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1Wrestling runs the full spectrum of human emotion. It can make you [[Funny/ProfessionalWrestling laugh]], it can make you [[TearJerker/ProfessionalWrestling cry]], it can make you [[Awesome/ProfessionalWrestling stand up and cheer]]. It can also make you go "awwwwww".
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4[[AC:Individuals]]
5* [[Heartwarming/JonMoxley Dean Ambrose/Jon Moxley]]
6* Heartwarming/KurtAngle
7* Heartwarming/SashaBanks
8* Heartwarming/TravisBanks
9* Heartwarming/{{Bayley}}
10* Heartwarming/AleisterBlack
11* Heartwarming/AlexaBliss
12* Heartwarming/SamiCallihan
13* [[Heartwarming/ClaudioCastagnoli Claudio Castagnoli/(Antonio) Cesaro]]
14* Heartwarming/JohnCena
15* Heartwarming/{{Christian}}
16* Heartwarming/TommasoCiampa
17* Heartwarming/MichaelCole
18* [[Heartwarming/BryanDanielson Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan]]
19* Heartwarming/AlbertoDelRio
20* [[Heartwarming/FergalDevitt "Prince" Fergal Devitt/Finn Bálor]]
21* [[Heartwarming/EdgeWrestler Edge/Adam Copeland]]
22* Heartwarming/CharlotteFlair
23* Heartwarming/MickFoley
24* Heartwarming/{{Francine}}
25* Heartwarming/MasakatsuFunaki
26* Heartwarming/JohnnyGargano
27* Heartwarming/{{Glacier}}
28* Heartwarming/{{Goldberg}}
29* Heartwarming/EddieGuerrero
30* Heartwarming/VickieGuerrero
31* Heartwarming/ScottHall
32* Heartwarming/BretHart
33* Heartwarming/OwenHart
34* Heartwarming/DaizeeHaze
35* Heartwarming/GregoryHelms
36* Heartwarming/PaulHeyman
37* Heartwarming/HillbillyJim
38* Heartwarming/HulkHogan
39* Heartwarming/TheIronSheik
40* Heartwarming/ChrisJericho
41* [[Heartwarming/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]
42* Heartwarming/{{Kaitlyn}}
43* Heartwarming/{{Kamala}}
44* Heartwarming/{{Kane}}
45* Heartwarming/KellyKelly
46* Heartwarming/KimberLee
47* Heartwarming/JohnBradshawLayfield
48* Heartwarming/AJLee
49* Heartwarming/CandiceLeRae
50* Heartwarming/BrockLesnar
51* [[Heartwarming/RubyRiott Heidi Lovelace/Ruby Riott/Ruby Soho]]
52* Heartwarming/BeckyLynch
53* Heartwarming/AkiraMaeda
54* Heartwarming/ShaneMcMahon
55* Heartwarming/StephanieMcMahon
56* Heartwarming/VinceMcMahon
57* Heartwarming/ShawnMichaels
58* [[Heartwarming/TheMiz Mike "The Miz" Mizanin]]
59* Heartwarming/LivMorgan
60* Heartwarming/ShinsukeNakamura
61* Heartwarming/NatalyaNeidhart
62* Heartwarming/KennyOmega
63* Heartwarming/RandyOrton
64* Heartwarming/KevinOwens
65* Heartwarming/DiamondDallasPage
66* [[Heartwarming/{{Paige}} Paige/Saraya]]
67* Heartwarming/BethPhoenix
68* Heartwarming/RoddyPiper
69* Heartwarming/MontelVontaviousPorter
70* Heartwarming/CMPunk
71* Heartwarming/WilliamRegal
72* Heartwarming/RomanReigns
73* [[Heartwarming/ReyMysterioJr Rey Mysterio (Jr.)]]
74* Heartwarming/CodyRhodes
75* Heartwarming/JakeRoberts
76* Heartwarming/SethRollins
77* Heartwarming/{{Ryback}}
78* [[Heartwarming/ZackRyder Zack Ryder/Matt Cardona]]
79* Heartwarming/SumieSakai
80* [[Heartwarming/DamienSandow Damien Sandow/Aron Stevens]]
81* Heartwarming/BobSapp
82* Heartwarming/HeathSlater
83* Heartwarming/TrishStratus
84* Heartwarming/BraunStrowman
85* Heartwarming/SummerRae
86* Heartwarming/MinoruSuzuki
87* Heartwarming/LarrySweeney
88* Heartwarming/NobuhikoTakada
89* Heartwarming/YoshihiroTakayama
90* Heartwarming/KiyoshiTamura
91* [[Heartwarming/JohnTenta "Earthquake" John Tenta]]
92* Heartwarming/TripleH
93* Heartwarming/UltimateWarrior
94* Heartwarming/TheUndertaker
95* [[Heartwarming/KanakoUrai Kanako Urai/Kana/Asuka]]
96* Heartwarming/JayWhite
97* Heartwarming/MaeYoung
98* Heartwarming/DolphZiggler
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101* Heartwarming/BulletClub
102* Heartwarming/DGenerationX
103* Heartwarming/LayCool
104* Heartwarming/MinistryOfDarkness
105* Heartwarming/TheNewDay
106* Heartwarming/TheShield
107* Heartwarming/TheUsos
108* Heartwarming/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam
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111* ''Heartwarming/AllEliteWrestling''
112* ''Heartwarming/AllJapanWomensProWrestling''
113* ''Heartwarming/{{CHIKARA}}''
114* ''Heartwarming/DefiantWrestling''
115* ''Heartwarming/FightingOperaHUSTLE''
116* ''Heartwarming/ImpactWrestling''
117* ''Heartwarming/LuchaUnderground''
118* ''Heartwarming/NewJapanProWrestling''
119* ''Heartwarming/ProgressWrestling''
120* ''Heartwarming/UniversalWrestlingFederation''
121* ''Heartwarming/{{WWE}}''
122** ''[[Heartwarming/WWECruiserweightClassic Cruiserweight Classic]]''
123** ''[[Heartwarming/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]''
124** ''[[Heartwarming/WWERaw Raw]]''
125** ''Heartwarming/HellInACell''
126** ''Heartwarming/WrestleMania''
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129[[AC:Other Examples]]
130* ''ECW One Night Stand'' got one during the show's main event; when Wrestling/TommyDreamer was being beaten down by the combined forces of the Dudley Boyz, the Impact Players and Wrestling/{{Francine}}, it was none other than Wrestling/{{Beulah McGillicutty}} - Tommy's ECW valet turned RealLife-wife - who helped make the save, distracting the Impact Players long enough for them to accidentally take each other out. After clearing the ring, Tommy - his face covered in blood - turned to Beulah (who hadn't made an appearance on an ECW event since 1998) and gave her a huge hug, which the crowd applauded furiously. Even the Land of Extreme can get a little heartwarming!
131** To paraphrase commentator Joey Styles at that moment, "What a beautiful, horrific, wonderful, disgusting, heartwarming moment that I'd never allow my children to watch!"
132** Speaking of Tommy and Beulah, Tommy's retirement speech on the last ECW of 2009, where he thanks the fans for becoming his family, and thanks his family for reminding him why he wrestles. He talks about how his twin 5-year-old daughters see him ("Daddy falls down a lot." "But Daddy always gets back up."), and how he needs to be there for them growing up. He lays his ECW shirt in the middle of the ring, walks over to Beulah, kisses her, then picks up his daughters and walks up the ramp, the three of them waving "bye bye" to the crowd as his entrance theme plays. Keep in mind: Tommy Dreamer was never a "big" name; he was never a "real" world champion. But Tommy Dreamer, for almost two decades, kept getting back up, and WWE allowed him the opportunity to say goodbye that few wrestlers ever get, even under the best of circumstances. That alone should tell you how much Tommy Dreamer meant.
133* There's Wrestling/KentaKobashi's return match, 546 days after he left the business to battle a kidney tumor. When he made his entrance prior to his first match back, the commentators were openly crying on the mic, as were many of the fans.
134** And after the match was over (Kobashi and his tag partner lost), all of the other wrestlers showed Kobashi a massive amount of respect by holding the ring ropes open for him to walk through, letting him return to the back before anyone else to soak in the crowd's cheers.
135* Wrestling/RobVanDam winning the TNA World Heavyweight Championship on April 19, 2010 on ''Impact''. From being presented the belt by Hulk Hogan, to a bunch of the faces on the roster coming out to celebrate with him.
136** And keep in mind that his first full day as champion? April 20.
137* Suprising, but Creator/DavidArquette's horrible WCW angle where he "won" the World Championship doubles as a Heartwarming Moment. Because he donated every dime WCW paid him to the families of Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/BrianPillman, and Droz.
138* Wrestling/ElSanto ended up having two of these the first as his career came to an end in 1982 which saw him lead a legends team composed of himself, El Solitario, Gory Guerrero and Huracano who hoisted him on their shoulders as a final farewell. His second moment came after dying in 1984, one week after finally unmasking in public after nearly 50 years in wrestling, he was buried as per his wishes with his favorite mask on.
139* Wrestling/{{TNA}} Dec. 2, 1010: Angelina Love [[HoYay accepting]] [[Wrestling/KatarinaWaters Winter]], and the two of them HoldingHands.
140-->'''Winter''': There's nothing wrong with you Angelina. In fact, you're perfect. But you don't have to worry. Now that we're together, we will never have to lose again. I guarantee that. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis WE. WILL. NEVER. LOSE.]]
141* In Wrestling/RingOfHonor in 2005 and 2006, one of the biggest, bloodiest feuds at the time was Colt Cabana VS. Homicide. It was such a violent feud (with Cabana feeling the brunt of all punishment) that the one-time fun-loving Cabana went all SeriousBusiness, growing a five-o-clock shadow, not telling a joke for months, making him lose all semblance of peace and happiness. The arduous eight-month feud culminated at ''Better Than Our Best'' in a Chicago Street Fight. In yet another bloody encounter, Cabana prevailed. After the match, Homicide cohorts (Julius Smokes and Ricky Reyes) attempted to ambush Cabana again. Homicide stopped them, seemingly trying to get the final shot in himself. But as he swung the chair over his head...he abruptly dropped it to the ground, fell to his knees, held out his hand and began apologizing. Cabana shook his hand, Homicide and company left, and Cabana smiled and celebrated for the first time in months.
142* Wrestling/SeanWaltman in Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}'s 2011 King of Trios tournament... yes, he of the [[XPacHeat X-Pac Heat]]. There was nostalgia involved as he came in using his 1-2-3 Kid gimmick and put in all the effort he had, looking fantastic all weekend, putting on a potential Match of the Year candidate with [[Wrestling/SamiZayn El Generico]] and getting nothing but positive reactions from the fans. When the whole thing was over, in a final act of class that might be surprising, he gave both a speech to the crowd and left a letter in the locker room putting over Chikara and its roster as the future of professional wrestling and saying that it was the greatest weekend of his life.
143* Jesse Sorensen's match at ''Glory By Honor XII''. Not because it was good, although it wasn't bad either. Not because anything about it really, it being the story of the underdog who bit off more than he could chew against Tommaso Ciampa. It was because the often fickle ROH fans didn't care about any of that for once. They were so happy to see Sorensen at all that they still gave him a standing ovation after it was over.
144* Hayabusa, years after his devastating injury that paralyzed him and ended his career, is able to walk once more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0UoI9Cmh0o
145* [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Kerry Von Erich]] winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Wrestling/RicFlair at the World Class Championship Wrestling's "Parade of Champions" on May 6, 1984, less than three months after the death of his brother David. Kerry wore a special robe inscribed "In Memory of David" on the back as he entered the ring. And after Kerry's win, every face wrestler on the card mobbed him in the ring to celebrate his win.
146* Independent wrestlers gathered around each other during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, spreading contact and merch information with the fans to help each other make a little bit of money to help ends meet when so many events were cancelled due to outright bans, curfews, or guidelines.

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