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This is a list of oldest surviving professional wrestlers. As of 2024, there are 43 living veterans from the " Golden Age of Wrestling " (1950s–1970s) over 75 years old. The last surviving wrestler from the " Pioneer Era " (WWWF) (1900s–1940s) was American wrestler Angelo Savoldi (born April 21, 1914, died September 13, 2013, aged 99 years ...
Ray Mendoza defeated Coloso Colosetti (c) in a Best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship [1] September EMLL 37th Anniversary Show: Raúl Mata defeated Shibata in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match [2] [3] [4] December 11 Juicio Final
Lord James Blears (wrestler/commentator) † Gary DeRusha "Scrap Iron" George Gadaski (wrestler/referee) † Donna Gagne (ring announcer) Paul E. Dangerously ; Lord Alfred Hayes † Bobby Heenan † Dick Jonkowski (ring announcer/commentator) Rodger Kent (ringside announcer) † Scott LeDoux †
1979 in professional wrestling (3 P) This page was last edited on 29 September 2020, at 15:02 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
As a top wrestler in the 1950s, Verne Gagne formed his own promotion in the NWA in 1957, which soon became the lead promotion with Gagne winning the World Heavyweight Championship of Omaha. After unsuccessfully lobbying for a title match with the NWA Champion, however, Gagne broke away from the NWA in 1960, renaming his promotion the American ...
After several wrestlers defected to ASCW, Big Time Wrestling brought in talent from other NWA territories. However, ASCW ceased operations in 1974, and Dick the Bruiser would later work for Big Time Wrestling—even facing The Sheik in a series of brawls. During the 1970s, Big Time Wrestling helped popularize hardcore wrestling. [10]
Ring name (Real name)Life Years active Promotion Managed Ref. Billy Sandow (Wilhelm Baumann) 1884–1972 1900s- circa 1920s National Wrestling Association: Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Billy Jenkins, Marin Plestina, Everett Marshall
South's Greatest Wrestling Fans (1998–1999) NWA Mississippi (1999–) [1] John Brody Fort Pierce, Florida: Florida Wrestling Alliance (1994–1995) [1] Donald Brower 2003– Wilmington, North Carolina: United Professional Wrestling Association (2005–) Bill Brown 1954– Cutler Ridge, Florida: Sunshine Wrestling Federation (1991–1998)