10 Hidden Times WWE Stars Broke Character
3. "The Rock Thanks You For That"
Hidden because you literally didn't see it rather than because the performers themselves were trying to mask emotion, the September 2nd 1999 edition of SmackDown aired without a flub that has since been rebadged as one of the more heart-warming moments between two company all-timers.
Midway through yet another classic Rock & Sock Connection exchange, 'The Great One' went full steam ahead towards his closing salvo, but did so in such a way that his glasses betrayed his aura. Drenched in sweat from another red-hot 1999 night or simply unable to cope with the electricity coursing through Rock's veins, they went flying to the ring and the seconds of pause from both men started to last a lifetime.
As documented lovingly in his second autobiography, Mick Foley sympathetically improvised, picking them up and handing them back over. In kind, Rock made the pitch-perfect choice to be earnest for a split second before dropping back into character safe in the knowledge the full version probably wouldn't make air. It has since been replayed countless times anyway, even if the magic of the moment was initially deemed worth hiding away.