8 Most Memorable WWE Father/Son Moments

4. Finlay & Hornswoggle

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What's today remembered as a creatively bankrupt angle actually ended in a darkly comic denouement, as Vince McMahon played an extended game of Guess Who? with an attorney to eventually determine that Hornswoggle - yes, Hornswoggle - was his illegitimate son.

Several weeks afterwards, McMahon subjected his literal lil' bastard to a series of oversized opponents, hoping to teach his new-found son - an adult one, mind you - some 'tough love'. A match-up against the towering Great Khali took things a step too far, and sympathetic to his fellow Irishman's cause, Finlay rushed to Hornswoggle's aid, rekindling their friendship.

It was soon revealed that the friendship ran much deeper. An oft-forgotten aspect of the whole storyline is that it eventually transpired 'Swoggle was in actual fact Finlay's son, not McMahon's, which makes all sort of pretend biological sense. Father and new-found son teamed together for the next year, until Hornswoggle forcibly flew the nest to Raw.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.