Personal Information
Full Name | Dylan Mark Postl |
Date of Birth | May 29, 1986 |
Nationality | American |
Height | 4 ft 5 in (1.35 m) |
Family | Ken Anderson (Trained by), Landon Postl (Children) |
Hornswoggle: A Brief Biography
Dylan Mark Postl is an American wrestler and actor currently working on the independent circuit. He is best known for his work with WWE as Hornswoggle. He is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
Professional Wrestling Career
WWE (2006-2016)
Ruthless Aggression (2006-2009)
Prior to signing with WWE, Postl worked on the independent scene for around two years. After signing with the company, he was renamed to Hornswoggle. In 2006, he made his SmackDown debut and aligned himself with Finlay. We often saw Hornswoggle teaming up with Finlay in tag team and handicap matches.
At The Great American Bash, Hornswoggle defeated Jamie Noble to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. In November, he starred in a storyline with Vince McMahon, who was searching for his illegitimate son. The storyline concluded when Finlay faced JBL. At WrestleMania XXIV, JBL defeated Finlay.
After spending two years as a team with Finlay, they drafted Hornswoggle to RAW and Finlay went to SmackDown. Hornswoggle began feuding with Chavo Gurrero, which he won. Hornswoggle became an honorary member of DX before being thrown out of the group by Triple H and Shawn Michaels.
PG Era (2010-2016)
Hornswoggle spent most of his time in various gimmicky and multi-man tag team matches. Hornswoggle was revealed as The Anonymous RAW General Manager by Santino Marella. He played a romantic interest to AJ Lee during her days in NXT. He joined 3MB and feuded with El Torito. At TLC, he lost a WeeLC match to El Torito. After a year of inactivity with the company, they released Hornswoggle from his contract.
Independent and Sporadic Appearances (2016-Present)
Postl is known as one of the most famous little men in the wrestling business. He was made several sporadic appearances on promotions such as WWE, TNA, AEW, and ROH in recent years.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Russian Prisoner |
2014 | Leprechaun: Origins | Tuatha Dé Danann/Leprechaun |
Championships and Accomplishments
Championship | Number of Times |
ACW Tag Team Championship | 1 |
BLP Tag Team Championship | 1 |
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship | 2 |
GLCW Heavyweight Championship | 1 |
NWA Wisconsin X Division Championship | 1 |
SSW Tag Team Championship | 1 |
WPW Tag Team Championships | 1 |
WWE Cruiserweight Championship | 1 |