20 Years Of DX: Where Are They Now?

11. Hornswoggle

Hornswoggle's accompaniment of Triple H and Shawn Michaels represented the nadir of D-Generation-X's final days in 2009/2010.

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Despite fiercely protecting the gimmick in terms of who they let don the paraphernalia, perform the poses and spout the catchphrases, Hunter and Shawn inexplicably welcomed the former 'Little B*stard' into the fold in one last eye-rolling grasp at WWE's cheapest punchline.

It began when Hornswoggle was threatened with legal action after deciding to wear DX merchandise, but counter-charged with assault claims after Triple H had dropped with him a Pedigree. Settling out of (little people's) court, the trio mended fences by agreeing for the Leprechaun to be the pair's official 'mascot'.

The joke had already worn thin within weeks, especially when both Hunter and Shawn moved into serious programmes with Sheamus and The Undertaker respectively for WrestleMania 26. Remarkably, Hornswoggle stuck around for six more years in the company again usually working as a sidekick and mascot before getting released in 2016.

As 'Swoggle', he has recently turned up in TNA in a feud with Rockstar Spud after celebrating over a decade as a televised performer. Though his DX stint was largely forgettable, his extended tenure has made him arguably the most famous little person in the history of the wrestling industry.

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