Just for those asking, given the real life situations and numerous tragedies covered in the video, the entries within weren't ranked in any specific order of least to most emotional. Thanks for watching.
The Brodie Lee Tribute episode was my favorite "and saddest" 2 hours of wrestling Ive seen in my 35 years. It was beautifully tragic. I mean.....that was literally his funeral
Benoit started dying inside the night that Eddie Guerrero tribute show aired. Benoit and Guerrero's losses are so tragic (in different ways, but still), seeing them at the end of WM 20 makes me cry to this day.
I think he was still slowly dying even before. He lost a lot of friends including Owen but Eddie’s really hit him the hardest and his fate was pretty much sealed the day Eddie died.
At least there was some good that came out of the Benoit tragedy. Without what happened to Benoit, it might have taken far longer for the truth to come out about concussions and the effects they have on the brain. What happened with Benoit and his family asking for his brain to be examined lead to a new avenue of mental health and will probably save many many lives while improving the quality of life of many others. Sidney Crosby, of the NHL, is one of those people.
@@Lunzatis_Palemoon Yeah, the business wouldn’t have taken the CTE stuff as seriously if we never had very awful thing happening that should make them do that. If CTE were to have been more known, him and his family could’ve possibly have been saved.
One show that had me uncontrollably crying tears of joy was the smackdown when Daniel Bryan announced that he was clear to wrestle again. It was clear that he was genuinely happy and that he had regained something extremely important to him. I’ve never felt that happy for a wrestler before or since.
As a grown ass man, I cried. He is my late brother's favorite wrestler. And I kind of fell deep into wwe after my brother passed because we had some great times watching wwe. Edge winning the match was awesome, the following night broke my heart.
Seeing Erik Rowan come out crying with that sign made me cry like a god damn baby. Brodie Lee's passing in general messed me up I wasn't really a fan of his but when I heard all the stories about him as a person I couldn't hold my tears back. We didn't just lose a great wrestler we lost an amazing person that was probably the most selfless man I've ever heard of.
A year will pass since we lost "The Exalted One." In 2020 we lost people from the pandemic, incidents or long-time illness. That is why we must treasure the moments with them and forget to appreciate life. Thank you, Cultaholic Wrestling. ✊😭
Brodie passing really hit hard I was always a fan of his work a big man that could really move and he finally was given the recognition he deserved as the exalted one being crowned TNT champion was awesome and Eddie will always be my papi an absolute legend who will never be forgotten
I knew going in that Owen's Tribute show was number 1. It was the first one of its kind, and seeing Benoit and Jarrett being inconsolable was beyond heartbreaking.
Owen's tribute show still broke me in tears when i watch it again. seeing Jarrett, Debra, Foley, HHH, Mark Henry all cried i cant help but cried with them
The Brodie Lee Tribute show was the first time I seen fully AEW product and man that made me cry like baby and I think its wonderful introduction to amazing wrestling company.
I remember seeing Flair's retirement live. Definitely had some serious allergy issues. My girl was legit unsure how to act about it. She didn't know whether to laugh at me or put her arm around me (if memory serves, she did both).
The one thing that stands out most to me about the 9/13/01 SD is the expressions on Austin and Jericho's faces at the start of the show. That look of upset and ready to kill someone perfectly sums up how everybody felt.
The most emotional show for me was Final Burning, the Retirement show of Kenta Kobashi. Just to hear his theme one last time, the fans chanting his name, and most of all, Kobashi-san's reaction of looking at the crowd as if to say "Wow, you all came to see me?"
I still remember sitting alone in my room, keeping it together for the entire AEW show and then when they played the montage at the very end I started crying and couldn’t stop for 15 min straight.
a recent one that might qualify is the first shows with proper fans, WM 37 and the Smackdown and Raw with fans were just such a rush of emotions and i’ll never forget any of them because of what fans mean to wrestling, that Brodie Lee tribute show was absolute class
If we want to count that one then how about when aew got there fans back night 1 granted 25 percent but it was beautiful sad and you know your going to get the best show of the when judas played and you can hear the fans sing again creating something magical
@@mangler013junior4 i missed hearing fans sing Judas so when they were able to do it it made super happy yeah that first show with like at least a little fans was special those after covid shows are special
I remember watching Raw the night after Owen died and just sitting in my living room in tears. We really lost a great one when he went. In my opinion Owen was the best Hart foundation member both as a performer and entertainer and then you saw that he also was the genuine nicest one as well it hit harrddd. Especially because it was a death that didnt have to happen.
Barely kept my composure until Owen. I loved watching Owen and how he was a kind selfless person and how he and Bret were close. They inspired me to take care of my baby brother when he was born. Don't think there's anyone I love more than him. And maybe the best compliment I got was someone saying I looked like Owen.
I was at the Brodie Lee Celebration of Life show. I tried my hardest the whole time to not cry but I lost it during the Eddie Kingston segment and it all snow balled from there.
I was crying throughout the entire show, but man, Eddie Kingston just hit me hard. I went from soft, quiet tears to practically sobbing and I don't think I ever gained my composure after that. I can't imagine being there for the tribute in person. I would have been a wreck. Some people just touch our hearts. Jon "Brodie Lee" Huber was an amazing human being. He was taken far too soon. RIP
The 9/13 Smackdown got somewhat tainted when, during her speech, Stephanie McMahon for some weird reason decided it was a good idea to compare the 9/11 attacks to the goddamnit WWE's steroid scandal of '92.
The most emotional I remember getting over wrestling was the RAW after Shawn Michaels lost to ‘Taker at WM 26. The farewell had me sobbing almost the entire time. At the time, it broke my heart (no pun intended) to think we might never see him in a ring again.
No matter what i think about roman As a human i think well i not only think but i am sure that guy is one of the best guy over there The fact that jericho said that roman was the best locker room leader confirms that And when he announced leukaemia that made me think deep and when he returned i was smiling ear to ear Respect for him A survivor
I had never cried before through wrestling, haven't since and probably never will again. Wrestlemania 33, seeing how frail Taker looked and the emotion of leaving his gear in the ring and throwing up one big last fist in defiance. He was always my favourite wrestler I had been enamored by him my whole life. That night broke my heart, I cried for at least an hour. Very emotional
moxley said that he wanted to turn heel, but wwe booking are absolute masterminds on their craft and didn't, at all, sharted all over his heel run. Stupid gimmicks, stupid promos, and as moxley said... He begged for a double heel turn with seth.
Probably one of the hardest Cultaholic lists to get through. And I'm sure it was equally as hard to create. Thank you to the entire Cultaholic team for doing this one.
Raw Is Eddie makes me weep like a baby even though I was only a year old when Eddie Guerrero passed away. I went back and watched his matches when I first started watching the WWE in '09 and wish that I got to experience him in his prime.
Seeing this video hurt. It hurt to remember being in HS when Owen Hart died, and a bunch of us made arm bands and shirts to pay tribute. It hurt to remember hearing of Eddie Guerrero passing. Of Mr. Brodie Lee being taken from all of us way too soon. But, it also made me realize how fortunate I've been, that I got to follow all of these amazing athlete's entire careers. I grew up loving wrestling, and I consider myself lucky that I was able to watch them perform in the primes of their lives. I'm grateful for that, truly.
Wow… it’s amazing how vividly one can remember all of these shows. The one that got me recently was when Charlotte Flair win the royal rumble and tearfully pointed to the sky… you could just tell that everything she had done up to that point of her career was for Reid. That definitely hit me light a freight train.
Roman Reigns's cancer announcement is the only time I've ever called a friend to tell them what was happening on RAW. I've neeeever been so shocked before just watching wrestling.
I was 15 as well when Eddie died. I felt sad as hell so much as when Edge announced that he had to retire. My reaction was "Noooo! Please don't go, Edge! Please don't go, damn it!" This whole video had or will have every wrestling fan, in some way or another, feeling like crap. RIP to Owen Hart, Ultimate Warrior ( who died literally TWO DAYS LATER AFTER Wrestlemania 30 and THREE DAYS AFTER being inducted into the WWE Hall of fame), the 9/11 casualties, Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero. Viva la Raza! Oralé!
I am genuinely shocked you didn't make a snide comment about Stephanie McMahon's commentary on the 9/13 Smackdown show. You guys actually were sincere on this one. Neat
The Brodie Lee's son getting the belt is even more tear jerking when you hear other wrestlers all talk a out how much he was a family guy and always was around his kids.
Truly your best video ever! Thank you so much for helping keep those we lost far to soon alive in memory. I'm in really bad health and am always telling my grandchildren that no one who is remembered is truly gone.
Whenever John Silver hit the discuss lariat, and Erick came out with the "Goodbye for now. My brother. See you down the road." sign, I was ligit full on crying 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Lilian Garcia singing the US national anthem can get me every time. Seeing how much that meant to her to do, how much she struggled to get through it, she’s such a professional that absolutely deserved such a spot. And seeing her sing it the night after bin Laden’s death, with how much pride she put behind every note… that deserves a mention too. Absolute legend, she is.
Don't forget when Cena announced Bin Laden's death at Extreme Rules, where he stood on the announcer table after the cage match, put down the belt, and told the crowd about Obama announcing that the US Military has 'put to a permanent end, of Osami Bin Laden' And they just roared in cheers
Honorable mention to New Years Dash 2020 AKA the retirement ceremony of Jushin 'Thunder' Liger. It was one of the classiest things I've ever seen wrestling done.
An honorable mention was the first David von Erich Memorial from Texas Stadium a few months after David's death, especially watching the celebration after his brother Kerry won the NWA Heavyweight championship from Ric Flair. A second honorable mention was the Japanese tribute (I cannot remember the promotion) for Bruiser Brody after he was murdered.
Myself and ALOT of people cried during barely legal. Seeing something so amazing happen. And when funk won the belt and was crying "we did it" to the crowd. Joey styles crying on mic
I think the ones that hit me the most were Eddie's tribute show, Brodie Lee's tribute show and Hana Kimura's Anniversary Tribute show ( i was too young to remember Eddies but i bawled like a baby for Brodies and Especially Hanas even if that one was more uplifting than sad.)
Raw is Owen was so sad. I went to Over the Edge and witnessed Owen’s fall and then went to Raw the next night. It was quite a sad night. The worst part was that multiple people got mad and actually was demanding refunds for not seeing a “real” wrestling show.
One of my surprise emotional episodes was Winter Is Coming. December 2, 2020 was a special Dynamite. For me, much of the early part of the show was business as usual. Then came the Cody and Darby Allin vs Team Taz match. Cody was doing his thing, Darby was doing his bit and Team Taz were the heels/tools according to script. Team Taz had begun an attack on the duo that were their opponents, even knocking down Arn Anderson. Just when all hope seemed lost for the heroes of the match, the lights went out. When they came back on, snow began to fall in Jacksonville, FLORIDA. An entrance video began with a wintery scene. Then a scorpion flashed onscreen. Then the music that started with the video began to up the tempo as one word came up, blurry at first. As the word came into focus, a trenchcoated figure stepped out of the tunnel. The next two words said encapsulated the emotions of ANY wrestling fan with a heart. "IT'S STIIIIIIING!!!!!!!" Tony Schiavone screamed. It's EXACTLY what the world needed at that moment. Covid was kicking butts around the world. People were just surviving, though elements of life seemed on the horizon. And here is a man who they said was done with pro wrestling. They said that things would never be the same. Sound familiar? And yet, here he was, in all his glory. Jim Ross said it best. "THIS CRAZY YEAR HAS JUST GONE INSANE!" (And don't give me that crap about experts calling this. For all we knew, Steve Borden had wrestled his last match EVER.) And then the shock of Moxley losing to Omega. Ahhhhhh! Blah, blah, blah. Sting is back in wrestling!
I only been a wrestling fan since the ruthless aggression era because thats what I grew up with. But in all the years I've been watching the Battleground 2013 Shield Vs Rhodes Brothers always springs to mind as an emotional moment.
If there's one piece of wrestling television that I would say is the most emotional, I would talk about the March 19th, 2001 edition of Monday Nitro, literally one week before the Final Nitro. That segment where Eric Bischoff called in, and announced the Last Nitro is honestly harrowing to go back and watch. He sounded like a broken man during that telephone call, and he could barely keep it together. It looked like Scott Steiner was crying in the middle of the ring as the call was taking place. Booker T didn't know what to make of it and Ric Flair looked relieved and relaxed about the whole thing. The range of emotions is crazy when you think about it.
I have to say, the Brodie Lee episode of AEW Dynamite just hit different. It was just amazing that Brodie wasn’t even with the company that long and even in the short time he was there, he became close with that entire locker room. I mean shoot, it was so powerful that it was actually one of the things that got CM Punk to come out of retirement.
Honorable mention to Misawa's tribute shows in NOAH, the man literally killed himself in ring to ensure the company had a big name to sell tickets and survive (and not leave its employees jobless) in a time of bad financial crisis for Japan
one emotional moment i can think of is brian pillman's tribute show in 1997. apparently stone cold didn't want to stand with the other superstars at the beginning because he wanted to let all his emotions out backstage.
When I heard that Brodie Lee/Luke Harper had passed away I did not stop crying for like 15 minutes as he was one of my favourite wrestlers of all time and such I great person.
Sting and Ric Flair have had some of the most intense rivalries in wcw from classic colorful face paint Sting to crow Sting and Flair with his 4 horseman to Flair on his own I'm glad I can go online and see all the best matches they had in wcw
AEW had the most amazing and beautiful tribute show in wrestling history. Every month I watch it and know what’s going to happen but still get massive goosebumps every time
Even though these entries weren't ranked IMO the Brodie Lee celebration of life episode of Dynamite should've been #1 due to that episode brought me to tears (as I rarely cry) from both the tribute package at the end of the show & Erick Redbeard (Rowan) showing up, it will always bring me tears whenever I think about/see that show or Brodie.
@matt allen but at the time no one knew that he killed his family so they made the tribute a full episode and no wrestling happened on that night nothing will top that.
The Futurama dog episode comment felt like a low blow But Eddie Guerreros (my favorite wrestler) tribute show was one of saddest episodes of smackdown I ever watched
Don't even get me started on the final Nitro. It's been 20 years, but I STILL BLEED for that company. I will die one day still singing their praises as the greatest wrestling promotion ever. From the dark days (1990 - 1991 Jim Herd) to the darkest days (2000). I will NEVER forget my reaction that night when Nitro started and seeing Vince..... WCW FOR LIFE!!!!
I called my eyes out when NXT did their tribute to Dusty Rhodes, seeing the young up and comers crying because he was like a second father to them hit me DEEP.
Owen Hart was my favorite wrestler, so im glad this was even on the list (as I've seen some that bafflingly don't even put it on there), let alone #1... Deborah's tribute always gets to me for when she finally fully breaks down, and sounds like, just a disappointed, truly saddened friend who can't fathom how unfair it was for OWEN, of all people, to have passed away, saying "I just can't believe you're gone.." But nothing I've ever seen, except for myself when 3 dear friends of mine died in their early 20s, 30s, and then right after his 40th, was as much the representation of a man in true despair and sorrow, as when you saw/heard Benoit give his tribute to Eddie Guerrero. Despite how his life ended up, putting that aside, if possible, for a moment, the PAIN that man was in, mourning of his friend's death....my God. I've been to way too many funerals that a 43 year old man should have to go to, and I still have yet to see someone in as much pain as seeing Benoit trying to hold it together to talk about/celebrate his best friend... And just when you think maybe we won't have to see any more of these tribute shows, as wrestling has cleaned up its act with steroids and drugs and stuff, here comes another truly sad 2 hours with the Brodie Lee tribute.... Its beyond sad to see the actual truly great ones did indeed die young....
