8 Wrestlers You Didn't Know Were Related

4. Daniel Bryan & John Laurinaitis

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Big John really has had less success with wedding rings than wrestling rings. At WrestleMania 33, he finally popped the question to the eternally patient Nikki Bella, fulfilling a promise he made when she was high-as-a-kite on the operating table.

The engagement was set to further embellish John's ties with the wrestling industry, but sadly, it all fell to pieces. On television. Perhaps Total Bellas needed a ratings boost.

Cena's former brother-in-law to-be Daniel Bryan has fared a lot better with his Bella, managing to actually marry Brie, as opposed to having a very public break up before TV cameras. When John Laurinaitis tied the knot with Brie's mother, Kathy Colace, the former Johnny Ace suddenly became Bryan's step-father-in-law. Just look what you could have won, John.

During his famous feud with CM Punk, Cena and Laurinaitis had a number of altercations, so perhaps this was the real reason Big John called the whole thing off. Imagine the Thanksgiving shenanigans.

And where does this leave Ace's brother Joe 'Road Warrior Animal' Laurinaitis in all this? Step-uncle-in-law? Is that even a thing?

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