6 WWE stars who used a family member's finishing move

A family name goes a long way in professional wrestling and the WWE is no different. In its many years, the company has employed members of several prominent wrestling families.

From the Harts to the Flairs to the members of the Anoa'i dynasty, Vince McMahon's promotion has showcased members from numerous famous wrestling clans.

The offspring of wrestling legends often use the same gimmicks, catchphrases, and move set. Most members of famous wrestling families even employ the same finishing maneuver used by relatives that made it famous.

Charlotte Flair's entire gimmick is centered around her father, Ric. She wears gaudy robes, uses a variation of his entrance theme and uses the "Woo" chant.

Along with those facets of her presentation, she also utilizes Ric's famous finisher, the Figure Four leglock. Her variation is known as the Figure Eight, but it is still based on Ric's finisher. Here are six current WWE Superstars who utilize a family member's finisher.

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#6. Bron Breakker has brought the Steiner Recliner back to WWE.

New NXT Champion Bron Breakker is the son of Rick Steiner and the nephew of "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner. During his matches and entrance, he barks as his father did. He also uses a flying shoulder block and Gorilla Press slam. Breakker has also used the Bulldog off the top rope during his matches.

Breakker hasn't utilized the Steiner Recliner as much in all of his matches, but he won the NXT title with it in his second title bid. Scott Steiner famously used the move during his career to submit his opponents.

While WWE hasn't directly said that the breakout star is a Steiner, they've used every chance to indirectly make the connection. Breakker's use of the Steiner Recliner works because he is a physical specimen who can use his strength and explosiveness against his opponents.

Scott Steiner was ahead of his time as an athletic superstar who could use high-flying skills as well as power-based moves. Bron Breakker's ascension in a few short months is proof that those traits definitely run in his family.

#5/4 Tamina and Solo Sikoa use the Samoan Splash as a finisher in WWE.

Tamina has been using the Samoan Splash since her WWE debut in 2010. Her father Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, iconically used the move during his wrestling career. He famously jumped off the top of a steel cage during a match at Madison Square Garden in the 1980s.

Solo Sikoa, the son of Rikishi and younger brother of the Usos, also uses the Samoan Splash as a finishing move. Jimmy and Jey use a tandem variation of the move in tag team matches. Sikoa uses the move to end matches as a singles star on NXT.

Another move that Sikoa borrows from his brothers is the Superkick. It's often the setup maneuver he uses before going for the splash. The Usos have used the splash to win many Tag Team Championships.

Will Sikoa have the same title success as his older brothers? He has certainly had a good start to his career.

#3. Natalya carries on the WWE tradition of the Hart Family Sharpshooter.

Nattie is perhaps one of the greatest examples of a WWE star utilizing a family member's finisher. When she debuted in the 2000s, she immediately started finishing off opponents with the Sharpshooter.

While her father is Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, she uses her Uncle Bret's finisher. Along with his finishing move, Natalya also uses the famous pink and black colors as well as a variation of Bret's entrance theme.

The Sharpshooter has also been used by both Tyson Kidd (when he was active) and Cesaro (when he teamed with Kidd). Cesaro still uses the Sharpshooter as a tribute to Kidd, who is married to Natalya.

If there is one move that is synonymous with the Harts, it is definitely the Sharpshooter. Few moves identify a family more than that submission maneuver.

Nattie has put her different spin on the move as she has also locked it in on the middle turnbuckle during big matches. She has also stacked two opponents on top of each other and locked both of them in the submission at the same time.

#2. Dominik Mysterio uses his father's splash to win matches in WWE.

Outside of Solo Sikoa, Dominik Mysterio is the newest WWE star to use his family's move set. The main difference is that he is fighting alongside the family member with whom he shares a finisher.

Rey Mysterio has been wrestling competitively since the 1990s and is still going strong. He has teamed up with his son during the early stages of his tenure in the company.

Whether in tag team action or in singles matches, Dominik uses both the 619 and the splash that Rey Mysterio uses to win matches. Children of famous wrestlers are usually tied to their families by their famous traits and Dom is no exception.

Since he's been wrestling alongside his father for two years, there may come a time when Dominik has to establish his own identity. But until then, the younger Mysterio will continue to use the splash to pick up wins.

#1. Charlotte Flair uses WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair's traits and finisher in her presentation.

Few stars are more defined by their famous families than WWE's Charlotte Flair. As mentioned on the first slide, almost every aspect of Flair's gimmick is borrowed from her father, Ric Flair. She wears the same gaudy robes as her father and the connection between the two even comes down to a variation of his entrance theme.

Charlotte also acts with an air of superiority to everyone else because of her lineage. She uses the iconic "Woo" chant and also calls herself The Queen. This is because she hails from Charlotte, North Carolina, the Queen City.

Flair also uses the Figure Four Leglock as a finisher. While she uses a variation of the move, the Figure Eight, it's still a call back to Ric's iconic leglock.

Flair has used Natural Selection, a play on the "Nature Boy" moniker that her dad used, as a finishing move in some matches. But whenever she wins or defends a title, it's usually with the Figure Four variant.