Who are the longest-serving WWE superstars?

• World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is home to many talents, such as Seth Rollins, John Cena and Roman Reigns. 
• Legendary wrestlers like The Rock, Dave Bautista and Kane used WWE to get the boost they needed in Hollywood.
• Randy Orton is the longest-serving WWE superstar as of 2022.

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is home to many talents, but which superstars are the longest-serving in the promotion?

Legendary wrestlers like The Rock, Dave Bautista and Kane used WWE to get the boost they needed in Hollywood.

On the contrary, other superstars like Seth Rollins, Randy Orton and Kofi Kingston have opted to continue entertaining fans in the ring.

Here, we will discuss the top ten longest-serving WWE superstars from 10-1 as of 2022. Note that some superstars are not on the list because they all spent time away from the promotion at different points before returning.

Superstars like John Cena, Edge, Rey Mysterio and Brock Lesnar did not make our list because of taking breaks from the promotion.

10. Naomi

Naomi. Photo/ Bleacher Report.

Trinity Fatu, popularly known as Naomi, is one of the longest-serving WWE superstars as of 2022. She signed with Vince McMahon’s promotion in 2009 and joined the developmental territory in Florida.

She made her WWE main roster debut on Raw alongside Cameron as a Funkadactyl on January 9, 2012.

Naomi has had her own share of success in WWE, winning three titles, including SmackDown Women’s Championship in 2017.

9. Big E 

Just like Naomi, Big E signed with WWE in 2009. The 36-year-old is a decorated wrestler as part of The New Day, which also has Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston.

He was the WWE champion earlier this year but is currently inactive due to an injury on the neck.

8. The Usos 

The Usos are a tag team consisting of identical twin brothers, Jimmy Uso and Jay Uso. The Usos, who joined WWE in 2009, are widely regarded as one of the greatest tag teams in history.

The tag team made their WWE debut in 2010 after training at Florida Championship Wrestling, where they had been assigned.

7. R-Truth 

Ronnie Aaron Killings, popularly known as R-Truth, is among the longest-serving WWE superstars. Ronnie first worked with WWE between 1998 and 2002, when the promotion was still known as WWF.

He returned to WWE in 2008 and began using the name R-Truth.

6. Sheamus

Sheamus. Photo/ Fightful.

Sheamus began his professional wrestling journey on the European independent circuit in the early 2000s. He signed with WWE in 2007 and has achieved great success. 

Sheamus, one of the longest-serving WWE superstars, is the first Irish world champion in WWE history.

5. Natalya 

Natalya, a Canadian-American professional wrestler, signed with WWE in 2007. Over the years, she has achieved great success, winning the SmackDown Women’s Championships and Divas Championship.

Natalya is the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Jim Neidhart and a third-generation professional wrestler.

4. Kofi Kingston 

Kofi Kingston signed his first WWE contract in 2006. However, he had to wait for two more years before making his debut in the main roster.

Kofi Kingston is the first and only African-born world champion in WWE history. The 41-year-old has been a heroic character for almost the whole of his WWE career.

He is one of the longest-serving WWE superstars.

3. Dolph Ziggler 

Nicholas Theodore Nemeth, known by his ring name Dolph Ziggler, joined WWE in 2004. He wrestled at Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) for a short while before making his WWE debut in 2005.

Dolph Ziggler was sent back to OVW a few weeks later. He returned to WWE in 2008 and has since then won numerous titles.

2. The Miz 

Michael Gregory Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant between 2002 and 2006. He spoke about his love for professional wrestling when he was a cast member on MTV’s The Real World.

He signed with WWE in 2004 and waited for two years before making his debut on the main roster. Michael Mizanin began using the name The Miz after starting his wrestling career.

The Miz has achieved great success working in the leading wrestling promotion. He currently performs on the Raw brand.

1. Randy Orton

Randy Orton. Photo/ The SportsGrail.

Randy Orton, widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers, has been under contract with WWE since 2001. He is the longest-serving WWE superstar as of 2022.

Over the years, Randy Orton has been portrayed as a villain. Nevertheless, that has not stopped him from winning titles in the ring.

Orton became the youngest champion in WWE history when he was just 24. He has since won 20 championships in WWE.

The 42-year-old is currently inactive because of a back injury.