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There are many WWE children on the main roster at present proving that they have superior wrestling blood in their veins, but there are a number of second-generation stars who were not able to live up to the same hype.
At present, Tamina, Charlotte, Bray Wyatt, Bo Dallas, Natalya, The Usos, and even Roman Reigns are proving their worth as second-generation WWE stars on both RAW and SmackDown.
Whilst there is usually a lot of hype surrounding the debut of a former WWE star's child, many were able to work with NXT under the radar for several months, which is where many of their wrestling journeys come to an end.
#5. Jake Carter - Vader
Big Van Vader was easily one of the most recognizable wrestling personalities of the early 1990s. Even though Vader was unable to go on to win a Championship with WWE in the four years that he spent with the company, it appears that he did manage to inspire his son to follow in his footsteps.
Much like his father, Jake Carter (real name Jesse White) looked for a career in football before deciding to move into the wrestling business. After suffering hip and back injuries, Carter made the transition into wrestling under the tutelage of his father. The duo was then able to team together in Japan in 2010.
In 2011, Carter signed with WWE and was sent to FCW, it was here that he teamed with Corey Graves and won the FCW Tag Team Championships before FCW was rebranded into NXT.
Carter remained with NXT for a year and feuded with the likes of Corey Graves and Xavier Woods before he was released from his contract in 2013.
Vader sadly passed away back in June 2018.
#4. Rachael Evers - Paul Ellering
Paul Ellering is a WWE Hall of Famer following his time managing The Road Warriors. He made his return to WWE to manage former NXT Tag Team Champions, The Authors of Pain.
Growing up, watching her father on TV was seemingly enough to inspire his daughter Rachael, to follow in his footsteps.
Ellering made her wrestling debut back in 2015, before moving on to wrestle a handful of matches for Impact Wrestling. Ellering then debuted in NXT back in 2016 in a match where she lost to Alexa Bliss.
Ellering went on to wrestle Liv Morgan, Sonya Deville, and Ember Moon before being repackaged as Rachael Evers for the 2017 Mae Young Classic. Evers was eliminated in the second round, before being eliminated in the first round the following year.
Evers then signed a contract with WWE and began appearing on NXT under her real name, before a torn ACL sidelined her for more than a year. Back in April, Ellering was one of a number of WWE stars who were released as part of the budget cuts surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
#3. Richie Steamboat - Ricky Steamboat
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat is a WWE Hall of Famer, who was given "The Dragon" gimmick when he made his way to WWE back in 1985 and was able to allow it to define his wrestling career until his retirement back in 1994.
Like many other stars on this list, Ricky's son Richie decided he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. Richie started competing in amateur wrestling when he was just five years old and even wrestled Ric Flair's son Reid numerous times in high school.
Richie went on to win four titles in amateur wrestling and was even offered a place on the junior Olympic team, but he turned it down. Instead, he turned his attention to the independent wrestling scene where he debuted as Ricky Steamboat Jr. in 2008.
The following year, Steamboat was signed to WWE and sent to FCW, he went on to win the FCW World Championship before the brand was revamped into NT in 2012.
After an intense feud with Kassius Ohno, Richie was forced onto the sidelines when it was revealed that he required back surgery. Steamboat was released from his NXT contract in 2013 and his father later revealed that following the injury, he would be unable to wrestle again.
#2. Tessa Blanchard - Tully Blanchard
Tessa Blanchard is one of the best-known female wrestlers in the business at present, following her Impact Wrestling World Championship win. Blanchard became the first woman to win the title when she defeated Sami Callihan at Hard To Kill back in January.
Tessa is a third generation Superstar and the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Tully Blanchard, who currently appears as the manager of Shawn Spears in All Elite Wrestling.
Even though Blanchard has gone on to make a name for herself this year, there was a time when Blanchard was part of the NXT brand. The former Champion made her debut for the brand in 2016 where she lost matches to Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, and Carmella before being announced as part of the inaugural Mae Young Classic.
After being eliminated in the first round by eventual winner Kairi Sane, Blanchard wasn't seen again in a WWE ring. There have been some rumors linking Blanchard to a return to WWE after the former stars recent departure from Impact Wrestling.
#1. Raquel Diaz - Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero was a character who defined a generation in WWE, Guerrero's lying, cheating, and stealing led him to the WWE Championship before his untimely passing back in 2005.
Whilst his wife Vickie became a well-known character in the company following his passing, his daughter Shaul also expressed a desire to join WWE and went by the ring name Raquel Diaz in both FCW and NXT in 2012.
Diaz wrestled a number of up-and-coming stars throughout her time in NXT, including Paige and Summer Rae. Raquel requested a leave of absence later that year in order to attend school, but the star was officially released from the company in 2014, and Guerrero herself confirmed that she left the company due to an eating disorder.
Guerrero took some time away from the business, before making her return as a commentator at The Reality of Wrestling event, Ladies Night Out. Guerrero then went on to sign a contract with Women of Wrestling to work as a ring announcer later that year.
