Seniority - the List

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On Raw, I was quite amused at Triple H talking about the wrestler who disrespected Shawn Michaels. So I got to thinking, who has the most seniority out there in the WWE Lockerroom? Let's assume that Seniority is determined by amount of time in the E (time in the E is determined by their first real appearance and will count years spent out of the company bc of injury, brand change, etc.).

By using the current Raw, SD and ECW profiles on WWE.com and by trying to research wrestler histories, here is a list from longest tenure to just starting out that may answer some seniority questions:

roddy Piper (24 years)
Jim Duggan (20 years)
Shawn Michaels (20 years)
Undertaker (17 years)
Ric Flair (16 years)
Viscera (14 years)
Jerry lawler (14 years)
Jim Ross (14 years)
Kane (14 years)
hardcore Holly (13 years)
Balls Mahoney (12 years)
JBL (12 years)
Stone Cold (12 years)
Triple H (12 years)
mark henry (11 years)
Rob Van Dam (10 years)
Jeff hardy (10 years)
Michael Cole (10 years)
Funaki (9 years)
Matt Hardy (9 years)
Shane McMahon (9 years)
Edge (9 years)
Teddy Long (9 years)
Val Venis (9 years)
William Regal (9 years)
stevie Richards (8 years)
Lilian Garcia (8 years)
Victoria (7 years)
Tazz (7 years)
Jonathan Coachman (7 years)
Torrie Wilson (6 years)
Brian Kendrick (6 years)
Queen Sharmell (6 years)
King Booker (6 years)
Chavo Guerrero (6 years)
Randy Orton (6 years)
Gregory Helms (6 years)
Tommy Dreamer (6 years)
Shannon Moore (6 years)
John Cena (5 years)
Shelton Benjamin (5 years)
Charlie Haas (5 years)
Jamie Noble (5 years)
Umaga (5 years)
Batista (5 years)
Nunzio (5 years)
Rey Mysterio (5 years)
Lance Cade (4 Years)
Paul London (4 years)
Jimmy Wang Yang (4 years)
Kenny Dykstra (4 years, 21 years old)
Candice (3 years)
The Miz (3 years)
Todd Grisham (3 years)
melina (3 years)
Carlito (3 years)
Daivari (3 years, 23 years old)
Maria (3 years)
Snitsky (3 years)
Eugene (3 years)
Michelle McCool (3 years)
Finlay (3 years)
Johnny Nitro (3 years)
Kevin Thorn (3 years)
Mickie james (2 years)
Trevor Murdoch (2 years)
Mr. kennedy (2 years)
Bobby Lashley (2 years)
Jillian (2 years)
Ashley (2 years)
Joey Styles (2 years)
Kristal (2 years)
Sandman (2 years)
Super Crazy (2 years)
Boogeyman (2 years)
Mike Knox (2 years)
Matt Striker (2 years)
Chris Masters (2 years, 24 years old)
Vickie Guerrero (2 years)
Armando Estrada (1 year)
CM Punk (1 year)
Dave Taylor (1 year)
the Great Khali (1 year)
Kelly Kelly (1 year ,20 years old)
Hornswoggle (1 year)
Layla (1 year)
Elijah Burke (1 year)
robbie mcAllister (Over a year)
Rory McAllister (over a Year)
Santino Marella (Less than a year)
JTG (Less than a year)
Shad (less than a year)
MVP (less than a year)
Brooke (less than a year)
Maryse (less than a year)
marcus Cor Von (6 months)
Deuce (6 months)
Domino (6 months)
Cherry (6 months)
The Majors (1 month)

So Accordingly to this list:
RVD is still on the active roster?
Mike Knox is still around?
The Highlanders are still around?
Where is Estrada?
Balls was around in 95 as Xanta Claus and is probably the biggest shock
Viscera is the 6th longest tenured wrestler on the active roster
Michael Cole and Funaki should have more pull than Edge
Lillian is the longest reigning diva
Coachman has more pull than RKO
Shannon moore has more pull than Cena
Kenny Dykstra started in the WWE ring at 17 during a White Boy Challenge
Todd Grisham owns half the ecw roster including Nitro and even rules over Finlay
Mr. Kennedy answers to Michelle McCool
The Majors have a long way to go

well please take this as something fun and offer some conclusions you have made as well

[edgehead]

Val Venis has been in WWF/E for 9 years!?!?!?!!? I'm getting old...

[HadesGigas]

I don't get why you'd count time not in the company. If that's the case why don't you just count total years in the business?

Hell, Kane's been around for 14 years. Yeah...

[edgehead]

Kane has been around for 14 years!?!?!?!


































I think I just spotted a gray hair on my head.

[Insomniac]

hadesgigas said:

I don't get why you'd count time not in the company. If that's the case why don't you just count total years in the business?

I agree, I was surprised to see Balls on there with 12 years.

[mysterydriver]

Viscera is 6th in senority? Daggone.

The World's Largest Love Machine has staying power!

[HadesGigas]

Vis's actual time with the WWE is more like 9 years, in three stints.

If it was experience in all places, Flair would DEFINITELY top the list. He was main eventing almost around the time Taker was sucking on a baby bottle.

[onetime]

this took some time to create so i really didnt want to go into total years in wwe and have to do all the math......plus then we wouldnt have such a good start to the thread


sorry to upset but anyone is free to come up with total number of wwe years only

[Slightly Unshaven]

JR has definately been around longer than Kane. JR was there when they had the Undertaker vs Undertaker match. I saw it recently and he was announcing in it and i'm pretty sure it was before Kane was around

[HadesGigas]

Kane was supposedly the Black Knight at Survivor Series 93. So if this is true, JR would only have 8 months on Kane by this kind of measurement.

[EvilMasterBetty, Esq.]

gmanquik said:

If it was experience in all places, Flair would DEFINITELY top the list. He was main eventing almost around the time Taker was sucking on a baby bottle.

Flair's not that old, and Taker's in his 40's. You could have said Cena or even HHH though.

[They call me Dr. T!!]

How is it that Jeff Hardy has one more year on Matt when they performed on their first card on the same day? Hell, on that show Matt made it on TV while Jeff did not.

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drtompki said:

How is it that Jeff Hardy has one more year on Matt when they performed on their first card on the same day? Hell, on that show Matt made it on TV while Jeff did not.

Fought RVD in a match on Raw in 97.....on the one of a kind dvd

[They call me Dr. T!!]

onetime said:

drtompki said:

How is it that Jeff Hardy has one more year on Matt when they performed on their first card on the same day? Hell, on that show Matt made it on TV while Jeff did not.

Fought RVD in a match on Raw in 97.....on the one of a kind dvd

Both of them were on WWF TV before that point. I am pretty sure Jeff wasn't even 18 when they started making appearances.

[HadesGigas]

July 10, 1995 - WWF RAW: Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Matt Hardy..

Jeff also wrestled that year, I'm fairly certain.

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so it's safe to say then that the hardy's are the longest tenured tag team

[HadesGigas]

Longest that started in WWE as a tag team and still are kinda sorta a tag team today.

Technically Kane & Undertaker were there longer, but only teamed for a short period, then had a brief reunion recently.