History TearJerker / WrestleMania

** On Night Two however, Wrestling/CodyRhodes would not be as lucky as the aforementioned Owens and Zayn. In one of the cruelest examples of YankTheDogsChain, Rhodes would ultimately lose against Roman Reigns in the main event after interference from The Usos and Solo Sikoa. It's no secret that winning the WWE title has always been Cody's dream after his [[Wrestling/DustyRhodes father]] and [[Wrestling/DustinRhodes brother]] were never able to, and Cody himself has never even ''competed'' for it before. To lose on the biggest stage of his career and after his grand comeback at last year's WrestleMania is genuinely heartbreaking to see, especially when his family were at ringside, including his wife and daughter. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fswp2WLWIAAyGH7?format=jpg&name=small A picture is worth a thousand words.]]

* Wrestling/RoddyPiper and Wrestling/BretHart's match at [=Wrestlemania VIII=]. After a grueling match where the younger Bret managed to consistently overpower Roddy, even after the Rowdy One started fighting dirty, Roddy launches Bret into the ref and knocks the official out. Knowing that anything he does before the ref recovers won't get him disqualified, Roddy goes for the ring bell and is about to bludgeon Bret with it... when he's bombarded with a cascade of boos from the crowd. Roddy looks around, almost disbelieving at the people who up until that point had been ''his'' fans until [[FallenHero he crossed the line.]] [[SubvertedTrope The tears turn happy]] when Roddy takes a moment [[HeelRealization and then throws the bell away to finish the match]] ''[[HeelRealization right]]'' [[HeelRealization win or lose.]]

* The ending to the match between Shawn Michaels and Wrestling/TheUndertaker at [=Wrestlemania XXVI=]. Despite [[DyingMomentOfAwesome going out]] [[DefiantToTheEnd defiant]], it's sobering to know that Michaels desperately staked his illustrious, decades-long career on this match and ''still'' couldn't win. Seeing the fireworks and pyrotechnics going off feels oddly-dissonant, knowing that one of WWE's longest-tenured stars' career ended then and there. One last handshake and hug later, and Michaels can only go over and start saying his goodbyes to the crowd. This line from Wrestling/MichaelCole drives it home:

* At Night Two of [=WrestleMania=] 38, Triple H opens the show, nearly 2 weeks after announcing his in-ring retirement, doing one more classic entrance down the ramp, one more legendary pose and leaves his boots in the ring. Thank you, Hunter.

** On Night Two however, Wrestling/CodyRhodes would not be as lucky as the aforementioned Owens and Zayn. In one of the cruelest examples of YankTheDogsChain, Rhodes would ultimately lose against Roman Reigns in the main event after interference from The Usos and Solo Sikoa. Its no secret that winning the WWE title has always been Cody's dream after his [[Wrestling/DustyRhodes father]] and [[Wrestling/DustinRhodes brother]] were never able to, and Cody himself has never even ''competed'' for it before. To lose on the biggest stage of his career and after his grand comeback at last year's Wrestlemania is genuinely heartbreaking to see, especially when his family were at ring side, including his wife and daughter. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fswp2WLWIAAyGH7?format=jpg&name=small A picture is worth a thousand words.]]

* Also on the above show: Wrestling/SethRollins making good on his promise to "be your SHIELD" to Wrestling/CodyRhodes, coming out in his old combat gear to run the distraction on Wrestling/RomanReigns. An amazingly emotional moment on its own merits, being the ultimate culmination of Seth's years-long redemption arc following his betrayal of the SHIELD, but what makes it tragic is the payoff: Roman choosing to take vengeance on Seth, smashing a chair into his back in payment for his betrayal all those years ago instead of putting Cody away with the weapon instead, unwittingly giving Cody the opportunity to win and functionally sacrificing his championship reign and all of his accomplishments in favor of avenging his StartOfDarkness. Seemingly, no matter what good happens to him or what he achieves, Roman's entire career will always, in the end, boil down to that one night in 2014.

* On Night One of ''[=WrestleMania-]'' XL, Jey is about to finish off Jimmy, who cries in the ring and apologizes for what happened. Jey can't go with the attack and hugs his brother...only to be blindsided by Jimmy taking advantage of his brother's sympathy to attack.

* On Night Two however, Wrestling/CodyRhodes would not be as lucky as the aforementioned Owens and Zayn. In one of the cruelest examples of YankTheDogsChain, Rhodes would ultimately lose against Roman Reigns in the main event after interference from The Usos and Solo Sikoa. Its no secret that winning the WWE title has always been Cody's dream after his [[Wrestling/DustyRhodes father]] and [[Wrestling/DustinRhodes brother]] were never able to, and Cody himself has never even ''competed'' for it before. To lose on the biggest stage of his career and after his grand comeback at last year's Wrestlemania is genuinely heartbreaking to see, especially when his family were at ring side, including his wife and daughter. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fswp2WLWIAAyGH7?format=jpg&name=small A picture is worth a thousand words.]]

* On Night Two of ''[=WrestleMania=]'' XL, Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre successfully defeated [[Wrestling/SethRollins Seth "Freakin" Rollins]] to win the World Heavyweight Championship and get his moment and tell Wrestling/CMPunk that he's next. Right after Punk assaulted him however, Damien Priest ran in to cash in his Money In The Bank contract and stole his win. [=McIntyre=] can only look dejected that his big [=WrestleMania=] moment was swept away after celebrating it.

* On Night Two however, Wrestling/CodyRhodes would not be as lucky as the aforementioned Owens and Zayn. In one of the cruelest examples of YankTheDogsChain, Rhodes would ultimately lose against Roman Reigns in the main event after interference from The Usos and Solo Sikoa. Its no secret that winning the WWE title has always been Cody's dream after his [[Wrestling/DustyRhodes father]] and [[Wrestling/DustinRhodes brother]] were never able to, and Cody himself has never even ''competed'' for it before. To lose on the biggest stage of his career and after his grand comeback at last year's Wrestlemania is genuinely heartbreaking to see, especially when his family were at ring side, including his wife and daughter. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fswp2WLWIAAyGH7?format=jpg&name=small A picture is worth a thousand words.]]

-->'''Sami:''' I'm sorry. You tried, Uce.

* On Night One of ''[=WrestleMania=] 39'', Wrestling/SamiZayn and Wrestling/KevinOwens took on Wrestling/TheUsos for the Undisputed Tag Team Championship, bringing a grand curtain down upon a long feud between the former two and the Bloodline: half a year for Zayn, including his intensely emotional conflict with Wrestling/RomanReigns, and almost a full ''three'' years for Owens. At the end of the match, Zayn closes the chapter with Jey Uso - the member of the Bloodline with whom Zayn had most strongly bonded before the implosion with Reigns - with a line to make Shawn Michaels proud before dlivering a title-winning trio of Helluva Kicks:

* At Night Two of [=WrestleMania=] 38, Triple H opens the show, nearly 2 weeks after announcing his in-ring retirement, doing one more classic entrance down the ramp, one more legendary pose and leaves his boots in the ring. Thank you, Hunter.