5 shortest current RAW Superstars

The world of pro wrestling has a wide variety of wrestlers, from agile smaller wrestlers, to hulking beasts who can tear down opponents in a matter of a few moves.

WWE, though, have always preferred taller, stronger men who use their force and might to get over with the audience. It is no secret that Vince McMahon, the WWE's chairman, loves his wrestlers to be big and strong.

From Andre The Giant to Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, to modern WWE Superstars like Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Braun Strowman, the head honcho of the most popular pro wrestling promotion has always pushed and put titles on wrestlers who are big.

But that seems to have changed over the last decade or so, as smaller wrestlers are pushed to the top, going on to hold the most coveted titles on WWE television. This could be because of the audience wanting something different, or pro wrestling as an industry evolving.

Here, we take a look at the 5 shortest current RAW Superstars (billed height). (This list does not include 2015 Live Superstars)

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#5 Finn Balor - 5'11"

Standing at 5'11", Finn Balor is one of the few WWE Superstars on RAW who is below the 6-foot mark to be at the top of the WWE card.

Few Superstars have taken to the WWE's main roster and won over fans as quickly as Balor has. Following a two-year stint at NXT, Balor moved to the main roster and RAW in 2016, and then went on to become the inaugural Universal champion, when he defeated Seth Rollins.

Balor is an incredibly athletic and gifted pro wrestler, who is known for his quickness and high-flying moves. One of the most popular WWE Superstars, Balor's short height allows him to move around the ring quickly and perform suicide dives and sentons with ease.

Fans have been clamouring for WWE to push the Irishman to the top, but it remains to be seen if he will get an opportunity considering how it is dominated by big men like Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar.

#4 Dash Wilder - 5'11" & #3 Scott Dawson - 5'10"

The Revival won the NXT Tag Team championship belts twice

The tag team of Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson, named The Revival, were hugely successful on NXT, since joining the developmental brand in 2014 under the name The Mechanics.

The 5'11" Wilder and 5'10" Dawson won the NXT Tag Team championship belts twice, first winning it in November 2015 after defeating Aiden English and Simon Gotch, The Vaudevillains, and then losing it to American Alpha, the tag team of Chad Gable and Jason Jordan, but winning it back soon again to hold the NXT Tag Team championship belts for the second time.

They had brilliant rivalries with American Alpha, and #DIY, the team of Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano.

The Revival got their main roster call-up in 2017, but haven't had much success on RAW and hit the heights they did in NXT.

#2 Rhyno - 5'10"

Rhyno won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship belt with Heath Slater once

The forgotten man on RAW, Rhyno, who stands at 5'10", has had a great career, first making his name in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in the late 90's, and then later with WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

He returned to the WWE in 2015 and featured on NXT before moving to SmackDown and teaming up with Heath Slater, and even going on to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship belts.

The former Hardcore and United States champion was one of the pioneers of hardcore pro wrestling at ECW, and later in the WWE. Don't be fooled by his stocky build, Rhyno was a powerhouse that could rip apart opponents in his prime.

Rhyno hasn't had much main roster action lately as he has featured mostly on WWE's Main Event show in 2018.

#1 Chad Gable - 5'8"

Chad Gable

Chad Gable is probably one of the most gifted wrestlers in the WWE, having been a prolific amateur wrestler, even competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Like the other Superstars on this list, the 5'8" Gable was at NXT before making his move to the main roster, where he was a part of a successful tag team, American Alpha, alongside Jason Jordan.

The duo won NXT Tag Team Championship title once, and then went on to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, before Jordan's move to RAW disbanded the team. Gable has been praised for his great skills on the mat, and has shown time and again his amateur wrestling pedigree.

Gable has also not had a great run on the main roster recently, and is now in a tag team with Bobby Roode on RAW, where he moved to in the 2018 Superstar Shake-Up.