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Abe Coleman celebrating his 100th birthday in 2005. .

This is a list of oldest surviving professional wrestlers. As of 2017, there are 42 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 April 21, 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. But the oldest in the wrestling industry was promoter Harry Elliott who lived 101 years, 314 days. The oldest female wrestler was Cora Combs (1923–2015), aged 92 years, 96 days.

The oldest wrestler to have a match is Mae Young, who defeated LayCool in a WWE Raw handicap match on November 15, 2010, at the age of 87. The oldest male wrestler was Killer Kowalski, who won on an independent show in Massachusetts on March 14, 2008 at age 81.

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Oldest wrestlers ever

Rank Name Sex Age Birth Death Notes
1 Harry Elliott M 101 years, 314 days August 16, 1904 June 25, 2006 Was the promoter of Seattle wrestling, from 1958 to 1969 he was the sole promoter in Washington, Idaho, and Northeast Oregon. Oldest in the wrestling industry ever verified.[1]
2 Abe Coleman M 101 years, 189 days September 20, 1905 March 28, 2007 Oldest wrestler ever verified. Born in Poland.[2]
3 Angelo Savoldi M 99 years, 152 days April 21, 1914 September 20, 2013 Last surviving veteran of the "Pioneer Era".
4 Joe D'Orazio M 102 years, 56 days July 27, 1922 Living Oldest British wrestler in history, referee and British Wrestlers Reunion President still living.
5 Dan McLeod M 98 years, 6 days June 14, 1860 June 20, 1958 Last surviving American Heavyweight Champion and veteran of the "Farmer" Burns-Frank Gotch era.[2]
6 Betty Wagner F 98 years 1912–1913 June 3, 2011 First wife and valet of Gorgeous George.[3]
7 Pedro Septién M 97 years, 273 days March 21, 1916 December 19, 2013 Mexican actor, wrestling announcer and baseball broadcaster.
8 Gerry Hoggarth M 97 years, 119 days April 17, 1922 August 14, 2019 Second oldest British wrestler ever behind Joe D'Orazio. Began his career in the 1940s. source Cauliflower Alley Club
9 Jack LaLanne M 96 years, 119 days September 26, 1914 January 23, 2011 World-famous fitness guru had a brief pro wrestling career in 1938.
10 Milo Steinborn M 95 years, 328 days March 18, 1893 February 9, 1989 Promoted wrestling in Florida[2]
11 Andrew Tsimpides M 95 years, 34 days August 16, 1916 September 19, 2011 Former manager of Gorgeous George
12 Bill Mercer M 98 years, 221 days February 13, 1926 Living Voice of World Class Championship Wrestling.
13 Octavio Gaona M 94 years, 96 days March 22, 1902 June 26, 1996 First ever to participate in a Luchas de Apuestas.
14 Charles Lutkie M 94 years, 74 days December 20, 1918 March 4, 2013 Wrestled in the Central States and was a light heavyweight champion.
15 James Dudley M 94 years, 22 days May 10, 1910 June 1, 2004 First African-American promoter & manager working under Vincent J. McMahon
16 Billy Varga M 94 years, 1 day January 10, 1919 January 11, 2013 Former NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion and actor
17 Neff Maiava M 93 years, 355 days May 1, 1924 April 21, 2018 Born in American Samoa. Top star in 50th State Big Time Wrestling during the 1950s and 60s.[4]
18 Dick Marshall M 93 years, 288 days November 10, 1921 August 25, 2015 Wrestled in Quebec and Canada
19 Clarence Eklund M 93 years, 215 days June 3, 1887 January 4, 1981 [2] Wrestled in Wyoming, Midwest and Australia.
20 Speedy Hatfield M 93 years, 212 days November 30, 1908 June 30, 2002 [2][5]Promoted the Gulf Coast territory.
21 Mick McManus M 93 years, 131 days January 11, 1920 May 22, 2013 British and European Middleweight Champion, one of the most famous heels in the history of British wrestling. Watched by 20 million people in a famous televised match in 1963.[2]
22 Sam Muchnick M 93 years, 130 days August 22, 1905 December 30, 1998 St. Louis wrestling promoter[2]
23 Brutus Malumba M 93 years, 122 days September 11, 1921 [6] January 13, 2015 Wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1970s. Also known as Prince Kumali
24 Dean Rockwell M 93 years, 72 days May 25, 1912 August 5, 2005 [2] Won "Master of Wrestling Award" from Wrestling USA magazine in 1995.
25 Carlos Rocha M 93 years, 16 days January 11, 1927 January 27, 2020 First Portuguese wrestler to wrestle in WWWF.

Oldest female wrestlers ever

Rank Name Sex Age Birth Death Notes
1 Cora Combs F 92 years, 96 days March 17, 1923 June 21, 2015 Oldest female
2 Mae Young F 90 years, 308 days March 12, 1923 January 14, 2014 Oldest person to wrestle ever at 87 years old. Wrestled for WWF from 1999-2000, 2004 and 2010.
3 Gladys Gillem F 89 years, 218 days January 6, 1920 August 12, 2009 Feuded with Mildred Burke.
4 Kitty Burke F 85 years, 140 days August 20, 1926 January 7, 2012
5 Yukiko Tomoe F 88 years, 325 days November 1, 1935 Living Oldest living female wrestler. First Japanese woman to win the NWA World Women's Championship in 1968.
6 Beverly Shade F 88 years, 184 days March 21, 1936 Living Wrestled in the WWF in 1980.
7 The Fabulous Moolah F 84 years, 103 days July 22, 1923 November 2, 2007 Four time WWF Women's Champion and five time NWA World Women's Championship. Retired from wrestling at 81 years old.
8 Kathy Starr F 88 years, 105 days June 8, 1936 Living Wrestled mainly in Hawaii.
9 Gloria Barattini F 84 years, 32 days December 26, 1929 January 27, 2014
10 Irma Gonzalez F 88 years, 32 days August 20, 1936 Living Wrestled mainly in Mexico and WCCW. Oldest surviving Mexican women wrestler.

Oldest wrestlers currently living

Rank Name Sex Age Birth Notes
1 Joe D'Orazio M 102 years, 56 days July 27, 1922 Oldest British Wrestler in history, referee and British Wrestlers Reunion President. still living.
2 Bill Mercer M 98 years, 221 days February 13, 1926 Voice of World Class Championship Wrestling.
3 Joe Cornelius M 96 years, 143 days May 1, 1928 Lives in London, UK.
4 Alex Iakovidis M 96 years, 44 days August 8, 1928 Born in Greece, Lives in Melbourne, Australia, GTV 9 Heavyweight Champion, Wrestling 1950s, 1960s, 1970s.[7]
5 “Cowboy” Bob Ellis M 95 years, 190 days March 15, 1929 Known as the inventor of the bulldog.[8]
6 Samson Burke M 95 years, 166 days April 8, 1929 Oldest Canadian Wrestler. Known as Sammy Berg. Also was a bodybuilder, swimmer, and actor.
7 Allan Pinfold M 90 years 1929 Wrestled in Australia and was a 3 time Australian Light Heavyweight Champion.
8 Bill Verna M 90 years 1929 Aussie wrestler won the British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship.
9 Art Michalik M 94 years, 234 days January 31, 1930 Football player and wrestled mainly in the Pacific Coast.
10 Len Rossi M 93 years, 363 days September 24, 1930 Tennessee legend
11 John Lees M 89 years 1930 Wrestled in UK, Germany and Japan. Also was a bodybuilder.
12 Tony Marino M 93 years, 154 days April 20, 1931 Wrestled in Studio Wrestling as Battman and WWWF from 1963-1971
13 Octavio Gaona Jr. M 92 years, 353 days October 4, 1931 Son of Octavio Gaona.
14 Hank Garrett M 92 years, 331 days October 26, 1931 Wrestled as The Minnesota Farm Boy from 1957 to 1966.
15 Dominic DeNucci M 92 years, 242 days January 23, 1932 Former WWWF Tag Team Champion. Wrestled for the WWWF from 1967-1982. Major star in Australia during the 1960s.
16 Danny Hodge M 92 years, 131 days May 13, 1932 Wrestled in AWA, NWA, and UWF.
17 Gene LeBell M 91 years, 348 days October 9, 1932 Los Angeles promoter and announcer
18 Nick Kozak M 91 years, 323 days November 3, 1932 Raised in Texas. Wrestled for Pacific Northwest, WCCW and NWA Georgia.
19 Steve Novak M 91 years, 302 days November 24, 1932 Wrestled in Studio Wrestling out of Pittsburgh in the 1950s and 1960s. Also wrestled as The Battling Bohemian and Red Menace.
20 Caswell Martin M 87 years 1932 Wrestled in the UK, Germany and Japan.
21 Keita Meretana M 86 years 1933 Former NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
22 John da Silva M 90 years, 102 days June 11, 1934 Former New Zealand wrestler and boxer.
23 Reggie Parks M 85 years August 1934 Wrestled for AWA from 1963–1979. Also wrestling belt marker.
24 Karl Von Steiger M 85 years 1934 One half of The Von Steigers tag team.
25 Guillotine Gordon M 89 years, 251 days January 14, 1935 Wrestled in the WWWF from 1964–1969. Also later on in his career he wrestled as Enforcer Luciano in NWA Hollywood.
26 Dory Dixon M 89 years, 233 days February 1, 1935 First Jamaican wrestler in the WWWF
27 Hisashi Shinma M 89 years, 183 days March 22, 1935 President of the WWF from 1978 to 1984. Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2019.
28 Billy Two Rivers M 89 years, 139 days May 5, 1935 Wrestled mostly in Canada and the U.S. An actual Mohawk chief.
29 Ted Lewin M 89 years, 138 days May 6, 1935 Children's illustrator and writer. Brother of Donn and Mark. Wrestled in the WWWF from 1963 to 1968.
30 Blackjack Lanza M 88 years, 343 days October 14, 1935 Former WWWF Tag Team champion, WWE Hall of Famer and current WWE road agent
31 Paul Diamond (Paul Lehman) M 88 years, 333 days October 24, 1935 Wrestled for NWA Vancouver and AWA from 1960–1972
32 Yukiko Tomoe F 88 years, 325 days November 1, 1935 Japanese female wrestler. Oldest living female wrestler. Former NWA World Women's Champion
33 Earl Maynard M 88 years, 298 days November 28, 1935 From Barbados former Mr. Universe, a bodybuilder wrestler in the 60s and 70s and teamed with Rocky Johnson. He wrestled for Pacific Northwest, Stampede, NWA, and WWWF.
34 Tony Kontellis M 84 years 1935 Wrestled in Australia and WWWF
35 Eddie Sharkey M 88 years, 230 days February 4, 1936 Wrestled in AWA. Owns Pro Wrestling America. Also has trained many wrestlers like Rick Rude, Bob Backlund, Jesse Ventura, etc.
36 Ricky Hunter M 88 years, 204 days March 1, 1936 Wrestled mainly in Florida and WWF as the Gladiator
37 Beverly Shade F 88 years, 184 days March 21, 1936 Wrestled in Tennessee and WWF in 1980.
38 Beauregarde M 88 years, 145 days April 29, 1936 Musician and wrestled in the Pacific Northwest.
39 Kathy Starr F 88 years, 105 days June 8, 1936 Wrestled mainly in Hawaii.
40 Irma Gonzalez F 88 years, 32 days August 20, 1936 Wrestled mainly in Mexico and WCCW. Oldest surviving Mexican women wrestler.

Oldest Midget wrestlers to perform

Rank Name Sex Age in last match Birth Death Date of last match Notes
1 Lord Littlebrook M 66 years, 10 days January 3, 1929 September 9, 2016 January 13, 1995 Wrestled his last match with Little Tokyo as they lost to Bobby Dean and The Karate Kid at a NWC in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2 Frenchy Lamont M 65 years, 283 days July 21, 1946 Living April 29, 2012 Wrestled his last match with Mike Hammer as they defeated The Mauler in a handicap match for a CWF event in Peavine, Alberta Canada.
3 Sky Low Low M 60 years, 42 days July 21, 1928 November 6, 1998 September 1, 1988 Wrestled his last match in a lost to Cowboy Lang for Stampede Wrestling in Ripley, Alberta, Canada.
4 Tiger Jackson M 60 years, 260 days July 13, 1956 Living March 30, 2017 Wrestled his last match in a battle royal at GCW's Joey Janela's Spring Break in Fern Park, Florida.
5 Little Tokyo M 56 years, 328 days July 13, 1941 September 6, 2011 June 6, 1998 Wrestled his last match losing to Bobby Dean at a wrestling event in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

Oldest wrestlers to ever perform 70 and over

Rank Name Sex Age in last match Birth Death Date of last match Notes
1 Mae Young F 87 years, 248 days March 12, 1923 January 14, 2014 November 15, 2010 She took part in a Falls Count Anywhere Match on WWE's Old School Raw, when she put her foot over LayCool tag team for a pinfall victory outside the ring.
2 Killer Kowalski M 81 years, 153 days October 13, 1926 August 30, 2008 March 14, 2008 Kowalski wrestled his last match as he defeated Gino Giovanni with the clawhold at Top Rope Promotions in Fall River, Massachusetts.
3 The Fabulous Moolah F 81 years, 61 days July 22, 1923 November 2, 2007 September 21, 2004 Teamed with Mae Young to defeat Dawn Marie and Torrie Wilson in a tag team match at the WWE SmackDown taping. The match aired on TV two days later.
4 Dominic DeNucci M 80 years, 82 days January 23, 1932 Living April 14, 2012 DeNucci wrestled his last match at a PWS card in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, teaming up with Shane Douglas to defeat the team of Lord Zoltan and Shawn Blanchard.
5 Tinieblas M 80 years, 71 days June 8, 1939 Living August 18, 2019 Last wrestled at the 2019 Expo Lucha convention in San Diego, California, teaming up with Dr. Wagner Jr. and Octagón to defeat the team of Fuerza Guerrera, Misterioso Jr., and Pirata Morgan.
6 Ox Baker M 80 years, 0 days April 19, 1934 October 20, 2014 April 19, 2014 Wrestled his last match on his 80th birthday against Bobo Brazil Jr. at a CCW card in Marion, Ohio.[9]
7 Bob Armstrong M 79 years, 220 days October 3, 1939 Living May 11, 2019 Armstrong's last match was for Continental Championship Wrestling in Dothan, Alabama, where he defeated The Assassin.
8 Dory Funk Jr. M 79 years, 26 days February 3, 1941 Living February 29, 2020 Most recently wrestled on February 29, 2020 for his own FC !Bang! promotion in Belleview, Florida, teaming with The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) to defeat the team of Blain Rage, Jake Logan, and Shane Chung.
9 Dave Kidney M 79 years 1931 July 21, 2020 January 28, 2011 Last known match took place in Carnoustie, Scotland.
10 Pat Patterson M 78 years, 184 days January 19, 1941 Living July 22, 2019 Won the WWE 24/7 Championship at Raw Reunion pinning Drake Maverick backstage. Less than a minute later he dropped the title to Gerald Brisco. This made Patterson the oldest person ever to win a title in WWE history.
11 Frank Hickey M 78 years, 66 days March 10, 1915 December 8, 1993 May 15, 1993 Wrestled his last match at a USWA event in Nashville, Tennessee, teaming with Brian Christopher in a loss to Frank Morrell and Koko B. Ware. He died a few months later.
12 Great Kojika M 77 years, 333 days April 28, 1942 Living March 26, 2020 Most recently wrestled for Big Japan Pro Wrestling in Kumamoto, Japan, where he teamed with Atsushi Onita and Yuchi Taniguchi as they defeated Abdullah Kobayashi, Drew Parker, and Kankuro Hoshino in a Barbed Wire Board Death match.
13 Jimmy Valiant M 77 years, 186 days August 6, 1942 Living February 8, 2020 Most recently wrestled on February 8, 2020 for WrestlePro in Rahway, New Jersey, where he teamed with Buster Jackson to defeat the team of Colt Cabana and CPA.
14 KY Wakamatsu M 77 years, 45 days January 1, 1942 Living February 15, 2019 Last wrestled on a show independently produced by Keiji Muto in Tokyo, Japan, where he teamed up with Great Kojika and Tiger Toguchi in a loss to the team of Heisei Ishingun (Akitoshi Saito, Masashi Aoyagi, & Shiro Koshinaka).
15 Gypsy Joe M 77 years, 36 days December 2, 1933 June 14, 2016 January 7, 2011 Joe wrestled his last match at the Gypsy Joe retirement show held in Tullahoma, Tennessee by the Southern Wrestling Federation.
16 Mil Máscaras M 76 years, 237 days July 15, 1942 Living March 9, 2019 Last wrestled for Lucha Libre Acapulco in Acapulco, Mexico, teaming with Capitan Atomo and Dragon Lee to defeat the team of La Bestia del Ring, Rey Bucanero, and Valiente.
17 Jackie Fargo M 76 years, 82 days June 26, 1930 June 24, 2013 September 16, 2006 Wrestled in a tag team match with Jeff Justice and Officer McKenny to defeat Dr. Tom Prichard, Beau James and The Sheik of Araby for Big Time Wrestling in Granite Quarry, North Carolina.
18 Frank Durso M 76 years, 52 days January 30, 1937 December 7, 2018 March 23, 2013 Wrestled in a tag team match with Shawn Blanchard and Lou Martin to defeat Bobby O, Kris Kash, Shane Starr and Justin Sane for Keystone State Wrestling Alliance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
19 Bill Dundee M 76 years, 51 days October 24, 1943 Living December 14, 2019 Wrestled last for Bobby Eaton: A Night Of Appreciation event in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he teamed with George South, Beau James, and Stan Lee as they lost to Bobby Fulton, Brad Thomas, Ryan Dookie, and Shane Williams.
20 Kenny Jay M 75 years, 77 days March 27, 1937 Living June 16, 2012 Last wrestled in an 11 person Royal Rumble style match, where he entered last and won, last eliminating Erik Lockhart, for Rock n Roll Wrestling in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
21 Octavio Gaona M 74 years, 304 days March 22, 1902 June 26, 1996 January 20, 1977 Wrestled his last match at a show in Guadalajara, Mexico teaming with his grandson, Arturo Gaona and Bucanero I defeating Babe Sharon, Comando I and Luis Chavir.
22 Lou Thesz M 74 years, 246 days April 24, 1916 April 28, 2002 December 26, 1990 The former undisputed World Heavyweight Champion last wrestled Masahiro Chono for New Japan Pro Wrestling in Hamamatsu, Japan. He lost to Chono.
23 Claude Roca M 74 years, 109 days March 18, 1945 Living July 5, 2019 Last wrestled on for ABC Wrestling teaming with Christophe Cassagne losing to the Brutal Butcher Team in Beziers, France.
24 The Great Gama M 73-74 years May 22, 1878 May 23, 1960 1952 Sources say that Gama remained active as a wrestler until 1952.
25 Johnny Saint M 73 years, 349 days June 29, 1941 Living June 13, 2015 Wrestled for Italian Championship Wrestling in tag team match with Manuel Majoli to defeat Mr. Excellent and Psycho Mike.
26 José González M 73 years, 208 days March 18, 1946 Living October 12, 2019 Wrestled his last match as Invader #1 for World Wrestling League in Caguas, Puerto Rico, teaming with El Bronco I as they challenged champions La Artilleria Pesada (Lightning & Thunder) for the WWL World Tag Team Championship; the match ended in a No Contest.
27 Adrian Street M 73 years, 191 days December 5, 1940 Living June 14, 2014 Wrestled his last match for NWA Wrestle Birmingham, in Birmingham, Alabama.
28 Chick Donovan M 73 years, 126 days March 7, 1947 Living July 11, 2020 Most recently wrestled on July 11, 2020 for Down Home Championship Wrestling in LaGrange, Georgia, where he defeated Oxford Haney to win the DHCW Heavyweight Championship.
29 Estrella Blanca M 73 years, 92 days January 15, 1938 Living April 17, 2011 Last wrestled on a AAA show to a lost to El Pistolero in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico.
30 Terry Funk M 73 years, 85 days June 30, 1944 Living September 23, 2017 Last wrestled for Big Time Wrestling in Spartanburg, South Carolina where he teamed with The Rock N' Roll Express as they defeated Doug Gilbert, Jerry Lawler and Brian Christopher.
31 Mr. Wrestling II M 73 years, 33 days September 10, 1934 June 10, 2020 October 13, 2007 Last wrestled for Hawai'i Championship Wrestling as he teamed up with Steve Corino and won the HCW Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Championship title.
32 George Julio M 73 years, 27 days March 10, 1946 Living April 6, 2019 Last wrestled for New Age Wrestling in Australia, defeating Bo Boman.
33 Gerald Brisco M 72 years, 306 days September 19, 1946 Living July 22, 2019 Won the WWE 24/7 Championship at Raw Reunion pinning Pat Patterson backstage. Less than a minute later he dropped the title to Kelly Kelly.
34 Bushwhacker Luke M 72 years, 257 days January 8, 1947 Living September 22, 2019 Last wrestled for Federation Canadienne de Lutte when he teamed with Short Sleeve Sampson to defeat Jayson Boyd and Mark Storm in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.
35 John Cena Sr. M 72 years, 155 days June 16, 1944 Living November 18, 2016 The biological father of John Cena. He wrestled his last match defeating Chad Epik at House of Bricks Pro Wrestling in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
36 Ron Fuller M 72 years, 140 days September 7, 1947 Living January 25, 2020 Last wrestled on January 25, 2020 for Continental Championship Wrestling in Dothan, Alabama, teaming with Jimmy Golden to defeat The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Mike Patrick).
37 Woody Farmer M 72 years, 109 days December 25, 1935 February 29, 2012 April 12, 2008 Wrestled his last match for Bay Wrestling Federation in Alameda, California, teaming with his son Shane Kody and his grandson Riot in a 6 tag match.
38 El Matematico M 72 years, 27 days April 20, 1943 Living May 17, 2015 Wrestled his last match for FMLL teaming with Mano Negra and Jalisco as they lost to Blue Panther, Damian 666, and Negro Navarro in El Monte, California.
39 The Sheik M 72 years June 9, 1926 January 18, 2003 1998 Wrestled his last match in Japan.
40 Warren Bockwinkel M 72 years (unverified) May 21, 1911 March 25, 1986 1983? It is said that Warren Bockwinkel, father of Nick Bockwinkel, wrestled until the age of 72.
41 Billy Riley M 71-72 years June 22, 1896 August 27, 1977 1968 Last known match took place in 1968.
42 Jimmy Snuka M 71 years, 362 days May 18, 1943 January 15, 2017 May 15, 2015 His last match was at an ECPW event, where he teamed up with Frankie Flow to defeat the team of Andrew Anderson and Jason Knight.
43 Ultraman M 71 years, 321 days July 14, 1947 Living May 31, 2019 His last match was teaming with El Solar, and Super Astro as they defeated Black Terry, Negro Navarro, and Mano Negra at an event in Cuautitlan, Mexico.
44 Kim Duk M 71 years, 224 days February 7, 1948 Living September 19, 2019 Last wrestled for Tokyo Championship Wrestling in Tokyo, Japan, to team with Tomohiko Hashimoto and HASHINOSUKE to defeat Leatherface, Shigeo Kato and Tomonori Chiba.
45 Mitsuo Momota M 71 years, 160 days September 21, 1948 Living February 28, 2020 Most recently wrestled for a show by Keiji Muto Produce Pro-Wrestling Masters in Tokyo, Japan, where he wrestled Hisakatsu Oya to a 15 minute draw.
46 Mae Weston F 71 years, 138 days January 30, 1923 October 14, 1999 June 17, 1994 Wrestled in her last match in a tag team match with Stormy Apple as they lost to Josie Navarro and Margaret Garcia at Ladies International Wrestling Association in Las Vegas, Nevada.
47 John Pesek M 71 years, 124 days February 21, 1894 March 21, 1978 June 25, 1965 Wrestled in his last match defeating Frenchy Roberre at a Pacific Northwest Wrestling event in Portland, Oregon.
48 Afa Anoaʻi M 71 years, 100 days November 21, 1942 Living March 1, 2014 Wrestled his last match with his sons Afa Anoaʻi Jr., LA Smooth, Samu and his grandson Lance Anoaʻi. They defeated Homicide, AC Anderson, Eric Cobain, Havok and Mustafa Aziz in a 10 tag match for his promotion World Xtreme Wrestling in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
T-49 Ivan Koloff M 71 years, 83 days August 25, 1942 February 18, 2017 November 16, 2013 Wrestled his last match as he lost to Bob Armstrong at Superstars of Wrestling 1 in Rome, Georgia.
Stu Hart M 71 years, 83 days May 3, 1915 October 16, 2003 July 25, 1986 Wrestled his last match in a tag team match with his son, Keith defeating Honky Tonk Wayne and JR Foley at Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
50 Jaque Mate M 70 years, 351 days September 29, 1948 Living September 15, 2019 Wrestled his last match at the VerdugoMania 3rd Anniversary show in Tonala, Jalisco, Mexico, teaming with Jaque Mate Jr., Rafaga, and Rayman in a loss to the team of Américo Rocca, El Gallego, Huracan Ramirez, and Starman.
51 Yoshiaki Fujiwara M 70 years, 307 days April 27, 1949 Living February 28, 2020 Most recently wrestled for a show by Keiji Muto Produce Pro-Wrestling Mastersin Tokyo, Japan, where he teamed with Tatsumi Fujinami to defeat Keji Muto and Super J.
52 Katsuji Ueda M 70 years, 236 days December 15, 1945 April 20, 2017 August 7, 2016 Wrestled his last match for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in Tokyo, Japan, defeating HASEGAWA and The Shooter in a MMA Three Way match.
53 Nikolai Volkoff M 70 years, 203 days October 14, 1947 July 29, 2018 May 5, 2018 Wrestled his last match for Battleground Championship Wrestling in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, teaming with Jim Duggan to defeat the team of Mecha Mercenary and Nicky Benz.
54 Mike Jackson M 70 years November 1949 Living March 7, 2020 Most recently wrestled on March 7, 2020 at Impact Wrestling's TV tapings in Atlanta, Georgia, losing to Johnny Swinger.
55 El Satanico M 70 years, 92 days October 26, 1949 Living January 26, 2020 Most recently wrestled on January 26, 2020 at a CMLL event in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he lost to Fugaz by disqualification.
56 Mr. Fuji M 70 years, 92 days May 4, 1934 August 28, 2016 August 4, 2004 Wrestled his last match in a tag team match with Demolition Krash losing to Timmy and Tommy Titus at BWCW event in Chesaning, Michigan.
57 Baron Michele Leone M 70 years, 67 days June 8, 1909 November 26, 1988 August 14, 1979 Wrestled his last match defeating Rat Ferraro at a wrestling event in Montreal, Canada.
58 Jerry Lawler M 70 years, 50 days November 29, 1949 Living January 18, 2020 Most recently wrestled on January 18, 2020 defeating Matt Riviera for the Arkansas Heavyweight Championship in a "Title vs Career" match at Championship Wrestling Of Arkansas’ “No Surrender” event in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
59 The Great Kabuki M 70 years, 22 days September 8, 1948 Living September 30, 2018 Wrestled his last match at a show that was independently produced by Masakatsu Funaki in Osaka, Japan, teaming with Giant Small Baba, Small Antonio Inoki, and Teruko Kagawa to defeat the team of HIRO Dai Circus Yasuda, Mitsukuni Daiso, Waka Shoyo, and Yamaishi Meijin in an 8-person tag team match.

Oldest wrestlers still wrestling

Rank Name Sex Age Birth Notes
1 Great Kojika M 82 years, 146 days April 28, 1942 Still wrestles for All Japan Pro Wrestling and is a co-promoter for Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
2 Chick Donovan M 77 years, 198 days March 7, 1947 Still wrestles in independent shows in Georgia as of July 2020.
3 Mitsuo Momota M 76 years, 0 days September 21, 1948 The son of Rikidōzan. Still wrestles in Japan as of 2020.
4 Yoshiaki Fujiwara M 75 years, 147 days April 27, 1949 Still wrestles in Japan as of 2020.
5 El Satánico M 74 years, 331 days October 26, 1949 Still wrestles for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Current CMLL Masters Champion as of 2020.
6 Mike Jackson M 70 years November 1949 Wrestles in independent shows as of March 2020.
7 Bunkhouse Buck M 74 years, 51 days August 1, 1950 Wrestles as Jimmy Golden for Continental Championship Wrestling and in independent shows in the Alabama as of 2020.
8 Mano Negra M 73 years, 250 days January 15, 1951 Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.
9 Canek M 72 years, 94 days June 19, 1952 Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.
10 Black Terry M 72 years, 18 days September 3, 1952 Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.
11 Américo Rocca M 71 years, 365 days September 22, 1952 Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.
12 Fuerza Guerrera M 70 years, 283 days December 13, 1953 Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.
13 Ricky Knight M 70 years, 272 days December 24, 1953 Wrestles in England for his promotion World Association of Wrestling as of 2020.
14 Tatsumi Fujinami M 70 years, 268 days December 28, 1953 Wrestles in Japan as of 2020.
15 Masanobu Fuchi M 70 years, 251 days January 14, 1954 Wrestles in All Japan Pro Wrestling as of 2020.
16 Lanny Poffo M 69 years, 268 days December 28, 1954 Wrestles for independent shows as of 2020.
17 Rocky Santana M 69 years, 57 days July 26, 1955 Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.
18 El Solar M 68 years, 118 days May 26, 1956 Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.
19 Tommy Rich M 68 years, 57 days July 26, 1956 Wrestles in independent shows as of 2020.
20 Ricky Morton M 68 years, 0 days September 21, 1956 Wrestles for National Wrestling Alliance and independent shows as of 2020.

See also

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