List of oldest surviving professional wrestlers - wikipedia List of oldest surviving professional wrestlers 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 7004363050000000000 ♠ 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 7004370790000000000 ♠ 101 years, 189 days. The oldest female wrestler was Cora Combs ( 1923 - 2015 ), aged 7004336990000000000 ♠ 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. Contents 1 List 1.1 Oldest wrestlers ever 1.2 Oldest wrestlers currently living 1.3 Oldest wrestlers to ever compete 1.4 Oldest wrestlers still wrestling 2 See also 3 References 4 External links List Oldest wrestlers ever Rank Name Sex Age Birth Death Notes Abe Coleman 7004370790000000000 ♠ 101 years, 189 days September 20, 1905 March 28, 2007 Oldest wrestler ever verified. Born in Poland. Angelo Savoldi 7004363120000000000 ♠ 99 years, 152 days April 21, 1914 September 20, 2013 Last surviving veteran of the `` Pioneer Era ''. Betty Wagner 98 years 1912 -- 1913 June 3, 2011 First wife and valet of Gorgeous George. Dan McLeod 98 years, 6 days June 14, 1860 June 20, 1958 Last surviving American Heavyweight Champion and veteran of the `` Farmer '' Burns - Frank Gotch era. 5 Ivan the Terrible 97 years 1899 February 1996 6 Jack LaLanne 7004351830000000000 ♠ 96 years, 119 days September 26, 1914 January 23, 2011 World - famous fitness guru had a brief pro wrestling career in 1938. 7 Joe D'orazio 7004347760000000000 ♠ 95 years, 77 days July 27, 1922 Living Oldest British Wrestler and referee still living. 8 Milo Steinborn 7004346610000000000 ♠ 94 years, 328 days March 18, 1894 February 9, 1989 Promoted wrestling in Florida 9 Andrew Tsimpides 7004343670000000000 ♠ 94 years, 34 days August 16, 1916 September 19, 2011 Former manager of Gorgeous George 10 James Dudley 7004343560000000000 ♠ 94 years, 22 days May 10, 1910 June 1, 2004 First African - American promoter & manager working under Vincent J. McMahon 11 Billy Varga 7004343350000000000 ♠ 94 years, 1 day January 10, 1919 January 11, 2013 Former NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion and actor 12 Clarence Eklund 7004341830000000000 ♠ 93 years, 215 days June 3, 1887 January 4, 1981 13 Speedy Hatfield 7004341800000000000 ♠ 93 years, 212 days November 30, 1908 June 30, 2002 14 Mick McManus 7004341000000000000 ♠ 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 15 Sam Muchnick 7004340980000000000 ♠ 93 years, 130 days August 22, 1905 December 30, 1998 St. Louis wrestling promoter 16 Dean Rockwell 7004340400000000000 ♠ 93 years, 72 days May 25, 1912 August 5, 2005 17 Brutus Malumba 93 years September 11, 1921 January 2015 Wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1970s. 18 Ray Villmer 7004338650000000000 ♠ 92 years, 262 days April 22, 1912 January 9, 2005 19 Charles Baillargeon 7004338200000000000 ♠ 92 years, 217 days July 8, 1917 February 10, 2010 Born in Canada. 20 Lord James Blears 7004338060000000000 ♠ 92 years, 203 days August 13, 1923 March 3, 2016 wrestler and actor. 21 Abe Zvonkin 7004337720000000000 ♠ 92 years, 169 days March 6, 1910 August 22, 2002 Born in the United States. 22 Tony Cosenza 7004337280000000000 ♠ 92 years, 125 days April 14, 1919 August 17, 2011 Once known as the `` famous wrestling pianist ''. 23 Jackie Nichols 7004337150000000000 ♠ 92 years, 112 days December 31, 1910 April 22, 2003 24 Cora Combs 7004336990000000000 ♠ 92 years, 96 days March 17, 1923 June 21, 2015 25 Paddy Casey 7004336180000000000 ♠ 92 years, 15 days February 1910 February 16, 2002 Last surviving brother of the Casey sporting family. Oldest wrestlers currently living Rank Name Sex Age Birth Notes Joe D'orazio 7004347760000000000 ♠ 95 years, 77 days July 27, 1922 Oldest British Wrestler and referee still living. Bill Mercer 7004334790000000000 ♠ 91 years, 241 days February 13, 1926 Voice of World Class Championship Wrestling. Stan Kowalski 7004333900000000000 ♠ 91 years, 152 days May 13, 1926 Known for his run in AWA in the 1960s to the 1980s when he was a color commentator known as Big K. Carlos Rocha 7004331250000000000 ♠ 90 years, 252 days February 2, 1927 First Portuguese wrestler to wrestle in WWWF. 5 `` Cowboy '' Bob Ellis 7004323530000000000 ♠ 88 years, 211 days March 15, 1929 Known as the inventor of the bulldog. 6 Pampero Firpo 7004319660000000000 ♠ 87 years, 189 days April 6, 1930 Lives in the United States. 7 Jacques Rougeau Sr. 7004319150000000000 ♠ 87 years, 138 days May 27, 1930 Oldest Canadian Wrestler. Wrestled mainly in Montreal, Quebec as well as Japan and the NWA 8 Len Rossi 86 years 1930 Tennessee legend 9 Don Leo Jonathan 7004315780000000000 ♠ 86 years, 166 days April 29, 1931 Lives in Canada. 10 Dick Beyer 7004315050000000000 ♠ 86 years, 93 days July 11, 1931 Best known for portraying the masked wrestlers The Destroyer and Doctor X. Father of Kurt Beyer. Oldest living World Heavyweight Champion ( AWA ) 11 Dave Kidney 85 years 1931 Oldest British wrestler to ever wrestle. 12 Dominic DeNucci 7004313090000000000 ♠ 85 years, 262 days January 23, 1932 Former WWWF Tag Team Champion 13 Billy Two Rivers 7004312060000000000 ♠ 85 years, 160 days May 5, 1932 Wrestled mostly in Canada and the U.S. An actual Mohawk chief. 14 Danny Hodge 7004311980000000000 ♠ 85 years, 152 days May 13, 1932 Wrestled in AWA, NWA, and UWF. 15 Rene Goulet 7004311380000000000 ♠ 85 years, 92 days July 12, 1932 Wrestled in the WWWF ( WWF ) from 1971 - 1987 and later worked as a road agent for WWF until 1997. 16 Gene LeBell 7004310490000000000 ♠ 85 years, 3 days October 9, 1932 Los Angeles promoter and announcer 17 Caswell Martin 84 years 1932 Wrestled in the UK, Germany and Japan. 18 Stan Holek 7004308720000000000 ♠ 84 years, 191 days April 4, 1933 Lives in the United States. 19 Dick Steinborn 7004306950000000000 ♠ 84 years, 14 days September 28, 1933 Wrestled in NWA Georgia in the 1960 's and 1970 's 20 Les Thornton 7004305020000000000 ♠ 83 years, 186 days April 9, 1934 Former WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion. Resides in Calgary, Canada. 21 Mr. Wrestling II 7004303480000000000 ♠ 83 years, 32 days September 10, 1934 Former NWA Florida Champion. 22 Jose Lothario 7004302550000000000 ♠ 82 years, 304 days December 12, 1934 Trainer of Shawn Michaels. 23 Guillotine Gordon 7004302220000000000 ♠ 82 years, 271 days January 14, 1935 Wrestled in the WWWF from 1964 - 1969 24 Dory Dixon 7004302040000000000 ♠ 82 years, 253 days February 1, 1935 First Jamaican wrestler in the WWWF 25 Bruno Sammartino 7004299570000000000 ♠ 82 years, 6 days October 6, 1935 The longest - reigning WWWF Champion and oldest living holder of the title. 26 Blackjack Lanza 7004299490000000000 ♠ 81 years, 363 days October 14, 1935 Long - standing WWF road agent. Member of The Blackjacks. 27 Ricky Hunter 7004298100000000000 ♠ 81 years, 225 days March 1, 1936 Known as the Gladiator in Florida and a jobber in WWF 28 Beauregarde 7004297530000000000 ♠ 81 years, 168 days April 27, 1936 Known in the Pacific Northwest Wrestling and is a musician. 29 Larry Hennig 7004297010000000000 ♠ 81 years, 116 days June 18, 1936 `` The Axe ''. Father of Curt Hennig. AWA legend. 30 Black Gordman 7004295920000000000 ♠ 81 years, 7 days October 5, 1936 Teamed up with the Great Goliath winning many tag team titles in the 1970 's. Spent most of his career in Los Angeles. 31 Mark Lewin 7004294300000000000 ♠ 80 years, 210 days March 16, 1937 Multi-time regional champion, member of Kevin Sullivan 's Army of Darkness. 32 Kenny Jay 7004294190000000000 ♠ 80 years, 199 days March 27, 1937 Known as a jobber in the American Wrestling Association 33 Erich Froelich 7004293820000000000 ♠ 80 years, 162 days May 3, 1937 Lives in Canada. Spent most of his career in NWA : All - Star Wrestling 34 Jerry Brown 7004293750000000000 ♠ 80 years, 155 days May 10, 1937 One half of the famous 70 's tag team known as The Hollywood Blondes. 35 Zivko Kovacic 7004292320000000000 ♠ 80 years, 12 days September 30, 1937 First Yugoslavian wrestler to wrestle in the WWWF. 36 Estrella Blanca 7004291250000000000 ♠ 79 years, 270 days January 15, 1938 Former AWA World Lightweight Championship 37 Angelo Mosca 7004290680000000000 ♠ 79 years, 213 days March 13, 1938 Dual - sport star with CFL in Canada. 38 Omar Atlas 7004290280000000000 ♠ 79 years, 173 days April 22, 1938 Former NWA Central States Champion. 39 Paul Vachon 7004290060000000000 ♠ 79 years, 151 days May 14, 1938 Former AWA Tag Team Champion. 40 Johnny Rodz 7004290040000000000 ♠ 79 years, 149 days May 16, 1938 WWE Hall of Famer and notable jobber in WWWF ( WWF ) from 1965 - 1985. Oldest wrestlers to ever compete Rank Name Sex Age in last match Birth Death Date of last match Notes Mae Young 7004320250000000000 ♠ 87 years, 248 days March 12, 1923 January 14, 2014 November 15, 2010 Wrestled a 16 - Diva tag match on November 3, 2008. She also took part in what was called a `` match '' at the age of 87, when outside the ring on November 15, 2010 when she put her foot over WWE 's LayCool tag team for a pin. Dominic DeNucci 7004293020000000000 ♠ 80 years, 82 days January 23, 1932 Living April 14, 2012 DeNucci wrestled his last match at a PWS card in Toronto, Canada. Ox Baker 7004292510000000000 ♠ 80 years, 31 days March 19, 1934 October 20, 2014 April 19, 2014 Wrestled his last match at a CCW card in Marion, Ohio. The Fabulous Moolah 7004292750000000000 ♠ 80 years, 55 days July 22, 1923 November 2, 2007 September 15, 2003 Defeated Victoria on WWE `` Raw '' September 15, 2003. 5 Dave Kidney 79 years 1931 Living January 28, 2011 Last known match took place at SSW in Scotland on January 28, 2011. 6 Bob Armstrong 7004284080000000000 ♠ 77 years, 283 days October 3, 1939 Living July 13, 2017 Armstrong 's last match was on July 13, 2017 on a Sunbelt Wrestling Entertainment card that took place in Lakeland, Georgia. 7 Gypsy Joe 7004281600000000000 ♠ 77 years, 36 days December 12, 1933 June 14, 2016 January 7, 2011 Joe wrestled his last match at the Gypsy Joe retirement show on January 7, 2011. Held in Tullahoma, Tennessee by the Southern Wrestling Federation. 8 Dory Funk Jr. 7004279940000000000 ♠ 76 years, 235 days February 3, 1941 Living Still active His most recent match took place at All Japan Pro Wrestling 's 45th Anniversary event on August 27, 2017. Also still wrestles in his own promotion. 9 Great Kojika 7004275610000000000 ♠ 75 years, 167 days April 28, 1942 Living Still active Wrestles for BJW in Japan. Debuted in 1963, retired full - time in 1988 but returned sporadically since 1995. 10 Mil Máscaras 7004274690000000000 ♠ 75 years, 75 days July 15, 1942 Living September 28, 2017 Mil Máscaras last wrestled on September 28, 2017, defending the IWA World Heavyweight Championship he has held since 1975 and wrestling since 1964. 11 Jimmy Valiant 7004274460000000000 ♠ 75 years, 52 days August 9, 1942 Living September 30, 2017 Valiant last wrestled on September 30, 2017, at a World Classic Professional Big Time Wrestling event in McArthur, Ohio. 12 Lou Thesz 74 years, 243 days April 24, 1916 April 28, 2002 December 26, 1990 The former undisputed World Heavyweight Champion last wrestled Masahiro Chono in Japan. 13 Jackie Fargo 7004271550000000000 ♠ 74 years, 126 days June 26, 1930 June 24, 2013 October 30, 2004 Wrestled against Jerry Lawler and The Rock ' n ' Roll Express at the Memphis Wrestling Throwback Night. 14 Johnny Saint 7004270120000000000 ♠ 73 years, 349 days June 29, 1941 Living June 6, 2015 Wrestled for Italian Championship Wrestling. 15 Bill Dundee 7004269830000000000 ♠ 73 years, 319 days October 24, 1943 Living September 8, 2017 Last wrestled on September 8, 2017 for SGWA Wrestling in Georgia. Still considered active. 16 Terry Funk 7004267470000000000 ♠ 73 years, 84 days June 30, 1944 Living September 22, 2017 Wrestles for Big Time Wrestling in Raleigh, North Carolina. 17 The Sheik 72 years June 9, 1926 January 18, 2003 1998 Wrestled his last match in Japan in 1998. 18 Warren Bockwinkel 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. 19 Jimmy Snuka 7004262950000000000 ♠ 71 years, 362 days May 18, 1943 January 15, 2017 May 15, 2015 His last match was at a ECPW event. 20 Claude Roca 7004264040000000000 ♠ 72 years, 106 days March 18, 1945 Living July 2, 2017 Roca is still active in various promotions in Asia, his most recent match took place in France on July 2, 2017. 21 Kenny Jay 7004260260000000000 ♠ 71 years, 93 days March 27, 1937 Living June 28, 2008 Teamed up with Buck Zumhofe at Pro Wrestling America in South St. Paul, Minnesota 22 Stu Hart 7004260160000000000 ♠ 71 years, 83 days May 3, 1915 October 10, 2003 July 25, 1986 Teamed up with his son Keith as they defeated The Honky Tonk Man and JR Foley at Stampede Wrestling, the promotion in which Hart owned. 23 Bushwhacker Luke 7004258450000000000 ♠ 70 years, 277 days January 8, 1947 Living Still active As of April 2017, Luke still wrestles in various independent promotions. 24 Adrian Street 7004255510000000000 ♠ 69 years, 349 days December 5, 1940 Living November 19, 2010 Retired at NWA Birmingham 's `` Big Bang '' event on November 19, 2010, where he defeated Aeon Flexx. 25 Robbie Ellis 7004255310000000000 ♠ 69 years, 328 days April 8, 1943 Living March 22, 2013 Retired in March 2013. 26 Nikolai Volkoff 7004255660000000000 ♠ 69 years, 363 days October 14, 1947 Living Still active Still wrestles in various independent promotions in 2017. 27 Abdullah the Butcher 7004254730000000000 ♠ 69 years, 271 days January 11, 1941 Living October 9 2010 Wrestled Bull Buchanan at the GCW Southern Legends Fan Fest in Pell City, Alabama which ended in a no contest. 28 George Julio 7004254440000000000 ♠ 69 years, 242 days March 10, 1946 Living November 7, 2015 Wrestled against Mad Dog McCrea in a tag team match in Australia 's New Age Wrestling card. 29 Tinieblas 7004254260000000000 ♠ 69 years, 223 days June 8, 1939 Living January 17, 2009 Wrestled in a tag team match with his son, Tinieblas Jr. Full Contact Wrestling in Cudahy, California. 30 Demolition Ax 7004254100000000000 ♠ 69 years, 207 days December 27, 1947 Living August 12, 2017 Wrestled his last match at Georgia Premier Wrestling in Canton, Georgia Oldest wrestlers still Wrestling Rank Name Sex Age Birth Notes Dory Funk Jr. 7004280100000000000 ♠ 76 years, 251 days February 3, 1941 Still wrestles in his own promotion Funking Conservatory and various independent promotions in Japan. Great Kojika 7004275610000000000 ♠ 75 years, 167 days April 28, 1942 Still wrestles for Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Bushwhacker Luke 7004258450000000000 ♠ 70 years, 277 days January 8, 1947 Wrestles independent shows as of 2017 Nikolai Volkoff 7004255660000000000 ♠ 69 years, 363 days October 14, 1947 Wrestled independent shows in the US and Canada as of June 2017. 5 Great Kabuki 7004252360000000000 ♠ 69 years, 34 days September 8, 1948 Most recent match took place on May 21, 2017, in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling. 6 Mitsuo Momota 7004252230000000000 ♠ 69 years, 21 days September 21, 1948 Most recent match took place at the Wrestle - 1 card on May 14, 2017, in Japan. 7 Yoshiaki Fujiwara 7004250050000000000 ♠ 68 years, 168 days April 27, 1949 Makes occasional appearances in Japan as of 2017. 8 Kevin Sullivan 7004248230000000000 ♠ 67 years, 351 days October 26, 1949 Most recent match took place on June 9, 2017 at H2O Wrestling in Williamstown, New Jersey. 9 Jerry Lawler 7004247890000000000 ♠ 67 years, 317 days November 29, 1949 Wrestles in independent shows and is currently a color commentator for WWE. 10 Gran Hamada 7004244260000000000 ♠ 66 years, 319 days November 27, 1950 Makes occasional appearances in Japan as of 2017. See also List of premature professional wrestling deaths References ^ Jump up to : Will, Gary ( December 1998 ). `` Gary Will : Deceased Pro Wrestlers - A Tribute to Mat Stars of the Past ''. GaryWill.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Mooneyham, Mike ( December 29, 2003 ). `` The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham : Wrestling Lost Memorable Names In 2002 ''. MikeMooneyham.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2009. Jump up ^ Cauliflower Alley Club - 2015 FINISHES ( RIP ) Jump up ^ DeBlasi, Anthony ( December 20, 2003 ). `` Remembering Those We Lost ''. Wrestling-News.com. Retrieved November 4, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Cowboy '' Bob Ellis profile, from LegacyOfWrestling.com Jump up ^ Reid, Georgina ( July 23, 2009 ). `` Giant Greystacks : Dave Kidney, 78, is the UK 's oldest wrestler ''. The Sun. Jump up ^ Laroche, Stephen ( April 19, 2001 ). `` Rene Goulet : Consummate pro ''. Slam Wrestling Bios. SLAM ! Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Wrestling Promo - Ox Baker Final Match '', by Dave Burzynski, via YouTube Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ ( 3 ) Jump up ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/one-last-cage-fight-at-albion-for-australias-oldest-wrestler-69-year-old-george-the-hitman-julio/story-fngnvmj7-1227567758257?sv=584a32bf7282ee9cafc6a6dfa5a8ba17 External links Dead Wrestlers Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_surviving_professional_wrestlers&oldid=804937662 '' Categories : Professional wrestlers Professional wrestling - related lists Lists of oldest people Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from April 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 October 2017, at 01 : 22. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who is the oldest wrestler still wrestling in wwe
Answer: Dory Funk Jr.