13 Most Emotional WrestleMania Moments

These moments left fans cheering, booing, crying or just simply in a state of shock!

Genuine emotion is a huge part of making something work within the wrestling industry. If the fans can connect with what€™s going on in and around the ring then the wrestling product in question is doing something right. Whether it's joy, sadness, love, hatred, shock, awe or something that€™s just a feel good moment, the wrestling business€™ greatest moments are all laced in emotion. And where do wrestling€™s biggest matches and moments so often take place? Why, that would be Wrestlemania, of course. The Showcase of the Immortals has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the years, but when it€™s good then it can be something truly wonderful. There are certain things throughout Mania€™s history that have put goosebumps on the arms of many a fan and superstar alike, and many of those moments have gone down as some of the greatest and most memorable moments in the annuls of wrestling history full stop.] So without further ado, and with Wrestlemania 31 on the horizon, let€™s look at 13 of the most emotional moments to have taken place at the Granddaddy of Them All.
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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.