Chris Jericho had his face grated by a pizza cutter in the middle of a wrestling match Wednesday night ... and the entire scene was both bloody and gruesome.
The shocking moment all went down as the wrestling superstar was taking on Ryan Gage in an AEW event ... and, scripted or not, Jericho sure seemed to be in a world of pain as he was getting cut by the kitchen utensil in the forehead.
As part of the match -- dubbed a "No Rules" one -- both dudes were getting after each other .