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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, 145 da
Carl Donald Bell (August 25, 1925 [1] – March 17, 1966), also known by his ring name Chief Don Eagle, was a Canadian Mohawk boxer and professional wrestler during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from Kahnawake , Quebec , he became Boston's AWA World Heavyweight Champion in 1950.
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. ... 0–9. 1950 in professional wrestling ...
1950s–1970s Buffalo, New York: National Wrestling Federation (1970–1974) International Wrestling Association (1975) [1] [29] [30] Don Marxen Moline and Davenport: American Wrestling Association (1963-1985) Jim Massingale 1987–1997 Smithfield, North Carolina: Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance (1987–1997) [1] Hiro Matsuda: 1937 ...
Born in Detroit to French and Italian parents. Chene took up amateur wrestling in high school and continued the sport in college. He joined the air force in 1945. In 1950, Chene made his professional wrestling debut when he was trained and recruited by Detroit promoter Bert Ruby. Chene started his career out in the Michigan-Indiana-Ohio ...
Christopher J. Taylor (June 13, 1950 – June 30, 1979) was an American super-heavyweight wrestler. He competed in freestyle and Greco-Roman events at the 1972 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the freestyle.
This is a list of notable professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in the different incarnations of the Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion from: 1925–1992 (as Don Owen Sports) 1992–1997 (as Championship Wrestling USA) They are listed in alphabetical order of their ring name
Midget wrestling is professional wrestling involving people of exceptionally short stature. Its heyday was in the 1950s and 1960s, when wrestlers such as Little Beaver, Lord Littlebrook, toured North America, and Sky Low Low was the first holder of the National Wrestling Alliance's World Midget Championship.