It's been said that professional wrestling is the ultimate form of entertainment, a statement anyone who even passively watches the medium will agree with. Marrying live theatre, rock music, pantomime sport and combat, wrestling paints a pretty darn vivid picture for the viewer, often taking people on an incredibly emotional rollercoaster of a ride. Pretty much everyone who doesn't live underneath a rock knows that wrestling is pre-determined, but therein lies part of the overall appeal of it all - by suspending disbelief in what's going on, millions around the globe are transfixed, entertained beyond belief by what they're watching. For that very reason, wrestling fans tend to take things very seriously. Generally speaking, when things don't play out quite how people wanted them to, hissy fits are thrown, and toys are chucked from the proverbial pram! This can be because of two very distinct reasons - perhaps fans are upset because their favourite lost, and they were caught up in the match. On the other hand, maybe they're so frustrated because they feel those pesky bookers are stupid and don't know what the hell they're doing. This list looks at 10 different occasions during which fans were taken on a tremendously emotional journey, often for wildly varying reasons.
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.
