5 WWE Superstars who are brothers in real life

How many WWE Superstars did you know were brothers in real life? The Hart Foundation, The Usos, The Steiner Brothers, The Brothers of Destruction? Ok, maybe not the last one. The world of professional wrestling is more than just wrestling.

It can be a family thing as well. There are several wrestling families that have competed in WWE, and they go from generation to generation. Two of the most popular wrestling families are the Hart family and the Anoa'i family. These two families have been very successful and have held multiple championships in this business.

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WWE have acknowledged some superstars as real-life siblings but some, because of their gimmick, are not acknowledged as brothers on TV. Some brothers compete together as tag teams, while others prefer to have a singles run on their own. There are also other superstars that are kayfabe brothers, even though they have no relation to each other in real life. That didn't stop them from making us regard them as real brothers till this day.

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They might be some superstars on this list that you never knew were brothers. Only real brothers are counted on this list. Here are 5 WWE Superstars that are brothers in real life:

#5 Cody Rhodes and Goldust

In case you've been living in space for the past ten years or so, former WWE superstar Cody Runnels aka Cody Rhodes/Stardust and Dustin Runnels aka Goldust/Dustin Rhodes are real-life brothers.

This comes as no surprise as the two were tag team partners a few years ago and they even successfully captured the WWE tag team championships. They enjoyed a singles run in WWE and they also teamed up with other wrestlers as tag teams.

They are both the sons of the late American Dream Dusty Rhodes. Although they didn't have much success in WWE like their father did, Cody Rhodes, however, managed to shake the dust off and he left the promise land, finding success in the independent circuit and Ring of Honor Wrestling, where he captured the ROH Heavyweight Championship.

Goldust has been a key component in the Attitude Era. However, he won't be in the ring for much longer. These two brothers have been there for each other when they needed to.

#4 Matt and Jeff Hardy

Matt and Jeff Hardy are one of the best Tag Teams in professional wrestling. They have competed as a tag team in WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. They are known for their extreme stipulations that is filled with bone-crushing and tear-dropping moments. They made their WWE debut as a tag team and together they captured the WWE tag team championship.

Jeff Hardy enjoyed a singles push in WWE, where he won the WWE and World Heavyweight Championship, along with the US title. Matt Hardy also captured a world title in WWE, winning the ECW Championship in WWE ECW. They also feuded with each other in TNA, which ended with the Final Deletion. They returned to WWE in 2017 at WrestleMania 33 where they captured the Raw tag team championships.

They were then split up following the superstar shake-up, with Matt Hardy being transferred to Raw and Jeff Hardy being transferred to Smackdown. Matt went on to form a tag team with Bray Wyatt and together they won the Raw tag team championships. Jeff went on to capture the US title and is currently feuding with Randy Orton.

#3 Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt

Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt are real-life brothers. They started their careers in NXT and found their way on Monday Night Raw, where they both won the Raw tag team championships with other wrestlers. Bray Wyatt won the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber in an Elimination Chamber match and went on to lose it to Randy Orton at WrestleMania 33

Bray went on to form a tag team with Matt Hardy and they successfully won the Raw tag team championships. Bo Dallas also formed a tag team, teaming up with Curtis Axel as The B-Team and they successfully captured the Raw tag team titles from the Deleters of World. Bray and Bo are the sons of former WWE wrestler Mike Rotunda.

#2 Rikishi and Umaga

Rikishi and Umaga were two Samoan heavyweights that competed in the WWE, where they both successfully won the Intercontinental Championship. Rikishi is a four-time champ and was one of the first Samoan superstars in the 90's. He is also known for teaming up with Scotty Too Hotty as Too Cool and dancing in the ring wearing sunglasses. Rikishi is also the father of former WWE tag team champions The Usos.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015 by his two sons. The late Umaga is Rikishi's brother. He was known for being a Samoan bulldozer and destroying his opponents. Umaga has not yet been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, but sooner or later WWE will consider inducing him.

#1 Roman Reigns and Rosey

Current WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and the late WWE Superstar Rosey were real-life brothers. You might not remember Rosey, but he signed with WWE in 2002, and formed a stable with his two cousins Matt Anoa'i and Eddie Fatu known as 3-Minute Warning. They were utilized as enforcers for then-General Manager Eric Bischoff.

Following the release of Fatu in 2003, Rosey was "discovered" by The Hurricane and from there on they competed together as a team, known as Rosey and The Hurricane. After two years of teaming, they won the World Tag Team Championship but disbanded shortly after losing the championship. Rosey was then released from his WWE contract in March 2006. He passed away last year, in 2017.

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Edited by Shruti Sadbhav