15 most emotional photos in WWE history

#10: Daniel Bryan is forced to retire

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On February 8, 2016, Daniel Bryan bid farewell to the WWE Universe due to medical issues arising from multiple concussions and a brain lesion.

Bryan had earned a spot as one of WWE's most popular babyfaces of his time, and even if you weren't a Daniel Bryan fan, his retirement speech brought tears to everyone's eyes that night.

Fun fact: Remember the woman who was balling her eyes out front row during Daniel Bryan's retirement speech in 2016? Well, that was AEW's, Aubrey Edwards.@RefAubrey, you embodied each of us that evening. God, that entire segment was heartwrenching. pic.twitter.com/g7nXBfeT6b

— Chris Toplack (@christoplack) April 30, 2020

It is always heartbreaking when a person who loves his art is forced to step away from it for any particular reason. He eventually made a comeback after proving the doctors wrong, but Bryan's retirement speech was slightly more emotionally resonant than his WWE return in 2018.

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#9: Edge makes an epic return at Royal Rumble 2020

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There was a lot of speculation that Edge was going to make a WWE return heading into the 2020 Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View.

However, these speculations are a part of the business that don't always come true, so it was a surreal moment when Edge's iconic theme music blasted throughout the arena during the 30-Man Royal Rumble match.

my favourite thing about 2020 so far, is @EdgeRatedR’s return at the royal rumble 🤘🏻 pic.twitter.com/gZWoSmXW0w

— steve schofield (@twobeatsapart) July 13, 2020

Unlike Daniel Bryan's return, Edge came back after almost a nine-year-long absence, and the Rated-R Superstar's impressive performance in 2020 proved that he has a lot left in the tank.