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Profile of Bob Howard on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Bob Howard  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 29th January 1963
   
Place of Birth: Mobile, Alabama, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Robert Howard
Statistics
Stage names Sparky Plugg
Bodacious Bob
"Hollywood" Bob Holly
Hardcore Holly
"The Alabama Slamma"
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 234lbs (106 kg)
Born January 29, 1963
Hometown Talladega, Alabama
Trained by Rip Tyler
Debut 1990

Robert William Howard (born January 29, 1963) best known as Bob "Hardcore" Holly is an American professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand. Bob has been credited as the hot-tempered "Hardcore King."

World Wrestling Entertainment

Bob "Hardcore" Holly has been a WWE wrestler for over 10 years and is currently one of the longest tenured wrestlers on the WWE roster.

Holly's original gimmick was that of a race car driver, under the stage name Thurman "Sparky" Plug and later "Spark Plug" Bob Holly.

In April of 1995 in a Wrestling Challenge, Holly defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the Intercontinental Title. However, Jarrett's foot was on the rope during the 3 count and the IC title was declared vacant. Jeff Jarrett defeated Holly in a rematch to recapture the Intercontinental Championship.

Several years after his failed attempt to capture the Intercontinental Title, Holly entered the race for the WWE's new Hardcore Title. Under the new nickname Hardcore Holly, he became a force in the newly established Hardcore division of WWF. As part of his new gimmick, he formed an alliance/rivalry with The Big Show, a real Super Heavyweight embarrassed by Holly's delusions of grandeur. He was then teamed up with on his on-screen cousin, the late Crash Holly and at one point the Holly cousins even managed to capture the WWF Tag Team Championships. In 2000, another on-screen "cousin" Molly Holly was introduced.

Holly's career was almost ended in mid-2002 after he suffered a broken neck during a match against Brock Lesnar. Lesnar had powerbombed Holly neck-first right onto the mat. He had a 13 month hiatus from wrestling after surgery.

Holly returned to get payback on Lesnar, challenging him for WWE Championship at the 2004 Royal Rumble. To prove he could take down Brock, Holly defeated the Big Show in a Street Fight. At the rumble, Brock retained his title.

He formed a short-lived tag team with Charlie Haas in the hunt for the WWE Tag-Team Championship gold until Haas was released by WWE on the July 5, 2005.

In July 2005, Holly opened the Bob Holly Academy, a professional wrestling school in Mobile.

Holly next went into singles compition trying to aquire the United States Championship from Champion Orlando Jordan, after being defeated twice by Jordan (through cheating tactics), Holly finally managed to pick up a win (but not the title) over Jordan via DQ on WWE Velocity which aired on August 6, 2005.

In September 2005, Holly began a feud with the metrosexual Sylvan, addressing him by the sobriquets "Sylvester" and "Sylvia".

Reputation

Holly has gained something of a reputation as a bully following unstaged incidents such as his brutal treatment of Tough Enough III contestant Matt Cappotelli and his vindictive attack on the face of René Duprée during a match as punishment for a traffic incident. Some believe him to be a real life "enforcer" used by Vince McMahon to punish poor behaviour on the part of young wrestlers. While some smarks were highly critical of Holly's actions, others defended his actions as the typical means of conflict resolution within the wrestling industry, which is not unionized and poorly regulated, and therefore lacks conventional mechanisms for addressing grievances.

Personal life

Howard was rumored to have once been married to WWE Diva Cathy "Barbara Bush" Dingman, but no facts have ever been found to back up that story.

Howard is married to Sandra now and they reside together in Mobile.

In wrestling

Previous manager(s)

  • Jim Cornette
  • Christy Hemme
  • Stacy Keibler

Quotes

  • "Nut up or shut up!"
  • "How do you like me now?"

Movies

  • Operation Sandman (2000) as Sturner

Finishing and signature moves

  • Alabama Slam
  • Hollycaust (Sitout suplex slam)
  • Standing dropkick
  • Top rope flying clothesline
  • Full nelson neckbreaker
  • Diving leg drop
  • Kick to the midsection of a rope-hung opponent

Championships and accomplishments

World Wrestling Entertainment

  • 2-Time WWF World Tag-Team Champion with The 1-2-3 Kid, and Crash Holly
  • 6-Time WWF Hardcore Champion

National Wrestling Alliance

  • 1-Time NWA World Tag-Team Champion (with Bart Gunn as the Midnight Express)

World Wrestling Organization

  • 1-Time WWO Tag-Team Champion (with Ron Starr)
  • 1-Time WWO United States Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

  • PWI ranked him 391 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
(WWE) World Tag Team Championship
Preceded by:
vacant
First reign (with The 1-2-3 Kid) Succeded by:
Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn
Preceded by:
The Rock and Mankind
Second reign (with Crash Holly) Succeded by:
Al Snow and Mankind
WWE Hardcore Championship
Preceded by:
The Road Dogg
First reign Succeded by:
Billy Gunn
Preceded by:
Billy Gunn
Second reign Succeded by:
Al Snow
Preceded by:
Crash Holly
Third reign Succeded by:
Crash Holly
Preceded by:
Raven
Fourth reign Succeded by:
Raven
Preceded by:
Raven
Fifth reign Succeded by:
Raven
Preceded by:
Raven
Sixth reign Succeded by:
Al Snow


Job titles

WWE Tough Enough 2 Trainer

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