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10 Emotional WWE Moments That Made Fans Cry - KofiMania! Cody Finishes The Story! Daniel Bryan Retires! I'm Sorry, I Love You?!
Sports Entertainment: bringing grown adults to tears since the dawn of time... Simon Miller presents 10 Emotional WWE Moments That Made Fans Cry...
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Because at the end of an episode of Raw, the lights broke and the backstage WWE Gorilla position was ransacked, as it also seemed like Chad Gable had been murdered. Became a whole thing. The final shot was on the debut in White Six, however, and I tell you, it was just a delight. I mean, the production alone was tremendous, but with the added meaning, this was essentially a live tribute to Bray, his vision finally coming to light. The Return to Family also weighed in about how touching this was and you'd have to have a heart of stone not to be affected by this, it was next level stuff. It also means White can always remain in our memories too and if we always do do that, he can remain a part of our lives forever. And sure, that is a little cheesy, but I also think it's true. 9 Cody Finishes the Story The people bought into this heart, no matter how I know, because even the rock returning to WWE and being ready to wrestle wasn't enough to convince people that 2024 wasn't the year to finish Cody wrote his story, that is power. Let's not forget what this narrative was all about either, from day one after he came back to WWE, Cody made it clear. His late father Dusty had won the old WWF title in Madison Square Garden before a screw drop ripped it from his hands. It was now Cody's dream to make sure that wrong was righted, it's so damn good, and man, he did it. I also think many fans bought into this because of the American nightmare too and his own journey. This is the guy who left WWE in 2016 because the powers that be didn't think he had the chops to be at WrestleMania main event and here he was for the second time doing it at Mania 40. This is also why people were so annoyed at Mania 39, but it all worked out long term. Why do you think Triple H aired that emotional video the next night on Raw? We had all seen him go out there and change the game even from an AEW point in a view, he has left his mark. Seeing Cody overwhelmed by this too will absolutely get you, because this man is just the best, a proper good guy babyface who people want to get behind. That is damn well perfect. Number 8 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn Reunite So really this relationship goes back to the early days of Ring of Honor and PWG was a long old time ago. Triple H was more than aware so as soon as both Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were through the door at NXT he kept it going, instantly KO turned on his friend and the war continued. This was the case of the main roster even under Vince McMahon because both were being used in very bizarre ways. Remember the electric chair went from nowhere Zayn bled out the initials AEW, what were we doing? It meant eventually they became buddies again and everything was so much better, which is why Triple H also decided to do it when he was in charge. This time though he was going to tie into everything with the bloodline and as we know, that is gold, it just works. I think the reason this hit home too is because of what the end result was going to be, cause yep, they went and headlined WrestleMania. I mean there was a time when the word on the street was WWE would never even hire them. What a wonderful turnaround. The fact they did this because Sami needed Kevin to fight off the Usos made it even better and then they went and won the tag team titles to boot. It just ruled as did the fact they did it on the main event of the show of shows, I tell you this was lovely. From there Owens would just sing the praises of his underrated friend too, and you just know it will happen again someday. The other Batman and the Joker of the WWE is why I hope their final war is a singles match on the grandest stage. If anybody has earned it, right here. 7 The Madness of WrestleMania 30 Daniel Bryan has gone on to be such a mainstay of what good wrestling is, I think some people forget this now. I suppose it was way back in 2014, we move on so fast. But when crowd support started to swell for Bryan back during this time, WWE wasn't interested at all. This was when whoever was meant to be pushed is who did get pushed and if you dared get in the way, the machine would try and finish you off ASAP. I mean look at Zack Ryder, what happened to him was nonsense, the man was good to go. Got so frustrating fans started taking over shows even when Bryan wasn't the focal point. If WWE weren't going to take it seriously, we would just make all the noise until they had to do something. Even then it just resulted in teases like the ending to SummerSlam 2013 and by the time WrestleMania was being talked about, it was all very clear that the main event was going to be Randy Orton vs Dave Batista, screw that. CM Punk then walked out of WWE which triggered an incredible chain of events and as the audience wouldn't let it go, yep. At the 30th WrestleMania not only did Daniel defeat Triple H, he went and won the WWE title in the main event. It was just so awesome to see somebody who deserved it get his moment, even more so because we all had to will it into existence. Don't forget all that B+ player stuff, it was a barrier. Make sure you do stare off into the crowd after he does win too. You will see people with tears in their eyes. It is great. Number 6 The Reunion of Liz and Randy. We are going old school now but this was all time. It was all sad times before WrestleMania 7 as Randy Savage was a bad guy with Sherry Martell as his queen because poor Miss Elizabeth had been moved aside. Now to be fair, this was very antiquated that the story was the woman needs to stand by there man and yeah, that was dumb. But as the match of man and Liz had been joined at the hip for so long, fans were shocked when they were no longer a thing. Is that watching a damn soap opera? The main reason all of it worked however was the understated performance of Elizabeth who just played the America's sweetheart role perfectly. So when Savage started being an air salter, man, it was like we had all been attacked. It all led to this night and has roundly lost the ultimate warrior as per the stipulations he had to retire. Sherry then turned on him immediately because what a loser he is and who came to the ring to make the save? Miss Elizabeth. Rarely played this great too as he questioned the whole thing until they did finally embrace. I don't know why it worked so well. I suppose people just love these guys. So sure, yes it is just two somewhat stereotypical characters tapping into what they knew worked at the time but they were right. It's some and many of what works out people's eyes and there's a reason it's a legendary moment. Not anybody could have just pulled this off. If you're taking care of a senior loved one then you know it can be hard. Remember it's okay to ask for help. There's a reason why 29 million families have turned to care.com. Experienced senior caregivers can help with everything from meal prep to taking your loved one to doctor's appointments and every caregiver you hire is background checked so important for peace of mind. Find full time, part time or even occasional help that fits your family schedule and budget. Get the support you need with care.com. Millions of people have lost weight with personalized plans from noon. Like Evan who can't stand salads and still lost 50 pounds. 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Merrill, a Bank of America company, what would you like the power to do? Investing involves risk, Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fender, and Smith Inc. registered broker dealer, registered investment advisor, member S.I.P.C. Number five, I'm sorry I love you. I was there live for this encounter which nine times out of ten makes any experience better. The thing is, given how this was shot, I had no idea about this extra wrinkle until I re-watched it at home. I do believe that's known as layering. Fans were always going to be crying during this though because that WrestleMania 24 Ric Flair was having his last match. Turned out that wasn't true but we didn't know that at the time, and WWE had done a great job promoting all of this. Leave the memories alone. The story was there too as Flair wanted Shawn Michaels at the end because there was somebody he saw as the current measuring stick. If I can't defeat you on the biggest stage, then even the nature boy would know that he was done. This brought us to the match which is just a joy. Fans wanted to see Flair play the hit so even though he was a mega babyface, he takes so many shortcuts. Cheats, pokeshaw in the eye, he doesn't care. Even before you get to the proper goodbye, both guys are clearly quite emotional too. They knew the gravitas of the situation. But when Michaels had got the upper hand that it was time to hold yellow this guy, we hit a home run. Because instead of tuning up the bad, HBK simply looked at Rick and said I'm sorry, I love you. Before wharming him with the sweet chin music and getting the win, that is flubbing wrestling. It once again left people in floods of tears especially if you were an old school fan. Everybody had grown up on Flair and now he was done. Sort of. Again, let's not talk about it. Number four, the Connemaholic tribute. So this is the most important entry on this list. It's great that wrestling can make you cry, but this was real life and it holds somebody who can inspire us all. Connemaholic was an eight-year-old WWE fan who just loved wrestling. Looks like it was his fan, and he even came up with a nickname for himself. He was the Crusher. Oh, thing was great. Because sometimes life just isn't fair, Connemah was diagnosed with brain cancer despite his age and tragically passed away in April 2014. As you can imagine, it was just horrible. Before his last days, we learned that Connemah had struck up a friendship with one Daniel Bryan. And thanks to videos that WWE put out there, there was a whole side quest where he was the main character. You can see a lot of this on YouTube. It's equal parts lovely and heartbreaking. The company then made an excellent tribute for the Crusher after he passed away, which aired both on Raw and SmackDown. And to be totally honest, it's next to impossible to watch. Seeing these events unfold was almost unbearable. A huge part of this was how entertaining Connemah was as he told AJ Lee she needed to stop being crazy. And his interactions with Bryan were just the best thing ever. I don't think this kid had any idea of the impact he was having on these stars. You also get the footage of Connemah winning a match featuring Triple H for a special title that WWE made for him. So yeah, this is just too much to be honest and a reminder that we have to enjoy every day as it comes. Cause you really do never know. Number three, Daniel Bryan's retirement speech. So this is even worse in many ways today. While we know that now Bryan Danielson was able to return to wrestling in the following years, he also told us how much he loves this wrestling madness. So to now see it get stripped away in such a fashion, shush, it will get you. This was February 2016 though and yeah, WWE had decided Bryan was suffering from way too many concussions and therefore he was banned from in-ring competition. It was even worse because Daniel had been suffering from a host of injuries following his big mania 30 win. Just as it seemed he was getting back involved. Nope, instead he was done forever. What a horrible 180. Watching Bryan give his goodbye speech will finish you off too because the emotion is everywhere. The yes man bursts into tears himself and there's a good minute where he can't even find the words. Daniel then talks about how much he loved his family and then there's that picture that did the rounds afterwards where he and Bri Bella are backstage. Talk about an image telling you all you need to know. When you do put all this in your brain too, it's no surprise Bryan did everything and anything he could to get back into the ring. Not actually sure anybody has more passion for sports entertainment than he does. Number 2 Kofi mania. This wasn't even meant to happen. Talk about a wonderful out of nowhere moment. It does start again with Daniel Bryan who before Wrestlemania 35 was just the best asshole. He was the planets WWE champion and he hated everyone, especially the fans. They were fickle. When plan mania opponent Mustafa Ali got injured though, Kofi Kingston was subbed into place. This is when Bryan went all in. He was going to subvert his own role and tell Kingston he was nothing better be plus player. It was great stuff. It also allowed Kofi to get everybody on board as we basically had a new yes moment and even people like that Usos bought into this. As Vince McMahon put constant hurdles in front of Kofi, Jimmy and Jay sacrificed their opportunity because they knew how much Kingston deserved this. That is really well thought out. The match itself too is an underrated classic as Bryan is able to act like he is the best wrestler in the world, meaning Kingston has to become super vicious afterwards to keep up. It's totally mad we didn't let Kofi keep doing this afterward. By the time he wins and becomes the WWE champion the world went crazy too. Let's not forget how important this was to the black community. We need more of it. See you begin Xavier Woods breakdown is the icing on the cake as well because you see what this means first hand. It's why the way we booked Kofi Kingston afterwards was a joke we did not do right by that guy. Number 1 Roman's Remission This is another of those entries that is way more important than wrestling. It's about real life. I'm not sure anybody saw this coming either because in October 2018 not only did we not get Roman Reigns on that evening because Joe Anna Y was here instead as we learned he had leukemia. It was an illness he'd been fighting for years and now had returned to such a degree he had no choice but to go away for a while and focus on his health. I mean talk about a bombshell. If nothing else this was a solid reminder that wrestlers are just humans and going through who knows what in their personal lives and as you expect a lot of individuals were worried what did it all mean. Thankfully when February 2019 rolled around Roman returned to Raw and with an absolute gigantic smile on his face dead I'm in remission y'all. It may have been one of the best moments ever. If nothing else here was a guy who got to do what he loved again and had the support of his family to boot as he told us. So this is what matters in the grand scheme of things. It really was quite the day. Nobody other moments that made you cry like a damn baby make sure you let me know in the comments below before you like the video share the video and please please hit that subscribe button. You can also click the video on the screen which will be me running down some more wrestling trivia but otherwise my friends have a terrific day and I'll talk to you again soon. 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