7 Oldest World Champions in pro wrestling

Not the oldest, but definitely not the youngest champion in history a booking decision soundly criticised by many, a 46-year-old Triple H won the WWE World Heavyweight title at the Royal Rumble.However, Triple H is not the first 45 plus wrestler to win the gold and as the trend goes, he definitely won’t be the last. Also, there have been cases of wrestlers winning the World title when they were above Hunter’s age as well.Jericho won the US Championship at Payback this year at the age of 46 in a match against Kevin Owens which means he is the latest addition to our list.This list takes a look at the seven oldest wrestlers to win a World Championship.

#7 Randy Savage - 46

Both Triple H and Kurt Angle were 46 years old when they captured their most recent world titles in WWE and TNA respectively, but they are pipped to seventh place on this list by ‘Machoman’ Randy Savage.

Another one among the long list of relatively old wrestlers to win the WCW title since the exodus from WWE to down south began, Savage would win his fourth WCW World Heavyweight title in a tag team match – yes, a tag team match.

It would be Savage teaming up with Sid Vicious to take on Sting and WCW Champion Kevin Nash at Bash at the Beach 1999 and whoever got the pinfall would have become the WCW champion.

Savage would pin Nash to win the title and just like any other WCW star at the time, would drop the title to Hulk Hogan the very next night after suffering a Jack knife powerbomb from Nash.