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 oldest female wrestler was Cora Combs (1923–2015), aged 92 years, 96 days.

Abe Coleman celebrating his 100th birthday in 2005.

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.

List

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 of 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	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]
5	Betty Wagner	F	98 years	1912–1913	June 3, 2011	First wife and valet of Gorgeous George.[3]
6	Joe D'Orazio	M	97 years, 328 days	July 27, 1922	Living	Oldest British wrestler in history, referee and British Wrestlers Reunion President still living.
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	Octavio Gaona	M	94 years, 96 days	March 22, 1902	June 26, 1996	First ever to participate in a Luchas de Apuestas.
13	Bill Mercer	M	94 years, 127 days	February 13, 1926	Living	Voice of World Class Championship Wrestling.
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]
20	Speedy Hatfield	M	93 years, 212 days	November 30, 1908	June 30, 2002	[2][5]
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	Prince Kumali	M	93 years, 122 days	September 11, 1921 [6]	January 11, 2015	Wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1970s.
24	Dean Rockwell	M	93 years, 72 days	May 25, 1912	August 5, 2005	[2]
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	84 years, 231 days	November 1, 1935	Living	Oldest living female wrestler. First Japanese woman to win the NWA World Women's Championship in 1968.
6	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.
7	Beverly Shade	F	84 years, 90 days	March 21, 1936	Living	Wrestled in the WWF in 1980.
8	Gloria Barattini	F	84 years, 32 days	December 26, 1929	January 27, 2014
9	Kathy Starr	F	84 years, 11 days	June 8, 1936	Living	Wrestled mainly in Hawaii.
10	Irma Gonzalez	F	83 years, 304 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	97 years, 328 days	July 27, 1922	Oldest British Wrestler in history, referee and British Wrestlers Reunion President. still living.
2	Bill Mercer	M	94 years, 127 days	February 13, 1926	Voice of World Class Championship Wrestling.
3	Joe Cornelius	M	92 years, 49 days	May 1, 1928	Lives in London, UK.
4	Alex Iakovidis	M	91 years, 316 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	91 years, 96 days	March 15, 1929	Known as the inventor of the bulldog.[8]
6	Samson Burke	M	91 years, 72 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	90 years, 140 days	January 31, 1930	Football player and wrestled mainly in the Pacific Coast.
10	Len Rossi	M	89 years, 269 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	89 years, 60 days	April 20, 1931	Wrestled in Studio Wrestling as Battman and WWWF from 1963-1971
13	Octavio Gaona Jr.	M	88 years, 259 days	October 4, 1931	Son of Octavio Gaona.
14	Hank Garrett	M	88 years, 237 days	October 26, 1931	Wrestled as The Minnesota Farm Boy from 1957 to 1966.
15	Dave Kidney	M	88 years	1931	Oldest British wrestler to ever wrestle[9]
16	Dominic DeNucci	M	88 years, 148 days	January 23, 1932	Former WWWF Tag Team Champion. Wrestled for the WWWF from 1967-1982. Major star in Australia during the 1960s.
17	Danny Hodge	M	88 years, 37 days	May 13, 1932	Wrestled in AWA, NWA, and UWF.
18	Gene LeBell	M	87 years, 254 days	October 9, 1932	Los Angeles promoter and announcer
19	Nick Kozak	M	87 years, 229 days	November 3, 1932	Raised in Texas. Wrestled for Pacific Northwest, WCCW and NWA Georgia.
20	Steve Novak	M	87 years, 208 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.
21	Caswell Martin	M	87 years	1932	Wrestled in the UK, Germany and Japan.
22	Keita Meretana	M	86 years	1933	Former NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
23	John da Silva	M	86 years, 8 days	June 11, 1934	Former New Zealand wrestler and boxer.
24	Reggie Parks	M	85 years	August 1934	Wrestled for AWA from 1963–1979. Also wrestling belt marker.
25	Karl Von Steiger	M	85 years	1934	One half of The Von Steigers tag team.
26	Guillotine Gordon	M	85 years, 157 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.
27	Dory Dixon	M	85 years, 139 days	February 1, 1935	First Jamaican wrestler in the WWWF
28	Hisashi Shinma	M	85 years, 89 days	March 22, 1935	President of the WWF from 1978 to 1984. Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2019.
29	Billy Two Rivers	M	85 years, 45 days	May 5, 1935	Wrestled mostly in Canada and the U.S. An actual Mohawk chief.
30	Ted Lewin	M	85 years, 44 days	May 6, 1935	Children's illustrator and writer. Brother of Donn and Mark. Wrestled in the WWWF from 1963 to 1968.
31	Blackjack Lanza	M	84 years, 249 days	October 14, 1935	Former WWWF Tag Team champion, WWE Hall of Famer and current WWE road agent
32	Paul Diamond (Paul Lehman)	M	84 years, 239 days	October 24, 1935	Wrestled for NWA Vancouver and AWA from 1960–1972
33	Yukiko Tomoe	F	84 years, 231 days	November 1, 1935	Japanese female wrestler. Oldest living female wrestler. Former NWA World Women's Champion
34	Earl Maynard	M	84 years, 204 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.
35	Tony Kontellis	M	84 years	1935	Wrestled in Australia and WWWF
36	Eddie Sharkey	M	84 years, 136 days	February 4, 1936	Wrestled in AWA. Owns Pro Wrestling America. Also has trained many wrestlers like Rick Rude, Bob Backlund, Jesse Ventura, etc.
37	Ricky Hunter	M	84 years, 110 days	March 1, 1936	Wrestled mainly in Florida and WWF as the Gladiator
38	Beverly Shade	F	84 years, 90 days	March 21, 1936	Wrestled in Tennessee and WWF in 1980.
39	Beauregarde	M	84 years, 51 days	April 29, 1936	Musician and wrestled in the Pacific Northwest.
40	Kathy Starr	F	84 years, 11 days	June 8, 1936	Wrestled mainly in Hawaii.

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.[10]
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, 137 days	February 3, 1941	Living	Still active	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	Living	January 28, 2011	Last known match took place at SSW in Scotland on January 28, 2011.
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	78 years, 52 days	April 28, 1942	Living	Still active	Most recently wrestled on March 26, 2020 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, 318 days	August 6, 1942	Living	Still active	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	Bill Dundee	M	76 years, 239 days	October 24, 1943	Living	Still active	Most recently wrestled on December 14, 2019 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.
18	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.
19	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.
20	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.
21	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.
22	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.
23	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.
24	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.
25	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.
26	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.
27	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.
28	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.
29	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.
30	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.
31	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.
32	Ron Fuller	M	72 years, 286 days	September 7, 1947	Living	Still active	Most recently 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).
33	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.
34	Kenny Jay	M	72 years, 225 days	March 27, 1937	Living	November 7, 2009	Last wrestled losing to Brauler for Intercontinental Wrestling Association in Bloomington, Minnesota.
35	Chick Donovan	M	72 years, 163 days	March 7, 1947	Living	August 17, 2019	Last wrestled at Rumble at the Hilton, a show independently produced by Tmart Promotions in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he defeated Andy Anderson by disqualification.
36	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.
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	Mitsuo Momota	M	71 years, 272 days	September 21, 1948	Living	Still active	Most recently wrestled on February 28, 2020 for a show by Keiji Muto Produce Pro-Wrestling Masters in Tokyo, Japan, where he wrestled Hisakatsu Oya to a 15 minute draw.
45	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.
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.
T-49	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	Yoshiaki Fujiwara	M	71 years, 53 days	April 27, 1949	Living	Still active	Most recently wrestled on February 28, 2020 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.
51	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.
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	El Satanico	M	70 years, 237 days	October 26, 1949	Living	Still active	Most recently wrestled on January 26, 2020 at a CMLL event in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he lost to Fugaz by disqualification.
54	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.
55	Jerry Lawler	M	70 years, 203 days	November 29, 1949	Living	Still active	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.
56	Mike Jackson	M	70 years old	November 1949	Living	Still active	Most recently wrestled on March 7, 2020 at Impact Wrestling's TV tapings in Atlanta, Georgia, losing to Johnny Swinger.
57	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.
58	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.
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	Dory Funk Jr.	M	79 years, 137 days	February 3, 1941	Still wrestles for his promotion Funking Conservatory.
2	Great Kojika	M	78 years, 52 days	April 28, 1942	Still wrestles for All Japan Pro Wrestling and is a co-promoter for Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
3	Jimmy Valiant	M	77 years, 318 days	August 6, 1942	Still wrestles in independent shows as of February 2020.
4	Bill Dundee	M	76 years, 239 days	October 24, 1943	Still wrestles in independent shows in Tennessee as of December 2019.
5	Ron Fuller	M	72 years, 286 days	September 7, 1947	Still wrestles for Continental Championship Wrestling in Alabama as of 2020.
6	Mitsuo Momota	M	71 years, 272 days	September 21, 1948	The son of Rikidōzan. Still wrestles in Japan as of 2020.
7	Yoshiaki Fujiwara	M	71 years, 53 days	April 27, 1949	Still wrestles in Japan as of 2020.
8	El Satánico	M	70 years, 237 days	October 26, 1949	Still wrestles for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Current CMLL Masters Champion as of 2020.
9	Jerry Lawler	M	70 years, 203 days	November 29, 1949	Wrestles in independent shows in the United States as of 2020. Current Arkansas Heavyweight Champion.
10	Mike Jackson	M	70 years	1949	Wrestles in independent shows in March 2020.
11	Bunkhouse Buck	M	69 years, 323 days	August 1, 1950	Wrestles as Jimmy Golden for Continental Championship Wrestling and in independent shows in the Alabama as of 2020.
12	Mano Negra	M	69 years, 156 days	January 15, 1951	Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.
13	Dos Caras	M	69 years, 119 days	February 21, 1951	Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.
14	Greg Valentine	M	68 years, 273 days	September 20, 1951	Wrestles in independent shows as of November 2019.
15	Canek	M	68 years, 0 days	June 19, 1952	Wrestles in Mexico as of 2020.

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.
Cauliflower Alley Club – 2015 Finishes (RIP)
Peter Yakka Facebook
"Cowboy" Bob Ellis profile, from LegacyOfWrestling.com
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lw4lp
"Wrestling Promo – Ox Baker Final Match", by Dave Burzynski, via YouTube

External links

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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] Cauliflower Alley Club – 2015 Finishes (RIP)

[7] Peter Yakka Facebook

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

[9] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lw4lp

[10] "Wrestling Promo – Ox Baker Final Match", by Dave Burzynski, via YouTube