11 Fathers & Sons Who Won The Same Wrestling Titles

9. Blackjack Mulligan And Barry Windham - World Tag Team Championship

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Taking a break from the Anoa'i family, the Windham-Rotunda dynasty is another of wrestling's most iconic. Whilst we wait for Bray Wyatt to win championship gold and allow the former Irwin R. Schyster (Mike Rotunda) to feature on this list, the taxman's partner in the U.S. Express can sleep well knowing he is on here.

Barry Windham (Rotunda's brother-in-law) won many championships in the NWA and WCW, but his initial run in the World Wrestling Federation also yielded success in the shape of the WWF World Tag Team Championship. The team defeated the North South Connection (Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis) for the titles in 1985, the first of two reigns.

Windham's father also tasted World Tag Championship success. Blackjack Mulligan was one half of the Blackjacks (along with Blackjack Lanza, uncle of John 'Bradshaw' Layfield), and the duo defeated Dominic DeNucci and Pat Barrett for what was then-the WWWF World Tag Team Championship in August of 1975.

One interesting note to make is that 'Captain' Lou Albano was involved with at least one of each title reign mentioned so far.

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