10 Wrestlers With Longest Time Between First & Last WWE Raw Matches

6. Pat Patterson & Gerald Brisco - 22 Years, 9 Months, 22 Days

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First Raw Match: 18th May, 1998

Last Raw Match: 22nd July, 2019

Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson were well into their 50s when they debuted on Monday Night Raw over a decade after formally retiring, but separate stints with the comical 24/7 Championship in 2019 served as yet another reminder that WWE will always reward Attitude Era stalwarts regardless of age. Particularly two that pledged their loyalty to the family business when it was still just that in the 1980s.

Their Raw battle with Vince McMahon nemesis Stone Cold Steve Austin was a f*cking hoot, all things considered, and almost certainly convinced The Chairman that they belonged as regulars on the increasingly Wild West show he'd been assembling as actual competition for WCW Nitro. The pair carved out such a niche that they were even given an angle over the Hardcore Championship in 2000 - the same story that was referenced as they warred over R-Truth's novelty hand luggage during 2019's Raw Reunion special.

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