This is a list of family relations in professional wrestling. Since the beginning of the artform's secretive history family members have been involved in all aspects of the industry, often to keep it closed off to outsiders. Although most connections are among wrestlers, there have been contributions from family members in many other fields, such as managing, promoting, training and refereeing.
Common parent | Sibling(s) | Sibling(s) | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Mother | Brian Pillman Jr. | Lexi Pillman | ![]() | ||
Mother | Mike Hart | Matt Hart | ![]() | ||
Father | Mike DiBiase | Ted DiBiase Jr. Brett DiBiase | ![]() | ||
Father | David Flair | Reid Flair Charlotte Flair | ![]() | ||
Father | Dustin Rhodes | Cody Rhodes | ![]() | ||
Mother | Tama Tonga | Hikuleo | ![]() |
Sibling(s) | Step/adopted/foster sibling(s) | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Dutch Savage | Luke Brown | ![]() | [21] | |
Tanga Loa | Hikuleo Tama Tonga | ![]() | Tanga's mother was Hikuleo and Tama's maternal aunt, she and her husband adopted them. |
Parent | Child(ren) | Country | Notes: | Ref(s) |
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Iron Mike DiBiase | Ted DiBiase | ![]() | Mike DiBiase married Ted's mother Helen Hild and later adopted him. | [3] [4] [23] [24] |
Gorilla Monsoon | Joey Marella | ![]() | [3] [22] | |
Ron Garvin | Jimmy Garvin | ![]() | Stepfather and stepson. They were billed as kayfabe brothers with Terry Garvin [3] | |
Dave McKigney | Rachel Dubois | ![]() | ||
Brian Pillman | Lexi Pillman | ![]() | ||
Smith Hart | Mike Hart | ![]() ![]() | Stepfather and stepson | |
Kensuke Sasaki | Katsuhiko Nakajima | ![]() | Adopted | |
Akira Hokuto | Katsuhiko Nakajima | ![]() | Adopted | |
Paul Vachon | Luna Vachon | ![]() | Stepfather and stepdaughter | |
Tonga Fifita | Hikuleo Tama Tonga | ![]() | Tonga Fifita was their maternal aunt's husband, and adopted them together with her when they were young. | |
Blue Demon | Blue Demon Jr. | ![]() | [3] | |
Octavio Gaona | Francisco Ruiz Arreola | ![]() | ||
Diamond Dallas Page | Lexy Nair | ![]() | Page was married to Nair's mother between 2015 and 2020 |
Grandparent | Grandchild(ren) | Country | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Michael DiBiase | Mike DiBiase Ted DiBiase Jr. Brett DiBiase | ![]() | Michael DiBiase married Helen Hild, Ted, Mike and Brett's father's mother. | [23] |
Peter Maivia | Dwayne Johnson | ![]() ![]() | Peter Maivia married Lia Maivia, the mother of Dwayne Johnson's mother. | [3] |
Stu Hart | Mike Hart | ![]() | Mike's mother married Smith Hart, Stu's son. | |
Helen Hart | Mike Hart | ![]() | Mike's mother married Smith Hart, Helen's son. |
Great-grandparent | Great-grandchild(ren) | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Jess McMahon | Shane McMahon Stephanie McMahon | ![]() | [22] [43] | |
Roy Welch | Bobby Golden Eddie Golden | ![]() | [29] | |
Dory Funk | Dory Funk IV | ![]() | [60] [61] | |
William John Finlay | David Finlay | ![]() ![]() | [62] | |
John Douglas Liddell | David Finlay | ![]() ![]() | [62] | |
Shiv Charan Goho | Ram Charan Goho | ![]() | ||
Abhay Charan Goho | Jatindra Charan Guho | ![]() |
Grandommer | Nibling | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Eddie Auger | Raymond Rougeau Jacques Rougeau Jr. Armand Rougeau | ![]() | Eddie was Raymond, Jacques and Armand's father's mother's brother | |
Rey Misterio (Sr.) | Dominik Mysterio | ![]() ![]() | Rey Sr., born Miguel Ángel López Díaz, is the uncle of Dominik's father Óscar Gutiérrez, best known as Rey Mysterio (Jr.). Rey Sr. was born, raised, and spent his entire wrestling career in Mexico; Dominik, born and raised in the U.S., made his wrestling debut in 2020 in WWE. |
Great-grandommer | Nibling | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Eddie Auger | Jean-Jacques Rougeau Cedric Rougeau Emile Rougeau | ![]() | Eddie was Jean-Jacques, Cedric and Emile's father's father's mother's brother | [64] |
Cousin(s) | Step/adopted/foster cousin(s) | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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David Hart Smith Teddy Hart Matthew Annis Natalie Neidhart Torrin Hart Bruce Hart Jr. Lindsay Hart | Mike Hart | ![]() | ||
Ian Carnegie | Luna Vachon | ![]() | [69] | |
Hikuleo Tama Tonga | Bad Luck Fale | ![]() |
Elder generation | Next generation | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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The Honky Tonk Man | Brian Christopher Kevin Christian | ![]() | Brian and Kevin's father's mother and Wayne Farris' mother were sisters | [3] [4] |
Stu Hart | Roderick Toombs | ![]() | ||
Roman Reigns | Jimmy Uso Jey Uso Lance Anoa'i Solo Sikoa | ![]() | ||
Rosey | Jimmy Uso Jey Uso Lance Anoa'i Solo Sikoa | ![]() | ||
Yokozuna | Jimmy Uso Jey Uso Lance Anoa'i Solo Sikoa | ![]() | ||
"Dynamite Kid" Thomas Billington | Harry Smith | ![]() ![]() | ||
Davey Boy Smith | Bronwyne Billington Tommy Billington Mark Billington | ![]() ![]() | [63] | [70] |
Elder generation | Next generation | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Elder generation | Next generation | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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John McMahon | James Owen | ![]() | [71] | |
Roderick Toombs | David Hart Smith Teddy Hart Matthew Annis Nattie Neidhart Matt Hart Bruce Hart Jr. Torrin Hart Lindsay Hart | ![]() | ||
Smith Hart Bruce Hart Keith Hart Wayne Hart Dean Hart Ellie Hart Georgia Hart Bret Hart Alison Hart Ross Hart Diana Hart Owen Hart | Colt Toombs Ariel Toombs | ![]() |
Elder generation | Next generation | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Roderick Toombs | Mike Hart | ![]() |
Husband | Wife | Years | Notes |
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![]() | ![]() | 1978–1981 | Divorced [3] [72] |
![]() | ![]() | Widowed | |
![]() | ![]() | c. 1992–2005 | Widowed [4] [23] |
![]() | ![]() | c. 1962–1973 | Divorced [73] [131] |
Fiance | Fiancée | Years | Notes |
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![]() | ![]() | 2022–2023 [a] | Bereaved [134] |
In-law | In-law | Country | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Ric Flair | Scott McGhee | ![]() | Married a pair of sisters. | [45] |
Bret Hart | "Dynamite Kid" Thomas Billington | ![]() ![]() | Bret Hart married Julie Smadu, and Tom Billington married Michelle Smadu. Julie and Michelle are sisters. | |
Michelle Billington | Smith Hart Bruce Hart Keith Hart Wayne Hart Dean Hart Ellie Hart Georgia Hart Alison Hart Ross Hart Diana Hart Owen Hart | ![]() | Bret Hart married Julie Smadu, Michelle Smadu is Julies' sister, thus Bret's siblings are Michelle's co-siblings-in-law | |
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