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A WWE Superstar has to spend the better part of a year on the road, away from their family. This eventually pays off as Superstars get to make good bank and provide luxurious lives for their loved ones. These WWE Superstars are involved in a string of angles throughout the year, and their families want nothing but to see them get as much TV time and opportunities as possible.
We regularly see how fans get upset at WWE's booking, when the promotion doesn't handle their favorite Superstar in a better way, or as they had originally hoped. WWE Superstars' families are in the same boat as well, and they get upset with their loved ones' booking at times. In this slideshow, we will take a look at five instances when families of WWE Superstars were unhappy with the company's booking.
#5 Giovanna Angle isn't happy with Kurt Angle's WrestleMania opponent reveal
Last year, it was announced that Kurt Angle would be having his final in-ring outing at WrestleMania 35. The WWE Universe speculated for days on end, with many hoping that the opponent would be WWE legend John Cena. The fans weren't pleased one bit when Angle's final opponent was revealed to be King Corbin. Wrestling Twitter collectively bashed WWE for Angle's booking and Kurt's wife Giovanna shared fans' sentiments.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross dubbed the reveal as being 'underwhelming', to which she responded with 'very', clearly showing that she wasn't happy how things had turned out. It looked like Kurt talked to his wife immediately after, as she went on to delete the tweet and posted an update on the same. She stated in the next tweet that she isn't upset with Angle's opponent being revealed as Corbin. Fans knew better though, and many called her out on changing her stance on the issue. Angle went on to lose his final match to Corbin at The Grandest Stage Of Them All.
#4 Charlotte Flair's mom slams WWE for using Reid Flair in an angle
Back in November 2015, Paige and Charlotte Flair were feuding over the WWE Divas title. The feud soon took a turn for the worse, as Paige brought up Charlotte's brother Reid, who had passed away in 2013 due to drug overdose. Charlotte mentioned Reid first and recalled how when he passed away, Paige was right there to comfort her. What happened next was something the WWE Universe didn't like one bit, and the segment was heavily slammed on social media. Here's what Paige said in response:
"Your little baby brother, he didn't have much fight in him, did he?"
This enraged Flair to no end, and she launched an attack on Paige. Soon after, Charlotte's mom took to Twitter and expressed her disgust towards WWE for using Reid in a storyline. She tagged Vince McMahon and Triple H in her tweet as well and dubbed WWE's writers as being lazy.
The two women feuded over the Divas title for the next few weeks. Charlotte successfully defended the belt against Paige on three separate occasions, with two of those matches taking place on PPV.
#3 Big Swole is upset at WWE's booking of Cedric Alexander
Back in 2019, there was a short period of time when Cedric Alexander was a mainstay on WWE RAW and was being featured heavily alongside the likes of Drew McIntyre and Roman Reigns. He even went on to score a victory over McIntyre in a major upset. His push was soon halted though, and he went back to getting featured on the lower card. Earlier this year, then-WWE 24/7 Champion Riddick Moss successfully defended his belt against Alexander on WWE RAW.
Alexander showed signs of frustration with a tweet that he posted soon after his loss to Moss. The tweet garnered a response from none other than his wife, AEW star Big Swole. Swole seemed to be unhappy as well at how Cedric was being handled. She referred to Cedric's loss on RAW as "a mess", in her response to her husband's tweet.
Cedric's position on the roster hasn't changed much since then. He still gets to wrestle on WWE RAW though, and recently suffered a loss to Bobby Lashley on RAW Underground.
#2 Reby Hardy takes to Twitter to react to Matt Hardy's WWE booking
Reby Hardy is one of the fiercest personalities in pro-wrestling today. She is someone who doesn't shy away from expressing her opinion on social media, no matter how controversial it is. Earlier this year, during Matt Hardy's final few weeks in WWE, Reby wasn't happy at how her husband was being handled on the roster.
Around that time, Hardy had suffered a brutal attack at the hands of WWE veteran Randy Orton, to advance Orton's feud with WWE Hall of Famer Edge. Reby wasn't a fan of this angle, and called it 'trash' on Instagram. Reby also posted a meme on Twitter around the same time, and hinted that Vince McMahon didn't pay heed to Matt Hardy's ideas and kept rejecting them.
Matt would soon leave WWE and make his debut in All Elite Wrestling. He immediately kicked off a feud with AEW star Chris Jericho, and was also a part of The Elite that defeated The Inner Circle in a Stadium Stampede match at AEW Double Or Nothing 2020.
#1 Roman Reigns' mom isn't happy one bit upon seeing Seth Rollins' cash-in
At WrestleMania 31, Roman Reigns took on Brock Lesnar with the latter's WWE World Heavyweight title on the line. The main event was about to end when Seth Rollins came out to a huge pop and cashed in his Money In The Bank contract during the match. Thus, the match was turned into a Triple Threat bout. In a matter of seconds, Rollins had pinned Reigns to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Rollins left the stadium with the belt on his shoulder, in one of the most unexpected endings to a WrestleMania. The original plans for the match weren't for Rollins to come out victorious. The finish to the match was changed sometime during the event itself, and Rollins was informed of the same after his loss to Randy Orton. Roman Reigns' family was furious at WWE for changing the finish to the bout and taking Reigns' big moment away from him at the last moment. In this clip, you can clearly see how upset Reigns' mom was when she saw Rollins coming out.
