10 Most Heart-Breaking WWE Moments Of The 2010s
Which wrestling moments from the last ten years brought tears to our eyes?
Wrestling - it makes us laugh, it makes us cry, but more often than not, it makes us question why we even watch it all.
Whilst a lot of moments in wrestling make us want to weep metaphorically, there are some moments that transcend the scripted nonsense of our favourite fake sport and make us reach for the tissues for real.
Over the past ten years we've seen injuries, retirements, and, sadly, a lot of deaths in the wrestling world. The following ten moments are among some of the saddest to take place since 2010 and some rank in the saddest of all time.
Some are sad in the context of kayfabe, whilst some are heartbreaking because of their real world impact. Whilst we have seen a lot of great performers pass away in the last ten years - Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, "Mean" Gene Okerlund - we've not included any deaths in the list, as that's a whole other topic for a whole other time.
Some of these installments do contain material some readers may find upsetting (particularly number one), please take the appropriate precautions before reading.
That being said, here is a very somber list of the ten most heart-breaking moments in WWE over the last ten years.
10. Finn's One Day Reign
When Finn Bálor became the first ever Universal Champion at SummerSlam 2016, wrestling fans were hyped.
Not only was Bálor the new top guy on Raw, his push had come at a rapid pace, having debuted on the main roster just 27 days earlier.
Sadly, like Bálor's body paint during a match, this joy would quickly fade.
The very next night on Raw, Bálor came to the ring with the Universal title over one shoulder and a sling over the other.
In his match with Rollins the previous night, Bálor tore his right labrum and was forced to sit out the next seven months of competition. Sadly, this meant that his time as Universal Champion came to an end after just 24 hours.
Bálor had debuted with such promise and was somebody people genuinely wanted to succeed. To see him crash so hard after such a big win was devastating.
Furthermore, this was the first and only time Bálor has ever been treated as a main eventer. Bar a few matches for the Universal title here and there, Bálor has been stuck firmly in the midcard since his injury.
Do WWE now think he's a liability as champion? We'll never know, but we do know that this was a crushing moment for both Finn and his fans.