10 Longest Tenured WWE Stars

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From R-Truth and Natalya to Dolph Ziggler and The Miz, these are the 10 Longest Tenured WWE Stars.
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[@paulfromlic]

There are so few pre-NXT talents left. I feel old.

[@multiyapples]

Same.

[@d.c.robertson8611]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JohnnySHOTGUN-08]

IKR

[@LordScrambles1]

I haven't even watched wwe since hornswoggle was still wearing a leprechaun outfit. I keep up with videos on youtube but I don't know these names anymore unless they say "rikishi's kids". I watch modern matches when they're recommended and I do like Cody (though I was still watching when he and DiBiase Jr were doing their tag team thing), but I feel like such a dinosaur when I hear names I view as "one of the new guys" referred to as veterans.

[@Jayseman79]

How’s this for feeling old. If been watching wrestling so long the wrestlers now I use to watch their parents. I started watching when Hogan was just taking off. The Wild Samoans and Rocky Johnson were winding down their careers. I’ve watched every era and still love it

[@Crasky1992]

I love the fact that The Miz's career has been just as, if not more successful than all of those toxic morons that tried to bully him out of the industry.

[@ahimsamovies4484]

Too bad his matches are still dog shit.

[@JayWIll2000s]

@@SerkeysTV y’all giving the miz way to much praise chill out the miz is average

[@JayWIll2000s]

No it wasn’t the miz was never supposed to main event wrestlemania WWE was just done to Have that be the main event and his run as champion wasn’t great he won it for a little brief period and then lost it

[@sushihater]

@@JayWIll2000s cry he’s the goat at promos .

[@JayWIll2000s]

@@sushihater no the F he isn’t what are you on stop saying cry nobody crying here are you seriously in love with the miz y’all are over using the word goat y’all don’t know what that means 😂

[@slashandbones13]

The Miz is arguable WWE's greatest underdog stories.

[@deandrenicholas2545]

It really is. I still don't like him as a character. But I respect him for putting the work in and getting past that borderline gay hazing shit the "locker room and it's leaders" put him through at first.

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

One of them, for sure! I personally will always love the Mick Foley/Mankind storyline

[@JayWIll2000s]

⁠@@deandrenicholas2545 the miz is a very over the top wrestler character and it’s not even a character that’s who he is annoying he just kept on being annoying and showing up to work and found a way to be a grand slam champion

[@JayWIll2000s]

The miz is just annoying he found a way to get over and he just kept on doing his job and kept on showing up

[@GabbyPlaysGames02]

So you find him annoying and really don’t like him? Sounds like he’s done his job as a heel. And he’s done it very well.

[@bigbuddydaddy]

Honestly I think The Miz deserves to feud with Rollins for the WHC, he's proven he can put on stellar matches with him, and a triple threat between Rollins, Miz, and Ziggler would be epic.

[@m_affan_q]

Honorable mention to Seth Rollins who has been signed since 2010 and has remained full time and in the upper mid-card/ main event scene

[@scalptradinghunter]

Regarding the Usos, “Day One Ish” just means “Day One Shit” A lot of Samoans, Hawaiians and Polynesians say “Ish” instead of “Shit”. The more ya’ know!

[@wriththing9489]

Miz, Sheamus, Kofi and Dolph are the 4 pillars of WWE. They've always been a fixture on the midcard and with some short stints in the main event

[@deandrenicholas2545]

I'd agree with that

[@JakeLovesSteak]

True workhorses.

[@rayparker4231]

All four have definitely been work horses and guys who’ve earned spots in the Hall of Fame when they decide to hang the boots up. Always gave their all, always entertained and made any belt they had more prestigious. Real company guys, that companies need to have.

[@bigbuddydaddy]

Except Sheamus has had WAY more world titles. Miz being arguably the most decorated of the bunch. I frankly hate that these 4 never truly got the accolades they deserve. And on that note... What if the 4 of them formed a heel faction of being underappreciated pillars of the company? Called themselves Accolade, and just started demolishing everyone in their way?

[@rayparker4231]

@@bigbuddydaddy I’m just happy each of them were able to hold the world title and have great moments in the company. Each of them are company guys through and through.

[@xaviermartinez1703]

R-Truth having more 24/7 title reigns (54) than years alive (51) is just one of the many reasons why this man will be a HOFer!!

[@daltonpinell6251]

Is nobody gonna bring up how long the wrestler known as Vacant has been around in WWE? Dude’s been there since the Capitol Wrestling days

[@thereturnofharlem9030]

Who's Vacant 😅

[@dylanthebiguy]

​@@thereturnofharlem9030 the blank character you'll see in wwes match card wether its a mystery opponent or a mystery tag partner or just anything

[@bigfatshane-o6676]

@@thereturnofharlem9030 He won the Universal Championship from Roman Reigns in late 2018

[@JakeLovesSteak]

​@@bigfatshane-o6676his most recent title run was with the Women's Tag Team titles. Very diverse performer.

[@MillerNj41]

Chris Benoit will never be in hof n chyna is a hermaph

[@c4662]

Ziggler and Randy have been around consistently since Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit were still alive. That alone is mind-blowing.

[@ABIT-cb1qh]

😞😞😓💔

[@jodawa2504]

AND Randy Orton wrestled against both Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero.

[@thebigjj4294]

Sheamus has been with the WWE for 16 years!!?? I had no idea. Jesus Christ i feel old. I can still remember his debut all those years ago

[@lifeasafanpodcast9529]

He was a security guard for a few segments before making his debut also

[@jonyboy666]

If only JTG was still there...

[@bigbuddydaddy]

Dolph deserves a thank you run at the least. He's good enough to believably put on a great match with anyone, and if given a decent stretch, could give prestige to any title.

[@JakeLovesSteak]

I agree, but I think he has pretty much accepted his role as the old guy who puts younger guys over. That's probably what he's going to do until he retires. And hopefully they'll put him in the HoF someday.

[@LucotIC.]

I would love him to win the WHC as an appriciation. He is incredible, and has always been underrated. WWE should have given him better. He could either win the WHC or join judgement day.

[@theharv1490]

Clearly you forgot that he was NXT Champion last year

[@GabbyPlaysGames02]

I don’t really think he wants it tbh. He’s mostly a comedian that wrestles to pay the bills (his words, not mine.) He’s reliable, appreciated and one of the highest paid superstars in the business. Not saying it wouldn’t be nice but at this point I don’t really think it matters too much to him.

[@MudSluggerBP]

Finally got to see a live WWE house show in 2017 and despite being a heel at the time the POP Randy Orton got was insane, dude should be inducted into the HoF next year.

[@CobaltT9]

Tamina's marriage to Akira Tozawa doesn't hold a candle to her chemistry with Santino Marella.

[@chayden153]

I seriously didn't realize that Big E has been in wwe since 2009! I thought he joined in like 2014

[@krectus]

yeah things get a bit sketchy when you count developmental contracts. He made his Raw debut in Dec. 2012. And was mainly just a bodyguard for most of 2013, really didn't wrestle on WWE TV until the end of 2013, so you're not that off.

[@chayden153]

@@krectus huh, nice

[@killergamer8018]

i know hes retired now but undertaker deserves a spot on this list or at least an honourable mention he wrestled for 30 years

[@jesmccoy26]

W Big E, i hope he's doing alright and is able to return at some point

[@ApexZer0]

Tamina 100% has dirt on Vince or someone probably related to what happened with snuka

[@bpalm613]

What she means to ppl backstage keeps her on

[@ApexZer0]

@@bpalm613 I think William regal offered a lot more and he got let go

[@davidmitchell-baker1701]

Not every wrestler has to be at the in ring levels of prime HBK to stay employed. Tamina is well liked backstage by all talent and staff, has dutifully committed to every role she's ever been asked to play, has never rocked the boat or been difficult to work with and has rarely been side-lined with injuries - why would they release a model employee like her?

[@melissaroszkowski8911]

Cmon man. That's not cool. She's awesome and has nothing to do with her father's crime...

[@ApexZer0]

@@davidmitchell-baker1701 they released william regal

[@m.d.1395]

Ziggler reminds me of Curt Hennig for some reason

[@GabbyPlaysGames02]

Natalya’s underrated in my opinion. I think a lot of it has to do with some of the awful storylines she’s been put in. But she’s always been a good, reliable worker and does her best to get good matches out of newer talent. Also glad I’m not the only one who never understood the “Day One-ish” thing.

[@Crazibeast]

THERE’S NOBODY MEANA THAN TAMINA 🚂 🚂

[@benediktwindisch2778]

I watch WWE since 2007 and especially R-Truth, Big E, Randy Orton, Miz, Sheamus and Ziggler were almost the whole time here. Their work and physics are still as great as back in 2009 and I am grateful for the time they entertained us

[@KillaD69]

I heard Batista's tenure is pretty long 😏

[@alo61997]

But how big

[@JerziTBoss]

R-Truth is biggest treasure in wrestling... He did so much hilarious stuff over the years while being good in the ring as well... It's probably not going to happen but I would love to see R-Truth with some singles title just one more time

[@SheriffOutlaw]

Wow Tamina been around that long? Amazing

[@Hashtonkusher1]

No Randal Keith song?

[@rajamicitrenti1374]

And Dolph deserves extra props for managing all of this with the albatross that is the name 'Dolph Ziggler'.

[@GavinFromAutoglassRepair]

When I first heard his name I thought he was a dolphin instructor. 😂

[@arrownoir]

Natalya has been under booked all her career.

[@JayWIll2000s]

Lol I remembered the Natalia farting gimmick I found it hilarious 😆

[@Dr_1212]

Vince has been around too long 😂

[@tequilapapii5936]

*Put some respect on R-Truths name lol. My man K Kwik been down with WWE since they were WWF in the mid 2000's* 👏🏽

[@seanhendrix5126]

Quick question: why isnt Dolph Ziggler considered a grand slam champion? He's been world heavyweight champion, intercontinental champion united states champion, and tag champion so wtf

[@isaacquiboloy9548]

never won the WWE title

[@joselira8204]

The world heavyweight title used to count but I believe he won one of those belts after 2016 when the rules changed. The WHC was no longer around so it didn’t count as a world title

[@DaermaeonBranKor]

Oh, I remember when Sheamus debuted! *grabs cane and shoves handful of hard candies into pocket*

[@pjleon8391]

I remember Chris Benoit made the Miz do 500 squats to pay his dues 😂👍 RIP The Benoit's 🙏

[@MasonTheDad]

All of them are versatile work horses who can be trusted in any situation.

[@fusion7246]

Rey Mysterio has been in WWE for 21 years, and been wrestling for 30, and he still looks like he can go for a few more good years

[@jamesolney6983]

Great video! This made me realize that I had forgotten that Rey had left for a bit

[@zanethind]

The Miz's best work came in the IC Title picture around 2014 when he was also with Damian Mizdow and his best matches were in 2015 and 2016 with the IC Title

[@lesyoung9151]

I’d be lucky to make it as long as buff bagwell

[@jamalvargas6146]

I Barely Lasted 4 Years Watching WWE Mostly due to The Chris Benoit Double Murder Suicide (but would've stopped watching anyhow) I hate Vince McMahon

[@CaptT1Diabetes]

I’m just convinced R-Truth found the fountain of youth and just isn’t telling anyone

[@joeywrestling9536]

That is absolutely frightening at how incredibly great the Uso’s are to just be in their 30’s

[@zacharymicah]

Natalya has always been one of my favorites of the women's division.

[@edwyngottaamador6103]

Hope this video helps people realize how good sheamus was in the wwe future hall of faker easily

[@Jay_Digital]

I remember one day I went back to watch the episode of RAW where DX was kicked out and they bought tickets from Cryme Tyme to get back in the show. I remember spotting Sheamus as a security in that episode that was like in 2006 I think

[@wanderlustwarrior]

All this time I had no idea Kofi has been with the company longer than Sheamus and Natty. Especially since he started his career later.

[@thelegend420]

Maybe future all time longest tenured list ?

[@devingibbs9061]

I have always loved Tamina, she absolutely could be a BEAST of a heel champion. I hope to see her pop up in NXT and bully kids all summer long😂

[@kendall6515]

She needs to be in the bloodline now. It’s the perfect time to put her in now that they are breaking up.

[@Nbflowers1989]

Legit very cool to see some of these names

[@kendall6515]

It’s amazing how long tamina has been there. She’s my favorite. I loved her then and still do. I’m gonna be sad when she retires.

[@jaybee5315]

0:57 other than the Ralphus to your Chris Jericho, there's also Bill Alfonso to your RVD, the James Ellsworth to your AJ Styles, the LaMont to your Ernest Miller, the Dink to your Doink

[@Kobeybryant6915]

I started watching wwe in 2014 and the usos have been the constant in the tag division. Two 🐐 🐐

[@edgehaedjr]

*see the title* RANDAL, RANDAL, RANDAL KEITH! *dances* *watches the video in it’s entirety* NICE! *sings and dances again*

[@maxinemorris6927]

Tamina is just there to collect a paycheck,good for her 👍👍

[@joselira8204]

She trains a lot of the talent and is mentor

[@isaiahbowers3712]

You have to pay to get into the Guinness book of world records. Its like a star on the walk of fame

[@callmekrozz1136]

Damn.... this video made me feel old 😂

[@blackmangaming7147]

Dolph Ziggler left law school to fued with every next callup or new midcard

[@deathmauler181]

The big e thing is always a tough situation. Part of me never wants to see him wrestle or bump again. On the other side I love his work and I know he loves wrestling. The world is a better place with his brand of positivity and with the boys idk.

[@WiwaxiaSC]

I'm pretty sure everyone on this list a future hall of famer

[@BreakerX42]

Despite missing a few years, Rey Mysterio is the only one from the legendary 2002 debuts who is still in WWE full-time (technically randy is still out)

[@dylanogg347]

R-Truth's ability to make others smile is strong, he made Brock Lesnar crack up on screen. No joke. That's R-Truth's department. And he did so as part of a bet with Paul Heyman. What's Up?

[@agsmooth1572]

You forget the most lost world record of natalya

[@darrencole97]

Out of every WWE/WWF wrestler Miz is the only 2 time triple crown champion!

[@Whitehotforever1_]

Natayla 🙏🙏

[@Shaun_3114]

While retired, Edge was still signed to WWE so Edge could count for this list but I assume it's only wrestlers that count, other wise the list would be full of backstage talent.

[@MrWebby93]

At the start of the video, it states that each wrestler has to have wrestled at least once a year to qualify. While Edge was still signed to WWE as a Legend, he didn't wrestle in that time.

[@ananyaraizada7657]

Considering that Taker has been signed for over 33 years at this point by WWE

[@jackadams3587]

Tamina has had a lot of reduced schedules throughout the years.

[@berri2692]

Fairly sure Tamina works also in the back with other talent, e.g. Helping Dakota at a PLE

[@Gary-su8sb]

Natty definitely deserves another title run, maybe beat asuka or win the women's mitb to get a shock win over Ripley.

[@dkupke]

I could totally picture The Four Horsewomen; Charlotte as the boss, Natty as the veteran, Rhea Ripley as the muscle, and one of the nxt stars as the rookie.

[@juanoro-barcenas79495]

The new locker room leaders.

[@davidringle7]

Truth is a once in a lifetime performer. None of those guys would have done some of the things Truth was ask to do.

[@FFA441]

Yo they have grown and are crushing it but that initial warrior dance uso gimmick was fun

[@vanillabeam5400]

Surprised you didn't mention Rey Mysterio

[@qbincashion8058]

He’s had stints we’re he’s left wwe throughout the years

[@SuperPrime1234]

Randy Orton is lowkey one of the goats

[@THEREELTJP]

Damn i miss Lance Cade. I think he would've been a major star!

[@KayXiro]

R-Truth is 51?!?!?!?!? Oh my god...

[@chrisdavies5253]

I want to point out that Tamina Snuka is a selfless talent and happier when other women get their long overdue moments. I heard she broke down in years when Liv finally won the match

[@Avatar1977]

Got to be honest, I'd be surprised to learn that Natty has the most PPV wins of any woman, but I'm happy if it's correct

[@krectus]

It's not. Looks like Charlotte has 37 wins, Natalya has 24 wins. Didn't look up anyone else, but she might be 2nd.

[@Gary-su8sb]

I'd like to see Kofi get a solid run against Gunther! Its believable for Kofi beating Gunther,a new day vs imperium feud could be great! If big e can return.

[@Gary-su8sb]

The Usos are the best current tag team! Ftr is close, but the Usos are constantly pushed better. The briscoes are similar to ftr, just not seen enough, and the sad passing of Jay earlier this year! Oh also I'd never put those dumb bucks anywhere near the top, they are kinda near the bottom.

[@JazzyJ1994]

I honestly could do it. not as a superstar but as the guys that help with camera crew or production. That would be amazing get paid to set up the ring or the stages or help the wrestlers get ready etc.

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Thank For The Top 10 Video 🙊🤯🥰💕😍👍💗💞

[@Intl_Noah]

Was Rey Mysterio not in the WWE in 2002?

[@DaveHogg]

Yes, but he left and came back. Remember Lucha Underground?

[@FernandoGonzalez-hu3id]

Wrestling should have an Off Season, or at least every wrestler should have like a 3 month vacation somewhere on the calendar. I am convinced that the key to the Miz and Jericho's longevity was that they regulary took time off during their prime, Miz was doing movies and Jericho was touring with Judas.

[@jodawa2504]

I thought Chris Jericho's band name was Fozzy, not Judas. Judas is one of the band's songs, which was an official theme song for a NXT Takeover event, though I don't remember for what event it was.

[@faisalwani1239]

Where is THE DEADMAN ?? 💀💀

[@FreeElChapoNow]

The miz has maryse. That’s all that needs to be said.

[@zanethind]

Major respect goes out to Natalya for being one of the best female wrestlers and a legend in the business considering her not so amazing WWE career. Seriously look at her career you'll know I'm right!

[@CB-ci5ys]

Dolph is a GRAND SLAM Champion Adam!!!!!

[@Cody70858]

Truth is 51 WHAT

[@jokesover3433]

Black don't crack unless you use it. 🥴

[@ncolbran]

R truth heel title run please

[@robbykunkel5263]

It's crazy how long Natalia has been around because when she started women wrestlers only stuck around couple of years or eight years at the most

[@samd7601]

Mickey james used to arrive in a stage coach

[@Dearagon]

Well just tenured it's Undertaker as he signed a lifetime deal with WWE lol and will likely appear sporadically or continue to do small documentary appearances, "active wrestler" it's randy no doubt, Kane would be the longest tenured who could potentially still have 1 more match

[@scotthallinan4609]

What do you mean "Kofi remains uninjured"? He's literally been out for months with an injury.

[@snowvalkyrie]

Yes, I will argue with Time Magazine. Look up who owns them.

[@coleymissions]

Randall Keith, man.

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@Harbyz]

Where is Shelton Benjamin? He started in 2002

[@kennethcampbell7263]

Under selling Kofi a bit Adam, it has a 0 at the end but your right he well deserved it and did not deserve to be a squash match ending.

[@Joe_SN]

Randall Randall Keith Randall Keith etc