WWE: 7 Wrestling Sons That Surpassed Their Fathers

1. The Rock

The Rock is arguably the most famous professional wrestler ever due in large part to his success as an actor. His wrestling career was very successful also. As a third generation superstar, he more than lived up to his family's legacy and surpassed everything they could have ever hoped for. "High Chief" Peter Maivia was a wrestler that competed in the 1960s and 1970s. His daughter Ata ended up marrying a Canadian wrestler named Rocky Johnson. Rocky was very successful as a regional wrestler that also become a tag team champion in WWE with Tony Atlas as his partner. When The Rock inducted his grandfather Peter Maivia and father Rocky Johnson into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008 a lot of people questioned whether they deserved. The thinking was that it was just a way to get Rock to go to the Hall of Fame, which would be a big boost to an event. That's a disrespectful thought considering his family's history, but Rock has always been a guy that honored those that came before him. He's a loyal family man that has become the biggest star of them all. The Rock was always somebody that WWE had high hopes for, but even they had no idea how big of a star he would become. Due to his family lineage, they believed he had that potential and even though it didn't happen right away, once he became The Rock in 1997 everything started to click for him. He won the WWE Championship 8 times and the WCW Championship twice. He barely even wrestled in his 30s, yet he's still one of the most decorated and famous wrestlers ever. The Rock is the greatest second or third generation wrestler ever because of his star power, ability to deliver money making promos and his status as one of the biggest names in WWE during the ultra successful Attitude Era. He is a lock to be a WWE Hall of Famer one day where he will join his grandfather and father. No other superstar in WWE history can say they did that, so that's something that should make The Rock and his family very proud.