10 Times Wrestling Recklessly Abused Kayfabe On-Air
4. Tears Before Bedtime
Triple H went rogue yet on live television yet again, or more specifically didn't, with the 'Cerebral Assassin's icy temperament appearing to melt away as he enters his autumn years.
By January 2015, 'The Game' and wife Stephanie McMahon had reacquired control of Monday Night Raw less than a month after losing it 'forever' in November's Survivor Series main event, and were back to their usual tactics in attempting to cut down every major babyface for no hugely discernible reason.
That week, it was the turn of John Cena, who took an absolute kicking at the hands of The Big Show, Seth Rollins and Kane as The Authority took aim at the 'Leader of the Cenation'. Naturally this upset many of those very supporters, including one young boy sat front row right next to where the malevolent 'King of Kings' had placed himself to watch the action.
The child burst into tears at his hero taking such a thrashing, but rather than playing up to the drama, Triple H immediately broke character to console the lad and arrange for him and his father to go backstage and meet the wrestlers.
It was an astonishingly public reversion of old habits, especially considering that the kid's emotional manipulation effectively proved how good a job they were doing at re-visiting the tired old trope.