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There are several children of WWE Superstars who are currently making waves in the company, with the likes of Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Tamina, and even Dominik Mysterio all currently active.
These Superstars may be the best-known second-generation wrestlers in WWE at present, but they easily could be joined by more stars in the future. There are many other children who are currently training to be wrestlers at present.
The following list looks at just five current and former WWE Superstars whose children are hoping to make a splash in the business in the future.
#5. Bianca Carelli - Daughter of former WWE Superstar Santino Marella
Santino Marella came into WWE originally as a fan in the crowd whilst the company was on tour in Milan, Italy. On his debut night, Marella went on to win the Intercontinental Championship with the help of Bobby Lashley. But this would seemingly be one of the highlights of the Superstar's career.
Marella went on to become a comedy character in the company and even dressed up as a woman. Calling himself 'Santina', he was able to win the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal back in 2009. Marella also returned and became the first male to enter the Women's Royal Rumble last year as his alter-ego.
After leaving WWE, Santino went on to open his own training school and one of the aspiring wrestlers the former star has inspired is his own daughter, Bianca Carelli.
Back in 2019, Carelli was handed a WWE tryout and attended the event alongside several other relatively unknown names in the business. The daughter of Marella was trained at the Battle Arts Academy, which is co-owned by her father. This was quite the turn around, since Bianca was once not interested in a career in the business.
Carelli was once focused on her fitness and modeling career and won the Miss Teen Ontario-World pageant in 2013, before deciding to follow in her father's footsteps in becoming a WWE Superstar.
Despite focusing on a future wrestling career in recent years, Bianca has continued her beauty pageant career and was recently named Miss Galaxy Peel for 2021. Bianca's father recently revealed that he would be open to returning to WWE, meaning that one day father and daughter could share a WWE ring together.
#4. Aurora Rose Levesque - Daughter of WWE stars Stephanie McMahon and Triple H
Despite being a regular face on WWE programming over the past few decades, Stephanie McMahon was able to take some time away from the ring to start a family back in 2006.
That year, the WWE Chief Brand Officer gave birth to her eldest daughter, Aurora Rose. McMahon and her husband Triple H later welcomed two more daughters, Murphy Claire and Vaughn Evelyn. But at present, it's only the couple's oldest daughter who has shown an interest in the business.
During an interview back in 2019, Stephanie confirmed that at just 13 years old, Aurora had already started training to follow in her parent's footsteps.
“My eldest daughter has already started training and I would encourage them to follow their passion and whatever they believe in as long as they work hard at it. I believe in a strong work ethic and I believe they can do anything in the world they want to do but they are going to have to believe in themselves and work hard.”
It's believed that Stephanie McMahon and Triple H will be pushing their daughter to finish her education before stepping into the company alongside her parents.
#3. Simone Johnson - Daughter of former WWE Superstar The Rock
Simone Johnson is the oldest daughter of WWE legend The Rock and his first wife Dany Garcia. It was confirmed last year the 18-year-old had made the decision to step into the family business and begin training to be a wrestler.
Johnson has since arrived at WWE's Performance Center and is now being given some of the best training ahead of her in-ring debut. Simone isn't just following in the footsteps of her father, but her grandfather and great-grandfather as well. This pressure is something that Simone addressed in an interview back in 2020.
"I just have to remind myself, that pressure only exists when I start comparing myself to my parents.. this idea that I want to keep getting into my head is that I'm not my parents. No one is their parents. And Individuality is a gift and I just have to keep remind myself of that, that no matter what pressure, not matter what circumstances, no matter what comparisons are, I love my parents so much. I'm so proud of everything that they've done, but I am my own person. And I just have to remind myself of that, no matter what the circumstances are."
Johnson has been training to be a wrestler with WWE since she was just 16-years-old, but her career has been plagued with knee problems. The wrestler-in-training was once again sidelined last year with an injury and went on to announce that she would have to undergo a third operation on her knee.
#2. Teal Piper - Daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper
Rowdy Roddy Piper left quite a hole in the wrestling business when the WWE Hall of Famer passed away back in 2015. But that hole could be filled by his daughter Ariel, who is currently training to be a professional wrestler.
Ariel is known as Teal Piper and made her in-ring debut back in August 2019 as part of AEW's All Out pay-per-view, where she was part of the Women's Casino Battle Royal.
Piper wasn't able to last very long in the match and was eliminated by Awesome Kong. The second-generation star hasn't made another appearance on AEW TV since.
Piper had been working for Women of Wrestling ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic and recently noted that there could be some future plans for her there, following the lockdown.
“Well, I don’t know what goes on with WOW with COVID and everything, but I’m sure that they’re just on hiatus, like most programs are, and that they will return when the time is right. They’re taking COVID very seriously and are taking every precaution possible to keep the girls there healthy."
Piper has been training with former WWE star Ronda Rousey in recent years. Rumors continue to circulate regarding Rousey's WWE status and whether or not the baddest woman on the planet will make her return anytime soon.
#1. David Benoit - Son of former WWE Superstar Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit was once seen as one of the most technically gifted WWE wrestlers of his generation. But whilst the wrestling world has attempted to forget The Rabid Wolverine over the past decade, his son is looking to follow in his footsteps.
David Benoit spoke to Chris Van Vliet last year, where he revealed his goal to follow his father into the business.
"I love it (wrestling). It's my life…That is the goal. To get back into wrestling. When I came here for Double Or Nothing, when I was sitting out in that crowd I just got lost in the moment, like I was way back when my dad was wrestling still."
Benoit Jr. revealed that he had trained with Lance Storm in the past and wanted to continue training in the business before going on to sign with AEW or New Japan Pro Wrestling. But he made no mention of WWE.
"That would be the goal (AEW), or New Japan. I tried getting in there… So hard to get into bro."
The second-generation star went on to reveal that he wants to wrestle in the same technical style as his father, as well as wearing similar ring attire.
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