10 WWE Hall Of Famers You Didn't Know Are Still Wrestling
Matthew Cannon 
The WWE Hall of Fame is one of the ultimate achievements of a wrestler's career. While some wrestlers have criticized the WWE for the lack of a physical hall, many wrestlers have been honored to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the biggest wrestling promotion in the world. With that said, the induction into the Hall of Fame is supposed to come at the tail end of a wrestler's career. However, many wrestlers haven't gotten the memo that the induction is supposed to come at the end of their careers. Instead of giving it up, some wrestlers have continued to wrestle for years after their induction.
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Now most wrestling fans are aware that Rey Mysterio is still wrestling, despite his induction into the Hall of Fame, as well as Ric Flair's never-ending mission to get himself booked in just "one more match" before he retires. However, there are still several WWE Hall of Fame that many fans aren't aware have been quietly continuing their career on the Legends circuit and independent wrestling promotions.
10 Tony Atlas Was One Of The First African-Americans To Hold A WWE Title
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2006
Last Match
- Michael Mars defeated Tony Atlas
Tony Atlas was one-half of the Soul Patrol alongside Rocky Johnson before returning to WWE to wrestle as Saba Simba. Despite being 69 years old, Atlas continues to wrestle on the independent circuit making three appearances in 2023. As recently as May 2023, Atlas wrestled in an independent show in New Jersey, losing to a wrestler named Michael Mars.
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Atlas was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 alongside Bret Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and non-wrestlers Mean Gene Okerlund and Sensational Sherri. Like many others on this list, Atlas appears to continue wrestling out of sheer necessity for money having wasted the money he earned through his career.
9 Scott Steiner Was Inducted Alongside His Brother
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2022
Last Match
- Scott Steiner defeated Ric Caurdiea
Scott Steiner is an interesting case for the WWE Hall of Fame. Steiner has previously been openly critical of the Hall of Fame and has had significant animosity towards the WWE seemingly stemming from his poor singles run in the early 2000s, which created significant animosity between Steiner and Triple H.
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Steiner's most recent wrestling match came in April 2023, wrestling for a promotion called UPW Pro Wrestling at an event called MarqueeMania. Steiner was accompanied by his brother and former tag team partner Rick Steiner as he defeated a wrestler called Ric Caurdiea.
8 Former ECW and WWE Tag Team Legend Bubba Ray Dudley Is Still Active
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2018
Last Match
- Bully Ray defeated nZo
Bubba Ray Duddley was one-half or one-third of The Dudley Boyz in WWE, depending on which iteration of the group you prefer, and is most remembered for his fondness for tables and slamming his opponents through them. Alongside D-Von Dudley, the Hardys, Edge, and Christian, Bubba Ray was a part of the group that created the first Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. After a long stint in WWE, Bubba Ray eventually broke out as a singles star in TNA under the name Bully Ray.
Bubba Ray and D-Von are still signed to Impact Wrestling, despite reports of the two having a falling out in 2022. As of writing, Bubba Ray's last match came at Battleground Championship Wrestling in late October where he faced another former WWE talent in nZo.
7 Rock N Roll Express Experienced Most Of Their Success In The NWA
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2017
Last Match
- Rock n Roll Express & John Skyler defeated Hated Worldwide
Despite having only two brief stints in WWE, the Rock N Roll Express was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017 by their rival turned manager Jim Cornette. The duo, made up of Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton, held various tag team titles in their day including multiple runs with the Smoky Mountain Tag Team Titles and the NWA World Tag Team Titles, both of which they defended at WWE shows in the 1990s.
In 2019, the duo made their debut on an episode of AEW Dynamite but didn't have a match for the promotion. The duo continue to wrestle on the independent circuit including a recent match for a promotion called Tarheel Championship Wrestling where they teamed with a wrestler named John Skyler to take on Angel Angels, Cruze Bittle, and Sammy Love.
6 Bushwhacker Luke Is The Sole Remaining Bushwhacker
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2015
Last Match
- Bushwhacker Luke, Diego Cruz & Lor Diaz defeated The Sigma Males
The Bushwhackers were a pair of wrestlers from New Zealand who formed a popular team in WWE during the late 80s and early 90s. Made up of Butch and Luke, the two would entertain the crowds with their unusual antics. Unfortunately, Butch passed away in 2023, leaving Luke by himself. Despite Luke being in his mid-70s, he recently wrestled for Maryland Championship wrestling in a 6-man tag team match, coming out victorious against a team called The Sigma Males.
5 Koko B Ware Is A Controversial Hall of Famer
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2009
Last Match
- Will Austin defeated Dante DVS, Alex Romero, Blake Banks, Cody James, Corey McHenry, Damien Tyler, Dave West, Devin August, DOJ, J-City, Jack Monahan, James Creed, Jay Leo, Johnny Kaoz, JPH, Kid Lat, Koa Laxamana, Lennox Leone, Leo LeFlare, Lucious Ironside, Matt Creed, Matt Dewar, Mike Peterson, Monster 747, Mugsy James, Natan Nile, Noriega, Onyx Andretti, Santana Starks, Sebastian Cage, Sweet Brown Sugar, Tom Heisman, Tully Bertorelli, Vince Steele, VIP, VJ Price, Wade Evans, Will Dolla, & X-Calibur
Koko B Ware is probably one of the most controversial wrestlers inducted into the Hall of Fame, and likely the only one to be controversial due to his induction. Despite being well-liked, Ware didn't have a career that many would say justified an induction into the Hall of Fame as he predominantly worked as an enhancement talent for the WWE. Ware was induced ahead of legitimate WWE legends like Ted DiBiase, Yokozuna, and Bruno Sammartino.
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Despite being in his mid-60s, Ware wrestled for the first time in 4 years at a wrestling event called Square Circle Megastars in the 40-wrestler Mega Rumble, competing as Sweet Brown Sugar, a gimmick he previously used in the 80s while wrestling for the Continental Wrestling Association.
4 Memphis Legend Jerry Lawler Is Still Active
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2007
Last Match
- Jerry Lawler defeated The Beer City Bruiser
It would almost be fair for most wrestling fans to assume that Jerry Lawler had retired from in-ring action. Not only is Lawler in his 70s, but the Memphis legend suffered a heart attack while performing commentary on an episode of Raw in 2012. Lawler returned to wrestling less than a year later at an independent show, and even now, over 10 years later continues to wrestle. Lawler's most recent match came at a show for America's Most Liked Wrestling Promotion where he defeated the Beer City Bruiser. Other wrestlers that appeared on the show include AEW's Julia Hart, CW Anderson, and George South.
3 Bob Orton Jr. Has Wrestled More Recently Than Randy
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2005
Last Match
- The LA Hustlers defeated Bob Orton & Flash Flanagan
Bob Orton Jr is the son of former WWE wrestler Bob Orton Sr and father of current WWE wrestler Randy Orton. Orton is best known for his runs with WWE in the 1980s, including his part at the first-ever WrestleMania as the cornerman for Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff. Orton would later become involved in his son's feud with the Undertaker in 2005 shortly after he was announced as an inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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Not only does Orton continue to wrestle, despite being in his 70s, but he also won the SICW Tag Team titles with Tony Atlas earlier this year. Orton and his new partner Flash Flannagan would lose the titles later in the year back to a tag team called the LA Hustlers.
2 Former Intercontinental Champion, Tito Santana, Is Still A Global Active Wrestler
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2004
Last Match
- Super Comando, Tito Santana & Ivan Rokov defeated La Pandemia
While most of the wrestlers on the list continue to ply their trade in the United States, former Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion Tito Santana has returned to wrestling in Mexico and has seemingly been forgotten by WWE fans. So far in 2023, Santana wrestled for Promociones Cantu, IWRG, and AAA in multi-man matches, coming out as the closed in 2 out of the three bouts. In 2022, Santana wrestled his last singles match for Battle Championship Wrestling, an Australian promotion based out of Melbourne, where he defeated a wrestler called This Guy in the main event.
1 Tatsumi Fujinami Still Wrestles In NJPW, Despite Leaving The Promotion In 2006
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: 2015
Last Match
- Ayato Yoshida, Jun Kasai & Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Daisuke Sekimoto, Kazusada Higuchi & Tatsumi Fujinami
The name Tatsumi Fujinami would be unfamiliar to most wrestling fans who only watched North American wrestling, but Fujinami is a legend in Japan. Fujinami has spent most of his in-ring career wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling after being trained by Antonio Inoki and Karl Gotch. Fujinami left NJPW in 2006 after giving the promotion the choice between keeping him or another Japanese wrestling legend, Riki Choshu.
Since 2006, Fujinami has wrestled for a variety of Japanese promotions including All Japan Pro Wrestling, Zero1, and Dragon Gate, he has even returned to NJPW for occasional matches. Fujinami continues to be active, wrestling several times a month despite being 69 years old.
