5 Former WWE Superstars who you won't believe are still wrestling
Pro wrestling is a brutish art form as it’s unkind to the body irrespective of what the so-called haters illogically tell you. It’s fake…it’s scripted…that punch didn’t even land…shut up!
A 30-minute wrestling match is equivalent to emptying your gas tank during a workout in the gym. Kevin Nash rightfully explained with regards to pro wrestling’s gruelling impact on one’s body by saying, “When you’re 35-years-old, your body has some resiliency to it. When you get to be 45, 50, it takes you two hours to get out of bed.”
Yes, the punches and kicks may not connect, but the bumps are real and taking countless of them for years wears your body down beyond comprehension. The premature retirements of Edge and Paige are testaments to the vehemence of pro wrestling and the toll it takes on a performer’s physical well-being.
But, you have a few uncompromising veterans who seem to have an addiction to the squared circle and don’t believe in the concept of sustained abstinence. We have a legend that is still doing his thing at 72 years old! Now that’s undying passion however unwanted it may seem.
This list takes a look at those veterans who are surprisingly still not done with their in-ring careers...
#1 Bob Orton Jr.
We begin this list with a proud father who witnessed his son outdo him in terms of accolades and achievements in the WWE. Randy Orton will join his dad in the WWE Hall of Fame someday but at 38 years old, The Apex Predator still has a lot to offer as he enters the final phase of a glittering career.
As amusing as it may sound, Orton may end up retiring before his legendary dad, who at 68 years old, is still a sporadic wrestler on the independent circuit.
Bob Orton Jr. may not have won a single title during his time in the WWE but ‘Cowboy’ has been a tireless worker ever since he began his career in 1972, and till date, continues to do what he loves doing the most.
Orton Jr’s most recent match took place on November 3rd, 2018 for Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW). He teamed up with PB Smooth and Hornswoggle to win a six-man tag team match against the team of The Duke, Jock Samson, and Mance Warner. This was Orton Jr’s first match since 2011 and we suspect it may not be his final outing.