WWE has had a very long and storied history of wrestling families or dynasties. In the 60+ years of WWE there have been many families that have made an impact but there are only a select few that have been able to become legends. Professional wrestling is for everyone. Be it for a wrestling dynasty or someone who just comes to WWE based on their hard work and skills as a wrestler. This has been the case especially in the last 3-4 years. A great wrestling dynasty is when there are multiple generations of great wrestlers.
Let’s look at the Top 10 Greatest Dynasties in WWE history
1) The McMahons
This has to be number 1 because without this family there would be no WWE. Starting with Vince McMahon Sr who started the territories in wrestling. Then his son Vince McMahon came around and he became the greatest promoter in the history of professional wrestling. Vince McMahon ended the territories and made WWE into a global juggernaut. Following him are his children Shane and Stephanie McMahon. Shane was mostly concerned with being an incredible in ring performer and he would do things that other WWE superstars would not do. Stephanie McMahon was like her father as she was an authority figure in WWE TV. She was a great hero and behind the scenes she is well respected. The McMahon Dynasty has lost some of its relevance as Vince McMahon is no longer with WWE. There will never be a wrestling family as influential as the McMahon Dynasty.
2) The Anoa’I Family
As far as in-ring competition goes then there is no wrestling family like the Anoa’I family. They have such a long history of incredible wrestlers that have served WWE. It all started with the High Chief Peter Maivia and all the great Samoans that followed have been better than the other. After Peter Maivia there were the Wild Samoans Afa and Sika. They were one of the most dominant tag teams of all time. Rocky Johnson was next in line and he is the father of The Rock. The next generation of wrestlers from that family included Rikishi, Yokozuna and Umaga who showed the world that size does not matter and all that is required is having the skills. These 3 men achieved greatness and became inspirations for other wrestlers of their size. The Rock is perhaps the most famous member of this family. He is one of the greatest of all time. Roman Reigns who is the son of Sika is having an incredible career in WWE. Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso have become one of the best tag teams of all time. On the women’s side there is Naomi, Tamina, Nia Jax who are representing the Dynasty. The new generation of Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu are on WWE TV currently.
3) The Harts
Canadian Wrestling means the Hart Dynasty. The Hart Dynasty have produced some of the best and the toughest wrestlers of all time. They are from Calgary, Canada. The Hart Dynasty started with the legendary Stu Hart as he was the patriarch of this family. After Stu Hart there was a whole generation of Harts like the great Bret Hart who was arguably the most popular member of this family. Then there was Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart who were alongside Bret and they were the Hart Dynasty. Then the next generation included Natalya Neidhart as she is the daughter of Jim Neidhart. There was Davey Boy Smith and Tyson Kidd representing the male side of this family these days.
4) The Guerrero Dynasty
The Guerrero Dynasty was born out of Mexico and in no time it became known around the world. This Dynasty started with Gory Guerrero and he was a big star in the Mexico wrestling scene. He wanted to expand his family and his sons had great careers. They were Chavo Guerrero Sr, Mando Guerrero, Hector Guerrero and his youngest son Eddie Guerrero. Out of all his sons it was Eddie Guerrero that had the greatest wrestling career. He won the WWE Championship and was one of the most popular WWE superstars. Vickie Guerrero was never a wrestler but she was a very good heel authority figure in WWE as the general manager of SmackDown. Chavo Guerrero Jr also had a good career with WWE but he was not able to reach the heights of Eddie Guerrero. The Guerrero Dynasty is being carried by Vickie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr.
5) The Von Erich Dynasty
The Von Erich Dynasty is one of the most tragic and yet celebrated WWE Dynasties of all time. There was a movie recently released called The Iron Claw that explained the journey of the Von Erich Dynasty. There have been a lot of tragedies that have struck this family. Kevin Von Erich was one of the first Von Erich wrestlers that got a big name. He was in WWE. He was followed by David Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, Mike Von Erich and Ross Von Erich. David Von Erich died at the age of 25 from enteritis. Mike Von Erich, Chris Von Erich and Kerry Von Erich all died by suicide. 4 members of this family had lost their life in quick succession. Marshall and Ross Von Erich have been wrestling since 2002.
6) The Rhoades
One of the most relevant WWE Dynasties statue current moments is the Rhodes Dynasty. Dusty Rhodes was one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He wrestled everywhere from WWE to WCW to ECW to NWA. He was everywhere and he won championships everywhere he went. Dusty Rhodes was one of the best promos and after his retirement he was a coach at the PC where he taught the young wrestlers how to cut a promo. His legacy was taken forward by his sons Dustin and Cody Rhodes. Dustin was Golddust in his WWE career and then in AEW he found himself. He has been having a career renaissance. Cody Rhodes has fulfilled the destiny of his family by winning the WWE Championship and main eventing WrestleMania 3 times. He is the face of WWE.
7) The Flair Dynasty
The Flair Dynasty has only 2 people but it can be argued that Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler of all time and Charlotte Flair is the greatest women’s wrestler of all time. Ric Flair has been wrestling for over 50 years and he has been the inspiration for so many WWE legends such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, The Undertaker and so many others. He has won 16 World Championships in WWE which is a record. His legacy has been taken to a whole new level by Charlotte Flair. She has been in WWE for 11 years and she has won 14 World Championships in WWE which makes her the record Holder by a big margin. The Flair Dynasty has won 30 World Championships so far in WWE. Charlotte Flair is still at the peak of her career and she might overtake her father.
8) The Ortons
9) The Rotunda Dynasty
The Windham Dynasty is one of those families that did not get it’s recognition until a few years ago. The fans did not know much about this family but Mike Rotunda was the first one from this family to get to the WWE. He has been inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024. The WWE superstar who gave the Rotunda Dynasty it’s respect was Bray Wyatt. His real name is Windham Rutundai. Bray Wyatt debuted in 2014 and he was with the WWE till the year 2022. He founded the Wyatt family and then he was The Fiend. Recently his brother Bo Dallas who is known as Taylor Rotunda Is carrying forward the legacy of Bray Wyatt who passed away tragically.
10) The Dibiase Dynasty
The last WWE Dynasty to complete the list is the Dibiase Dynasty. This family has also left a mark in WWE. The most famous member of the family was Ted Dibisse Sr. He was also known as the million dollar man who had a price for everything. He came close to winning the WWE Championship and he was the manager of The Undertaker when he debuted. His son Ted Dibisse Jr was also in the WWE but he was not able to see the same level of success as his father. He was in a legacy with Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes and the other 2 have become WWE legends.
