Bob Holly
American professional wrestler and actor
Robert William "Bob" Howard (born January 29, 1963), better known by his ring names Bob Holly and Hardcore Holly, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his 15-year job he had with the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.
Bob Holly | |
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Born | Glendale, California | January 29, 1963
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Bob Howard Thurman "Sparky" Plugg Spark Plugg Bob Holly Bombastic Bob Holly Hardcore Holly |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) |
Billed from | Mobile, Alabama |
Trained by | Rip Tyler |
Debut | 1987 |
While in WWF/E, Holly has held the WWF/E Hardcore Championship six times, the WWF/E Tag Team Championship three times (with the 1-2-3 Kid, Crash Holly and Cody Rhodes), and the NWA World Tag Team Championship once with Bart Gunn.
Championships and accomplishments
change- Kamikaze Pro
- Kamikaze Pro Championship (1 time)[1]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Under the Lights
- UTL Lights Out Championship (1 time)[4]
- World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bodacious Bart[5]
- WWF Hardcore Championship (6 times)[6]<ref|"History of the WWE Hardcore Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved October 28, 2007.</ref>
- WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with The 1–2–3 Kid (1), Crash Holly (1) and Cody Rhodes (1)[7][8][9]
- WWF World Tag Team Championship Tournament (1995) – with The 1-2-3 Kid
- World Wrestling Organization
References
change- ↑ "Kamikaze Pro". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ↑ "PWI 500 2000". The Turnbuckle Post. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
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- ↑ "Under The Lights Entertainment". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ↑ "NWA World Tag Team Title History". Solie.org. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
- ↑ "Hardcore Holly's Title History". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ↑ "History of the World Tag Team Championship – 1–2–3 Kid & Bob Holly tag titles". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
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Other websites
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