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Since the beginning of time wrestling has captured the imaginations of fans around the globe from the territory days, with its humbling beginnings, to sold-out arenas around the globe. Wrestling assimilated itself to the mainstream.
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Although some consider wrestling to be a young athlete's game, there have been WWE Superstars who have been successful even at their latter part of their career.
From Ric Flair to AJ Styles, there have been Superstars upwards of 40 years of age who have won the WWE Championship.
Here is the list of five of the oldest Superstars to have won the WWE Championship.
(This list is updated till September 22nd, 2018)
(Note: Only the WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, and Universal Championship are taken into consideration in this list)
#5 Bob Backlund - 45 years
Younger fans may not know of Bob Backlund, a legend of the wrestling business and a WWE Hall of Famer. Backlund's pro wrestling career lasted more than three decades and has the record for the second longest reign of the WWE/WWF Championship.
Backlund returned to the WWE in 1992, and in 1994 he was involved in a Old Generation vs. New Generation match against Bret Hart and a feud began between the two. Later in the year, at Survivor Series, Backlund and Hart faced off in a match with a unique stipulation.
In this match, the wrestler can win the match only if the opponent's valet throws in the towel. Backlund's valet was Bret's brother, Owen Hart, while Bret's valet was Davey Boy Smith.
Backlund put Bret in a crossface chickenwing, and with Davey Boy Smith hurt after an attack by Owen, Owen feigned concern and asked his parents, who were ringside, to throw in the towel. Bret and Owen's mother, Helen, threw in the towel and Bret lost the match.
Backlund won his second WWF World Heavyweight Champion after defeating Bret Hart at the age of 45 years.
#4 Triple H - 46 years
For almost two decades Triple H was one of the best in the WWE and one of the greatest heels in the business.
He had incredible matches and feuds with The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mick Foley during the Attitude Era, and while his peers from then faded away, The Game kept wrestling and he also won a WWE Championship at the age of 46!
The Game won his 14th World Championship at the 2016 Royal Rumble, where the WWE Championship was up for grabs. The Cerebral Assassin eliminated Reigns and Dean Ambrose to win his second Royal Rumble and the WWE title.
#3 Hulk Hogan - 48 years
After almost a decade away from the WWE, the Superstar who was one of the key men to take WWE and pro wrestling to new heights returned. Hulk Hogan, after wrestling in WCW and a short stint at NJPW before that, made his return to WWE at No Way Out in 2002.
In April of that year, at Backlash, he defeated Triple H for the WWE Championship (WWF Championship; was the last person to hold the WWF Championship following which it was renamed WWE Championship) at the age of 48.
This was Hogan's final WWE Championship and the sixth of his career. A month later at the Judgement Day PPV, he lost the belt to The Undertaker and the following year his contract was terminated.
#2 Goldberg - 50 years
When Bill Goldberg returned to the WWE in 2016, many fans thought that his return would be short-lived and was primarily for the promotion of the WWE 2K game.
But WWE and Goldberg surprised everyone when he was given a shot at the Universal Championship against Kevin Owens at Fastlane 2017, eventually going on to win the Universal Championship.
This made him the second oldest wrestler in the WWE to win a WWE championship. He would later lost the title to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 33.
#1 Vince McMahon - 54 years
Vince McMahon is primarily known for being the CEO and the evil heel during the Attitude Era, but many may not know that he also held the WWE Championship, briefly.
The Chairman of the WWE won the Championship on the SmackDown that aired on September 16th in a match against Triple H. McMahon won thanks to an interference from Stone Cold, but he vacated the title on the next week's RAW.
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