10 Oldest Wrestlers To Ever Compete At WWE SummerSlam

10. The Iron Sheik

Whilst newer fans in 1991 might have thought Colonel Mustafa was just one of Sgt. Slaughter's Iraqi-sympathising lackeys, older fans would have recognised the distinctive bald head and curly moustache of The Iron Sheik a mile away.

Sheiky baby had returned to the WWF after a three-year break from the promotion. The Iranian legend changed his name and nationality to align himself with Slaughter, whose gimmick was playing off real life tensions from The Gulf War. As a result, he found himself in the main event of that year's SummerSlam. In his only SummerSlam appearance, The Sheik teamed up with Slaughter and another of his cronies (more on him later) to take on Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior in a three-on-two handicap match.

Sheik was just two weeks shy of his 49th birthday when this match took place - 48 years 11 months and 17 days old, to be exact - and his performance in this match was, well, that of a man nearing his 49th birthday. Still, it was nice to see Sheik get the main event spot he deserved, even if he did fail to make Hogan and Warrior humble.