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Originally Posted by OccultHawk
Did blood soaked cage matches go out of style?
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Pretty much. A better way to put it would be we figured out how hard those matches were on the life of a wrestler. Much in the same vein of the concussion law suits for the NFL.
In 2007, Chris Benoit killed his whole family and himself. WWE in response turned the product over too be something more kid friendly to save face with sponsors.
WWE being the leader of pro wrestling around the world marked this moment as a change for the majority of wrestling. Even the companies that still do extreme don't do it that often anymore.
I don't watch the companies that still do, so you won't see it on my list. If you want to watch them I can point you in the right direction.