Life Is Short & So Am I

Heart, determination, and triumphThis is the story of a boy who fell in love with wrestling before he was able to walk. Born with achondroplasia, a condition that causes disproportionate dwarfism, Dylan Postl had endured multiple surgeries by the age of 12. And yet, he held on to the dream that he would one day become a professional wrestler. Ignoring the naysayers and against doctors’ recommendations, Postl began training in his teens, and he soon began appearing on local independent shows. Before he turned 20, he was signed by WWE to play the role of Irish grappler Finlay’s feisty sidekick, Hornswoggle, and remained a fixture in the company for a full decade. While most of Postl’s adult life has been spent in the wild world of the wrestling industry, his is more than a story of a little person’s journey through a world of giants; it’s a memoir of elation and anguish, triumph and disappointment, and of how an endlessly positive outlook combined with the unwavering support of family and friends helped a long shot become a success in his industry and a loving, responsible father. Send media copies to wrestling list.Pitch profiles, excerpts, and interviews to general interest, wrestling, and entertainment publications (People, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, ESPN the Magazine, Newsweek, CBS Sports, SportsBusiness, Pro Wrestling Illustrated, etc.).Pitch interviews to wrestling podcasts (Talk is Jericho, Busted Open Radio, Jobbing Out, PWTorch, OWW, 6:05 Superpodcast, etc.).Promote book surrounding Summer Slam (Summer Slam 2019 is in Toronto Aug. 10–13) and other major wrestling events. Short DescriptionLong-time wrestler Dylan Postl opens up about the challenges of making it in the wrestling industry while living with achondroplasia. Informed by over a decade in the ring, Postl’s stories include many popular and beloved WWE superstars.Sales and Market BulletsDylan Postl has 616K followers across social channels.Postl is one of the most recognizable figures in wrestling: he wrestled for WWE for over a decade and now wrestles for a number of independent promotions worldwide.Postle has been an active wrestler since 2006.Author Dylan Postl brings a unique and authoritative perspective to the challenges that come from making a career in professional wrestling while living with dwarfism and this book will appeal to those who live with dwarfism (an estimated 90K people worldwide).Publishing Diverse VoicesDisabilityAudienceFans of Dylan Postl (Twitter: 616K).WWE Fans (Twitter: 10.3M | Instagram: 16.2M | Facebook: 39M | YouTube: 38M).Those who live with dwarfism (30K in the U.S. and 60K worldwide).Readers of ECW’s wrestling titles.