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, died September 13, 2013, aged 99 years, 169 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, 213 days. But the oldest in the wrestling industry was promoter Harry Elliott (1904–2006) who lived 101 years, 314 days. The current oldest living in the wrestling industry is Bill Mercer from the United States. The oldest female wrestler was Princess Bonita (1919–2014), aged 94 years, 297 days. But the oldest female in the wrestling industry was Betty Wagner, the valet of Gorgeous George who lived to 98 years old in 2011.

The oldest female 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 is Great Kojika who currently wrestles in Japan at 81 years old.