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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
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 ...
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 †
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. ... 0–9. 1950 in professional wrestling ...
ESPN also began airing professional wrestling for the first time, first airing Pro Wrestling USA shows—which were created as an alliance between the NWA and AWA in 1984, in an effort to counter the national success the WWF was gaining—and later AWA shows, after Pro Wrestling USA fell apart by 1986. The WWF also became an international ...
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.
National Wrestling Federation: 1970–1974, 1986 Current personnel: Former personnel
Started wrestling in Toronto for Maple Leaf Wrestling as the "Flying Frenchman' Jacques Dubois. He would start training Terrible Ted, an American black bear, stood 7"0 and weighed 600 lbs. Ted was declawed and detoothed, and travelled with a carnival in his early years, When the carnival went bankrupt in the early 1950s, McKigney adopted and trained him.