#4 Vince McMahon broke kayfabe to cancel his own storyline
Monday Night RAW on June 25, 2007 opened with an empty arena, and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon stood in the ring. The show was supposed to be a memorial for Mr. McMahon's character, who had been last seen in an exploding limosine just a few weeks before.
The chairman looked into the hard camera and told everyone watching at home that Chris Benoit and his family had been found dead at their home. He confirmed that his storyline had been scrapped and that the show would proceed as a tribute to Benoit.
While the tragic event was not yet clear when WWE aired the tribute, the following night on WWE ECW, Vince McMahon made another statement to confirm there would never be mention of Chris Benoit's name again.
#3 A number of WWE superstars have broke kayfabe to confirm they are retiring from the ring
Many of the saddest moments as WWE fans have come when one of our favorite superstars has been forced to retire. The majority of the time, the announcements have come out nowhere, which has shocked the WWE Universe.
The Rated R Superstar Edge announced his in-ring retirement in 2011, Daniel Bryan announced his in 2016 and Paige in 2018. Edge and Bryan made a return to the ring years later, but Paige has yet to return as of this writing.
The speeches given during their segments were all from the heart, and WWE allowed the superstars involved to break character.