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 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 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 perform 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 101 years, 189 days September 20, 1905 March 28, 2007 Oldest wrestler ever verified. Born in Poland. Angelo Savoldi 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 96 years, 119 days September 26, 1914 January 23, 2011 World - famous fitness guru had a brief pro wrestling career in 1938. 7 Milo Steinborn 95 years, 328 days March 18, 1893 February 9, 1989 Promoted wrestling in Florida 8 Joe D'orazio 95 years, 273 days July 27, 1922 Living Oldest British Wrestler and referee still living. 9 Andrew Tsimpides 94 years, 34 days August 16, 1916 September 19, 2011 Former manager of Gorgeous George 10 James Dudley 94 years, 22 days May 10, 1910 June 1, 2004 First African - American promoter & manager working under Vincent J. McMahon 11 Billy Varga 94 years, 1 day January 10, 1919 January 11, 2013 Former NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion and actor 12 Clarence Eklund 93 years, 215 days June 3, 1887 January 4, 1981 13 Speedy Hatfield 93 years, 212 days November 30, 1908 June 30, 2002 14 Mick McManus 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 93 years, 130 days August 22, 1905 December 30, 1998 St. Louis wrestling promoter 16 Prince Kumali 93 years, 122 days September 11, 1921 January 11, 2015 Wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1970s. 17 Dean Rockwell 93 years, 72 days May 25, 1912 August 5, 2005 18 Ray Villmer 92 years, 262 days April 22, 1912 January 9, 2005 19 Charles Baillargeon 92 years, 217 days July 8, 1917 February 10, 2010 Born in Canada. 20 Lord James Blears 92 years, 203 days August 13, 1923 March 3, 2016 wrestler and actor. 21 Abe Zvonkin 92 years, 169 days March 6, 1910 August 22, 2002 Born in the United States. 22 Tony Cosenza 92 years, 125 days April 14, 1919 August 17, 2011 Once known as the `` famous wrestling pianist ''. 23 Jackie Nichols 92 years, 112 days December 31, 1910 April 22, 2003 24 Cora Combs 92 years, 96 days March 17, 1923 June 21, 2015 25 William Miller 92 years, 85 days December 16, 1846 March 11, 1939 Was the first ever Australian Heavyweight Champion. Oldest wrestlers currently living Rank Name Sex Age Birth Notes Joe D'orazio 95 years, 273 days July 27, 1922 Oldest British Wrestler and referee still living. Bill Mercer 92 years, 72 days February 13, 1926 Voice of World Class Championship Wrestling. Carlos Rocha 91 years, 83 days February 2, 1927 First Portuguese wrestler to wrestle in WWWF. `` Cowboy '' Bob Ellis 89 years, 42 days March 15, 1929 Known as the inventor of the bulldog. 5 Joe Cornelius 88 years, 360 days May 1, 1929 Lives in London, UK. 6 Pampero Firpo 88 years, 20 days April 6, 1930 Lives in the United States. 7 Jacques Rougeau Sr. 87 years, 334 days May 27, 1930 Oldest Canadian Wrestler. Wrestled mainly in Montreal, Quebec as well as Japan and the NWA 8 Dick Beyer 87 years, 289 days July 11, 1930 Best known for portraying the masked wrestlers The Destroyer and Doctor X. Father of Kurt Beyer. Oldest living World Heavyweight Champion ( AWA ) 9 Len Rossi 87 years, 214 days September 24, 1930 Tennessee legend 10 Tony Marino 87 years, 6 days April 20, 1931 Wrestled in Studio Wrestling as Battman and WWWF from 1963 - 1971 11 Don Leo Jonathan 86 years, 362 days April 29, 1931 Lives in Canada. 12 Dave Kidney 86 years 1931 Oldest British wrestler to ever wrestle. 13 Dominic DeNucci 86 years, 93 days January 23, 1932 Former WWWF Tag Team Champion 14 Billy Two Rivers 85 years, 356 days May 5, 1932 Wrestled mostly in Canada and the U.S. An actual Mohawk chief. 15 Danny Hodge 85 years, 348 days May 13, 1932 Wrestled in AWA, NWA, and UWF. 16 Rene Goulet 85 years, 288 days July 12, 1932 Wrestled in the WWWF ( WWF ) from 1971 - 1987 and later worked as a road agent for WWF until 1997. 17 Gene LeBell 85 years, 199 days October 9, 1932 Los Angeles promoter and announcer 18 Caswell Martin 85 years 1932 Wrestled in the UK, Germany and Japan. 19 Stan Holek 85 years, 22 days April 4, 1933 Lives in the United States. 20 Dick Steinborn 84 years, 210 days September 28, 1933 Wrestled in NWA Georgia in the 1960s and 1970s 21 Les Thornton 84 years, 17 days April 9, 1934 Former WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion. Resides in Calgary, Canada. 22 Tomas Marin 83 years, 293 days July 7, 1934 Wrestled as a jobber for WWWF from 1963 - 1974 23 Reggie Parks 83 years old August 1934 Wrestled for AWA from 1963 - 1979 24 Mr. Wrestling II 83 years, 228 days September 10, 1934 Former NWA Florida Champion. 25 Jose Lothario 83 years, 135 days December 12, 1934 Trainer of Shawn Michaels. 26 Guillotine Gordon 83 years, 102 days January 14, 1935 Wrestled in the WWWF from 1964 - 1969 27 Dory Dixon 83 years, 84 days February 1, 1935 First Jamaican wrestler in the WWWF 28 Blackjack Lanza 82 years, 194 days October 14, 1935 Former WWWF Tag Team champion and current WWE road agent 29 Paul Diamond ( Paul Lehman ) 82 years, 184 days October 24, 1935 Wrestled for NWA Vancouver and AWA from 1960 - 1972 30 Tony Kontellis 82 years old 1935 Wrestled in Australia and WWWF 31 Ricky Hunter 82 years, 56 days March 1, 1936 Wrestled mainly in Florida and WWF as the Gladiator 32 Beverly Shade 82 years, 36 days March 21, 1936 Oldest surviving women wrestler. 33 Beauregarde 82 years old April 1936 Wrestled for Pacific Northwest and was a musician. 34 Kathy Starr 81 years, 322 days June 8, 1936 Wrestled mainly in Hawaii 35 Larry Hennig 81 years, 312 days June 18, 1936 Wrestled in for AWA Father of Curt Hennig 36 Irma Gonzalez 81 years, 249 days August 20, 1936 Wrestled her entire career in Mexico from 1955 - 1996. Oldest Mexican women wrestler 37 Black Gordman 81 years, 203 days October 5, 1936 Wrestled in NWA Los Angeles with the Great Goliath 38 Emile Duprée 81 years, 188 days October 20, 1936 Wrestled in Canada. Former promoter for Grand Prix Wrestling. Father of Rene Dupree 39 Eddie Sharkey 81 years, 179 days October 29, 1936 Wrestled for AWA. He is most notable as a wrestling trainer. He trained The Road Warriors, Jesse Ventura and many others. 40 Eddie Morrow 81 years old 1936 Wrestled for Pacific Northwest and Stampede Wrestling. Brother of Gerry Morrow. Resides in Calgary, Canada. Oldest wrestlers to ever perform Rank Name Sex Age in last match Birth Death Date of last match Notes Mae Young 87 years, 248 days March 12, 1923 January 14, 2014 November 15, 2010 She also took part in a match on November 15, 2010 at the age of 87, when she put her foot over WWE 's LayCool tag team for a pinfall victory outside the ring in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. The Fabulous Moolah 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 on September 21, 2004. The match aired on TV two days later. Dominic DeNucci 80 years, 82 days January 23, 1932 Living April 14, 2012 DeNucci wrestled his last match at a PWS card in Toronto, Canada teaming up with Shane Douglas. Ox Baker 80 years, 0 days April 19, 1934 October 20, 2014 April 19, 2014 Wrestled his last match on his 80th birthday at a CCW card in Marion, Ohio. He died a few months later. 5 Dave Kidney 79 years 1931 Living January 28, 2011 Last known match took place at SSW in Scotland on January 28, 2011. 6 Billy Riley 79 years May 17, 1889 August 27, 1977 1968 Last known match took place in 1968. 7 Bob Armstrong 77 years, 283 days October 3, 1939 Living July 13, 2017 Armstrong 's last match was for Sunbelt Wrestling Entertainment in Lakeland, Georgia, where he teamed up with Tommy Rich to defeat the team of Fidel Sierra and Francisco Ciatso. 8 Dory Funk Jr. 77 years, 82 days February 3, 1941 Living Still active His most recent match took place at an All Japan Pro Wrestling event on November 28, 2017. Also still wrestles in his own promotion. 9 Gypsy Joe 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. 10 The Great Gama 77 years May 22, 1878 May 23, 1960 1955 Sources say that Gama remained active as a wrestler until 1955, remaining undefeated. 11 Great Kojika 75 years, 363 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. 12 Mil Máscaras 75 years, 285 days July 15, 1942 Living Still active His most recent match took place in Japan on October 29, 2017. He has wrestled since 1964 13 Jimmy Valiant 75 years, 263 days August 6, 1942 Living Still active Valiant most recently wrestled on January 27, 2018, for NAWA Pro Wrestling in Lenoir, North Carolina. 14 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. 15 Jackie Fargo 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. 16 The Sheik 74 years June 9, 1924 January 18, 2003 1998 Wrestled his last match in Japan in 1998. 17 Bill Dundee 73 years, 362 days October 24, 1943 Living October 21, 2017 Last wrestled on October 21, 2017 at a Memphis Wrestling Reunion event in Jonesboro, Arkansas. 18 Johnny Saint 73 years, 349 days June 29, 1941 Living June 13, 2015 Wrestled for Italian Championship Wrestling. 19 Bushwhacker Butch 73 years, 112 days October 21, 1944 Living February 10, 2018 Reunited with his Bushwhacker partner Luke for the first time since 2002. Butch wrestled for a New Zealand tour for NZWPW. 20 Estrella Blanca 73 years, 92 days January 15, 1938 Living April 17, 2011 Last wrestled on April 17, 2011 in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico for a AAA show. 21 Terry Funk 73 years, 85 days June 30, 1944 Living September 23, 2017 Last wrestled on September 23, 2017 for Big Time Wrestling in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 22 Mr. Wrestling II 73 years, 33 days September 10, 1934 Living October 13, 2007 Last wrestled on October 13, 2007 for Hawai'i Championship Wrestling as he teamed up with Steve Corino and won the HCW Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Championship title. 23 Claude Roca 72 years, 115 days March 18, 1945 Living July 11, 2017 Roca is still active in various promotions in Asia. His most recent match took place in France on July 11, 2017. 24 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. 25 Jimmy Snuka 71 years, 362 days May 18, 1943 January 15, 2017 May 15, 2015 His last match was at an ECPW event. 26 Tinieblas 71 years, 325 days June 8, 1939 Living April 29, 2011 Wrestled in a tag team match with his son, Tinieblas Jr. at an event in Tijuana, Mexico on April 29, 2011. 27 George Julio 71 years, 273 days March 10, 1946 Living December 8, 2017 Wrestled for New Age Wrestling in Australia on December 8, 2017 against Tass Alexander. 28 Bushwhacker Luke 71 years, 108 days January 8, 1947 Living Still active Wrestled in his native New Zealand with his partner Bushwhacker Butch for UCW and IPW in February of 2018. 29 Kenny Jay 71 years, 93 days March 27, 1937 Living June 28, 2008 Wrestled in a tag team match with Buck Zumhofe at an PWA event in South St. Paul, Minnesota. 30 Stu Hart 71 years, 83 days May 3, 1915 October 16, 2003 July 25, 1986 Wrestled in a tag team match with his son, Keith defeating Honky Tonk Wayne and JR Foley at Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Oldest wrestlers still Wrestling Rank Name Sex Age Birth Notes Dory Funk Jr. 77 years, 82 days February 3, 1941 Still wrestles in his own promotion Funking Conservatory and various independent promotions in Japan. Great Kojika 75 years, 363 days April 28, 1942 Still wrestles for Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Mil Mascaras 75 years, 285 days July 15, 1942 Still wrestles in Mexico and Japan Jimmy Valiant 75 years, 263 days August 6, 1942 Wrestles in independent shows as of 2018 5 Bushwhacker Luke 71 years, 108 days January 8, 1947 Most recent match took place on February 10, 2018 where he defeated Simon Seven at UCW 's Invasion show, in Christchurch. As well as defeating James Shaw at IPW 's Kiwi as mate show, in Auckland. 6 Great Kabuki 69 years, 230 days September 8, 1948 Most recent match took place on December 22, 2017, in Japan for Pro Wrestling NOAH. 7 Mitsuo Momota 69 years, 217 days September 21, 1948 Makes occasional appearances in Japan as of February 2018 8 Yoshiaki Fujiwara 68 years, 364 days April 27, 1949 Makes occasional appearances in Japan as of 2018. 9 Cien Caras 68 years, 190 days October 18, 1949 Makes occasional appearances in Mexico as of 2017. 10 Kevin Sullivan 68 years, 182 days October 26, 1949 Most recent match took place at Rockstar Pro Wrestling on April 18, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio against Sami Callihan in a street fight. 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 ^ https://prowrestling.net/artman/publish/WWE/article10018832.shtml Jump up ^ 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 ) External links Dead Wrestlers Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_surviving_professional_wrestlers&oldid=838181161 '' 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 25 April 2018, at 12 : 26. 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. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

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