10 Times Wrestlers Cried And Made Everybody Feel Really Awkward

3. The Big Show (Monday Night Raw, September 2nd 2013)

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Making his second teary-eyed appearance in this list, former baller and resident bawler The Big Show made crying part of his regular moveset during his p*ss-weak conflict with The Authority in 2013.

Desperate to place absolutely anybody in the limelight in an effort to shift robust fan support away from Daniel Bryan, WWE inserted his apparent best mate Show in as a reluctant goon for The Authority.

Persistently under threat of losing his job after a few business deals gone bad and swayed by an insanely incorrect youthful bond with Stephanie McMahon, he was manipulated into unleashing his powerful right hook on Bryan and Dusty Rhodes, all the while tearfully protesting his entrapment.

Exploiting a party trick he's clearly quite adept with, WWE have forced tears from the giant numerous times over his near-20 year career, but his dilapidated breakdown at the conclusion of this summer edition of Raw was the most excruciating to sit through.

As The Shield held Bryan in place for what felt like a lifetime after yet another demeaning beatdown, Show dragged the trauma of his anguish out, once threatening to abandon his job, then strike Triple H, before eventually flooring the 'Yes Man' with a right hand so wet from wiping his face every few seconds that it was frankly amazing it didn't just skid off his victim's face.

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