Most ''emotional'' storyline ever!!!

[The Brain]

There are a few that come to mind. Some have already been mentioned. The reunion between Randy Savage and Elizabeth at WrestleMania VII has to be at the top of the list. I couldn't believe how many people were crying in the arena. That is one of my all time favorite moments and is sports entertainment at its best.

I'm surprised no one mentioned the feud between Randy Savage and Ric Flair at WrestleMania VIII. Savage was the challenger for Flair's title but had much more interest in defending his wife's honor against the Nature Boy.

Another one I liked, despite the lack of logic, was when HBK was force to work for JBL last year. That was one of the more interesting storylines I had seen in a while. Despite some plot holes those two did a great job with that story. We all knew Shawn was going to eventually stand up to JBL and were just waiting for the payoff. They had such an intriguing story that I would have been ok with them finishing it at Mania and sacrificing the HBK vs. Taker match.

For me it goes way back to the 80's and it involved Brutus the Barber Beefcake and Mr T.

they had a stroyling going that involved a couple of midget wrestlers dressed like them respectively and after Brutus' team beat Mr T's team, Brutus cut the hair of the Mr T midget screaming at him all the time "if you like Mr t so much why don't you look like him then...."

As an 8 year old at the time it had me in tears....

For 25 years you've been mad at the wrong guy. It was Roddy Piper with the help of Cowboy Bob Orton who cut the Haiti Kid's hair, not Brutus Beefcake. Brutus wouldn't become the Barber for another year.

 

[El Rev sXe]

awesome topic dude!!! as many said, there are so many emotionals moments....
-the end of the Rockers: wow! I actually never saw it coming!!see HBK superkick Jannetty was so cruel for the time obviously...

-Orton/Cena: when Randy punt Cena's father and you saw the next couple of weeks another Cena, a completely deifferent Cena. not superCena, not PG/kids love Cena. for a moment I thought that he was actually anger against Orton.

-RKO/HHH: another one that made Randy one of the biggest heels in this industry! puntig VKM was sooo cool!lol but then all the things he did to Steph, I mean it is HHH wife for god's sake!!!! he looked like one crazy fuck when kissed her after he DDT'ed her! it was one of the greatest promos, build ups etc...

well I almost 100% you will disagree with this one but when Lesnar broke Hardcore Holly's neck!!! yeah it wasn't THE feud in SD! history but when Holly came back you could see the hate in his eyes!!! I mean he borke his freakin NECK!

 

[The Brain]

Nice topic.

Guess I am a bit older than most here...

First thought, Hulk, Savage, Liz... The birth then destruction of the Mega Powers. Savage helps Hulk, Hulk helps Liz, Savage thinks he is the third wheel... BAM! Wrestlemania V. Waaaaaay back when, Miss Elizabeth was probably a kid crush for all of us (come on admit it). The Hulkster was the Hulkster, and it was painful to watch the disintegration of what was the dream team of the time.

Second thought... When Shawn Micheals came out to the "Barber Shop", dressed in all black. A promo, a super-kick, and a window later, we no longer had the Rockers. Who didn't love the Rockers. They had great fueds with Strike Force, Demolition, etc.

Okay, now I really feel old heh.

And there you have it.

The entire Mega Powers angle was awesome. It built up for entire year and was perfectly done. And yes I admit to having a crush on Liz.

The Rockers break up was good too, but let's not forget about Mary Jannetty's return. Shawn was doing his tyipical posing in front of his mirror when Jannetty jumped the rail and got in the ring behind Shawn. The reaction Shawn had when he saw Marty's reflection in the mirror was awesome.

 

[pistol]

what about at s.s. match made in heaven reception when jake, sid and taker crashed the party. hittin people with earns, pullin out cobra's. now that's gangsta

 

[pistol]

remember when undertaker locked warrior in the casket. warrior was in there for like 5 minutes till they got him out. undertaker would pop out of a casket during warriors mathces. that was the only time you seen warrior in some type of fear

 

[rammsteiner]

IMO a very underrated feud was Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit's seemingly endless feud over the IC title

Both were Hart Dungeon graduates and both were so very adapt to such a smooth technical style. Those are two guys that always give it their all each and every single night and are just so artistic when it comes to actual wrestling ability.

You could see the emotion they put into each match, hell even when they were a tag-team they through it all out there with each other.

That's just a very underrated feud in general

 

[wrestler36]

I thought Bret and Owen was a pretty emotional feud in all of 94. Initially, Bret refused to fight Owen. Then at Summerslam, the brother in laws get involved. Then at Survivor Series, Owen 'tricks' his own mom to throw in the towel, costing Bret the title. Too bad they didn't extend the Hardy Feud the way this one came out

 

[WWE_Metallica]

I'm surprised this one hasn't come up yet. HBK vs. Ric Flair for the career match. The emotion of knowing HBK would end his idol's career. And in the end too when HBK said "I'm sorry I love you" that was very emotional.

Also This year's HBK/ Taker feud. The emotion HBK had in trying to end the streak. Remember he got soo emotional he superkicked Teddy Long? Then when he couldn't win any matches you could feel the frustration.

 

[chefdooby]

Mine has to be the HHH/Jericho fued when Stephanie aligned herself with jericho and where they ran over HHH's bulldog

 

[DrEwMcInTyRe503]

hhh and orton going into wm 25. it was great how orton took out the entire mcmahon family. orton punted vince, then rkod stephanie, then punted shane , and then ddt stephanie and kissed her in front of a handcuffed hhh. and how triple h broke into ortons house. i thought it was all great.

 

[JoonDaGr8One]

The most emotional feud to me was when Booker T challenged Triple H at wrestlemaina for the World Heavy Weight Title. The Build up for the match seemed like it had a lot of racial tension, like when HHH said people like Booker T will never be champion. Then it was played up well by Jerry Lawyer and J.R. during the match when the king repeated and J.R. went off on him and seemed pissed with Ric Flair's antics. Also I think HHH pulled out the Indian Deathlock for this match too. Well this is my pick because the beef seemed real to me. I just wish i could remember which wrestlemania it was.

 

[DrEwMcInTyRe503]

i thought of another 1. how about matt and jeff. it didnt last that long but it was shocking. matt looking to help his bro keep the title and then boom chairshot to the head. and then wrestlemania in the brutal extreme rules match. then costing jeff the title again at judgement day when in the crowd he hit him with the chair. and then the i quit match. that pretty much ended it. but it was pretty emotional when matt wanted to fight jeff but jeff wouldnt. matt slapped him, pushed him and jeff still wouldnt fight his bro. and then matt went to far with jeff's dead dog and then jeff attacked. and boom it started.

 

[jamaal mayes]

i would have to say when taker put warrior in the casket i was crying as a kid cause warrior was my fav wrestler, and the feud with booker t and kurt angle and kurt would stalk bookers wife.

 

[Tully]

I absolutely despised those dastardly Communist bastards: Ivan & Nikita Koloff and Krusher Kruschev and loved the build-up to the inaugural Great American Bash back in the 1985 involving them and the Road Warriors.

 

[Clevelan Cena]

When I first saw the thread I was going to say the Mega Powers as well but since it has been said I will pick something else that hasn't been noted yet. How about the Rock and Mankind? Many matches but the most brutal and emotional was the I quit match. Foley handcuffed taking chairshot after chairshot to the head. His family sitting near ringside balling their eyes out having to leave the arena (which was gone into more depth in 'Beyond the Mat'). Knowing he would never say I Quit that was hard to watch.

Also, and these aren't really storylines or even moments but whole nights of emotion. First Owen Hart's death and all the wrestlers promos backstage and in the ring. And the 9/11 Tribute Show where WWE was the first 'sporting event' to take place after the tragedy. This one felt more emotionally triumphant. And lastly, all the Tribute to the Troops shows (especially the first). Everyone is running on emotions for those.

 

[steveh0481]

I will agree with the several that mentioned it already. The most emotional for me was Earthquake squashing Damien. I remember crying because I was a huge Jake the Snake fan when I was young. I remember going to a live show and Earthquake was looking like he was about to squash Lucifer and I'm standing up on my chair screaming NO!! Haha, its crazy to think back to those days!

 

[mister_b1LL]

Guerrero/Mysterio hit a chord with me. It was Eddie's first heel turn in a good while and he made sure that people hated him. From him giving a brainbuster on the steel steps to Mysterio, to him sitting in the middle of the ring yelling at Mysterio's mask, to him revealing that Rey's son Dominic was adopted and actually belonged to Eddie, to the ladder match for Dominic's custody, to their final match in a steel cage, with Eddie after months of frustration finally getting the win, this storyline was filled to the brim with emotion.

 

[RKO920]

I'm going to go with a storyline, not the whole storyline, although good, but one particular moment in it. The "Higher Power" with the Ministry, the moment was when the Undertaker was going to marry Stephanie, and Stone Cold came out to interrupt the ceremony and took out the entire Ministry. I remember jumping off the couch when I heard the glass shatter and it was probably one of the loudest pops I ever heard a crowd give. Sure the big payoff was seeing Vince be the "higher power" which the whole storyline as a whole was pretty emotional but that was just one moment in it where I felt the emotion was at a very high point.

 

[Ultimate Puke]

My favorite storyline was when from when I was a kid, watching the buildup to Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter at Wrestlemania 7. It was the first time my folks let me order Wrestlemania, and with the Gulf War going on, Slaughter wearing the boots that Sadam Huessein sent him at the Royal Rumble and winning the title, and Hogan being a walking pile of America I was juiced to watch the match. Hogan being covered with the Iraqi flag and finally kicking out had me jumping all over the living room.

Watching it now it definitely wasn't the best Wrestling match on the event, but it was the best story. The Macho Man/Elizabeth story was great from Wrestlemania 7 as well.

 

[johnboyy49]

i enjoyed reading the responses, personally mine was when hbk lost his smile. i was young and didnt grasp the angle or understand how one could relinquish the title. hbk was one of my favorites and this went on to bret hart calling out hbk at wrestlemania 13 and the chair shot at summerslam between taker/hart. shawn would go to face taker at ground zero and bad blood(first hell in the cell) and then montreal screwjob. this was built for over 10 months and ended in my opinion the most controversial decision ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9AzgP9wabg

 

[Xemmy]

DDP vs The Undertaker was one hell of an emotional fued. Taker really played the act well. It's up there, but I think one that has really gotten good is one going on this year. CM Punk getting involved with Rey's family was done very very well. The fued leading up to WM 26 was excellent on the emotion scale, but it's kind of died down since then.

 

[THE_UNCARING1]

These are all good answers. Mine is when Goldust finally returned after being just Dustin Runnels for awhile. He was always turning his cheek or preaching and just sucking out loud. I actually stood up at home when he finally became Goldust again. I know it might not stand out for every one but that got a real honest reaction from me and i'll never forget it.

 

[Antabis]

I forgot to mention, one of the founding moments of wrestling emotion.
Eddie Guerrero Versus Dean Malenko. It was a beginning in which the art of it all became a bigger picture, and the emotion of the match was more important than the emotion of the storyline. These guys starting the trend of making the matches speak more than the story, and the way these guys went at it in Old ECW was the beginning of a time where we saw the ring and the match differently, from no longer was it a form of entertainment, but some of us saw the mechanics, the technique, the talent, the art, and from there on established the ECW fan cult, and the heart of the underground wrestling culture. Without these guys, phrases like "this is wrestling", "this is awesome", "match of the year", and a standing ovation would never be used. They brought a side of wrestling that is only observed in Japan, and it has been one of the greatest blessings fans have ever had.

 

[D CENATION X]

i agree with everything you lot have said but im going to mention one nobodys said the shawn michaels vs chris jericho feud in 2008 jericho throwing shawns head in to the titantron (which nobody thought chris could do since at the time he was a fun loving guy) then beating him up so much so shawn couldnt continue then chris interupting shawns retirement announcement then punching shawns wife in the face (even though it was an accident) then shawn beating the bloody hell out of jericho at unforgiven then at no mercy the brutal ladder match as fans were willing on shawn to win his first world championship since 2002 but it was not to be

 

[Mustang Sally]

Savage-Elizabeth reunion at Wrestlemania 7 after Randy's career was finished.....It's not really a storyline.. more of a moment.

I agree with your choice but it definitely was a storyline. For months and months, the two were estranged as Macho Man performed as a heel while Elizabeth was working with Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire and played a face in a few other angles. People were waiting for their reunion as part of a continuing saga that culminated at WM7. Several times during the card, the camera panned the crowd and picked out Elizabeth and you knew that tonight was going to be the night.

I hate to admit this, but as a 12-year-old watching this show from my home, I was crying like a baby when Savage and Liz reconciled in the center of the ring.

My parents thought I was nuts.....and I suspect they were right.