocery store and a church.
Austin got Booker T one-on-one in a first blood match on the December 18, 2001, episode of Raw. Booker T picked up the win in a hard-fought match after the Big Boss Man interfered and busted Austin open with a steel chair. The episode ended with Vince McMahon appearing on the titantron and laughing hysterically at Stone Cold.
4 4. The Brothers Of Destruction Vs. Haku & Rikishi - SmackDown, February 1, 2001
The Brothers of Destruction entered into a small feud with Haku & Rikishi in 2001, and things got heated up between the two teams after the Samoan Duo busted the Undertaker open on the January 29, 2001, episode of Raw.
Undertaker didn't take kindly to the gesture and challenged Haku & Rikishi to a First Blood tag team match on the following episode of SmackDown. The match, which also happens to be the only first blood tag team bout, was full of complete chaos, and the superstars took each other to the limit.
The match ended when Undertaker busted Haku open with a steel chair. Complete chaos erupted after the match with the Undertaker & Kane standing tall over their fallen opponents.
3 3. John Cena Vs. JBL - One Night Stand, 2008
John Cena Vs. JBL is one of the last brutal feuds we saw in the WWE before the company went PG. Both superstars were involved in some of the most brutal matches in the company's history involving an "I Quit" match at Judgment Day 2005 & WWE's last First Blood match at One Night Stand 2008.
The match went on back & forth for almost a full 20 minutes, and the ending saw Cena getting the win after making JBL bleed from the mouth after locking him in an STF with a steel chain.
2 2. Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. The Undertaker - Fully Loaded 1999
The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin traded victories over each other for the WWE Championship in 1999. The culmination of the feud saw Austin defending the title against the Undertaker at Fully Loaded 1999 with the added stipulations that if Austin lost, he would never get another shot at the title, and if he won, he would never see Vince McMahon again.
Austin & Undertaker took each other to the limit, and the ending saw Austin hitting the Undertaker with a TV camera and busted him open to retain the title and stood tall after giving Vince McMahon a goodbye Stunner.
1 1. Kane Vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin - King Of The Ring 1998
The very first First Blood match in the WWE was for the WWE Championship with Stone Cold Steve Austin defending against Kane. The Austin & McMahon rivalry was getting to gain momentum, and Vince McMahon’s attempts at taking the title away from Austin opened the door for the first-ever First Blood match.
The match took place at King of the Ring 1998, and it wasn’t a clean contest as Mankind tried to cost Austin the title. The Undertaker came out to make the save, and he hit Stone Cold with a steel chair by accident busting him open and costing him the WWE Championship.