10 Iconic Wrestling Images That Show History Repeating
8. Curtain Call
For years after the fact, The Kliq argued (with some merit) that their infamous "Curtain Call" show-closing embrace wasn't some business-killing moment but a rightful celebration of all they'd tried to achieve in a struggling empire.
The first Madison Square Garden sellout in years saw heels and babyfaces hugging as two big farewell to the company and holy sh*t was this breaking-the-magicians-code stuff in 1996, but did the lack of empty seats actually justify the lack of kayfabe? They definitively did in 2015, when a rocking Barclays Center hadn't found their minds from a Sasha Banks/Bayley match before losing them again as the Four Horsewomen embraced for one last time on the black and gold brand.
Triple H probably felt a kinship with Bayley as the one remaining on NXT as the others departed, but her run with the belt was the polar opposite of a burial. She took an already-prestigious title and helped cement it in the god tier of titles ahead of Asuka's legendary stint.