The article covers WWE Superstars who are children of iconic wrestlers. It mentions Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Natalya Neidhart, Cody Rhodes, and Carmella. Each has followed in their parents’ footsteps to become successful wrestlers themselves. The piece details how these second-generation stars were influenced by their legendary parents to join WWE.

Children grow up idolizing their parents, often following in their parents’ footsteps and some of ourWWE Superstarsare no different. Although they are successful WWE Superstars in their own right, but with legendary professional wrestlers as parents, we can easily guess who must have inspired them to pursue professional wrestling. In this article, we will list the names of a few WWE Superstars who are sons and daughters ofWWE legends.Some of these names you must have already guessed if you are a true WWE fan, while some of these names might surprise you.

Roman Reigns

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We begin our list with none other than the Only Tribal ChiefRoman Reigns. While a legendary wrestler himself in the current roster, he is also the son and nephew of equally legendary WWE wrestlers. Reigns’ father is none other than the famous Samoan-American professional wrestler and the Hall Of FamerSika Anoa’i. He was part of the famous tag-team of their times, together with his older brother Afa Anoa’i. The duo have held the WWF World Tag Team Championship title three times and were inducted into theHall of Fametogether in 2007.

Charlotte Flair

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A very popular and successful name on the WWE female roster,Charlotte Flairhas grown up watching professional wrestling up-close, courtesy her father, who is a legendary wrestler himself. With a career spanning over five decades, Richard Morgan Fliehr has been revered time and again as one of the greatest names in professional wrestling. With notable career performances in WCW, TNA, WWE (then WWF), the Nature Boy is a two-time WWE Hall of Famer, NWA Hall of Famer, Professional Wrestling Hall of Famer among his numerous achievements.

Natalya Neidhart

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This Diva’s Championship has confessed in several interviews on having grown up watching wrestling. Naturally, her choice of career came as no surprise. Her father is the famous wrestler and Hall of Famer Jim Neidhart. Jim Neidhart has also been the part of the famous tag- team along with his brother-in-law Bret Hart, along with whom he won the WWF Tag Team Championship title twice.

Cody Rhodes

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The WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes has wrestling running through his blood. His father, the legendary professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes, has been widely revered as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Feather on his cap was one of the only seven men to have been inducted into WWE Hall of Fame, WCW Hall of Fame, Professional wrestling Hall of Fame and Wrestling Newsletter Hall of Fame.

Carmella

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Leah Van Dale, better known by her ring name Carmella, is a very well known name on the female roster of WWE. Although she’s currently on a maternity leave, Carmella claims to have developed a love for wrestling since childhood. She is the daughter of a former professional wrestler, Paul Van Dale, who performed the role of a jobber in WWE during the period of 1980s and 1990s. This makes Carmella a second-generation wrestler associated with WWE.Also read:Cody Rhodes Shatters Merchandise Sales Record as WWE Undisputed Champion