World’s Oldest Wrestler Abe Jacobs Passes Away

Abe Jacobs, the oldest pro wrestler in the world, passed away on August 21st, Post & Courier reports.

Jacobs was 95 at the time of his passing, making him the oldest professional wrestler in the world at that point in time.

The New Zealand-born wrestling legend worked for Capitol Wrestling, the company that would become WWE, and several NWA territories including Mid-Atlantic, NWA Florida, and more during his 23-year career that began in 1958.

Jacobs, who competed in amateur wrestling in his teens, pursued pro wrestling as a career after barely missing out on making it to the 1956 Olympic Games.

Jacobs made his pro wrestling debut in Hastings, New Zealand against his trainer, the Zebra Kid, in 1958.

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