In
professional wrestling,
blading is the practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding. It is also known as
juicing,
gigging, or
getting color. Similarly, a
blade is an object used for blading, and a
bladejob is a specific act of blading. The act is usually done a good length into the match as the blood will mix with the flowing
sweat to make the wound look like much more blood is flowing from it than there actually is. The preferred area for blading is usually the forehead, as scalp wounds bleed profusely and heal easily. Legitimate, unplanned bleeding which occurs outside the
storyline is called
juicing the hard way.