5 WWE things that are now banned but were acceptable 15 years ago

#1. Blading is now banned in WWE

Blading is a subject that every WWE fan has become familiar with over the years. There was once a match type completely created so that one of the wrestlers had to bleed in order for the bout to come to an end.

Two decades go a First Blood match would have been acceptable, but bleeding on WWE TV will now come with a hefty fine. Of course whilst Ric Flair became one of the men who were famous for being able to bleed when needed, several WWE stars still blade in order to add impact to their matches.

Perhaps the most famous incident came back at WrestleMania 31 when Roman Reigns took on Brock Lesnar and The Beast was "busted open" there were questions as to whether he bladed, but the blood humanized Lesnar and told a much bigger story.

The fines for blading are quite severe in WWE as Batista explained on The Talk is Jericho podcast, after he was handed a $100,000 fine for blading in a match against Y2J.

"I knew we weren't supposed to do it… I didn't think the consequences would be so severe. Then he starts passing out fines. So my fine was $100,000… My heart dropped. I thought it would be like $25,000. When he said $100,000, I was just heartbroken. I literally think that he sucked the life out of me that day. I think that's the day that I knew things were never going to be the same."

Blading is still something that happens in WWE, whilst some superstars can't help but bleed in certain matches, but adding fines to the situation has definitely made it less common.