VisokaPirotehnika The Rock isn't genetically related to the Anoa'i family, but they are considered cousins because his grandather adopted them as his own. Heck, Rock isn't even genetically related to his own grandfather because his mom was adopted.
It's a cultural thing. The Samoan concept of family, aiga, includes extended and adopted family, the idea being that family goes deeper than blood ties. There really isn't a need to break it down. The families have been aiga for generations that makes them family.
Rocktum The Rock probably helped to get her into developmental, but she made it to the big roster on her own merit. They haven't even mentioned the relationship between the two to help her push.
Wrestlers made it to the main roster by themselves, if not explain why so many children of popular wrestlers who were in NXT didn't move to the main roster? like Ricky Steamboat's son or Eddie Guerrero's daughter.
Richie Steamboat had a back injury that required surgery that forced his retirement. Shaul Guerrero developed an eating disorder and left to deal with that. Then she married Aiden English... not that her being married prevents her from wrestling or whatever but if they're planning to start a family, that probably would.
The two, that is, Polynesian wrestlers that are not relatives in the Anoai-Fatu-Maivia family are Haku/Meng, (Tonga Fifita), and the Barbarian, (Sione Havea Vailahi).
The only one I did not know b4 this video was The Undertaker & Brian Lee I just thought they were best friends & did not know that they are cousins that one I was amazed by but I knew all the rest. Btw The Bulldog's are not only cousin's but Davey Boy married one of the Hart sisters & his cousin Dynamite Kid married Bret Hart's ex wife's sister so they were also connected by marriage at one time as well Ik this cuz I have Bret & Owen's books
the imposter undertaker?! cousin?! awesome!!! also, your voice acting needs work, one example is the fake scream here 4:03. Overall, great video and thanks for share
John Fontaine wow I just searched it up and it's true , that's actually Interesting and cool . Plus aiden English's tag partner does look like Eddie Guerrero to for some reason
She is second cousin once removed to the Rock, but since her father isn't a part of the Anoai clan, saying she is a cousin to them is a stretch. It's like your cousin adopting another family and you saying that you are now a member of theirs when that's not really the case.
You left out one other brother of Road Warrior Animal, the Terminator, (Marc Laurinaitis) in the old Bill Watts' UWF promotion. Plus Jake The Snake and Rockin' Robin's brother, Sam Houston, all children of Grizzly Smith.
I always thought that the Undertaker was related to Kain? The revelation that Bo Dallas is related to Bray Wyatt is shocking, but undeniable, the similarity is eye-catching..
Bo and Bray are brothers. And the sons of Mike Rotundo. And the nephew of Barry Windham. And the grandsons of Blackjack Mulligan. That's some pretty good heritage.
I knew most of these (good for me), but like the video said, wrestling, especially in the past was a family business. That being said I'm not surprised by any of them.
Strange parallel between Nattie and Bo/Bray. They have fathers that were tag champs with their maternal uncles, who also are in the HOF. And, they have maternal grandfathers in the HOF.
scott Dustin You would be correct. "Grand Master Sexay" Brian Christopher is Jerry "The King" Lawler's son. That was confirmed during an angle with Michael Cole
Bo is like the little brother that says bolieve in santa claus and Brey wyatt is like the big brother that aways says the boogeyman is going to get you
Whether true or not, Samoa Joe did say that he had a distant cousin of the Anoa'i family but it was a relative that dates way before Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i, whom was a blood brother to High Chief Peter Maivia but not blood related. The Rock has regarded Tamina Snuka as his cousin because Tamina's mother apparently is related somehow to the Anoa'i family so that would make Jimmy related by marriage. Rikishi is also regarded as The Rock's cousin but they aren't blood related. He is, however, the real life cousin of Roman Reigns as Roman's father, Sika, of the Wild Samoans is the brother of Rikishi's mother Elevera Fatu.
Ppl that kept saying Romans Reigns and The Rock aren't real cousins, well Roman Reigns in an interview explained his relationship to The Rock, which he said that they're 3rd cousins, so basically distance cousins, but they're still related, cus they have the same great great grandparents, well that's how he explained it.
Meng is the father of Camacho & Uncle of The Rock. By the way, why is Meng/Haku/Tonga not in the WWE hall of fame. We need to start to push that. He was probably one of if not the most respected guy in the locker room.
I didn't know about Nia/Rock but cant believe you finish on The Wyatt's.... iam sure everyone knows that. Even despite their gimmicks being so different... you can see it in their faces.
Animal and John Laurinitis look alot alike, so it is not that hard to guess they are brother even if you didn't know in advance. When you put their faces next to each other, similarities are very obvious.
Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt are so similar.. just look at their faces.. anyone who can`t see the resemblance is .. well.. not looking closely enough lol.. They have the same eyes.. same facial features.. same smile.. what I found creepy wass how alike they looked.. before I realized that Bray was Husky Harris..
Umaga is not Roman's brother. They are cousins because Umaga's mother, Elevera, is the sister of Roman's father, Sika Anoa'i. You may remember Umaga's former tag team partner in 3 Minute Warning, Rosey when Umaga was billed as Jamal. Rosey is Roman's brother and Umaga is Rikishi's brother but everyone of them are blood related through Sika and Elevera. Roman and The Rock are only related through the "blood brother" thing between The Rock's grandfather, Peter Maivia and Roman's grandfather, Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i, where each family pledge loyalty to the other.
I knew most of those, and are you blind, Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt look so similar it's obvious they're brothers! Take the beard off Bray and their faces are so similar, the smile, cheeks, nose etc. Seriously how could anyone not know?
Technically, yes they are because the Maivia family and the Anoa'i family through Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i and High Chief Peter Maivia became "blood brothers", pledging loyalty to each other's families. Not actually blood related though as Rikishi and Roman Reigns are since Amituana'i Anoa'i is Roman's grandfather and Rikishi's mother, Elevera, is Amituana'i Anoa'i 's daughter and Sika Anoa'i's sister.
It's just Cody. Shockmaster's sister is Dusty's second wife Connie, whom he was married to when he passed away. Jerry Sags from The Nasty Boys is also Cody's uncle. Dusty's wife Connie is not only Shockmaster's sister but also the sister of Jerry Sags' wife Laura.
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Rock is related to everybody, their family gonna take over, lmao.
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I'm related to the rock as well so this comment kinda made my day
+Soulo Truth so true I'm from Samoa
This made me smile. #Fatu-Maivia-Anoa'i Dynasty
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The only ones I actually did NOT know were related was the Jake Roberts/Robin one, and the 2 Undertakers! those surprised me
Former NWA worker Sam Houston is their brother
logan kerr The Undertaker is also related to The Harris brothers from the DOA. They are all cousins
I knew Brian Lee was related to the Harris twins but never knew that Undertaker was related to Lee.
Fact: Brian Knobbs(the other half of the Nasty Boyz) is related to Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. Also Bo&Brays father is IRS
and their mom is a 3 hole punch
Eddie Guerrero and Chavo uncle and nephew
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Barry Windham is their uncle to.
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Side fact..... Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas is related to IRS. They're his sons. Scott Hall's son also wrestles for TNA now
Bo and Bray are also related to Barry Windham (uncle) and Black Jack Mulligan (grandfather).
I see him on the NJPW roster but not TNA.
Bo and Bray have similar facial features. If Bray didn't have his beard you could tell more easily that they are brothers.
they are related not they is related.. please learn to speak
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Is there a wrestler that is NOT related to The Rock's family?
Roy Hornswoggle probably isn't related. Yeah, probably.
Roy I know right he is like related to everyone
VisokaPirotehnika The Rock isn't genetically related to the Anoa'i family, but they are considered cousins because his grandather adopted them as his own. Heck, Rock isn't even genetically related to his own grandfather because his mom was adopted.
VisokaPirotehnika He should be related by adoption, much the same way his grandfather is.
It's a cultural thing. The Samoan concept of family, aiga, includes extended and adopted family, the idea being that family goes deeper than blood ties. There really isn't a need to break it down. The families have been aiga for generations that makes them family.
Macho Man & The Genius. There's one that most people never knew until their WWF runs were through.
"Nia Jax has made her own way to the WWE" ye ofc it has nothing to do cause she's related to Rock :^).
Rocktum The Rock probably helped to get her into developmental, but she made it to the big roster on her own merit. They haven't even mentioned the relationship between the two to help her push.
Ir helped Roman though lol
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Wrestlers made it to the main roster by themselves, if not explain why so many children of popular wrestlers who were in NXT didn't move to the main roster? like Ricky Steamboat's son or Eddie Guerrero's daughter.
Richie Steamboat had a back injury that required surgery that forced his retirement. Shaul Guerrero developed an eating disorder and left to deal with that. Then she married Aiden English... not that her being married prevents her from wrestling or whatever but if they're planning to start a family, that probably would.
I never knew the undertaker one. Mmm pretty good
is it wrong if I said "All Samoans are related"?
probably, but a good portion of wwe samoans are related in some way
The two, that is, Polynesian wrestlers that are not relatives in the Anoai-Fatu-Maivia family are Haku/Meng, (Tonga Fifita), and the Barbarian, (Sione Havea Vailahi).
Young T it's not rude but it's something we always say coz we're so close but not actually related but we by the blood and love
It's not wrong I even found out that my cousin was in my class for 3 years and didn't know
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The only one I did not know b4 this video was The Undertaker & Brian Lee I just thought they were best friends & did not know that they are cousins that one I was amazed by but I knew all the rest. Btw The Bulldog's are not only cousin's but Davey Boy married one of the Hart sisters & his cousin Dynamite Kid married Bret Hart's ex wife's sister so they were also connected by marriage at one time as well Ik this cuz I have Bret & Owen's books
Mr. Allen C. Sokolik Jr. Undertaker is also related to The Harris brothers. They are 2nd cousin to Brian Lee making The Undertaker cousin to them too
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The Rock is also a cousin of former IBO Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jimmy Thunder.
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Aren't Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas also the Sons of Irwin R. Shyster A.k.a. (I.R.S. Man)?
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Lucy Stiles apparently so. I never knew. I just thought they looked like him lol
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Cool video man😎👔
the imposter undertaker?! cousin?! awesome!!!
also, your voice acting needs work, one example is the fake scream here 4:03. Overall, great video and thanks for share
I thought the title said 10 wrestlers that didn't know they were related 😂
fun one
eddie guerrero and aiden english look it up
John Fontaine ?
+Jelaina Lucas Eddie is Aiden English's father-in-law..
John Fontaine wow I just searched it up and it's true , that's actually Interesting and cool . Plus aiden English's tag partner does look like Eddie Guerrero to for some reason
John Fontaine true saw that
John Fontaine Aiden English WAS Raquals (Eddies Daughter's ) Fiance NOT anymore, they are NO LONGER together.
I knew about The Snuka's, The Bulldogs, The Rotundas, and The Laurinaitis, but these other six I didn't know about
John Cena is related to Superman they said.
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Nia isn't really a part of the Anoa'i family, as she isn't descended from Peter's line. Her father is Peter's cousin.
Geddo technically they're still cousins.
She is second cousin once removed to the Rock, but since her father isn't a part of the Anoai clan, saying she is a cousin to them is a stretch. It's like your cousin adopting another family and you saying that you are now a member of theirs when that's not really the case.
Geddo even my 2nd cousins I still say what up cuz! I don't say hi 2nd cuz. It's all the same.
Yes, Nia is a cousin to the Rock, but not a cousin to the Anoa'i family.
Awesome man
Everyone knew Nia was related to Dwayne. These kinds of lists are a joke. NXT has already talked about Nia's relationship to the Snuka family.
I wouldn't be surprised if rocks family is WWE in 5 years
I swear Kalisto is probably seventh lost cousin of Vince McMahon or sonething
Aleksis Grasis Lol
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Aleksis Grasis no relation at all
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You left out one other brother of Road Warrior Animal,
the Terminator, (Marc Laurinaitis) in the old Bill Watts' UWF promotion.
Plus Jake The Snake and Rockin' Robin's brother,
Sam Houston,
all children of Grizzly Smith.
I always thought that the Undertaker was related to Kain?
The revelation that Bo Dallas is related to Bray Wyatt is shocking, but undeniable, the similarity is eye-catching..
Bo and Bray are brothers. And the sons of Mike Rotundo. And the nephew of Barry Windham. And the grandsons of Blackjack Mulligan. That's some pretty good heritage.
Deuce actually wrestles on the Indy scene as cliff Compton
they left out brothers "macho man" randy savage & leaping lanny poffo. (poffo being their actual surname)
jp bart AKA The Genius Lanny Poffo
Please make a Top 10 Wrestler real name .
did you put the rock and the USO brother
Nothing here that can't be found on their wikipedia pages.
I knew most of these (good for me), but like the video said, wrestling, especially in the past was a family business. That being said I'm not surprised by any of them.
the one that blew my mind is the rock and nya jax it was shocking i already knew bout bray and bo
Strange parallel between Nattie and Bo/Bray. They have fathers that were tag champs with their maternal uncles, who also are in the HOF. And, they have maternal grandfathers in the HOF.
Sim Snuka was the camera man that botched the Undertaker's outside dive.
i heard jerry lawyer son was grandmaster sexy from too cool is that true
scott Dustin His son is Brian Christopher
scott Dustin You would be correct. "Grand Master Sexay" Brian Christopher is Jerry "The King" Lawler's son. That was confirmed during an angle with Michael Cole
Bo is like the little brother that says bolieve in santa claus and Brey wyatt is like the big brother that aways says the boogeyman is going to get you
nia and the rock
The Fearless Nikki Bella 301 i knew that one already to me it was obvious
Same here
I'm with you on that one
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They Forgot to add you and your sister to this list. AS you two are now Johnny L's step daughters meaning your uncle is a Road Warrior.
So Samoa Joe and the Snuka's are the only Samoans in Wwe that aren't related to everyone else
Chiko was here the rock And roman aren't related
by marriage in the family they are
Chiko was here Nah Samoa Joe isn't apart of Anoai family
Snuka is from Fiji.
Whether true or not, Samoa Joe did say that he had a distant cousin of the Anoa'i family but it was a relative that dates way before Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i, whom was a blood brother to High Chief Peter Maivia but not blood related. The Rock has regarded Tamina Snuka as his cousin because Tamina's mother apparently is related somehow to the Anoa'i family so that would make Jimmy related by marriage.
Rikishi is also regarded as The Rock's cousin but they aren't blood related. He is, however, the real life cousin of Roman Reigns as Roman's father, Sika, of the Wild Samoans is the brother of Rikishi's mother Elevera Fatu.
"prime Time" Brian Lee was very talented and underrated... He could have a great match with anyone... I wish he had a better run
3:39 That cards were my childhood :'v
Ok the one that caught me off guard was when you mention brian Lee & Mark Calaway are Cousins
Shockmaster or Tugboat is also brother of Jerry Saggs of The Nasty Boys, who is therefore also Cody's uncle. Their sister was married to Dusty Rhodes.
Lol good vid.
Dynamyte Kid and British Bulldog were not only cousins, but also brothers-in-law as they were each married to Stu Hart's daughters.
how is laryngitis related to road warrior animal???
Ppl that kept saying Romans Reigns and The Rock aren't real cousins, well Roman Reigns in an interview explained his relationship to The Rock, which he said that they're 3rd cousins, so basically distance cousins, but they're still related, cus they have the same great great grandparents, well that's how he explained it.
Nia jax and roman reigns are related
emmy mai-ly of course because the rock and Roman are cousins so it means Roman reigns is also related to Nia
Hulk Hogan was everyone's BROTHER!!
A hell of a lot more than that are related. Mostly cousins though. Somoans. Anyway, that was cool. A few of those I had no clue.
i knew almost all of these.... and i hate how you're butchering the Anoa'i name
Last ones are IRS man sons you forgot to mention it.
They are also Barry Windham's nephews.
Bray & Bo do look like brothers.
I wasn't suprised.
I consider it to be a type of performance art.
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Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas are brothers wow! That's mind blowing.
Wanna know something even more surprising? Eddie Guerrero and Aiden English
Meng is the father of Camacho & Uncle of The Rock. By the way, why is Meng/Haku/Tonga not in the WWE hall of fame. We need to start to push that. He was probably one of if not the most respected guy in the locker room.
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I didn't know about Nia/Rock but cant believe you finish on The Wyatt's.... iam sure everyone knows that. Even despite their gimmicks being so different... you can see it in their faces.
Deuce isn't Knuka's biological son, while Tamina is his biological daughter.
Bo Dallas doesn't look like Bray Wyatt but he looks like Bray when he was Huskey Harris
Animal and John Laurinitis look alot alike, so it is not that hard to guess they are brother even if you didn't know in advance. When you put their faces next to each other, similarities are very obvious.
tamina hasnt had a mach in like forever
ZOEY D she's out on injury
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I knew all of them besides the undertaker one! Being in this business, You know who's actually related or not. -Bayley
Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt are so similar.. just look at their faces.. anyone who can`t see the resemblance is .. well.. not looking closely enough lol.. They have the same eyes.. same facial features.. same smile..
what I found creepy wass how alike they looked.. before I realized that Bray was Husky Harris..
I swear every Samoan is related to each other in WWE
To be honest bray Wyatt and bo Dallas also had a dad who was a wrestler his name is i.r.s that stands for Irwin r. Sycter
something you forgot to mention bo dallas and bray wyatt are the sons of mike rotundo aka IRS
is HHH related to the mchmons
Dyanwe Johnson is related to the usous and the usous are cousins to the rock
Bo Lee and Bray Wyatt?! That was the most surprising of all for me.
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Umaga is not Roman's brother. They are cousins because Umaga's mother, Elevera, is the sister of Roman's father, Sika Anoa'i. You may remember Umaga's former tag team partner in 3 Minute Warning, Rosey when Umaga was billed as Jamal. Rosey is Roman's brother and Umaga is Rikishi's brother but everyone of them are blood related through Sika and Elevera. Roman and The Rock are only related through the "blood brother" thing between The Rock's grandfather, Peter Maivia and Roman's grandfather, Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i, where each family pledge loyalty to the other.
i knew about every one of those, it's old news for years now.
I knew most of those, and are you blind, Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt look so similar it's obvious they're brothers! Take the beard off Bray and their faces are so similar, the smile, cheeks, nose etc. Seriously how could anyone not know?
All three members of The New Day are related to an acid trip.
Rhodes & Sags? What? That is something I did not know. The rest I'm shocked that people had no idea they were related.
plus Bo an Bray are related to Berry Windham
I just searched up jimmy snuka and just saw he died 2 days ago
I wasn't surprised with Bo Dallas and Bray .. this just confirmed my suspicions
I thought the Rock, and Rikishi were related somehow.
ExMachina70 They are
Technically, yes they are because the Maivia family and the Anoa'i family through Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i and High Chief Peter Maivia became "blood brothers", pledging loyalty to each other's families. Not actually blood related though as Rikishi and Roman Reigns are since Amituana'i Anoa'i is Roman's grandfather and Rikishi's mother, Elevera, is Amituana'i Anoa'i 's daughter and Sika Anoa'i's sister.
so i guess gold dust is the shock masters nephew too because their Cody and goldust are half brothers unless it's from Codys mother side
It's just Cody. Shockmaster's sister is Dusty's second wife Connie, whom he was married to when he passed away. Jerry Sags from The Nasty Boys is also Cody's uncle. Dusty's wife Connie is not only Shockmaster's sister but also the sister of Jerry Sags' wife Laura.
U know rikishi is the father of the usos.. And the Rock is the usos cousin
I'm pretty sure we all knew about Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt
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The one that was most surprised was Bo Dallas him and Bree white
Rocks family is going to take over WWE, im surprised the pictures of the family didnt show Roman Reigns, as he too is also related to all of them
i knew about Bray and Bo though xD
I knew about Bo and Bray
I didn't, but can definitely see the resemblance with them now. xD
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I didn't know Bryan watt and Bo Dallas was related.😊
damn the Rock put his whole generation in the WWE industry
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I couldn't believe it when Nia jax and the rock and bo Dallas were related
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British Bulldog and Dynamite Kid
Shockmaster and Cody Rhodes
John Laurenites and Warrior Hawk
Also Bray and Bo tga teamed in FCW! Aka WWE's NXT in 2010
Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt and what happened to Roman Reigns, Jimmy and Jey Uso, the Rock, Nai Jax,
I'm surprised he didn't mention that Bray Wyatt is related to Mike Rotunda.
Everyone knew back in the 80's that the brittish bulldogs were related & also related to the Hart Foundation.
Married to someone that is related to a famous wrestler is not the same as being related.
What about Crime Time...those 2 had to be brothers...I think the G in JTG stands for Gasbar.
I was surprised at The Rock and Nina Jax I taught it was Tamina, The Usos Roman Reign seriously