Awesome / The Wrestler

• The film as a whole is seen as this as it was well-received by critics, audiences, and many in the professional wrestling industry.
• The very ending of the film, despite the Ambiguous Ending, combined with Tear Jerker. When Randy climbs the post to deliver his signature move, the Ram Jam, to the Ayatollah, he listens to the crowd screaming for him one last time and for a moment you can see just how it is that he could never do anything else, even if it means his death.