LONGEVITY | Wrestlings Longest Careers! 

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Dustin Rhodes doesn’t get the credit he deserves for his accomplishments and his longevity in the business.

Honorable mention: Vacant. Has won multiple championships and is still actively wrestling. lol

The most fascinating thing about Sting is, that he is fucking 65 years old by now! He did not only have a career span of nearly 40 years, some forget, that he started wrestling very late, aged 26. When WCW collapsed, he was already 42, and look what matches he had... He often doesn't get the credit he deserves, because he never had a big career in WWF.

That powerbomb on 80 year old Mae Young was absolutely insane. I can't imagine what kind of conversation happened that even allowed that to proceed.

George the animal Steele wrestled from 1967 to 2001. And made appearances for another 10 years

Dustin seemed like he'd fizzle out with the son of a legend gimmick, but the way he seized on Goldust and adapted to that style absolutely made him a legend.

Dustin Rhodes has been wrestling for almost 40 years and has never won a World Championship. He deserves to have one before he retires

Jerry Lawler has been wrestling for 54 years. With a bad heart. What a legend. He literally IS Memphis wrestling. Countless USWA title runs to go along with that NWA Southern title. One of the best announcers ever. And one of the greatest wrestlers who portrayed both a heel and babyface ever.

Great video, one minor error - Rey Mysterio won the 2006 Rumble not 2005

Ron Killings - K-Kwik - R-Truth.

Bruno Sammartino did it for quite some time too, doesnt he still hold the feds record for longest world champ?

You’re the reason I’m catching up to wrestling again! I appreciate the year in review videos. Will you be doing anything after 2010 year in review?

I immediately thought Rey Mysterio. He is absolutely timeless. One of the GOAT's for sure. Anyone who wasn't watching in the 90's when he first came to WCW missed something special. My God, his matches with Guerrero and Malenko will hold up against any 5-star match you see today. I recently watched his A&E Biography, and it was absolutely phenomenal.

I got one for ya, Jushin Thunder Liger(1984-2020).

The Fabulous Moolah us credited with holding the woman's championship for 28 years. She worked from 1940 to 2007. What a career.

Abdullah the butcher - "Fresh Meat!"

Aj style also debuted in 1998. He should have been listed after Rey.

Love the variety of videos joe..taker was the first one I thought of too..😅😅..👍👌💙

Why is Orton here and not Moolah and Thesz, i get moolah maybe cuz of what she did and who she was, but thesz?? His first match was in 30s and last in 1990, he wrestled in 7 different decades And also dory jr, he wrestled as long as his brother

I am still waiting for the Jerry 'the King'. Lawler, story.

Wow,Triple H wasn't on this list! That's not cool!

Ric Flair will ALWAYS be the man! Look at all the wrestlers he's wrestled, all the matches he's had, some or most going 60 minutes & all the great feuds he's had but it's time to call it a day & I also had the pleasure of working with Jerry "The King" Lawler

Randy Orton should be mentioned more in the GOAT conversation.

I'm from the same small town as May Young and I'm sad to say that she is not the hometown legend she should be

Dustin Rhodes deserve to be in the Hall Of Fame

May Young was a Boss. So tough .

Glen Jacobs (Kane) seriously should of been mentioned here. He is such an underrated character

Thank you! I really enjoyed this video! ❤

AEw glazing is crazy Andy nil

I remember Flair being the worst heel, and then along comes Terry Funk and turns Flair babyface.😂

Jericho with a goatee looks ridiculous 😂😂

Why didn't ECW sign Abdullah The Butcher? He fits into the promotion like a hand in a glove.

Like Tony Schiavone in AEW said...It's Stinnnnnnnnnnng 2:02

Flair the Goat

I know this video was recorded earlier but the timing is hilarious. The praise for for Jericho's longevity is posted 1 day after the pay per view where the crowd chanted "go home Jericho" and "please retire"

All Japan's Masa Fuchi debuted in 1974 and still works occasionally now, thats a 50 year career.

Age like wine and Jericho in the same sentence is like dividing by zero.

Mae was cute in the dinosaur days.

Lawler's had at least one match after August 2021. I did production on a match in March 2022 with him facing Doug Gilbert.

Shawn Michael seems to deserve a mention. 1984-2010 and still makes a lot of appearances even if mostly not in the ring. Also the 1998-9 new WWF Tag Teams all deserve some mentions (mainly E&C, Hardys, and Dudleys) considering they mostly started a few years earlier and a lot of them are still doing stuff today or just retired recently.

Jerry Lawler , the midnight express , Dustin Runnels , Sting , Jake the snake Roberts , PCO , Tommy Dreamer , Haku , fit Finley , AJ Styles , Gregg the hammer Valentine , Dusty Rhodes , Rick flair , Bruno samartino , Carlos Colon , SGT Slaughter , hacksaw Jim Dugan , Terry Taylor , Bob backlund , Verne gagne , Terry funk , The undertaker , Mae Young , Fabolous moolah , Jerry brisco , Pat Paterson , Abdullah the butcher , Ricky the dragon steamboat , mil mascaras , jushin thunder liger , the great muta , RVD , Ole Anderson , Nick Bockwinkle , edge & christan , the Hardys , the Dudley boys , Tatanka , Jeff Jarrett , Kane , Scott Steiner , Baron von rashke , Harley race , Chris Jericho , the Giant , R Truth , Koko B Ware , Stone Cold Steve Austin , Rowdy Roddy Piper , Hogan , Just to name a few people that have at least 25 to 50 years as a active in ring professional wrestler

While I get that you will be WWE and U.S.-centric...you should have researched guys like Tatsumi Fujinami, Atsushi Onita, Minoru Suzuki, Masakatsu Funaki and Yoshiaki Fujiwara...they have had longevity that WWE wrestlers can't touch. Another commenter mentioned Thesz, I can't believe he wasn't mentioned.

Rey mysterio has top be top 5 greatest of all time he has classic matches from the 90s,2000s,2010s, and 2020s

Abdullah is an Orlando native? Um, I've always heard he's from Windsor (Ontario, Canada).

Dustin Rhodes is a workhorse, nothing but respect for that guy!

Dustin/Goldust will go down in memory much longer than Dusty or Cody.

A good longevity to me is like after the 20 mark but idk I respect everyone on this list

Sting just never did anything but stand there

Slight correction to one mistake you made in the video. Rey Mysterio won the 2006 Royal rumble not the 2005 Royal Rumble. I will always like Dustin Rhodes more than Cody Rhodes I feel. He's definitely the best wrestler they've ever had in their family.

Rey Mysterio was like the Spider Man in the WWE without question 6:08

Great video ive been watching for a few years and your knowledge is awesome

Seriously? You forget Kane? Wtf

To this day the Goldust gimmick annoys me. Dustin was sooo much better than that poor character arc. He deserved more respect from management.

Dustin Rhodes deserves to go back to WWE and have a match vs Cody Rhodes at Wrestlemania and win the big one

I remember watching with my dad when Ray won his first match on Georgia wrestling.

Not sorry for this.. but I think what would be poetic justice, and perhaps a true recognition of the Rhodes family legacy.. is to have Dustin return.. and win MITB so he cashes it in that very night on the person who has the WHC.

Long live the Natural!!! 💫

2005 Royal Rumble (from an alternate universe): The winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble is Batis…I Mean Rey Mysterio

I think that Dustin Rhodes didn't get enough recognition, he's a workhorse On the belt side he's not as accomplished as anyone else in this list, but man, to me he's like Sting or Undertaker, a living legend who gave everything for this business.

Some of the referees have had huge careers, too. Granted, they aren't taking powerbombs, but that's no desk job.

No mention of Jericho in NJPW?! Criminal. He had many great stays over there.

I hope Tony Knan Give the ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP to DUSTIN RHODES

Missed a couple opportunities with Jericho… “top of the list” and “alumnus”

The argument could be made that Dustin was more famous than Dusty. During Dusty's time, the exposure wasn't as high as during the attitude Era. That being said, it's also possible that Dustin wasn't as "popular" as Dusty. Generally, I think Dustin's goldust was more well known then The American Dream.

Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble in 2006 not 2005

Dustin "Goldust" Rhodes, and Sting are arguably the best the business has ever seen.

Jerry Lawler

I like how you didn't mention Dory Funk jr. even though he started wrestling earlier than Terry and his last match was more recent. But he's less famous because he wasn't in ECW at it's peak. That's a shame really.

Dustin is the wrestling GOD

Bob Orton Jr. Randy's father still active, over to 50 years career.

Thought Kane/Isaac Yankem would be on the list

But Rey mysterio won the 2006 royal rumble. Batista won 2005

Definitely going to have to run this back. Plenty missing that are stated in the comments.

I think Dustin Rhodes is the only wrestler who was wrestling when I was watching that is still wrestling today.

you should do a list for the best of Japanese pro wrestlers

I Love Your RU-vid Channel As Your Biggest Fan Wrestle With Andy

Exotic Adrian Street 1957-2014 = 57 years

Most of them of this video were underrated!!

How about Bobo Brazil 6 decades of wrestling

First wrestler that came to mind was Undertaker 😂😂

Undertaker always gets the credit for longevity, but Kane wrestled way more consistently for just as long. No mention of Kane is wild considering he wrestled the most WWE matches when he retired.

Dustin Rhodes should have been able to be at Wrestlemania in some capacity to witness his brother’s success.

Chris Jericho 🤍💀🤍. Randy Orton 🐍

Paul White has had a long career given life expectancy for a man his size

15:27 hey, Mae Young wasn't bad back in the day.. crazy.

Mysterio won the 2006 Royal Rumble, not the 2005 one.

Dustin = HoF'er

I wonder if guys like Swerve Strickland & Darby Allin will have career’s like Sting, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, Taker

Thanks for adding Reymysterio but still he doesn't got the credit he deserves

If they can slap a World Title on Voldemort, then they can do it for Dustin. That man have not only earned it, but deserves it as well. And the SECOND he does retire, instantly put him into the HoF.

Unfortunately you did not add any Japanese wrestlers like Jushin Liger or the Great Muta 😔

sting for 50 years, taker 30 years ❤️❤️

love all of these.

Hold on i thought Jerry the King Lawlor was dead like 10 or something years ago?

When you realized Randy Orton is the only member of Evolution still wrestling. 😢

I used to love the list!

Yearly review please

And right when you had me with Dustin, you made me spit my drink with Jericho. Nope. Time to retire Bub

You forgot about the rock and roll express