List of oldest surviving professional wrestlers

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 current oldest living wrestler is Joe D'Orazio from the UK. The oldest female wrestler was Princess Bonita (1919–2014), aged 94 years, 273 days. But the female in the wrestling industry was Betty Wagner, the valet of Gorgeous George who lived to 98 years old in 2011.

Abe Coleman celebrating his 100th birthday in 2005.

The oldest female 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, 313 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	99 years, 138 days	July 27, 1922	Living	Oldest British wrestler in history, referee, and British Wrestlers Reunion President.
5	Jackie Stallone	F	98 years, 297 days	November 29, 1921	September 21, 2020	Manager and promoter for Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling form 1986 to 1989. Mother of Sylvester Stallone.
6	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]
7	Betty Wagner	F	98 years	1912–1913	June 3, 2011	First wife and valet of Gorgeous George.[3]
8	Pedro Septién	M	97 years, 273 days	March 21, 1916	December 19, 2013	Mexican actor, wrestling announcer and baseball broadcaster.
9	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
10	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.
11	Milo Steinborn	M	95 years, 328 days	March 18, 1893	February 9, 1989	Promoted wrestling in Florida[2]
12	Bill Mercer	M	95 years, 302 days	February 13, 1926	Living	Voice of World Class Championship Wrestling.
13	Meshulam Riklis	M	95 years, 54 days	December 2, 1923	January 25, 2019	Turkish-Israeli businessman that owned Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling from 1986 to 2001.
14	Andrew Tsimpides	M	95 years, 34 days	August 16, 1916	September 19, 2011	Former manager of Gorgeous George
15	Princess Bonita	F	94 years, 273 days	May 31, 1919	February 28, 2014	Oldest female, mainly wrestled as Princess White Dove
16	Lloyd Antonation	M	94 years, 111 days	December 22, 1922	April 10, 2017	Wrestled only in Winnipeg, Canada.
17	Octavio Gaona	M	94 years, 96 days	March 22, 1902	June 26, 1996	First ever to participate in a Luchas de Apuestas.
18	Charles Lutkie	M	94 years, 74 days	December 20, 1918	March 4, 2013	Wrestled in the Central States and was a light heavyweight champion.
19	James Dudley	M	94 years, 22 days	May 10, 1910	June 1, 2004	First African-American promoter & manager working under Vincent J. McMahon
20	Billy Varga	M	94 years, 1 day	January 10, 1919	January 11, 2013	Former NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion and actor
21	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 1960s.[4]
22	George Larson	M	93 years, 328 days	October 28, 1914	September 20, 2008	Olympian freestyle swimmer. Later became a football player turned wrestler.
23	Dick Marshall	M	93 years, 288 days	November 10, 1921	August 25, 2015	Wrestled in Quebec and Canada
24	Clarence Eklund	M	93 years, 215 days	June 3, 1887	January 4, 1981	[2] Wrestled in Wyoming, Midwest and Australia.
25	Speedy Hatfield	M	93 years, 212 days	November 30, 1908	June 30, 2002	[2][5] Promoted the Gulf Coast territory.
26	Joe Cornelius	M	93 years, 182 days	May 1, 1928	October 30, 2021	British actor, wrestled in England and Japan.

Oldest female wrestlers ever

Rank	Name	Sex	Age	Birth	Death	Notes
1	Princess Bonita	F	94 years, 273 days	May 31, 1919	February 28, 2014	Oldest female, mainly wrestled as Princess White Dove
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 to 2000, 2004 and 2010.
3	Lorraine Johnson	F	90 years, 217 days	March 2, 1930	October 5, 2020	[6]
4	Ethel Brown	F	90 years, 57 days	May 25, 1931	July 21, 2021
5	Gladys Gillem	F	89 years, 218 days	January 6, 1920	August 12, 2009	Feuded with Mildred Burke.
6	Cora Combs	F	88 years, 96 days	March 17, 1927	June 21, 2015
7	Yukiko Tomoe	F	86 years, 41 days	November 1, 1935	Living	Oldest living female wrestler. First Japanese woman to win the NWA World Women's Championship in 1968.
8	Beverly Shade	F	85 years, 266 days	March 21, 1936	Living	Wrestled in the WWF in 1980.
9	Kathy Starr	F	85 years, 187 days	June 8, 1936	Living	Wrestled mainly in Hawaii.
10	Kitty Burke	F	85 years, 140 days	August 20, 1926	January 7, 2012
11	Irma Gonzalez	F	85 years, 114 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	99 years, 138 days	July 27, 1922	Oldest British Wrestler in history, referee and British Wrestlers Reunion President. still living.
2	Bill Mercer	M	95 years, 302 days	February 13, 1926	Voice of World Class Championship Wrestling.
3	Alex Iakovidis	M	93 years, 126 days	August 8, 1928	Born in Greece, Lives in Melbourne, Australia, GTV 9 Heavyweight Champion, Wrestling 1950s, 1960s, 1970s.[7]
4	“Cowboy” Bob Ellis	M	92 years, 272 days	March 15, 1929	Known as the inventor of the bulldog.[8]
5	Samson Burke	M	92 years, 248 days	April 8, 1929	Oldest Canadian Wrestler. Known as Sammy Berg. Also was a bodybuilder, swimmer, and actor.
6	Allan Pinfold	M	91–92 years	1929	Wrestled in Australia and was a 3 time Australian Light Heavyweight Champion.
7	Bill Verna	M	91–92 years	1929	Aussie wrestler won the British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship.
8	John Lees	M	90–91 years	1930	Wrestled in UK, Germany and Japan. Also was a bodybuilder.
9	Octavio Gaona Jr.	M	90 years, 69 days	October 4, 1931	Son of Octavio Gaona.
10	Hank Garrett	M	90 years, 47 days	October 26, 1931	Wrestled as The Minnesota Farm Boy from 1957 to 1966.
11	Gene LeBell	M	89 years, 64 days	October 9, 1932	Los Angeles promoter and announcer
12	Nick Kozak	M	89 years, 39 days	November 3, 1932	Raised in Texas. Wrestled for Pacific Northwest, WCCW and NWA Georgia.
13	Steve Novak	M	89 years, 18 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.
14	Caswell Martin	M	88–89 years	1932	Wrestled in the UK, Germany and Japan.
15	Keita Meretana	M	87–88 years	1933	Former NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
16	Max Crabtree	M	87–88 years	1933	English wrestler and promoter for Joint Promotions. Brother of Shirley Crabtree.
17	Karl Von Steiger	M	86–87 years	1934	One half of The Von Steigers tag team.
18	Guillotine Gordon	M	86 years, 332 days	January 14, 1935	Wrestled in the WWWF from 1964 to 1969. Also later on in his career he wrestled as Enforcer Luciano in NWA Hollywood.
19	Dory Dixon	M	86 years, 314 days	February 1, 1935	First Jamaican wrestler in the WWWF
20	Hisashi Shinma	M	86 years, 265 days	March 22, 1935	President of the WWF from 1978 to 1984. Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2019.
21	Billy Two Rivers	M	86 years, 221 days	May 5, 1935	Wrestled mostly in Canada and the U.S. An actual Mohawk chief.
22	Paul Diamond (Paul Lehman)	M	86 years, 49 days	October 24, 1935	Wrestled for NWA Vancouver and AWA from 1960 to 1972
23	Yukiko Tomoe	F	86 years, 41 days	November 1, 1935	Japanese female wrestler. Oldest living female wrestler. Former NWA World Women's Champion
24	Earl Maynard	M	86 years, 14 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.
25	Tony Kontellis	M	85–86 years	1935	Wrestled in Australia and WWWF
26	Eddie Sharkey	M	85 years, 311 days	February 4, 1936	Wrestled in AWA. Owns Pro Wrestling America. Also has trained many wrestlers like Rick Rude, Bob Backlund, Jesse Ventura, etc.
27	Ricky Hunter	M	85 years, 286 days	March 1, 1936	Wrestled mainly in Florida and WWF as the Gladiator
28	Beverly Shade	F	85 years, 266 days	March 21, 1936	Wrestled in Tennessee and WWF in 1980.
29	Beauregarde	M	85 years, 227 days	April 29, 1936	Musician and wrestled in the Pacific Northwest.
30	Kathy Starr	F	85 years, 187 days	June 8, 1936	Wrestled mainly in Hawaii.
31	Irma Gonzalez	F	85 years, 114 days	August 20, 1936	Wrestled mainly in Mexico and WCCW. Oldest surviving Mexican women wrestler.
32	Pepper Martin	M	85 years, 83 days	September 20, 1936	Canadian actor and five time NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion.
33	Black Gordman	M	85 years, 68 days	October 5, 1936	Mexican wrestler who teamed with the Great Goliath. Well known in Los Angeles, Texas and WWWF from 1972 to 1974.
34	Emile Dupree	M	85 years, 53 days	October 20, 1936	Canadian wrestler and promoter for Grand Prix Wrestling in New Brunswick. Father of Rene Dupree.
35	Eddie Morrow	M	84–85 years	1936	From Martinique wrestled for Pacific Northwest and Stampede Wrestling. Brother of Gerry Morrow. Resides in Calgary, Canada.
36	Mark Lewin	M	84 years, 271 days	March 16, 1937	Multi-time regional champion. Worked as Purple Haze.
37	Kenny Jay	M	84 years, 260 days	March 27, 1937	Wrestled for American Wrestling Association from 1962 to 1985.
38	Erich Froelich	M	84 years, 223 days	May 3, 1937	Born in Germany, wrestled mainly for NWA All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver, Canada. Lives in Canada.
39	Paul Vachon	M	84 years, 66 days	October 7, 1937	Former AWA Tag Team Champion. Brother of Maurice Vachon.
40	Raúl Reyes	M	84 years, 0 days	December 12, 1937	Wrestled in Mexico.

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 Harry Hulton as they defeated The Mauler in a handicap match for a CWF event in Peavine, Alberta Canada.

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 2-on-1 Handicap Match against LayCool on WWE's Old School Raw, when she put her foot over Layla 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	August 12, 2021	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	Dave Kidney	M	79–80 years	1931	July 21, 2020	January 28, 2011	Last known match took place in Carnoustie, Scotland.
8	Great Kojika	M	79 years, 228 days	April 28, 1942	Living	Still Active	Most recently wrestled on November 7, 2021, for Niigata Pro Wrestling's 10th Anniversarry show in Niigata, Japan, where he teamed with Tatsumi Fujinami, LEONA defating Daisuke Sekimoto, Kosuke Sato and Yuya Aoki.
9	Bob Armstrong	M	79 years, 220 days	October 3, 1939	August 27, 2020	May 11, 2019	Armstrong's last match was for Continental Championship Wrestling in Dothan, Alabama, where he defeated The Assassin.
10	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.
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	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.
13	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).
14	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.
15	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.
16	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.
17	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.
18	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.
19	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.
20	Bushwhacker Luke	M	74 years, 338 days	January 8, 1947	Living	Still Active	Most recently wrestled on September 11, 2021, for GWA Florida in Ocala, Florida where he defeated Gangrel.
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 Béziers, France.
24	Chick Donovan	M	74 years, 48 days	March 7, 1947	Living	April 24, 2021	Most recently wrestled for KLT Promotions in Rome, Georgia, teaming with Mike Jackson against Bryce Cannon and Cornelious Pepperbottom in a match that ended in a No Contest.
25	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.
26	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.
27	Kim Duk	M	73 years, 219 days	February 7, 1948	Living	September 14, 2021	Wrestled for NPH Japan Pro-Wrestling 70th Anniversary show in Tokyo, Japan, where he participated in a battle royal won by Masaaki Mochizuki.
28	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.
29	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.
30	Estrella Blanca	M	73 years, 92 days	January 15, 1938	November 15, 2021	April 17, 2011	Wrestled his last match on a AAA show in a loss to El Pistolero in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico.
31	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.
32	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.
33	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.
34	Yoshiaki Fujiwara	M	72 years, 229 days	April 27, 1949	Living	Still Active	Most recently wrestled on October 16, 2021, for All Japan Pro Wrestling in Tokyo, Japan, where he teamed with Masao Inoue, Kikutaro and Devil Murasaki defeating Great Kojika, Masanobu Fuchi, Chikara, and SUSHI .
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 Satanico	M	72 years, 47 days	October 26, 1949	Living	Still Active	Most recently wrestled on November 30, 2021, for CMLL in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he teamed with ERey Bucanero and Ultimo Guerrero as they defeated Cancerbero, Malefico, and Virus.
39	Mitsuo Momota	M	72 years, 33 days	September 21, 1948	Living	October 24, 2020	Most recently wrestled on October 24, 2020, for All Japan Pro Wrestling's Raising An Amry Memorial Series in Tokyo, Japan, where he wrestled teamed with Takao Omori, Masanobu Fuchi, Black Menso-re and Ryuki Honda defeating Ryoji Sai, Yoshi Tatsu, Yusuke Okada, Chikara and Ishkiki in a 10 tag match.
40	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, Damián 666, and Negro Navarro in El Monte, California.
41	Jerry Lawler	M	72 years, 13 days	November 29, 1949	Living	Still Active	Most recently wrestled on November 13, 2021, at MAW Grand Slam 3 in Oakdale, Minnesota where he defeated The System.
T-42	The Sheik	M	71–72 years	June 9, 1926	January 18, 2003	1998	Wrestled his last match in Japan.
T-42	Billy Riley	M	71–72 years	June 22, 1896	August 27, 1977	1968	Last known match took place in 1968.
43	Mike Jackson	M	71–72 years	November 1949	Living	Still Active	Most recently wrestled on November 27, 2021, at WreslteCade 2021 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he partipacted in a 26 men battle royal won by Shane Taylor.
T-44	Gustav Frištenský	M	72 years (unverified)	May 18, 1879	April 6, 1957	1951	It is said that Gustav Frištenský wrestled until the age of 72.
T-44	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.
45	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.
46	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.
47	Masanobu Kurisu	M	71 years, 304 days	November 15, 1946	Living	September 15, 2018	His last match was teaming with Shigeo Okumura and Felino as they defeated, Mano Negra, Solar I, and Villano IV at the ExpoMuseo event in Benito Juarez, Mexico.
48	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.
49	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.
50	Afa Anoa'i	M	71 years, 100 days	November 21, 1942	Living	March 1, 2014	Wrestled his last match with his sons Afa Anoa'i Jr., LA Smooth, Samu and his grandson Lance Anoa'i. 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-51	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.
T-51	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.
52	Bob Orton Jr.	M	71 years, 32 days	November 10, 1950	Living	Still Active	Most recently wrestled for Pro Wrestling Epic on November 5, 2021, where he defeated Johnny Blade in Brownstown, Illinois.
53	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.
54	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.
55	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.
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	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	79 years, 228 days	April 28, 1942	Still wrestles for All Japan Pro Wrestling and is a co-promoter for Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
2	Bushwhacker Luke	M	74 years, 338 days	January 8, 1947	Still wrestles in independent shows as of September 2021. He has a show upcoming for Midwest All-Star Wrestling on Feb. 12, 2022.
3	Yoshiaki Fujiwara	M	72 years, 229 days	April 27, 1949	Still wrestles in Japan as of October 2021.
4	El Satánico	M	72 years, 47 days	October 26, 1949	Still wrestles for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Current CMLL Masters Champion as of 2021.
5	Jerry Lawler	M	72 years, 13 days	November 29, 1949	Still wrestles for USA Championship Wrestling in Tennessee.
6	Mike Jackson	M	71–72 years	1949	Still wrestles for independent shows as of 2021.
7	Bob Orton Jr.	M	71 years, 32 days	November 10, 1950	Wrestles in independent shows as of 2021.
8	Canek	M	69 years, 176 days	June 19, 1952	Wrestles in Mexico as of November 2021.
9	Dick the Bruiser Jr.	M	69 years, 130 days	August 4, 1952	Wrestles in independent shows as of 2021.
10	Black Terry	M	69 years, 100 days	September 3, 1952	Wrestles in Mexico as of November 2021.
11	Fuerza Guerrera	M	67 years, 364 days	December 13, 1953	Wrestles in Mexico as of November 2021.
12	Tatsumi Fujinami	M	67 years, 349 days	December 28, 1953	Wrestles in Japan as of November 2021.
13	Masanobu Fuchi	M	67 years, 332 days	January 14, 1954	Wrestles for All Japan Pro Wrestling as of 2021.
14	Tony Atlas	M	67 years, 233 days	April 23, 1954	Wrestles for in independent shows as of September 2021.
15	Rocky Santana	M	66 years, 139 days	July 26, 1955	Wrestles in Mexico as of November 2021.

References

Oliver, Greg. "Seattle promoter Harry Elliott dead at 101". canoe.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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.
https://prowrestling.net/artman/publish/WWE/article10018832.shtml
Dave Meltzer (May 5, 2018). "Prince Neff Maiava passes away at 93 years old". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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.
Mooneyham, Mike [@ByMikeMooneyham] (October 6, 2020). "Deepest condolences to @nicklaroberts and family on the passing of her mom Lorraine Johnson at age 90. One of the most beautiful and athletic women wrestlers during the '50s and '60s ... she and Penny Banner were women's world tag-team champions with looks and talent to spare. t.co/O5GfUklP1O" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
Peter Yakka Facebook
"Cowboy" Bob Ellis profile, from LegacyOfWrestling.com
Wrestling Promo - Ox Baker Final Match. Dave Burzynski. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via YouTube.

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[1] Oliver, Greg. "Seattle promoter Harry Elliott dead at 101". canoe.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

[Will-2] 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.

[3] ttps://prowrestling.net/artman/publish/WWE/article10018832.shtml

[Meltzer2018-4] Dave Meltzer (May 5, 2018). "Prince Neff Maiava passes away at 93 years old". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

[Mooneyham-5] 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.

[6] Mooneyham, Mike [@ByMikeMooneyham] (October 6, 2020). "Deepest condolences to @nicklaroberts and family on the passing of her mom Lorraine Johnson at age 90. One of the most beautiful and athletic women wrestlers during the '50s and '60s ... she and Penny Banner were women's world tag-team champions with looks and talent to spare. t.co/O5GfUklP1O" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Twitter.

[7] Peter Yakka Facebook

[8] "Cowboy" Bob Ellis profile, from LegacyOfWrestling.com

[9] Wrestling Promo - Ox Baker Final Match. Dave Burzynski. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via YouTube.