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There are a number of well-known families in the history of pro wrestling, as well as brothers who've gone out and made a name for themselves as tag-teams. Often, the familial ties of pro wrestlers are there to see on screen.
We decided to take a different approach to this today and take a look at some wrestlers fans sometimes forget are related. From Alberto Del Rio and his legendary uncle, we take a look at which WCW legend is AEW EVP Cody's uncle and a whole lot more.
The Shockmaster is Cody's uncle
AEW EVP Cody is related to none other than ‘The Shockmaster’ Fred Ottman. Ottman is Cody’s uncle by marriage. Apart from the eternal infamy he achieved from The Shockmaster’s disastrous debut in WCW, Ottman also wrestled as Tugboat and Typhoon. The Shockmaster's WCW debut is still regarded as one of the worst pro wrestling debuts of all time.
Ottman had a long and quite successful career as a pro wrestler, winning the WWF Tag-Team Championships once. He retired from pro wrestling in 2001, just around the time Cody was coming up through the ranks.
Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler and The Honky Tonk Man are cousins
Jerry Lawler is a living legend in Memphis wrestling and is also one of the most iconic commentators in the history of WWE. Lawler’s career is still going strong today with ‘The King’ being a part of the RAW commentary team, bringing experience to the desk.
One thing WWE fans may not be aware of is the fact that Jerry Lawler is related to another Memphis legend, the Honky Tonk Man. Lawler and Honky Tonk Man are actually cousins. Honky Tonk Man also had a successful career in pro wrestling, including in WWE and WCW. He’s a former WWE Intercontinental Champion and entered the WWE Hall of Fame last year as part of the class of 2019.
Edge and Val Venis used to be in-laws
Edge and Val Venis are actually no longer related, but they were related by law more than a decade ago. During his early years in WWE, Edge started dating Val Venis’ sister Alannah Morley and married her in 2001. This made Edge and Venis brothers-in-law for a few years until Edge and Alannah Morley’s marriage ended in 2004.
Edge went on to famously date Lita and ended up marrying WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix. Edge and Beth Phoenix have two children together.
John Laurinaitis and Road Warrior Animal are brothers
Animal and Hawk are one of the most iconic tag-teams in pro wrestling. The Road Warriors (Legion of Doom in WWE), won titles across the world, including WWE, WCW and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Although we always think of Animal and Hawk together, the duo are not related. Instead, Road Warrior Animal is actually the brother of former RAW General Manager John Laurinaitis. However, unlike other brothers in wrestling, Animal and Johnny Ace rarely worked in the ring together.
Alberto Del Rio and Mil Mascaras
Mil Mascaras is one of the greatest luchadors of all time. An absolute legend in his native Mexico, Mascaras also made several appearances for WWE. A ban on masked wrestlers at Madison Square Garden was revoked just so Mascaras could perform. In the ’90s, Mascaras also appeared on PPV for WWE, taking part in the 1997 Royal Rumble match, where he inexplicably eliminated himself by launching himself over the top rope.
Mascaras’ oldest nephew is none other than former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio. The Mexican star made his WWE debut on an episode of SmackDown in 2010. He portrayed a rich aristocrat heel and was quickly pushed to the top, winning his first world championship at SummerSlam 2011. He came out after CM Punk defeated John Cena to retain the championship, cashing in his MITB contract. He beat Punk in the subsequent match to win his first world title in the company.
Del Rio won multiple world titles in WWE as well as a Royal Rumble match. Apart from WWE, he’s found success in Lucha Underground and Impact Wrestling.
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