5 Shortest wrestlers in WWE history

Many tall wrestlers have been part of the WWE, some of them even stand 7 feet tall. Wrestlers like Omos, Shanky, King Corbin, and Drew McIntyre feature the list of tall fighters. But there have been some wrestlers in the past with gigantic height and physique like Great Khali, Big Show, and Andre the Giant.

The taller a WWE Superstar is, the more powerful he looks and makes a big name for himself in the company. Although some wrestlers with short stature have also made a big name in WWE.

Here are the five shortest wrestlers in WWE history :

1. Hornswoggle - 4 feet 5 inches

Hornswoggle is a well-known name in WWE, he was first seen in the year 2007 with WWE Superstar Finley, he always used to help Finley in tough situations. His action and reactions were loved by the fans and he entertained the WWE universe for a very long period.

Despite Finley’s departure from WWE, the company decided to keep him and gave him some comedy storylines, he entertained WWE fans whenever he got any chance. He became one of the leading faces of WWE when it comes to entertainment. He was once involved in a feud with The Great Khali as well.

Although the height of this wrestler is only 4 feet 5 inches, despite his small stature, he has made a big name for himself in the world. He left WWE in the year 2016, but even now he is occasionally seen in WWE as a special guest.

2. El Torito - 4 feet 5 inches

El Torito's real name is Mascara Doranda and his height is 4 feet 5 inches. He was seen in the ring wearing a two-horned mask. We got to see this wrestler in WWE from 2013 to 2016. This short-stature wrestler used to play the role of their manager with the Los Matadores team.

Many times he helped his teammates with his skills in the ring. WWE also used him mostly for entertainment purposes. El Torito had once been in a feud with Hornswoggle who is similar to his size during his career, feuds between these two individuals were greatly enjoyed by the fans. After his release from WWE, El Torito is working as an independent wrestler.

3. Rey Mysterio – 5 feet 6 inches

Despite only being 5 feet 6 inches tall, Rey Mysterio is considered as one of the best wrestlers in WWE history. His real name is Oscar Gutierrez Rubio. The veteran started his WWE career in the year 2002 and has been spreading his wings in the company till now.

He disappeared from WWE for some time in 2015 but made a comeback in 2019. He is known for his superb agility and acrobatics. Despite his small stature, he has humiliated the likes of Big Show, Kane, and CM Punk. Rey Mysterio has won the World Heavyweight Championship twice, the Intercontinental Championship once and the WWE Championship once in his WWE career.

He is also a 4 time Tag Team Champion and has been a SmackDown Tag Team Champion once with his son. He also became the Royal Rumble winner of the year 2006, the special thing was that he came first in that Royal Rumble.

4. Sincara - 5 feet 7 inches

Sincara idolizes Rey Mysterio and fights in the ring with a mask on his face. However, Sincara never did justice to his talent and his WWE career has not been anything special. Sincara also has excellent agility like Rey Mysterio and his height is 5 feet 7 inches.

Fans also like the style of his entrance to the ring. He has been associated with WWE since 2009. However, he got a chance in the main roster in the year 2011. On numerous occasions, he failed to impress the fans much, due to which Vince McMahon also stopped pushing him.

He became the WWE Tag Team Champion only once in his WWE career. Apart from this, there was no special achievement to his name.

5. Eddie Guerrero - 5 feet 8 inches

Eddie Guerrero had a great WWE career. He stepped into the WWE industry in 2002 (then called WWF). Although he went to New Japan Pro Wrestling after a year but returned in 2002 to WWE and clinched many great achievements to his name. During his career, he defeated legendary superstars Brock Lesnar in the year 2004 for the WWE Championship.

Eddie Guerrero won the WWE Championship once, the United States Championship once, and the Tag Team Championship four times. He successfully made a big name in his short career.

However, a piece of very bad news came for the fans in November 2005 as this legendary wrestler was found dead in his hotel room. A few days later it was found that he died due to a heart failure. He was also amongst the short wrestlers of WWE and stood only 5 feet 8 inches tall.