5 WWE storylines where family members were involved

If you've been following WWE for the past few years, if there's one thing you should've noted by now is the fact that the company loves a good old storyline involving Superstars and their families. Not only for over the past few years but over the past few decades, we've seen WWE develop storylines where they bring in parents or loved ones of notable WWE Superstars to add a further element to the narrative.

Throughout the years, we've seen that one of the easiest methods for a Superstar to get heel-heat from the WWE Universe is to have them attack a family member or humiliate them in some way to garner a negative reaction. Don't believe me? Just ask Randy Orton!

As we edge closer to WrestleMania 36, we've already seen two different storylines this year with the involvement of a Superstar and their family. The first of which obviously being Randy Orton setting his sights on Edge and his wife Beth Phoenix, whom Orton attacked with an RKO on a recent episode of RAW.

The second storyline saw the inclusion of The Undertaker's wife, former WWE Divas Champion, Michelle McCool, whom Taker's 'Mania 36 opponent AJ Styles targeted in the lead-up to their clash at this year's Show of Shows.

With all this being said and done, this certainly isn't the first time we have seen WWE involve a family member to build up a story and in this list, we'll take a look back at five times WWE decided to involve family members into storylines.

#5 Roman Reigns' daughter

Bray Wyatt during his feud against Roman Reigns

In 2015, Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt were engaged in what was arguably one of the best feuds of the year, which saw the two men compete against each other on multiple occasions. At one point in the intense feud, things got so heated that Wyatt decided to involve Reigns' daughter into the feud by holding a photo of her and cutting a customary bizarre promo.

However, those plans were quickly nixed as WWE decided to go against it, given the fact that Reigns personally wasn't comfortable with the angle and the involvement of his daughter in a storyline.

#4 The Miz's parents

Throughout the years, The Miz's parents have been involved on WWE TV on numerous occasions, but there was this one time when The A-Lister's parents were involved in a storyline against the man who has involved himself in almost all family storylines - Randy Orton.

Former WWE Champions The Miz and Randy Orton collided against each other back in 2013 while the former's parents watched from ringside. Orton, who by this point was known to make an example out of WWE Superstars' parents, decided to brutally beat up The Miz in front of his mom and dad and completely embarrass 'The A-Lister'.

This eventually led to a rivalry that felt quite personal and interesting. However, in the aftermath of Orton's attacks, Miz was eventually written-off WWE TV due to an injury that he suffered as a result of the beatdown he recieved from Orton. However, when The Miz finally made his return to WWE TV in October, he suffered a quick loss to 'The Viper' and that was pretty much the conclusion of the feud.

Nevertheless, Orton involving Miz's parents in a storyline, while embarrassing the latter in front of them sure did feel like a genuine heel move from 'The Apex Predator'.

#3 Samoa Joe invades AJ Styles' house

In 2018, AJ Styles engaged in yet another feud with one of his all-time greatest rivals in the form of Samoa Joe. Having previously shared the ring with each other in TNA (Impact Wrestling), Styles and Joe began a feud in the summer of 2018 when the latter attacked 'The Phenomenal One' and got a shot at the WWE Championship.

However, after failing to capture the WWE Title at SummerSlam, Joe continued his rivalry with Styles. Only this time, he decided to involve the latter's wife, Wendy, claiming that he would defeat 'The Phenomenal One' and become the "new daddy".

This eventually led to a series of matches between Styles and Joe, with Styles retaining the WWE Championship over his arch-rival in controversial fashion at Hell in a Cell. He then retaining the gold over him on two additional occasions, at WWE Super ShowDown and Crown Jewel.

Throughout the feud, Joe was spotted invading Styles' house and targeting his wife Wendy, so much so he the former also decided to call out Wendy after brutally beating up her husband on an episode of SmackDown.

#2 Randy Orton targets John Cena Sr.

Anyone who has been following the WWE for the past decade knows for a fact that at one point in time, John Cena and Randy Orton were the company's two top guys who headlined almost every other pay-per-view and faced each other on any given occasion.

Cena and Orton's rivalry certainly had no limits and for anyone who's been following the two men since the prime of their careers, won't be strangers to John Cena Sr.

Cena's father has appeared on WWE TV on several occasions over the past 10-15 years. However, his inclusion in the initial storyline between Cena and Orton from 2007 remains a memorable one.

If you recall, Orton once decided to punch John Cena Sr. on live TV and dragged him out on the floor. With the majority of the WWE Universe thinking he was a fan, 'The Viper' decided to make things deeply personal between the two, as he hit Cena with his iconic Punt Kick.

To this date, Orton brutally attacking John Cena Sr. surely remains to be one of the most iconic moments in WWE TV history.

#1 Rey Mysterio's son Dominic

Rey Mysterio's son Dominic has been involved in major WWE storylines throughout the years. Initially revealed as Eddie Guerrero's biological son, both Mysterio and Eddie had quite the rivalry over the custody of Dominic during the early stages of the Ruthless Aggression Era.

The storyline revolved around Eddie, who knew that Mysterio was struggling to start his own family, as he decided to leave Dominic to the latter and his wife Angie. However, at WWE SummerSlam 2005, Eddie threatened to take custody of Dominic but failed to do so when he lost a Ladder Match to the masked luchador.

Few years down the road, Dominic was involved in a rivalry between Mysterio and CM Punk. However, it wasn't until recently that we actually saw the true on-screen potential of Dominic Mysterio.

During his father's recent feud with Brock Lesnar, Dominic decided to confront the reigning WWE Champion, only to end up being brutally assaulted by 'The Beast Incarnate'. Not only has Dominic been spotted sharing the spotlight with Lesnar but was also seen being confronted by Samoa Joe.