8 Fourth Generation Pro Wrestlers

1. Simone Johnson

The Rock
Instagram: @simonegjohnson

Parent: The Rock

Grandparent: Rocky Johnson

Great Grandparent: Peter Maivia

A fourth generation wrestler from the Samoan Family Tree with surely the most star-studded intergenerational background in wrestling history, Simone Johnson has possibly even more pressure on her than any wrestler's child to give the game a try.

CM Punk rather sagely sought advice on her behalf from Charlotte Flair on a recent edition of WWE Backstage, but the multi-time WWE Women's Champion still feels like something of a rule-proving exception with just one iconic family member to follow.

The pressure of three successful and history-making generations will be on her shoulders, but WWE will presumably on her side - with the company behind her, she may well carve out an entirely new legacy for the family in a way few other females within the various strands have thus far managed.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett