As we all know, Cody Rhodes’ theme song starts with: “Wrestling has more than one royal family.” That term could be changed to dynasties. After all, so many wrestling families are generational. Fans have grown up watching the elders and their children compete. Plenty of brothers and in-laws have even made it to the top of the mountaintop.
10 Daughters From Wrestling Families Who Went Into The Business
Wrestling is a family business, with plenty of daughters of former wrestlers having left their own mark.
In the best way to cement their legacy, some of these families even won tag team championships. Brothers, cousins, in-laws, father-son, and even uncle-nephew combos have won the tag team titles on more than one occasion.
The Rhodes Brothers Save Themselves
Cody And Dustin Unite To Take Down The Authority
- Cody and Dustin are 16 years apart.
- Thanks to Cody’s appearance at Slamboree, both brothers have appeared in WCW and WWE.
- They are the only brothers to appear in WCW, WWE, and AEW.
In 2013, The Authority really started to go to war against anyone and everyone who didn’t fall in line with their vision. That put the Rhodes family right in the crosshairs of Stephanie McMahon and her cronies. They tried to break the spirits of Cody, Dustin, and Dusty. For the first time ever, Cody and Dustin came together at Battleground with Dusty in their corner and were able to defeat The Shield to win tag team gold.
The Von Erichs’ Legacy Lives On
Tag, Trios, All In A Family’s Work
- The Von Erichs were huge territory stars both in Texas and in Israel.
- David was gearing up to be NWA champion and defeat Ric Flair before tragically passing away.
- Kerry was the son who achieved national fame when he joined WWE.
With The Iron Claw now enshrining the Von Erichs in Hollywood, it’s easier to pay them homage. Not being a part of the WWE can sometimes take away from the success of big territory stars like the Von Erich family.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kevin Von Erich
The only living Von Erich brother, Kevin has had quite the life and there are a lot of things you probably don’t know about him.
Pick your combination of Fritz’s kids, they all won tag team and the six-man tag team gold together at some point. Now Kevin’s sons are part of the family business and are former MLW tag team champions as well.
The Briscoe Brothers Did It Their Way
The Farmers Not The Mechanics
- Jay and Mark’s day job was running the family farm in Delaware.
- Jay suddenly died last year because of a car accident.
- Mark has continued on in AEW as a singles star.
Somewhere in the wilds of Sandy Fork, Delaware, you will find a Chicken Farm and, for a time, the two brothers who grew up there – Jay and Mark Briscoe. The two brothers decimated the Indy circuit and ruled Ring Of Honor as record-setting 13-time tag team champions. While they did not make it to WWE, upon Jay’s passing, even WWE, via Michael Cole, honored their greatness and paid respects.
Los Guerreros Ruled SmackDown
Lying, Cheating, And Stealing Their Way To The Titles
- Eddie And Chavo are actually uncle and nephew – they are three years apart.
- Both Mondo (Eddie’s brother) and Chavo trained the original GLOW girls and Netflix series.
- Los Guerreros were two-time WWE tag team champions.
At only three years apart and with the business in their blood, Eddie and Chavo Guerrero grew up constantly working on the mat. They were able to finally showcase their skills as a tag team in WCW. But more prominently in WWE, where they had memorable vignettes playing off their Spanish heritage stereotypes. They were also amazing in the ring to watch and were able to win the Smackdown tag titles on two occasions.
The Mysterios Live A Dream
They’re Not Together Now Beause Rey’s A Deadbeat Dad
- Rey And Dominik were the first ever father and son tag team champions.
- Dominik was trained by Lance Storm and Jay Lethal.
- Between WCW and WWE Rey is a seven-time tag team champion.
How Dominik Mysterio was able to stomach teaming up with his terrible father deserves an award. Seriously though, The Mysterios tag team was a great way for Dominik to get his foot in the door and learn some more right from his legendary father. They were able to achieve their goal of becoming tag team champions At WrestleMania Backlash 2021, toppling The Dirty Dogs for The Blue Brand straps.
The British Bulldogs Innovate Strong Style
The Cousins Are Considered One Of The Greatest Of All Time
- For a time, The Dynamite Kid was also Bret Hart’s cousin-in-law.
- When Stu Hart sold Stampede to WWE, he made sure The Bulldogs, Bret, and Anvil would all be hired.
- Davey Boy and Dynamite sadly had a falling out after Dynamite left WWE.
Among his fellow colleagues that shared the ring with him and the fans who grew up watching him, you won’t find a better wrestler than The Dynamite Kid. In some ways, he was one of the first to truly combine a hybrid style of technical prowess, speed, agility, and power. When you toss in the raw power and speed of Davey Boy Smith, you get the British Bulldogs, one of the most popular and successful teams of the early Hogan Era.
The Hardy Boys Get Extreme
Matt And Jeff Don’t Get Enough Credit
- Matt and Jeff got their start in WWE as Journeymen.
- They were the “guards” holding the doors for The King Of The Ring 1996 event.
- Jeff was too young to start wrestling and had to fudge his age.
While Stone Cold and The Rock were taking the WWE to unprecedented heights of popularity during The Attitude Era, anyone would be remissed if they didn’t include The Hardy Boys into that equation as well.
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There were plenty of moments involving the Hardys in TNA that had little logic behind them.
They matched the nineties style perfectly and were even featured in Rolling Stone Magazine. In the ring, they were able to consistently steal the show with fellow teams like Edge and Christian, The Dudley, APA, and sometimes a combination of all four teams and others were able to tear the house down.
The Steiner Brothers Dominated All The Competition
Rick And Scott Reigned In Every Fed They Went To
- Rick got his start as a singles star. Scott started shortly after.
- Scott unbelievably created the 450 Splash.
- The Steiners Were Finally Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame In 2022.
If you think Hook and his father before him liked to heave around opponents with suplexes, then you should go back and rewatch the career of Rick and Scott Steiner. There probably wasn’t a single opponent that the Steiner Brothers couldn’t launch into the stratosphere. That kind of move set propelled the brothers to win the WCW, NWA, WWE, and IWGP tag titles – one of the very few teams that pulled off such a feat.
Harlem Heat’s Hall Of Fame Run
Booker T And Stevie Ray Were The Best Tag Team In WCW
- Stevie Ray is one of the few people to have never worked or appeared on WWE TV.
- The Harlem Heat were trained by Polish Power Ivan Putski.
- The brothers were inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 2019.
The debate between WCW fans about whom is the best tag team is generally lands in a toss-up between The Steiner Brothers and The Harlem Heat. Booker T and Stevie Ray survived a hard upbringing to get to the wrestling ring. Once in WCW, they were able to come together and win the tag team titles on a record-holding ten occasions.
The Hart Family (Owen and Davey, Hart Foundation, Hart Dynasty)
Pick Your Pink And Black (And Union Jack) Combination
- Every Hart son became a wrestler and every Hart daughter married one.
- The Hart Foundation were the only Hart combo to win the titles as heels and babyfaces.
- Tyson Kidd is the first non-Hart to win tag team gold under the Hart name (he wasn’t married to Nattie yet).
Ask any wrestling fan about the legend of Stu Hart, and they’ll tell you about how much he enjoyed stretching any guest that came over to Hart House.
Every Bret Hart WWE Championship Reign, Ranked
Title reigns in WWE are no joke, and Bret Hart’s iron grip on his championships should be given the recognition they deserve.
The Hart children will tell you the same exact thing, along with stories of how loving he was. But it’s the training of the big tiger himself that was able to lead every generation of Hart or Hart in-laws that followed to tag team glory and tag team champions.
The Bloodline Goes Back Generations (The Wild Samoans, The Headshrinkers, The Usos)
The Wild Samoans And The Usos Capture Gold
- The Wild Samoans would see Peter Maivia as fans and try to assault the heels that came after him.
- Maivia is the blood-brother of Amituanai Anoa’i, Afa and Sika’s father.
- Afa and Sika are three-time tag team champions.
We all know the Samoan Bloodline runs deep across four generations. While the success of the fourth remains to be seen, the first three have won tag team gold on multiple occasions. Patriarchs, Afa and Sika got the ball rolling alongside their manager, Captain Lou Albano. Following in their footsteps were Fatu and Samu, The Headshrinkers. They were able to win tag team gold one time. But it was Fatu’s sons, The Usos that completely broke the mold and won tag team gold eight times and are the longest reigning champions of all time as of this writing – over 600 days.
