Hornswoggle Reflects at the Most Emotional WWE Match of His Career

In professional wrestling, where the artistry often transcends mere entertainment, matches have the power to evoke a myriad of emotions from the audience, ranging from laughter to anger, and at times, even tears.

Over the past decade, the wrestling world has witnessed several emotionally charged matches, including Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero in CMLL, Cody Rhodes vs. Dustin Rhodes in AEW, and Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens vs. The Usos in WWE.

During a recent appearance on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet,” former WWE star Hornswoggle shared which match tugs at his heartstrings the most: the WWE Championship match from WrestleMania 35 between Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan.

Reflecting on the match, Hornswoggle expressed, “I was watching with my son, and it literally welled me up. Because it was one of the most awesome builds.

He was a guy that…it wasn’t like he shouldn’t have made it to that level, but you never thought he would. He should’ve, for sure should’ve. And [he] always gets a great reaction, always did everything they asked, everything they asked.

That promo, it just popped up on my timeline the other day, the New Day promo with redacted [Vince McMahon]. And they’re like, laying it all out there. It was heartfelt.”

He continued, “Man, that night when he won, it’s the most…I truly feel it’s the most heartfelt moment of any WrestleMania ever. Any WrestleMania of all time.

That’s where fans can really take it in and go ‘This is special. This means something.’ Wins and losses at WrestleMania can be cool and they can get a reaction.

That meant something for the very first time I think. I don’t know if it’ll ever be topped, for such a heartfelt, wholesome moment. I don’t know what else happened on that show.”