10 Shocking Wrestler Ages That Will Blow Your Mind
1. Randy Savage
At the Elimination Chamber, WWE is set to present a titular attraction that doubles as an indictment of the promotion's ability to build new stars.
Drew McIntyre, the lone exception, is a 35 year-old main event star who is both fresh and a rare product of a failed system. The Miz debuted on the main roster in 2006, and is 40. Sheamus debuted on the main roster in 2009, and is 43. Jeff Hardy fully debuted before there even was a proper developmental system in effect to make the main roster distinct from it, in 1998, and is 43.
AJ Styles debuted on the main roster in 2016, and is 43. Randy Orton debuted on the main roster in 2002, and is 40. None of these men have underwent any dramatic character reinventions that make them feel relevant, fresh, or in any way must-see.
To put into even starker focus just how ancient it all feels, the last of the bunch to make his first appearance in WWE is AJ Styles. In the time since, Finn Bálor has debuted on the main roster and returned to NXT because he was so stagnant.
Randy Savage was a bigger star than the lot of 'em, could still go harder than half, and at 42, he was retired from the ring by Vince McMahon because he was too old and too reminiscent of an older time.
The game is f*cking gone.