WWE Eyeing Second-Generation Stars Including Goldberg’s Son

WWE’s next wave of signings may once again come from wrestling’s family tree. A handful of second-generation names connected to major Hall of Fame bloodlines appear to be moving closer to the business, with one already carrying a WWE contract.

Gage Goldberg, son of WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg, addressed his future on the Colorado Football Coaches Show, saying he’s open to a run in pro wrestling once his football career wraps up. Gage noted that his father was initially against the idea of him pursuing wrestling “whatsoever,” but that his dad’s stance has softened as Gage has gotten more involved. “It’s up to me. So, I mean, I would love to do it. Honestly, I would love to have that opportunity to do it, and I feel like it would be a great thing to do after football,” he said. Gage is currently in his third season as a linebacker at Colorado, playing under head coach Deion Sanders.

Then there’s Owen Steen, son of Kevin Owens, who has a stranger claim to wrestling history than most: he was technically pinned in a match as a five-month-old. Back in 2008, during a PWG show, Excalibur mocked baby Owen as “ugly,” prompting Kevin Owens to hit a trio of package piledrivers before bringing the infant to ringside so El Generico could count the pin with Owen laid over Excalibur. Owens has said in the past that Owen, now 18, has gotten back in a wrestling ring to explore training. At 6-foot-8, Owen would bring a physical presence to go with the attention that comes from growing up around the business.

The most advanced case is Brock Rechsteiner, son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner and cousin of current WWE star Bron Breakker. Rechsteiner already has a WWE NIL (Next In Line) deal in place, signed in 2025 while he was still pursuing a football career. He spent time in New Orleans Saints training camp in August 2026 and drew attention online for hitting a German suplex on Dallas Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson during an on-field scuffle. After being waived by the Saints later that month, the expectation is that his arrival at the WWE Performance Center could come relatively soon.

None of this is especially surprising given how WWE has operated over the past decade. Bron Breakker, Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair’s husband Montez Ford, and countless others have proven that legacy names still carry built-in storytelling value, and WWE’s talent pipeline has leaned harder into bloodlines as NIL deals and developmental contracts have become more common tools for locking up prospects early. Rechsteiner in particular makes sense as a parallel to Breakker, giving WWE the option to build a Steiner-family dynamic across the roster if both cousins end up under contract. Goldberg’s son and Owens’ son are earlier-stage situations, but the interest from both is a reminder that WWE casts a wide net long before any contract is signed. Whether any of these three actually end up in a WWE ring remains to be seen, but it’s clear the company’s scouting of next-gen talent isn’t slowing down.