10 Second And Third Generation Wrestlers Fans Who Competed In WCW

The bloodlines run deep in wrestling’s roots and not just The Bloodline either. Wrestling has almost always been a family business long before the McMahons got into it. Promoters and superstars alike have passed down the traditions of the sport to their children and their kids took those teachings into the business, adding their own branches to their family tree and legacy.

Just like any other company, family ran deep throughout the history of WCW. Several stars that were where The Big Boys Played were also members of wrestling dynasties. While mostly second generation, at least one was part of the third generation of familial superstars as well.

10 The Belfast Bruiser Fit Finlay

Nowadays, Fit Findlay’s legacy is completely tied to helping further the Women’s movement in the WWE. But during his days as a competitor, he was a nasty brawler known as The Belfast Bruiser in WCW. Prior to coming to stateside, he had been working for over twenty years. It all began for him when he filled in for a no-show for his father Dave Finlay’s promotion back in 1974.

9 Das Wunderkind Alex Wright

Alex Wright was one of Ric Flair’s pet projects in WCW. Currently, at 46 years old, the promoter still wrestles from time to time; there’s some fight left in Das Wunderkind.

Like many second-generation European stars, he got his start out very young, being trained by his father; British wrestler Steve Wright. He trained his boy who had his first match at just 16 years old.

8 David Flair

While plenty of critics and fans think the world of Charlotte and bow down to the Queen, her brother David is another story. He started in WCW during the latter days of the promotion and unfortunately, David was nothing like ol’ Slick Ric. While it’s not fair to draw that comparison, it’s also hard for fans not to. He did however have a fun and memorable partnership with the scream queen, Daffney and Crowbar.

7 Tully Blanchard

While Ole and Arn Anderson claimed to be related and share a lineage, Tully Blanchard was the only member of the original Horsemen lineup that actually came from wrestling royalty. During the Territory days, Joe Blanchard was one of the Texas promoters, bringing what he learned in Stampede to San Antonio, where young fans like Shawn Michaels would watch SCW. As for Tully, he had one of the more prolific careers of the eighties before a forced retirement. He had been managing FTR for AEW up until recently.

6 "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes

Before he made a name for himself and established his own legacy as Goldust, "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes was using his name and his famous father to carve his own path in WCW. Sometimes he’d team with big daddy Dusty, sometimes he’d team up and feud with Dusty’s old partners, but some of his more memorable feuds came when team with the likes of Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat, and feuding with Ravishing Rick Rude.

5 Rey Mysterio Jr.

Rey-Mysterio-WCW-Cruiserweight-Division-Cropped-1

For several years in Mexico, a young Rey Mysterio wrestled as The Hummingbird before he earned the right to wear his uncle’s mask and take on his namesake.

Once that happened, he traveled all over the states showcasing Lucha Libre to all kinds of crowds. Once he landed in WCW, his career took flight, no pun intended. Thanks to Rey and of course several others, a wrestling style not seen often in America was given a national spotlight in WCW.

4 Eddie Guerrero

One of the wrestlers that helped to usher in a new era of in-ring wrestling was the great Eddie Guerrero. In WCW, he, like many Cruiserweights continued to excel. But with little to no room at the top of the card, he would head to WWE and further cement his career as a legend. Guerrero not only was a second-generation star, he came from a dynasty of wrestlers, including his nephew; who was only three years younger than he was…

3 Chavo Guerrero Jr.

…Chavo Guerrero Sr. was the first person to bring the moonsault to the states. His son Chavo was no slouch either. Depending on where he and Eddie were together on the card, they either played up being nephew and uncle or were as tight as brothers, which is how they were raised. Thanks to a feud with Eddie in WCW, fans got the awesome “Eddie Guerrero Is My Favorite Wrestler” t-shirt, which to many fans, he was.

2 Bret Hart

When the WCW career of Bret Hart is whittled down to a steel plate, an El Dandy promo, and his head getting kicked into the 37th row, you certainly messed up big time.

The Hitman’s entire run in WCW was mired in mediocrity from the very start. The only thing that hasn’t been mediocre about it through the years is Hart and Eric Bischoff constantly debating whose fault that was.

1 Barry Windham

Barry Windham, the son of old school legend Blackjack Mulligan was one of biggest and brightest superstars of the latter-day NWA and WCW. Just about every one of his colleagues will tell you, when he felt like working there was no one better than the Widowmaker.