10 Most Emotional WWE SummerSlam Moments

Who doesn't love a good wedding?

by Jamie Kennedy
Shawn Michaels SummerSlam 2002
WWE.com

Wrestling and emotional moments go hand in hand. Don't believe us? Just try holding back the tears next time you watch Ric Flair's WWE retirement at WrestleMania XXIV, or how visibly overwhelmed Rey Mysterio was upon winning the 2006 Royal Rumble.

Living vicariously through those moments, good and bad, is what being a wrestling fan is all about. SummerSlam has been a hotbed of such tear-jerking drama over the years, and the annual August event has delivered big time when it comes to those moments that made us as fans cry with happiness or uncontrollably sob with despair.

Often, you can feel the passion of a winner, the sadness of a loser, or even the authenticity of situations drenched in reality coming through the TV. One thing though, WWE: please don't ever book a 'love triangle' story that's actually real again.

That was a bit too emotional...

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.