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In recent years, several current and former WWE Superstars have announced that they are expecting children and have then left or taken time away from the company to start families of their own
Many others have gone on to adopt children, whilst several other superstars were adopted themselves. In the past, many of the superstars have spoken publicly about their adoptions as well as the reasons behind going on to adopt children of their own.
The following article looks at just three WWE Superstars who have revealed that they were adopted, as well as two stars who have gone on to adopt children of their own.
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#5. Adopted: Former WWE Superstar Hornswoggle
Former WWE Superstar Hornswoggle was famously part of a WWE storyline where he was revealed to be the son of Vince McMahon, born out of wedlock. In real life, Dylan Postl, who portrayed Hornswoggle in WWE from 2006, was adopted at the age of 35.
Hornswoggle announced the happy news on his Twitter account last month where he revealed that he was taken in when he was 10-years-old and then asked to be officially adopted on Mother's Day.
“Wholesome Postl content incoming: I got a Mom today! On Mother’s Day I asked my step-mom to legally adopt me and today we went to the courthouse to make it official! She raised (put up with) me for the last 25 years so I wanted to make it a real thing. Today is a good day.”
Postl was part of several intriguing storylines throughout his career by the side of Finlay, before winning the Cruiserweight Championship. Hornswoggle was the final star to win the belt before it was retired, he was then unveiled as Vince McMahon's son, before later being revealed as the star behind the Anonymous RAW General Manager.
Hornswoggle was released from WWE back in 2016, after failing to appear for the company after his Wellness Policy suspension the year before.
The star has since gone on to work for several other companies whilst making sporadic appearances for WWE. His most recent appearance came at the 2019 Royal Rumble where he crawled out from under the ring and chased Zelina Vega.
#4. Adopted child of his own: WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon
Gorilla Monsoon is one of the most memorable WWE personalities and even went on to have the stage behind the curtain named after him, since this was his position at every wrestling event for a number of years.
Monsoon was a commentator, backstage manager, and even the on-screen WWF president for two years up until 1997. His love of the business was so strong that he was able to pass it on to his adopted son Joey Marella.
Monsoon had three children, Sharon, who was born in 1960, Joey, who was adopted in 1963 and Valerie who was born in 1966. Joey was the WWE Hall of Famer's only son and only adopted child.
Marella went on to follow in his father's footsteps by working for WWF as an official. Joey joined WWF in 1983 and famously went on to referee the match between Andre The Giant and Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III.
The former WWE star passed away after falling asleep at the wheel back in 1994 whilst driving home from a show. Fellow star Harvey Wippleman was alongside the star and was injured in the crash.
#3. Adopted: WWE Hall of Famer "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase followed in his stepfather's footsteps when deciding to pursue a career in the squared circle.
When he was just four years old, The Million Dollar Man was adopted by his stepfather, "Iron" Mike DiBiase. Ted's mother Helen married Mike and the star decided to adopt her young son at the same time. It was his stepfather that opened up a new world for DiBiase and after Mike's death from a heart attack when the star was just 15 years old, he decided to pursue a career in the business that his father had dominated.
DiBiase went on to become one of the business's greatest heels throughout his career and even inspired his own son to follow in his footsteps, even though DiBiase Jr was unable to reach the dizzy heights of his father's success.
DiBiase has made several sporadic appearances for WWE and is even now a former 24/7 champion. The star recently returned to WWE and has been a recurring part of storylines on the company's NXT brand.
#2. Adopted a child: WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle famously won an Olympic Gold Medal with a broken neck, before going on to join WWE and become one of the company's best-known stars.
Angle has had several struggles throughout his career and has been forced to live out the best of his issues in front of a live crowd. Luckily, Angle was able to turn his issues around and returned to WWE back in 2016 as a completely different person.
Angle and his first wife have two children together, whilst the star and his current wife have already welcomed three children of their own. The Wrestling Machine and his wife Giovanni Yonovic announced back in 2019 that they were adding to their happy family by adopting a son from Bulgaria.
Angle adopted 15-year-old Joseph after his wife had heard that children over the age of 10 don't get adopted, so the couple decided to look for an older child.
Angle recently spoke to Chris Van Vliet where he revealed that his son wants to be a WWE Superstar.
“Our adopted son Joseph wants to be [a WWE Superstar]. He’s a big WWE fan and wants me to get him a WWE tryout when he he gets older. I told him if he does good in school I’ll get him a tryout.”
Angle retired from WWE at WrestleMania 35 after being defeated by Baron Corbin.
#1. Adopted: WWE Hall of Famer "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair
Ric Flair is a former 16-time World Champion and a two-time WWE Hall of Famer. The Nature Boy has had an incredible impact on WWE over the past few decades and is now inspiring his own daughter to become one of the company's biggest stars.
Flair's family has always been an important part of his career, but the star sadly never knew his own parents. Flair was left at the Tennessee Children's Home Society when he was just a baby and was later adopted by a family who gave him the name Richard Fliehr.
Flair then moved to Minnesota, where he grew up, and went on to pursue a career in the wrestling business after briefly attending the University of Minnesota.
Flair himself has since gone on to welcome four children with his first and second wives, including former WCW star David Flair and current WWE Superstar Charlotte.
Flair has been a regular face on WWE TV in recent years and has played a significant role in his daughter's success.
