- Mikey’s suicide. He never wanted to wrestle in the first place and the second he was forced into it, he ended up in a coma. As soon as he wakes up, his father still expects him to wrestle again. Mikey kills himself just to avoid the tough decision of either going back into the ring or incurring his father’s wrath.
- Kevin finding Kerry’s body after he has shot himself, and then attacking Fritz in a fit of rage, blaming him for the deaths of his brothers.
- Kerry is seen in the afterlife rejoining David and Mike, before meeting Jack Jr (who was a child when he died) for the first time.
- Just when you think the worst is over, a scene at the end has Kevin weep as he watching his sons play. When they see him and ask why he’s crying, he tells them in the most heartbreaking way:Kevin: I guess it's because I used to be a brother and now I’m not a brother anymore.
- Kevin also invokes Men Don't Cry, showing how his father's emotional abuse still has a hold on him even after seeing the havoc Fritz's views have wreaked on the family. Fortunately, Kevin's sons call bullshit (in age-appropriate language, of course) and say ItsOkayToCry and that they cry too.
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