5 wrestlers who are in the shadow of a more successful relative

#1 Curtis Axel - Mr. Perfect

Axel Couldn't Even Flourish Under Paul Heyman's Guidance

Curtis Axel is the son of WWE Hall of Famer, "Mr Perfect" Curt Hennig. Known in the wrestling world as one of the best wrestlers of all time, it was always going to be hard for Axel to step into the huge shoes that Hennig left in the wrestling business.

When given the chance, Axel can perform in the ring with the best of them, but when he's put in the same class as his father, it is hard to any mere mortal to measure up.

Axel got his first big break in WWE as part of The Nexus, before he debuted under the name Curtis Axel (from his father's name Curt and his grandfather's nickname Larry 'The Axe') and was managed by Paul Heyman for a number of months, who helped him lift the Intercontinental Championship, just like his father.

Sadly for Axel, this is the only real highlight in a WWE career that has now stretched to more than seven years and has seen him become nothing more than a wrestler who makes up the numbers in multi-man matches.

Axel's recent alliance with The Miz is the longest run he has had as part of a storyline on WWE TV for a while, and could go a long way to finally putting Axel back in a credible position on WWE TV.