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D Mac 01-02-2007 03:10 PM

Oldest wrestler to wrestle a match.
 
Who is it? I'm thinking Backlund or Funk but Flair has to be catching up.

Better Than You 01-02-2007 03:20 PM

Mae Young probably.

Xero 01-02-2007 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Better Than You
Mae Young probably.

Yeah, unless someone was wrestling in their 80's (which I doubt), Mae's probably the oldest.

D Mac 01-02-2007 03:56 PM

What about the oldest male wrestler?

El Fangel 01-02-2007 04:00 PM

How old is Funk. Flair and Backlund?

Xero 01-02-2007 04:07 PM

Funk: 62
Flair: 57
Backlund: 56 (Last match, according to OWW, was Royal Rumble 2000, so 51 was the last age he wrestled at.)

El Fangel 01-02-2007 04:16 PM

I think a buried alive match between Flair, Funk, Backlund.

Mike the Metal Ed 01-02-2007 04:16 PM

What about Lou Thesz? Didn't he carry on almost up to his death?

--EDIT-- Apparently not. But still has a good score.

Thesz wrestled on a part-time basis over the next 13+ years, winning his last major Title in 1978, in Mexico, becoming the inaugural Universal Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Champion at the age of 62. He dropped the title to El Canek in 1979. He officially retired in 1979, after a match with Luke Graham. He stayed retired for the most part, before wrestling his last match in 1990, at the age of 74, against his protege, Masahiro Chono.

Better Than You 01-02-2007 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diesel Mac
What about the oldest male wrestler?

I'm going to have to stick with Mae Young here.

Destor 01-02-2007 09:38 PM

Baron Von Raschke is pretty old.

Skippord 01-03-2007 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fallen Angel
I think a buried alive match between Flair, Funk, Backlund.

Agreed but without the alive part

KayfabeMan 01-05-2007 07:37 PM

Lou Thesz was up there.

Mae Young is probably the one.

I remember hearing the definite answer a while back, but I do not recall what the hell the answer is for sure. I have a whole constant ringing in the right ear thing going on, so not much for the concentrating right now.

BTW, Abdullah The Butcher is up there way higher than Flair or Funk.

Xero 01-05-2007 07:49 PM

Yeah, Abdullah's about 70.

KayfabeMan 01-07-2007 06:54 PM

I remember back in 2002 when Abby did a four way match with Kevin Sullivan, Terry Funk and Dusty Rhodes. The combined age of those four totals over 240+ years.

NeanderCarl 01-09-2007 05:33 AM

I think Abdullah the Butcher is the oldest active wrestler in the business, considering he still regularly competes.

lort 01-10-2007 12:46 PM

Gypsy Joe (Gilberto Melendez) still actively wrestles and is three years older than Abdullah. Doesn't count for much but still.


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