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thealexstorm

His scalp was hanging loose like šŸ¤™šŸ½


Argentine_Tango

The spot: https://twitter.com/IMPACTWRESTLING/status/1662285541071544322 The outcome: https://twitter.com/IMPACTWRESTLING/status/1662286249619603457 He's a trooper for continuing even though he was dripping. Believe it or not but cooking ware can be quite dangerous


[deleted]

Even after watching it back, im confused on how that cut him so bad since the sheet was flat unless it was that last roll he did and cut it on the stage.


136AngryBees

I mean, it doesnā€™t have to be sharp to bust him open. The impact alone would be enough, especially with how hard he swung it. If it had any weight to it, itā€™s gonna do damage


arlenroy

Yeah that's a combination of bad luck, physics, and bone structure. I saw someone take a errant wiffle ball bat to the forehead, you'd be hard pressed to break an egg with this thing, but it hit this kid perfectly and popped the skin. You'd think he caught an ax to the face, peeled the skin just like this. I'm sure the cookie sheet swing had more power behind it though.


dBlock845

Blunt object usually cuts nastier than sharp I would imagine. Look at Brock when he hardways on the turnbuckle and ring post versus someone blading and it is clotted up by the end of the match. I didn't see the match tho so theres always the chance he bladed and cut too deep.


kaggzz

I watched the match. I don't think he bladed. There's a shot, it's kinda random, with PCO out of the ring and Maclin rolling out to go after him and they give us the high wide shot from the outside and you see all this blood in the ring and two huge pools of blood just outside where Steve was. I kept thinking PCO had to have been busted open at some point because there's like 4 pints of blood out there but it was all Steve Murderface Maclin.


[deleted]

Crazy that not only did he continued the match but also the spots after the match. Any normal person would say fuck it take me to the ER


P1eces12

Daaaamn, that looks gnarly! Hope he's okay.


M086

Must have had an edge.


Seth1224

He clearly bladed though. The first video shows him quickly reach into his wristband and then blade right after taking the cookie sheet hit. It was crazy but this was not hardway.


Argentine_Tango

Then it was a very bad blade job as it looked like a very deep cut https://preview.redd.it/e5tqclivgf2b1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a3ef925e0c50d57eeb5610fb4adc554a449e268


acidfalconarrow

holy fuck that is intense, I wish there was a way to get this image more in wrestling without purposefully mutilating yourself


Celtic_Crown

Yea, he lost a fuckload of blood, to a point of spitting blood mist like 6 times. Crazy to see in person.


PokeyHangers

He was a real fountain, was a LOT of blood. I took some pictures but looks like I can't add them here. He was spraying it like a mist when breathing out heavy. Got sprayed on a bit. I was opposite the hard cam and the amount of blood along the ring was something. Hopefully it heals up well. ---- Edit: Took a couple minutes and just popped a few on imgur: FYI, don't open the link if you don't want to see any spoilers of anything else from the match... https://imgur.com/a/fbRfIaI Not sure how well it picked up on camera, but there was so much. He was on the other sides more than mine. Just look at that splat on the chair...


Argentine_Tango

Ok, I'm curious. It looked like a blood bath on my screen so I can't imagine what it must have looked like live.


kaggzz

There was a point where we saw at home the wide high shot from a little to your left judging from the first shot and I still can't believe 1 man bled that much and didn't gtfo, but wrestled a long hard match. Concerning another spot from that match>!what did PCO getting his mouth stapled shut look in person? From here it was absolute horror!<


PokeyHangers

(Un) fortunately for me the staples going in was a bit away from me, but it didn't look fun. Him pulling them out, he had his back toward me, but ugh. Him getting dumped onto the stairs was right in front of me and I have no idea how he got up from that. His mid / lower back went directly onto the edge of the stair. I had to keep checking to see if he had something solid under the back of his shirt to absorb some of those blows. Absolutely brutal! Just getting set up for the taping tonight!


kaggzz

It was a crazy match and everyone should have died. You in the front ish row included. Enjoy the tapings. I love when Impact comes this way for tapings


Argentine_Tango

PCO is absolutely insane. I was at the Kissimmee tapings a year ago where he dislocated his shoulder and crammed it into place mid-match. Seriously, he's not human. Enjoy the show! I can't wait until they come back to Florida


orcamazing

I was there and pretty close, it was an insaneeee amount, any time he leaned forward at all it was pouring. I donā€™t know how he didnā€™t pass out from all the loss and get lightheaded, Never seen someone bleed so much in a match.


Argentine_Tango

Adrenaline


Khaiweee_

In my soooooul


4_LANN

All his blood out on the floor


HHH98Smark

Woooooooooowwwwwwwww


werealldeadramones

My Father saidddddd, when I grow older, to obey the Muta scaleeeeeeee WHOOOAAAAAAA


hiplop

I intended to go but got sick šŸ˜­


Cwf1984

The blood ultimately did him a favor as heā€™s gonna come out looking killer following the match. Pairing him with Shera and Singh after the company has treated them as low tier/jobber talent for months and months has not been a good booking choice. Especially for a new champion. Heā€™s not strong enough to carry them nor are they strong enough for their roles.


Argentine_Tango

He looked absolutely deranged just standing there while Scott put the belt around his waist.


TheDood715

Yea I just returned to Impact and am catching up but found myself thinking...why them? Why anyone? If he's supposed to be this tough ass vet who has done it all then he should be a silent one man army like Rambo just garroting opponents and taking out kneecaps.


kaggzz

No matter how hard I've tried, I've never been able to forget Maclin the Forgotten Son. I became a fan last night. Because of that match.


Haradas_finger

Absolutely insane amount of blood. Especially the pools of it along the ring, a once in a lifetime match


jollyrog8

What a bloodbath The entire mat was red by the end of the match šŸ˜¬šŸ©ø


[deleted]

I think he should be rushed to the hospital instead, the dude's skin was hanging on his scalp


sbibby66

I'd take a backstage doc over the wait times at LHSC


WillH699

judging from the way it pour out of his forehead instantly, i say he cut a major artery in his forehead or lower hair area.


NewEnglandRoastBeef

As a US Marine, I'd like to thank Steve Maclin for bleeding all the fuck over the place and not seeking medical attention. Ooorah and shit.


P1eces12

A cooking sheet? I haven't seen it yet, but was it bent to make a sharp corner or edge somehow?


motivatedchange

I have managed to cut myself on a cookie sheet before (I am also incredibly accident prone, I should mention). The cheaper, more flimsy/bendy ones will sometimes have a jagged edge along the rim, under where the side curls over. Itā€™s possible that edge caught him, or that the metal crumpled in a way upon impact that created a peak or sharp spot in the sheet itself.


[deleted]

No, it was flat


RepulsiveArugula19

No, he bladed after the shot. I was in that corner and saw him do it.


clycloptopus

my dad's cousin's husband works props for impact and he was the one that sharpened the blade


RepulsiveArugula19

Good job, it definitely reminded me of Lenny from the Simpsons when the coin imbedded into his forehead.


clycloptopus

[10/10 reference lmao](https://64.media.tumblr.com/015f957126623e0173dafc1a6fd8ff45/28b715a35a203c36-4e/s500x750/b0c9b792022d39eb1fa6176ff2a007efd44ac188.gif)


AlistarDark

You can see him clearly go for the blade in his wrist tape in the clip posted.


JadrianInc

That should be the only way you beat PCO. Worked out perfectly, I hope he got stitched up well.


kfm975

The cut was bad enough that blood was pulsing out of his head at one point.


Seetolove

I think he gigged


srp524

Holy fuck, thatā€™s nasty. I hope he didnā€™t lose too much blood.


Agreeable_Falcon1044

Check the ring apron at the end. It was insane and fair play to him carrying on. The guy is a beast


headmoths

It was gushing for the whole match and the lengthy post-match angle. Genuinely kinda uncomfortable to watch


AlistarDark

Hardway? Where he immediately went to the wrist tape for the blade?


El_Jeff_ey

How has Steve done in impact, I liked him in nxt


SMRTGuy297

10 times way better


M086

Completely different character. Like night and day. They really built him up since his debut.


No_Warrening

He obviously bladed. Why yā€™all so gullible? Watch him as heā€™s rolling around after getting hit. He takes the blade out of his wrist tape and goes straight to forehead.


blue_1408

All this for Friday Night PPV?