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    Robert Howard

    1963-01-29 (61 years old) in Glendale, California, USA

    Robert William Howard is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his 15-year stint with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring names Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, Bob Holly, Bombastic Bob and Hardcore Holly. After debuting in 1990, Holly worked for Smoky Mountain Wrestling and other independent promotions, before joining WWE full-time in 1994. Initially portraying the character of a NASCAR driver, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, his name was soon changed to Bob "Spark Plug" Holly, before forming a team with Bodacious Bart, known as The New Midnight Express in 1998. After becoming known simply as "Hardcore Holly" in 1999, he was joined by on-screen cousins, Crash and Molly. In 2002, he suffered a broken neck, which sidelined him for over a year. Upon his return, he engaged in minor feuds with wrestlers such as Mr. Kennedy and Rob Van Dam, before forming a tag team with Cody Rhodes in 2007. Holly was released from WWE in 2009. During his career, Holly has held the WWF/E Hardcore Championship six times, the WWF/E Tag Team Championship three times (with 1–2–3 Kid, Crash Holly and Cody Rhodes), and the NWA World Tag Team Championship once with Bart Gunn. Howard's autobiography, titled The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story was released in the United States on April 1, 2013. Co-authored by former British wrestler Ross Owen Williams, an actor and writer[63] who wrestled Holly in June 2010, it was published by ECW Press. Reviews of the book were positive, with Nolan Howell of Canoe.com describing it as a "straightforward look into the life of a man that has dedicated himself to the sport of professional wrestling" and has "an endearing, personal style that gives an apt representation of the author...For fans such as myself who appreciated the blunt style of the man known as Hardcore Holly, this ECW Press product will be an entertaining, worthwhile look into one of the unique personalities of professional wrestling." Joe Babinsack, writing for the Wrestling Observer, described the book as "brutal, boisterous and definitely worth reading". Bruce Mitchell, writing for the Pro Wrestling Torch, described the book as "hard-hitting, straightforward, and not very fancy", rating it "one of the strongest professional wrestling books in a long while". Dave Meltzer, editor of the Wrestling Observer wrote, "in a lot of books, you think you're reading what the person writing feels is the right thing to say for their career... With Holly, whether you agree or not (and I agreed with some of his stuff, not others), I had no doubt he was giving his true opinions on things. In that sense, it was a very honest look at a period of WWF history from a guy who had ups and downs... but survived a long time."

    Movies

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    WWE: WrestleMania Monday
    100 %|Mar 21, 2017
    Action, Drama
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    The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
    100 %|Sep 6, 2016
    Action, Drama, Thriller
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    WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
    90 %|Nov 3, 2014
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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    TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2
    80 %|Jul 5, 2013
    Action, Drama
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    WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
    100 %|Jan 3, 2012
    Documentary, Action, History
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    WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
    81 %|Aug 23, 2011
    Action, Drama, Thriller
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    YouShoot: Bob Holly
    0 %|Jan 5, 2010
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    Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
    0 %|Jan 1, 2010
    Documentary
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    The Marine 2
    59 %|Dec 29, 2009
    Action
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    WWE Night of Champions 2008
    76 %|Jun 29, 2008
    Action, Drama
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    WWE WrestleMania XXIV
    81 %|Mar 30, 2008
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Royal Rumble 2008
    75 %|Jan 27, 2008
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Survivor Series 2007
    82 %|Nov 18, 2007
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Royal Rumble 2007
    83 %|Jan 28, 2007
    Action, Drama
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    ECW December to Dismember
    93 %|Dec 3, 2006
    Action, Drama
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    WWE WrestleMania 22
    83 %|Apr 2, 2006
    Action, Drama
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    WWE No Mercy 2005
    76 %|Oct 9, 2005
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Judgment Day 2005
    70 %|May 22, 2005
    Action, Drama
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    WWE WrestleMania 21
    83 %|Apr 3, 2005
    Drama, Action
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    WWE Royal Rumble 2005
    82 %|Jan 30, 2005
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Armageddon 2004
    73 %|Dec 12, 2004
    Action, Drama
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    WWE The Great American Bash 2004
    73 %|Jun 27, 2004
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Judgment Day 2004
    75 %|May 16, 2004
    Action, Drama
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    WWE No Way Out 2004
    74 %|Feb 15, 2004
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Royal Rumble 2004
    72 %|Jan 25, 2004
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Survivor Series 2003
    81 %|Nov 16, 2003
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Global Warning
    74 %|Aug 10, 2002
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Wrestlemania X8
    82 %|Mar 17, 2002
    Action, Drama
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    WWF Action!
    100 %|Sep 25, 2001
    Documentary
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    WWF: Hardcore
    70 %|Jul 31, 2001
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    WWE Insurrextion 2001
    82 %|May 1, 2001
    Action, Drama
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    WWE No Way Out 2001
    82 %|Feb 25, 2001
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Royal Rumble 2001
    75 %|Jan 21, 2001
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Armageddon 2000
    76 %|Dec 10, 2000
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Survivor Series 2000
    80 %|Nov 19, 2000
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Backlash 2000
    75 %|Apr 30, 2000
    Action, Drama
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    WWE WrestleMania 2000
    74 %|Apr 2, 2000
    Action, Drama
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    Operation Sandman
    50 %|Feb 11, 2000
    Action, Drama, Science Fiction
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    WWE Royal Rumble 2000
    64 %|Jan 23, 2000
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Armageddon 1999
    62 %|Dec 12, 1999
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Survivor Series 1999
    85 %|Nov 14, 1999
    Action, Drama
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    WWE No Mercy 1999
    80 %|Oct 17, 1999
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Rebellion 1999
    60 %|Oct 2, 1999
    Action, Drama
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    WWE SummerSlam 1999
    72 %|Aug 22, 1999
    Action, Drama
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    WWE King of the Ring 1999
    83 %|Jun 27, 1999
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Over the Edge
    70 %|May 23, 1999
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Backlash: In Your House
    100 %|Apr 25, 1999
    Action, Drama
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    WWE WrestleMania XV
    74 %|Mar 28, 1999
    Action, Drama
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    Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
    75 %|Dec 20, 1998
    Documentary
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    WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
    76 %|Dec 13, 1998
    Action, Drama
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    WWE King of the Ring 1998
    84 %|Jun 28, 1998
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
    93 %|Apr 25, 1998
    Action, Drama
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    WWE WrestleMania XIV
    76 %|Mar 29, 1998
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Survivor Series 1996
    73 %|Nov 17, 1996
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Royal Rumble 1996
    62 %|Jan 21, 1996
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Survivor Series 1995
    84 %|Nov 19, 1995
    Action, Drama
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    WWE SummerSlam 1995
    62 %|Aug 26, 1995
    Action, Drama
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    WWE King of the Ring 1995
    63 %|Jun 25, 1995
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Royal Rumble 1995
    72 %|Jan 22, 1995
    Action, Drama
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    WWE WrestleFest '95
    0 %|Jan 1, 1995
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    WWE Royal Rumble 1994
    77 %|Jan 22, 1994
    Action, Drama

    Series

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    WWE ECW
    64 %|Jun 13, 2006
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    WWE Velocity
    62 %|May 25, 2002
    Action & Adventure
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    WWE Tough Enough
    74 %|Jun 21, 2001
    Reality
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    ECW on TNN
    89 %|Aug 27, 1999
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    WWE SmackDown
    74 %|Apr 29, 1999
    Reality
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    ECW Hardcore TV
    71 %|Apr 6, 1993
    Action & Adventure
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    WWE Raw
    67 %|Jan 11, 1993
    Reality
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    WWE Raw
    67 %|Jan 11, 1993
    Reality
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    WWE Raw
    67 %|Jan 11, 1993
    Reality
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    WWE Raw
    67 %|Jan 11, 1993
    Reality
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    WWE Raw
    67 %|Jan 11, 1993
    Reality
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    WWF Wrestling Challenge
    68 %|Sep 7, 1986
    Drama