Over the years, fans have heard varying stories from generational superstars about what it was like growing up a wrestlers kid. You have to deal with dad being gone most of the time, but also he’s putting food on the table for you and clothes on your back. Every so often, maybe dad is also a world champion.
What’s even cooler about being a wrestler’s kid is that every so often, you get to mix it up in the storylines too; or at least make an appearance or two. If they decide to follow in the family business, then their appearances become a unique piece of trivia.
10 Dominik Mysterio
As the only active member of the WWE roster that had a whole storyline built around him, Dominik Mysterio is a great place to start this list. He made his debut on WWE TV back in 2005 when his father Rey and Uncle Eddie Guerrero were engaged in one final blood feud between the two.
Dominik was in the center as Eddie revealed to him “I’m your Papi!” It all led up to ladder match between the two with the paperwork for the custody of Dominik literally hanging in the balance.
9 Charlotte
Thanks to youth being on her side and her dad working in both WWE and WCW, Charlotte was able to appear in both promotions before she rightfully took her own throne.
In WCW, when Naitch put his career on the line against Vader at Starrcade way back in 1993, she was there. Over 15 years later, she was there again this time at WrestleMania 24, Flair again put his career on the line against Shawn Michaels.
8 Reid Flair
It would a few more years after WrestleMania 24 that fans would see Charlotte make her wrestling debut. She picked up that ball in honor of her late brother Reid’s tragic early death to live out the WWE dream for them both.
Reid however was able to make a few appearances during the dying days of WCW. He’d team with his father against his brother David, who was losing his grip on reality.
7 Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam might not be a generational talent, but it was by happenstance that he was able to make a cameo on WWE TV while he was young.
When The Million Dollar Man was enticing fans to humiliate themselves for several bucks, a young RVD was in the crowd one evening and was chosen to kiss DiBiase’s feet.
6 Tyler Fullington
Twisted Sand Tyler Fullington has been trying to make his way in the Independent scene. But long before, he made a brief but memorable few appearances in ECW while his father The Sandman was waging war with his mortal enemy, Raven.
The grunge cult leader had somehow twisted not just Sandman’s wife against him, but how own son. Tyler uttered the infamous words “you’re drunk, I’m with Raven now.”
5 The Hart Grandchildren
Stemming from the big tiger himself, Stu Hart, the Hart Dynasty is one of the greatest wrestling families in the world. Over the years, the grandkids were involved in several moments. But none bigger than the ending of The Canadian Stampede PPV.
After The Hart Foundation defeated those dastardly American stars, the family filled the ring. Nearly a generation later, some of those same Hart grandkids were just starting out in their WWE run but got to help out their Uncle Bret against Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 26.
4 Izzy
Still just 15 years of age, Izzy The WWE Superfan has a few more years to go before fully committing to trying to actually be a wrestler, WWE superstar or elsewhere. But thanks to being at the WWE PC practically every week during the early days of NXT, she’s already developed a bit of a fan following.
Sasha Banks decided to be the ultimate heel and make the poor girl cry by decimating her hero Bayley right in front of her.
3 David Flair
In a lot of ways, David Flair might be the most famous wrestler’s kid that didn’t exactly make it. But he also chose a life outside the business. During the latter days of WCW, David Flair tried to make a name for himself both in Ric’s shadow and out of it as a deranged heel teaming up with Crowbar and Daffney.
He made an appearance prior saying goodbye to Ric prior to Starrcade 1993. In WWE, he made an appearance getting his clock cleaned by The Undertaker on the road to WrestleMania 18.
2 Stephanie McMahon
Growing up in the business as the daughter to Vince McMahon, there was no doubt that The Billion Dollar Princess was going to be a part of the business. She had started big (how else could a McMahon start) as a victim of The Undertaker and The Ministry Of Darkness.
She was abducted by The Deadman in hopes of a forced marriage to take over all of WWE. Eventually Stone Cold swooped in to save Stephanie from the Ministry. It actually was one of the most memorable moments of The Attitude Era.
1 The Usos
The Monday Night Raw on December 22, 1997, featured not one, but two key moments. The first being Vince McMahon delivering his famous “good guys vs. bad guys” promo to usher in The Attitude Era.
The other moment was Stone Cold Steve Austin delivering the Stunner to Santa Claus himself. The fat man tried to make a little kid’s Christmas miserable by chastising him in the ring and asking for Sable to come down to the ring instead. That little kid happened to be one of the Usos, whom Austin stood up for and delivered the stunner to a not so jolly Santa Claud.