10 Most Rewatchable Wrestling Moments Ever
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Wrestling can often be disappointing. Nothing is ever guaranteed in this industry and most fans have experienced at least one crushing disappointment in the business, from a wrestler you love not being pushed properly, to a match having a wrong winner, to a dream match not living up to expectations.
Right now, it's easy to be negative, with complete justification for not being optimistic about wrestling at this moment.
However, in times like these, it's important to remember why wrestling is so special, why we've all devoted so much of our lives to experiencing it. Wrestling can be infuriating but it also has the potential to be the greatest thing in the world. It has given all of us countless moments of joy over the decades, emotions and narratives that can't really be accomplished in other mediums.
No matter how tough things get, it's always going to be special to revisit the moments in wrestling that define you, that make you tear up or smile like you're a kid again. There are hundreds of candidates for a list like this, if your favourite isn't here, hopefully you'll go and revisit it again and remember all the joy it gives you. We all need those feelings right now...
10. The Finish Of Undertaker Vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XXVI)
At WrestleMania XXVI, with higher stakes than any WrestleMania match at that point, The Undertaker put his undefeated streak at the event on the line against Shawn Michaels’ career. One of them was going to lose everything they’d ever worked for: no matter who won, wrestling was going to be different.
The finish stands out in the memory to every wrestling fan, whether you’d connected with Shawn Michaels for years of your life, or if this was your first time seeing him. The two men approached their final moments together with beautiful melancholy, as the exhausted beaten Michaels collapsed against Taker’s torso, the crowd seemingly knowing that these would be the last seconds of HBK in a WrestleMania ring.
As Taker hesitated to put his rival away into retirement, Michaels showed his legendary disrespect by mocking the Deadman’s gestures, refusing to go out on a symbol of pity. A few seconds later, the Tombstone Piledriver was hit and Shawn Michaels’ career was over.
There will likely never be a non-title main event with higher stakes and more emotional consequences than this classic, the finish is such a huge reason why it stays in our hearts forever.