3 times WWE played with fans' emotions

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WWE is like a weekly soap opera, that goes on forever without taking a break, with new storylines replacing the old ones and new superstars emerging to replace the stars of the past.

Over the course of WWE's storied history, the company has given us a plethora of memorable moments and matches that fans love to revisit and marvel at the pageantry of it all.

On the other hand, WWE sometimes goes too far with storylines and ended up upsetting the fans. There have been countless moments in the past where WWE took it too far and was berated by the WWE Universe.

Let's take a look at three such moments.

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#3 HBK loses his smile

When HBK lost his smile

As WrestleMania 13 approached near, the plan was to pit Shawn Michaels against Bret Hart in a rematch from WrestleMania 12, with Bret Hart going over.

The plans ended up getting cancelled on an episode of Monday Night Raw, where Shawn Michaels made a mockery of real-life injuries. Shawn addressed the crowd, stating that he wouldn't be able to make it to Mania, thanks to a knee injury.

He went on to say that he has lost his smile, and was going to take some time out to get better and come back with a bang. The emotional speech from the Heart Break Kid was met with a chorus of cheers, and there wasn't a face in the crowd that wasn't shedding tears.

The truth was far from that though. In reality, Shawn didn't want to lose a match at the grandest stage of them all to his arch nemesis, Bret Hart. Bret ended up tearing the house down with Stone Cold Steve Austin at 'Mania. In order to prevent this match from happening, he came up with this "losing his smile" schtick and played with fans' emotions.

Shawn went on to have a legendary career, but the second half of his career saw him transform into an entirely different person. He wasn't known to be the best kind of person in his first run.

#2. Mark Henry's "retirement speech"

Mark Henry's fake retirement speech

On an episode of Monday Night Raw in 2013, Mark Henry entered the ring, sporting a pink suit. Rumours were running rampant that he was about to retire from active competition.

The world's strongest man gave one of the most heartbreaking speeches ever in WWE history and asked the WWE champion John Cena to be with him during his final in-ring moment. The fans were an emotional mess as Henry waved them goodbye, talking about how he was going to be able to spend time with his family, and how he would miss wrestling inside the squared circle.

As the sea of fans roared and cheered for a tearful Henry, he grabbed Cena and hit him with the world's strongest slam! The crowd gasped in silence and then proceeded to cheer for Henry, and the moment is regarded as one of the best promos of all time.

But this doesn't deter the fact that WWE left the fans in tears by making a performer fake his retirement.

#1. Randy Orton disrespects Eddie Guerrero

A moment that WWE is ashamed to ever mention on TV

The road to WrestleMania 22 was an emotional ride for Rey Mysterio, as he had won the Royal Rumble match after dedicating his eventual win to his longtime friend, the late, great Eddie Guerrero.

Randy Orton, the man who was thrown out of the ring by Rey to win the Rumble, immediately began getting into Rey's head, in order to lure him into putting his title shot at WrestleMania on the line. This led to one of the most tasteless segments in SmackDown history, where Orton did the unthinkable.

As a devastated Mysterio was talking about Eddie Guerrero, Orton interrupted him and went on to state that Eddie wasn't in Heaven, but he was down in Hell.

Fans gasped in unison and booed the living daylights out of Orton. Mysterio gave him a low blow, with the rivalry culminating at 'Mania as Rey Mysterio won the World Heavyweight title by pinning Orton. This moment was never mentioned again on WWE TV and for good reason.