10 Times WWE Failed At Forced Emotion
4. Big Show's Tearful Reaction To Storyline Obedience
The iron-clad contract purportedly signed by Big Show to justify his 679th heel turn at the expense of John Cena at Over The Limit 2012 was ran into the ground with such eye-rolling frequency that it became a meme unto itself.
Reality is one thing - fans have long been conditioned to expect such angles to be reneged, often in record time - but it also exposed the charade of Big Show's 2013 firing at the hands of The Authority in the storyline.
Before all that transpired, he was asked by Triple H to act as his mercenary to knock his adversary, Daniel Bryan, out. He agonised over the decision in a histrionic display of mixed emotions. He wanted to be able to provide for his family - despite earning more in a lifetime than the combined salaries of the crowd in attendance. But he didn't want to do that at the expense of his "good friend" Daniel Bryan - despite turning heel at the slightest provocation countless times throughout his career.
The poor guy couldn't do right for doing wrong!
Show was beside himself with grief after he reluctantly punched out his pal. It was as if his entire, bizarre - and inevitably retconned - insertion into the God-awful Authority storyline was based on his ability to shed real tears.
"Our legitimately scary giant Big Show can cry, remember. We could do something with that." "Like what?" "Who gives a f*ck? We're the only game in town!"