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** "...and then I beat everybody!"
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* OneSceneWonder: He made one appearance in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] to help Wrestling/JamesStorm and Magnus defeat Wrestling/AcesAndEights.

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* OneSceneWonder: He made one appearance in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] to help Wrestling/JamesStorm and Magnus defeat Wrestling/AcesAndEights.Wrestling/{{Aces And Eights|Wrestlers}}.
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* MandelaEffect: While Bob Holly did win the Intercontinental Championship from Wrestling/JeffJarrett, as many fans in attendance remembered, the win was planned in advance for the storyline to set up a controversial rematch at the following pay-per-view show. This is why that one IC title win is never acknowledged in WWE canon, even if fans remember Holly winning it.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Holly was notoriously harsh on rookies. Stories include him outright assaulting a Tough Enough contestant and taking part in the burial of Daniel Puder's career live on the Royal Rumble alongside Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Holly was notoriously harsh on rookies. Stories include him outright assaulting a Tough Enough contestant and taking part in the burial of Daniel Puder's Wrestling/DanielPuder's career live on the Royal Rumble alongside Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit.
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** "Bobcore Holly" until he proved [[TookALevelInBadass he really is hardcore]]; "Baldcore Holly", thanks to Wrestling/ChrisJericho.
** After he started using "How do you like me now?" as a CatchPhrase, [[http://slashwrestling.com CRZ of slashwrestling.com]] started calling him "Music/KoolMoeDee".[[note]]CRZ regularly came up with nicknames, both complimentary or insulting, for wrestlers.[[/note]]

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* {{Jerkass}}: Holly was notoriously harsh on rookies. Stories include him angrily banning Wrestling/TheMiz from the locker room, outright assaulting a Tough Enough contestant and taking part in the burial of Daniel Puder's career live on the Royal Rumble alongside Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Holly was notoriously harsh on rookies. Stories include him angrily banning Wrestling/TheMiz from the locker room, outright assaulting a Tough Enough contestant and taking part in the burial of Daniel Puder's career live on the Royal Rumble alongside Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit.Wrestling/ChrisBenoit.
* JerkassWoobie: Without condoning any of his JerkAss behavior towards rookies, it is possible for one to feel at least some empathy for Bob Holly, the man, once one reads through his book, ''The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story''. When young, he had a stepfather who, while not physically abusive, exploited him and his brother for cheap labor and made life very uncomfortable for them and his own biological father also didn't want to have anything to do with Holly until he achieved fame as a WWE star, further upsetting Holly that it had to take him becoming famous for his own father to want to be in his life. And there were a number of times in the book WWE management halted his pushes and never truly gave Holly his big break, demoralizing Holly to the point that he finally asked for his release in early 2009. And what's more, Holly was one of Chris Benoit's good friends. On the day Benoit tragically murdered his wife and son, he found out Holly was in town and begged him to come over but Holly wasn't able to, which can add at least some layer of sympathy for Holly that he was put in such a position where if he did go visit Chris, he would've either become a fourth victim in the murder suicide, or he could have at least been able to talk Benoit out of his madness and stop him from doing what he did, especially in light of the fact that Eddie was no longer there to be Benoit's moral anchor.

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**During his and Crash's "superheavyweight" gimmick in 1999, on the September 6th ''Raw'' they challenged [[Wrestling/MattHardy the]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardyz]] to get on the scale, calling them "Anorexic Andy" and [[Music/{{Carpenters}} "Karen Carpenter"]]. As tasteless as that was at the time, it looks even worse considering Matt's later weight problems.



* OneSceneWonder: He made one appearance in Wrestling/{{TNA}} to help Wrestling/JamesStorm and Magnus defeat Wrestling/AcesAndEights.

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* OneSceneWonder: He made one appearance in Wrestling/{{TNA}} [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] to help Wrestling/JamesStorm and Magnus defeat Wrestling/AcesAndEights.


* TrueNeutral: Perhaps one of the WWE's premiere examples of an out-and-out tweener.
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* HarsherInHindsight: His mistreatment of Matt Cappotelli at season 3 of ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough''. Cappotelli was later forced to retire due to a brain tumor which he was battling over the span of 12 years, finally passing away in 2018.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Most of Holly's negative reputation among fans comes from two incidents where he hurt Matt Cappotelli. The first was Holly busting him open 'the hard way' during training, the second was where Holly gave Cappotelli a concussion. The second time was an accident but since both incidents with the same rookie, who ended up leaving Ohio Valley due to health issues, happened so close to each other, fans began to believe the worst about all such reports involving Holly. No, not ''all'' of Cappotelli's health problems were caused by Holly, he also had brain cancer and returned to Ohio Valley after 1)the tumor was removed, and 2) WWE, who didn't renew his contract, were no longer involved. And a little research would show he was hardly the first or last trainer of a WWE farm league who went overboard.

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* NeverLiveItDown: Most of Holly's negative reputation among fans comes from two incidents where he hurt Matt Cappotelli. The first was Holly busting him open 'the hard way' during training, the second was where Holly gave Cappotelli a concussion. The second time was an accident but since both incidents with the same rookie, who ended up leaving Ohio Valley due to health issues, happened so close to each other, fans began to believe the worst about all such reports involving Holly. No, not ''all'' of Cappotelli's health problems were caused by Holly, he also had brain cancer and returned to Ohio Valley after 1)the tumor was removed, and 2) WWE, who didn't renew his contract, were no longer involved. And a little research would show he Holly was hardly the first or last trainer of a WWE farm league who went overboard.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Most of Holly's negative reputation among fans comes from two incidents where he hurt Matt Cappotelli. The first was Holly busting him open 'the hard way' during training, the second was where Holly gave Cappotelli a concussion. The second time was an accident but since both incidents with the same rookie, who ended up leaving Ohio Valley due to health issues, happened so close to each other, fans began to believe the worst about all such reports involving Holly. No, not ''all'' of Cappotelli's health problems were caused by Holly, he also had brain cancer and returned to Ohio Valley after 1)the tumor was removed, and 2) WWE, who didn't renew his contract, were no longer involved.

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* NeverLiveItDown: Most of Holly's negative reputation among fans comes from two incidents where he hurt Matt Cappotelli. The first was Holly busting him open 'the hard way' during training, the second was where Holly gave Cappotelli a concussion. The second time was an accident but since both incidents with the same rookie, who ended up leaving Ohio Valley due to health issues, happened so close to each other, fans began to believe the worst about all such reports involving Holly. No, not ''all'' of Cappotelli's health problems were caused by Holly, he also had brain cancer and returned to Ohio Valley after 1)the tumor was removed, and 2) WWE, who didn't renew his contract, were no longer involved. And a little research would show he was hardly the first or last trainer of a WWE farm league who went overboard.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Most of Holly's negative reputation among fans comes from two incidents where he hurt Matt Cappotelli. The first was Holly busting him open 'the hard way' during training, the second was where Holly gave Cappotelli a concussion. The second time was an accident but since both incidents with the same rookie, who ended up leaving Ohio Valley due to health issues, happened so close to each other, fans began to believe the worst about all such reports involving Holly. No, not ''all'' of Cappotelli's health problems were caused by Holly, he also had brain cancer and returned to Ohio Valley after 1)the tumor was removed, and 2) WWE, who didn't renew his contract, were no longer involved.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Holly was notoriously harsh on rookies. Stories include him angrily banning Wrestling/TheMiz from the locker room, outright assaulting a Tough Enough contestant and taking part in the burial of Daniel Puder's career live on the Royal Rumble alongside Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit.
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** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler:[[{{Unperson}} Chris who?]]]]) won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW Heavyweight Championship]] at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XX''.

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** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler:[[{{Unperson}} Chris who?]]]]) won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW World Heavyweight Championship]] at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XX''.

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* BaldOfAwesome: A man hardly ''needs'' hair to kick ass, yeah?



* InvincibleHero: His feud with Wrestling/BrockLesnar, what with running roughshod over a sizable portion of the ''[=SmackDown!=]'' roster, choking out Wrestling/TheBigShow with a chair, and putting fear into Brock Lesnar, the man pushed as unstoppable and fearless towards most people.



* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Most fans who've actually met Holly at autograph signings can attest to this.

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* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Most fans who've actually met Holly at autograph signings can attest OneSceneWonder: He made one appearance in Wrestling/{{TNA}} to this.help Wrestling/JamesStorm and Magnus defeat Wrestling/AcesAndEights.
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* [[InvincibleHero Boring Invincible Hero]]: His feud with Wrestling/BrockLesnar, with emphasis on the boring, for most people, what with running roughshod over a sizable portion of the ''[=SmackDown!=]'' roster, choking out Wrestling/TheBigShow with a chair, and putting fear into Brock Lesnar, the man pushed as unstoppable and fearless towards most people.
* [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: The final chapter of Bob's autobiography ''The Hardcore Truth'' ends with him reconnecting with his high school sweetheart after thirty years (!) and marrying her, leaving wrestling (mostly) behind for the foreseeable future, retiring comfortably on his accumulated WWE earnings, and getting a puppy.



* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The final chapter of Bob's autobiography ''The Hardcore Truth'' ends with him reconnecting with his high school sweetheart after thirty years (!) and marrying her, leaving wrestling (mostly) behind for the foreseeable future, retiring comfortably on his accumulated WWE earnings, and getting a puppy.



* InvincibleHero: His feud with Wrestling/BrockLesnar, what with running roughshod over a sizable portion of the ''[=SmackDown!=]'' roster, choking out Wrestling/TheBigShow with a chair, and putting fear into Brock Lesnar, the man pushed as unstoppable and fearless towards most people.



** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler: [[{{Unperson}} Chris who?]]]]) won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW Heavyweight Championship]] at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XX''.

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** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler: [[{{Unperson}} ([[spoiler:[[{{Unperson}} Chris who?]]]]) won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW Heavyweight Championship]] at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XX''.



* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Most fans who've actually met Holly at autograph signings or whatever can attest to this.
* ReplacementScrappy: Though to be fair, Bob hated the "New Midnight Express" as much as anybody.

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* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Most fans who've actually met Holly at autograph signings or whatever can attest to this.
* ReplacementScrappy: His "New Midnight Express" tag team with Bart Gunn. Though to be fair, Bob hated the "New Midnight Express" as much as anybody.
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* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Most fans who've actually met Holly at autograph signings or whatever can attest to this.
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* FridgeLogic: Why would a guy who had previously used a ''race car driver'' gimmick have a cousin named ''Crash?''
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** Hardcore Holly won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW Heavyweight Championship]] at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XX''.

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** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler: [[{{Unperson}} Chris who?]]]]) won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW Heavyweight Championship]] at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XX''.
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** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler:[[UnPerson Chris who?]]]]) won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW Heavyweight Championship]] at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XX''.

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** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler:[[UnPerson Chris who?]]]]) Holly won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW Heavyweight Championship]] at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XX''.

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* BoringInvincibleHero: His feud with BrockLesnar, with emphasis on the boring, for most people, what with running roughshod over a sizable portion of the SmackDown! roster, choking out TheBigShow with a chair, and putting fear into Brock Lesnar, the man pushed as unstoppable and fearless towards most people.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The final chapter of Bob's autobiography ''The Hardcore Truth'' ends with him reconnecting with his high school sweetheart after thirty years (!) and marrying her, leaving wrestling (mostly) behind for the foreseeable future, retiring comfortably on his accumulated WWE earnings, and getting a puppy.

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* BoringInvincibleHero: [[InvincibleHero Boring Invincible Hero]]: His feud with BrockLesnar, Wrestling/BrockLesnar, with emphasis on the boring, for most people, what with running roughshod over a sizable portion of the SmackDown! ''[=SmackDown!=]'' roster, choking out TheBigShow Wrestling/TheBigShow with a chair, and putting fear into Brock Lesnar, the man pushed as unstoppable and fearless towards most people.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: The final chapter of Bob's autobiography ''The Hardcore Truth'' ends with him reconnecting with his high school sweetheart after thirty years (!) and marrying her, leaving wrestling (mostly) behind for the foreseeable future, retiring comfortably on his accumulated WWE earnings, and getting a puppy.



** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler:[[UnPerson Chris who?]]]]) won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the WWE Championship at Wrestling/WrestleMania XX.

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** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler:[[UnPerson Chris who?]]]]) won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE Championship RAW Heavyweight Championship]] at Wrestling/WrestleMania XX.''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XX''.



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Can\'t say enough good things about that book, guys.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The final chapter of Bob's autobiography ''The Hardcore Truth'' ends with him reconnecting with his high school sweetheart after thirty years (!) and marrying her, leaving wrestling (mostly) behind for the foreseeable future, retiring comfortably on his accumulated WWE earnings, and getting a puppy.
* HilariousInHindsight: Once, Holly was in a backstage skit which showed he didn't know what Website/{{Myspace}} was. These days, he's [[http://twitter.com/TheBobHolly quite the avid tweeter]].
* MemeticMutation:
** Hardcore Holly ([[spoiler:[[UnPerson Chris who?]]]]) won the 2004 Royal Rumble match, and went on to beat Shawn and Hunter for the WWE Championship at Wrestling/WrestleMania XX.
** Bob Holly's descending from the sun because [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou you]] pissed him off.
** The internet is full of shit.
* ReplacementScrappy: Though to be fair, Bob hated the "New Midnight Express" as much as anybody.
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* {{Main/Discontinuity}}: His Intercontinental Championship win in 1995 is not recognized in WWE's title history.
** Hilariously, the discontinuity surrounding ChrisBenoit has led more than one site to jokingly replace all instances of Benoit's name with Holly's (in the case of the former {{Wrestlecrap}} forums), or Perry Saturn's.



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* TrueNeutral: Perhaps one of the WWE's premiere examples of an out-and-out tweener.tweener.

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** Hilariously, the discontinuity surrounding ChrisBenoit has led more than one site to jokingly replace all instances of Benoit's name with Holly's (in the case of the former {{Wrestlecrap}} forum) Or Perry Saturn's.

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** Hilariously, the discontinuity surrounding ChrisBenoit has led more than one site to jokingly replace all instances of Benoit's name with Holly's (in the case of the former {{Wrestlecrap}} forum) Or forums), or Perry Saturn's.
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** Hilariously, the discontinuity surrounding ChrisBenoit has led more than one site to jokingly replace all instances of Benoit's name with Holly's. Or Perry Saturn's.

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** Hilariously, the discontinuity surrounding ChrisBenoit has led more than one site to jokingly replace all instances of Benoit's name with Holly's. Holly's (in the case of the former {{Wrestlecrap}} forum) Or Perry Saturn's.
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* BaldOfAwesome: A man hardly ''needs'' hair to kick ass, yeah?


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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: When he became Hardcore.
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* BoringInvincibleHero: His feud with BrockLesnar, with emphasis on the boring, for most people, what with running roughshod over a sizable portion of the SmackDown! roster, choking out TheBigShow with a chair, and putting fear into Brock Lesnar, the man pushed as unstoppable and fearless towards most people.
* {{Main/Discontinuity}}: His Intercontinental Championship win in 1995 is not recognized in WWE's title history.
** Hilariously, the discontinuity surrounding ChrisBenoit has led more than one site to jokingly replace all instances of Benoit's name with Holly's. Or Perry Saturn's.
* TrueNeutral: Perhaps one of the WWE's premiere examples of an out-and-out tweener.

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