The professional wrestling industry is one where, by and large, you live and die by how good your physical conditioning is. That means, more often than not, older Superstars tend to fade away from the spotlight. Unless, of course, your name is Bill Goldberg, but that’s a story for another day.
Unlike some legendary exceptions such as Ric Flair and Chris Jericho, professional wrestlers tend to become worse as they approach their forties. It’s even worse in the case of the WWE’s Women’s Division, where legends such as Trish Stratus and Lita hung up their boots in their thirties.
But, with the new found Women’s Revolution, the female Superstars on the World Wrestling Entertainment roster seem to be in a position to break this stereotype once and for all, and prove that they can hang around the business just as long as the men.
With this in mind, today we explore the 5 oldest women on the WWE roster. So, without any further ado, here is our list of 5 oldest WWE Superstars in the Women’s Division.
Note: Stephanie McMahon, despite being 40 years old, has not been considered for this list due to her status as CBO of the WWE, and not a full-time performer.
#5 Summer Rae – 33 years of age
Despite what I said about women in the WWE primed to break the stereotype of retiring younger than men, it doesn’t seem likely that Summer Rae is going to be the one to make it happen. After all, she is already 33 years old.
Since making her main roster debut in 2013, her career trajectory has been decidedly below average, unfortunately. She started off as Fandango’s dance partner and then engaged in a strange four-way feud involving her on-screen boyfriend Rusev, Rusev’s real life fiance Lana, and Dolph Ziggler.
She was finally involved in a short-lived segment with Tyler Breeze before being drafted to Raw during the Brand Split. She hasn’t been seen on WWE programming since, due to numerous injuries that have kept her away from the squared circle.
#4 Natalya Neidhart – 34 years of age
From someone who is decidedly below average to someone who has always been on the cusp of Superstardom in the Women’s Division – Natalya Neidhart. Another member in the long list of Harts to make to the WWE, the daughter of Jim The Anvil Neidhart is one of the most gifted women on the WWE roster.
Unfortunately, she has never received the kind of push her wrestling ability and heritage deserves and has always been seen as a Tier 1.5 competitor instead of a Tier 1 competitor.
Despite being 34 years old, Natalya has the ability to have a long and successful career. If booked properly she can be the just as good, if not better, than the Four Horsewomen who have dominated the WWE’s Women’s Division over the past year.
#3 Maryse Ouellet-Mizanin – 34 years of age
Coming in at number three on our list is someone who isn’t a full-time wrestler, but still, holds a position of considerable importance in the WWE. Maryse, the wife of The Miz, is without a shadow of a doubt one of the best managers the WWE has seen in recent times.
She has been an important part of The Miz’s meteoric rise over the past year and proved that she could hang in the ring as well, during the Mixed Tag Team contest between John Cena and Nikki Bella and Maryse and her husband.
She might be 34 years old, but she has the potential to be a star manager for a long time now, considering that The Miz is entering the prime of his career, and she will not be doing too much wrestling herself in the foreseeable future.
#2 Mickie James – 37 years of age
Coming now to one of the most highly regarded female performers of the past decade, Mickie James. The woman who made an impact in the WWE as the crazy stalker of Trish Stratus has evolved into one of the finest female competitors in the wrestling world.
It is because of her terrific wrestling and promo skills that she was brought back to the WWE in spite of being 37 years of age. And, her return hasn’t been a nostalgia gimmick either, as she has proved she can hang with all the young guns on the roster today.
In fact, Mickie James has looked just as good as she has always been and she can be one of the first women to have a fruitful WWE career in her forties if things remain on the up and up.
#1 Tamina Snuka – 39 years of age
An unexpected entry coming in at number one on this list, the daughter of the legendary Jimmy Supafly Snuka, Tamina Snuka. One of the newest additions to the SmackDown Live’s WWE Women’s division, Tamina is somewhat of a wildcard at this stage.
She has never had a great WWE run but possesses the size, speed, and skill to be an elite level performer if given the chance. We will need to wait and see how it goes for her this time around on her return to WWE programming.
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