10 WWE Legends You Won't Believe Are STILL Wrestling

1. Bob Orton

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Randy Orton wrestled his last WWE match, as far as anybody knows, in 2022.

He debuted in 2002, and since he was pushed as somebody that WWE clearly wanted to make a World champion immediately, you could argue that he starred at or very close to the top for 20 years. At the very least, having won the World Heavyweight title in 2004, Orton was a tippy-top main event act and WrestleMania headliner-tier guy for 18 years. That is the longest full-time main event run in the history of the biggest wrestling promotion ever.

And his 72 year-old dad, in an incredible trivia note, has still outlasted him - at time of writing, anyway. Bob Orton worked a date in July. He's 72!

He also worked a date for Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling in March, teaming with Tony Atlas. That duo has a combined age of 141, which is how old Bob Backlund felt when he rocked up in the WWF in 1992. Tony Atlas is 69 years old!

He's still taking bumps, worked punches and kicks to the face at the grand old age.

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