The professional wrestling business has seen its fair share of second or third generation superstars. While some might feel that it is easy for a second generation superstar to get into the business, it is not necessarily the correct assumption. Coming from family with wrestling family might open the door that is shut to many others but once you get in, it’s your talent that decides whether you go far or whether you fall short of your goal.
While current generation has some interesting names that belong to the category that we are talking about, it is the next generation that this list is concerned about. So here are some of those WWE superstars and their kids that could join the WWE next.
#5 Samu – Lance Anoa’i
The Anoa’i family is known for producing some great wrestlers. Lance Anoa’i apparently has enough potential in him to live up to the expectations. Son of Samu (2-time WWF Tag Team Champion), Lance made his professional wrestling debut back in 2010. The 24-year-old has some good experience and some championship wins to showcase on his resume and he even wrestled in WWE once.
He teamed up with Rhett Titus against The Ascension in a squash match on SmackDown back in 2015 but this remains as his only taste of life in WWE. He also appeared as a security guard during the segment in which Brock Lesnar and Goldberg had a face off on Raw prior to their Survivor Series match.
With the age on his side, Lance could return to WWE and be a mainstay there.
#4 Chris Benoit – David Benoit
This is a long shot and the magnitude of the word ‘long’ cannot be stressed enough. We are well-aware about the WWE – Chris Benoit situation and this is one of the factors that will work against David Benoit showing up in WWE. At one point, there were news about David training to become a professional wrestler and he was even slated to make his professional debut alongside Chavo Guerrero at Hart Legacy Wrestling in Calgary.
According to Dave Meltzer, the same was called off due to David’s lack of training. Dave, however, is open to a move to WWE and he also said that WWE might be open about using the Benoit name.
“For all you dirtsheets out there and all you fans, it was at a show in Edmonton, two years ago, I sat down in the production office, talking to one of the writers, they said ‘Yup, we’ll use the Benoit name again. We could do a lot with it.’ There’s the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,” he said.
#3 Scott Hall – Cody Hall
The fans of New Japan Pro Wrestling might be familiar with Cody Hall. Cody is the son of Scott Hall and he is currently signed to NJPW. The 25-year-old started his professional wrestling career back in 2012. He then worked in various independent promotions and mostly tagged with Kevin Nash or Sean Waltman, two of his father’s best friends.
In 2015, he made a break into the New Japan Pro Wrestling where he debuted as Bullet Club’s Young boy trainee. As a Bullet Club member, Cody managed to make his mark in the promotion and he is improving each day and could end up in the WWE soon especially as he has a huge 6 foot 8 inch structure that Vince McMahon usually loves.
#2 Roddy Piper – Colt Toombs
Colt Toombs is all set to carry forward his father’s legacy in the wrestling business. A former MMA fighter, Colt had an impressive 4-0 record in the amateur circuit where he competed as a featherweight. His professional MMA career, however, did not take off as he would’ve wanted and now, he is pursuing a career in wrestling.
With the MMA background that he has it would be easier for Colt to transition into the wrestling business. His first and only professional MMA fight came back in 2010. Colt is currently 26-years-old and still has some long years ahead of him if he wants to make an impact in the wrestling business.
#1 Finlay – David Finlay
It’s hard to forget the Belfast Brawler Finlay. He was one of the hardest hitting wrestlers that WWE had on their roster at a certain time and he is still a member of the WWE crew as a road agent backstage. While the chances of seeing Finlay back in the ring are low, we might get to see his son work in WWE. Finlay’s son, David Finlay, is a rising name in the independent wrestling scene and is attracting a lot of attention.
David is a fourth-generation superstar and is 23-years-old now. Similar to Cody Hall, he also started his career in 2012 and wrestled for many promotions before being signed up by New Japan Pro wrestling in 2015 June.
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