| Short Sleeve Sampson | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Short Sleeve Sampson Sleeve Sampson Mini-Taker Mini-Angle Pocket Rocket' |
| Height | 4 ft 2 in (1.27 m)[1] |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg)[1] |
| Born | 1973[2] Warwick, Rhode Island[2] |
| Resides | Providence, Rhode Island[1] |
| Trained by | Ali Muhamad Kyle Storm |
| Debut | 1999[1] |
Dan DiLucchio (born 1973) is an American Midget professional wrestler best known by his ring name Short Sleeve Sampson. Sampson currently works on the independent circuit, mainly for Micro Wrestling Federation, and TNT Pro Wrestling. He has also occasionally made appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.
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DiLucchio appeared in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in promos on two occasions as miniature versions of larger wrestlers. In 2003, he appeared as Mini-Angle, performing a Kurt Angle-style ankle lock on Angle, who was posing as John Cena.[1][2] The following year, he appeared as Mini-Taker and was tombstoned by JBL before then being attacked by the real Undertaker.[1][2]
Outside of the comic promos, DiLucchio competed in SmackDown!'s Juniors Division in 2005; participating in the first ever Juniors match against Pitbull Patterson.[1] He also made an appearance on Raw as Pocket Rocket, the one night only tag team partner for The Heart Throbs in a match against Viscera and his mini version partner.[1]
in 2009, On the November 23, edition of WWE Raw He was seen serving DX the Lawsuit papers from Hornswoggle.
DiLucchio also stars on the TruTv.[2] original series Hulk Hogan[2]'s Micro Championship Wrestling.[2]
DiLucchio is also employed by the Micro Wrestling Federation, where he has held the MWF Championship one time. In addition, he is a writer for Ward-Hedber Entertainment.[2] In the company, he also appears as a fan favorite.[2]