List of oldest surviving professional wrestlers
This is a list of oldest surviving professional wrestlers. As of May 6, there are 41 living veterans from the "Golden Age of Wrestling" (1950s-1970s) over 75 years old. The last surviving wrestler from the "Pioneer Era" (1900s-1940s) was American wrestler Angelo Savoldi (born 21 April 1914, aged 99 years, 145 days). The title of the oldest verified wrestler of all time belongs to Polish-born American wrestler Abe Coleman (1905–2007), who lived 101 years, 189 days. The oldest female wrestler was Cora Combs (1923-2015), aged 92 years, 96 days.
The oldest current wrestler is "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, who at the age of 76, continues to wrestle for the All Pro Wrestling. The oldest wrestler to have a match is Mae Young, who had a 16-Diva tag match in WWE on November 3, 2008, at the age of 87.
List
Oldest wrestlers ever
Rank | Name | Sex | Age | Birth | Death | Notes |
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1 | Abe Coleman | M | 101 years, 189 days | 20 September 1905 | 28 March 2007 | ![]() |
2 | Angelo Savoldi | M | 99 years, 152 days | 21 April 1914 | 20 September 2013 | ![]() |
3 | Betty Wagner | F | 98 years | 1912–1913 | 3 June 2011 | ![]() |
4 | Dan McLeod | M | 98 years, 6 days | 14 June 1860 | 20 June 1958 | ![]() |
5 | Ivan the Terrible | M | 97 years | 1899 | February 1996 | ![]() |
6 | Jack LaLanne | M | 96 years, 119 days | 26 September 1914 | 23 January 2011 | ![]() |
7 | Milo Steinborn | M | 94 years, 328 days | 18 March 1894 | 9 February 1989 | ![]() |
8 | Andrew Tsimpides | M | 94 years, 34 days | 16 August 1916 | 19 September 2011 | ![]() |
9 | James Dudley | M | 94 years, 22 days | 10 May 1910 | 1 June 2004 | ![]() |
10 | Clarence Eklund | M | 93 years, 215 days | 3 June 1887 | 4 January 1981 | ![]() |
11 | Speedy Hatfield | M | 93 years, 212 days | 30 November 1908 | 30 June 2002 | ![]() |
12 | Mick McManus | M | 93 years, 131 days | 11 January 1920 | 22 May 2013 | ![]() |
13 | Sam Muchnick | M | 93 years, 130 days | 22 August 1905 | 30 December 1998 | ![]() |
14 | Dean Rockwell | M | 93 years, 72 days | 25 May 1912 | 5 August 2005 | ![]() |
15 | Brutus Malumba | M | 93 years | September 11, 1921 [3] | January 2015 | ![]() |
16 | Ray Villmer | M | 92 years, 262 days | 22 April 1912 | 9 January 2005 | ![]() |
17 | Charles Baillargeon | M | 92 years, 217 days | 8 July 1917 | 10 February 2010 | ![]() |
18 | Abe Zvonkin | M | 92 years, 169 days | 6 March 1910 | 22 August 2002 | ![]() |
19 | Tony Cosenza | M | 92 years, 125 days | 14 April 1919 | 17 August 2011 | ![]() |
20 | Jackie Nichols | M | 92 years, 112 days | 31 December 1910 | 22 April 2003 | ![]() |
21 | Cora Combs | F | 92 years, 96 days | 17 March 1923 | 21 June 2015 | ![]() |
22 | Paddy Casey | M | 92 years, 15 days | February 1910 | 16 February 2002 | ![]() |
23 | Bob "Legs" Langevin | M | 91 years, 357 days | 13 October 1913 | 8 October 2005 | ![]() |
24 | Chris Dundee | M | 91 years, 265 days | 25 February 1907 | 17 November 1998 | ![]() |
25 | Herb Welch | M | 91 years, 49 days | 8 February 1908 | 29 March 1999 | ![]() |
Oldest wrestlers currently living
Rank | Name | Sex | Age | Birth | Notes |
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1 | Bill Mercer | M | 90 years, 83 days | 13 February 1926 | ![]() |
2 | Lance Russell | M | 90 years, 49 days | 18 March 1926 | ![]() |
3 | Lord Littlebrook | M | 87 years, 124 days | 3 January 1929 | ![]() |
4 | "Cowboy" Bob Ellis | M | 87 years, 52 days | 15 March 1929 | ![]() |
5 | Pampero Firpo | M | 86 years, 30 days | 6 April 1930 | ![]() |
6 | El Mongol | M | 86 years, 29 days | 7 April 1930 | ![]() |
7 | Len Rossi | M | 86 years | 1930 | ![]() |
8 | Don Leo Jonathan | M | 85 years, 7 days | 29 April 1931 | ![]() |
9 | Dick Beyer | M | 84 years, 300 days | 11 July 1931 | ![]() |
10 | Dave Kidney | M | 85 years | 1931 | ![]() |
11 | Danny Hodge | M | 83 years, 359 days | 13 May 1932 | ![]() |
12 | Rene Goulet | M | 83 years, 299 days | 12 July 1932 | ![]() |
13 | Gene LeBell | M | 83 years, 210 days | 9 October 1932 | ![]() |
14 | Caswell Martin | M | 84 years | 1932 | ![]() |
15 | Stan Holek | M | 83 years, 32 days | 4 April 1933 | ![]() |
16 | Gypsy Joe | M | 82 years, 156 days | 3 December 1933 | ![]() |
17 | Mr. Wrestling II | M | 81 years, 239 days | 10 September 1934 | ![]() |
18 | Jose Lothario | M | 81 years, 146 days | 12 December 1934 | ![]() |
19 | Mr. Fuji | M | 81 years, 2 days | 4 May 1935 | ![]() |
20 | Moose Morowski | M | 80 years, 305 days | 6 July 1935 | ![]() |
21 | Bruno Sammartino | M | 80 years, 213 days | 6 October 1935 | ![]() |
22 | Jack Lanza | M | 80 years, 205 days | 14 October 1935 | ![]() |
23 | Mario Milano | M | 81 years | 1935 | ![]() |
24 | Dominic DeNucci | M | 80 years, 104 days | 23 January 1936 | ![]() |
25 | Larry Hennig | M | 79 years, 323 days | 18 June 1936 | ![]() |
26 | Mark Lewin | M | 79 years, 51 days | 16 March 1937 | ![]() |
27 | George Steele | M | 79 years, 20 days | 16 April 1937 | ![]() |
28 | Jerry Brown | M | 78 years, 362 days | 10 May 1937 | ![]() |
29 | Angelo Mosca | M | 78 years, 54 days | 13 March 1938 | ![]() |
30 | Omar Atlas | M | 78 years, 14 days | 22 April 1938 | ![]() |
31 | Paul Vachon | M | 77 years, 358 days | 14 May 1938 | ![]() |
32 | Jody Hamilton | M | 77 years, 252 days | 28 August 1938 | ![]() |
33 | Abe Jacobs | M | 78 years | 1938 | ![]() |
34 | Sheik Adnan al-Kaissie | M | 77 years, 66 days | 1 March 1939 | ![]() |
35 | Lars Anderson | M | 77 years, 54 days | 13 March 1939 | ![]() |
36 | Paul Christy | M | 77 years, 47 days | 20 March 1939 | ![]() |
37 | Bill Watts | M | 77 years, 1 day | 5 May 1939 | ![]() |
38 | Bob Armstrong | M | 76 years, 216 days | 3 October 1939 | ![]() |
39 | Roger Kirby | M | 76 years, 144 days | 14 December 1939 | ![]() |
40 | Zoltan Boscik | M | 77 years | 1939 | ![]() |
Oldest wrestlers to ever compete
Rank | Name | Sex | Age in last match | Birth | Death | Date of last match | Notes |
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1 | Mae Young | F | 87 years, 248 days | March 12, 1923 | January 14, 2014 | November 15, 2010 | ![]() |
2 | The Fabulous Moolah | F | 80 years, 55 days | July 22, 1923 | November 2, 2007 | September 15, 2003 | ![]() |
3 | Dave Kidney | M | 79 years | 1931 | Living | January 28, 2011 | ![]() |
4 | Gypsy Joe | M | 77 years, 36 days | December 12, 1933 | Living | January 7, 2011 | ![]() |
5 | Bob Armstrong | M | 76 years, 216 days | October 3, 1939 | Living | Still active | ![]() |
6 | Dominic DeNucci | M | 76 years, 82 days | January 23, 1936 | Living | April 14, 2012 | ![]() |
7 | Dory Funk, Jr. | M | 74 years, 285 days | February 3, 1941 | Living | December 1, 2015 | ![]() |
8 | Lou Thesz | M | 74 years, 243 days | April 24, 1916 | April 28, 2002 | December 26, 1990 | ![]() |
9 | Johnny Saint | M | 73 years, 349 days | June 29, 1941 | Living | June 6, 2015 | ![]() |
10 | Great Kojika | M | 73 years, 127 days | April 28, 1942 | Living | September 2, 2015 | ![]() |
11 | The Sheik | M | 72 years | June 9, 1926 | January 18, 2003 | 1998 | ![]() |
12 | Warren Bockwinkel | M | 72 years (unverified) | May 21, 1911 | March 25, 1986 | 1983? | ![]() |
13 | Mil Máscaras | M | 72 years, 149 days | July 15, 1942 | Living | December 11, 2014 | ![]() |
14 | Jimmy Snuka | M | 72 years, 106 days | May 18, 1943 | Living | September 2015 | ![]() |
15 | Claude Roca | M | 70 years, 304 days | March 18, 1945 | Living | January 2016 | ![]() |
16 | Terry Funk | M | 70 years, 164 days | June 30, 1944 | Living | Still active | ![]() |
17 | Adrian Street | M | 69 years, 349 days | December 5, 1940 | Living | November 19, 2010 | ![]() |
18 | Robbie Ellis | M | 69 years, 328 days | April 8, 1943 | Living | March 22, 2013 | ![]() |
19 | George Julio | M | 69 years, 150 days | March 10, 1946 | Living | October 10, 2015 | ![]() |
20 | Bushwhacker Luke | M | 69 years, 119 days | January 8, 1947 | Living | Still active | ![]() |
21 | Abdullah the Butcher | M | 68 years, 356 days | January 11, 1941 | Living | January 4, 2010 | ![]() |
22 | Kendo Nagasaki | M | 68 years, 334 days | October 19, 1946 | Living | September 18, 2015 | ![]() |
23 | Nikolai Volkoff | M | 68 years, 205 days | October 14, 1947 | Living | Still active | ![]() |
24 | Bill Eadie | M | 68 years, 131 days | December 27, 1947 | Living | Still active | ![]() |
25 | Sgt. Slaughter | M | 67 years, 253 days | August 27, 1948 | Living | Still active | ![]() |
26 | Mitsuo Momota | M | 67 years, 228 days | September 21, 1948 | Living | Still active | ![]() |
27 | Jaque Mate | M | 67 years, 220 days | September 29, 1948 | Living | Still active | ![]() |
28 | Vince McMahon | M | 67 years, 45 days | August 24, 1945 | Living | October 8, 2012 | ![]() |
29 | Iron Sheik | M | 67 years, 40 days | March 15, 1943 | Living | April 24, 2010 | ![]() |
30 | Cien Caras | M | 66 years, 201 days | October 18, 1949 | Living | Still active | ![]() |
Oldest wrestlers still wrestling
Rank | Name | Sex | Age | Birth | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bob Armstrong | M | 76 years, 216 days | October 3, 1939 | ![]() |
2 | Bushwhacker Luke | M | 69 years, 119 days | January 8, 1947 | ![]() |
3 | Nikolai Volkoff | M | 68 years, 205 days | October 14, 1947 | ![]() |
4 | Bill Eadie | M | 68 years, 131 days | December 27, 1947 | ![]() |
5 | Sgt. Slaughter | M | 67 years, 253 days | August 27, 1948 | ![]() |
6 | Great Kabuki | M | 67 years, 241 days | September 8, 1948 | ![]() |
7 | Mitsuo Momota | M | 67 years, 228 days | September 21, 1948 | ![]() |
8 | Jaque Mate | M | 67 years, 220 days | September 29, 1948 | ![]() |
9 | Cien Caras | M | 66 years, 201 days | October 18, 1949 | ![]() |
10 | Jerry Lawler | M | 66 years, 159 days | November 29, 1949 | ![]() |
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- ↑ Reid, Georgina (2009-07-23). "Giant Greystacks: Dave Kidney, 78, is the UK's oldest wrestler". The Sun.
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