10 Times WWE Stars Broke Kayfabe With REAL Emotions
2. Jeff Jarrett - Over the Edge 1999
This entry isn't going to be dwelt on long, as it deals with a tragedy that could have been avoided, and a string of bad decisions that caused heartache for everyone involved.
At the 1999 Over the Edge PPV, Owen Hart fell from the rafters and landed in the ring chest first on a turnbuckle just prior to his entrance and died. Instead of ending the show then and there, Vince McMahon made the very poor choice to continue, forcing his stars to perform, not knowing whether or not Owen was alive.
The next man on the bill was Jeff Jarrett, who was scheduled to cut a crass live backstage promo about his tag team partner Debra. Jarrett was clearly very distressed that his close friens had such a severe accident.
He soldiered on through the promo with tears in his eyes, but the fact he had to do it at all was unacceptable.