First Blood Match

The First Blood Match is a stipulation that harkens back to historical duels where victory was determined by drawing first blood. In this match, the objective is to make the opponent bleed from any part of their body.

To win, a wrestler must cause their opponent to start bleeding. It’s not necessarily required that the victorious wrestler be the one to cause the bleeding; if the opponent begins to bleed for any reason, the match ends in their defeat. The referee must confirm that the losing wrestler is indeed bleeding for the match to be declared over.

This match does not involve victory conditions like pinfall, submission, count-out, or disqualification. It is exclusively contested in a 1 vs 1 format.

The first First Blood Match in WWE history saw Kane defeat Steve Austin at WWF King of the Ring 1998.

First Blood Match: Info

Date Established December 29, 1969
Match Category Hardcore
Variant of Singles Match
N. of Competitors 2

First Blood Match: Full List of Matches

Below you find the full list of all the First Blood Matches in history, along with dates and events. You can switch between the match list without spoilers, or view the results with all the winners.

No Spoiler
1WWF King of the Ring 1998June 28, 1998 Jun 28, 1998
WWF Championship
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin C
vs.
Kanew/ Paul Bearer

2WWF Fully Loaded 1999July 25, 1999 Jul 25, 1999
WWF Championship
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin C
vs.
The Undertaker

3SmackDown! 1999September 21, 1999 Sep 21, 1999
Chris Jericho
vs.
Ken Shamrock

4Raw Is War 2000September 25, 2000 Sep 25, 2000
Chris Jericho
vs.
X-Pac

5WCW Halloween Havoc 2000October 29, 2000 Oct 29, 2000
DNA First Blood Match
David Flair
vs.
Buff Bagwell

6SmackDown! 2001January 30, 2001 Jan 30, 2001
Kane & The Undertaker
vs.
Rikishi & Haku

7SmackDown! 2001December 18, 2001 Dec 18, 2001
Booker T
vs.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

8Raw 2006January 2, 2006 Jan 2, 2006
John Cena
vs.
Kurt Angle

9WWE Survivor Series 2006November 26, 2006 Nov 26, 2006
The Undertaker
vs.
Mr. Kennedy

10Raw 2008January 7, 2008 Jan 7, 2008
Triple H
vs.
William Regal

11WWE One Night Stand 2008June 1, 2008 Jun 1, 2008
John Cena
vs.
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
With Results
1WWF King of the Ring 1998June 28, 1998 Jun 28, 1998
WWF Championship
Kanew/ Paul Bearer
def.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin C

2WWF Fully Loaded 1999July 25, 1999 Jul 25, 1999
WWF Championship
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin C
def.
The Undertaker

3SmackDown! 1999September 21, 1999 Sep 21, 1999
Chris Jericho
def.
Ken Shamrock

4Raw Is War 2000September 25, 2000 Sep 25, 2000
X-Pac
def.
Chris Jericho

5WCW Halloween Havoc 2000October 29, 2000 Oct 29, 2000
DNA First Blood Match
Buff Bagwell
def.
David Flair

6SmackDown! 2001January 30, 2001 Jan 30, 2001
Kane & The Undertaker
def.
Rikishi & Haku

7SmackDown! 2001December 18, 2001 Dec 18, 2001
Booker T
def.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

8Raw 2006January 2, 2006 Jan 2, 2006
John Cena
def.
Kurt Angle

9WWE Survivor Series 2006November 26, 2006 Nov 26, 2006
Mr. Kennedy
def.
The Undertaker

10Raw 2008January 7, 2008 Jan 7, 2008
Triple H
def.
William Regal

11WWE One Night Stand 2008June 1, 2008 Jun 1, 2008
John Cena
def.
John "Bradshaw" Layfield

First Blood Match: Wrestlers With Most Wins

Rank	Wrestler	Wins
	Kane	2
	John Cena	2
	Stone Cold Steve Austin	1
	Chris Jericho	1
	Sean Waltman / X-Pac / Syxx-Pac	1

Who won the most First Blood Matches?

The wrestler that won the most First Blood Matches is Kane and John Cena with two victories.

First Blood Match: Wrestlers With Most Appearances

Rank	Wrestler	Appearances
	Stone Cold Steve Austin	3
	The Undertaker	3
	Kane	2
	Chris Jericho	2
	John Cena	2

Who competed in the most First Blood Matches?

The wrestler that competed in the most First Blood Matches is Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker with three appearances, and followed by Kane, Chris Jericho and John Cena with two.