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The title of the oldest verified wrestler of all time belongs to French wrestler Pierre Henri Francoeur (1910–2023), who lived 113 years, 349 days. [citation needed] The oldest person ever to be involved in the wrestling industry was promoter Harry Elliott (1904–2006), aged 101 years, 314 days.
As a wrestler, he won an Olympic gold medal and was undefeated in four years of college wrestling at Iowa State (159–0), becoming a four-time NCAA Division I champion (1999–2002). Sanderson is the only wrestler in NCAA Division I history to go undefeated in official matches with more than 100 wins.
Since 1958, six honbasho have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportunities to accumulate championships and wins. Before this, tournaments were held less frequently; sometimes only once or twice per year. Names in bold indicate a still active wrestler. The tables are up to date as of the end of the March 2024 ...
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and podcaster.He first earned recognition for winning a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics despite competing with a broken neck, and achieved wider fame for his tenure in WWE and TNA.
In 1999, a large group of professional wrestling experts, analysts and historians named Flair the greatest NWA World Heavyweight Champion of all time. [212] In 2002, Flair was named the greatest professional wrestler of all time in the book The Top 100 Wrestlers of All Time by John Molinaro, edited by Dave Meltzer and Jeff Marek.
Ranked No. 1 of the 20 Greatest WWE Wrestlers Of All Time [314] Quebec Wrestling Hall of Fame. Class of 2017 [315] Sports Illustrated. Ranked No. 9 of the 20 Greatest WWE Wrestlers Of All Time [314] Stampede Wrestling. Stampede International Tag Team Championship – with Keith Hart (4) and Leo Burke (1) [316]
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the wrestler with the most wins in top division who never made san'yaku, popular with crowds for his ringside antics: Kyokushūzan: 1992-3 2006-11 Komusubi Ōshima: first of a group of Mongolian wrestlers to make the top division, had an all-time record 58 consecutive tournaments in the maegashira ranks: Kyokutenhō: 1992-3 2015-7 Sekiwake ...