In 2002, Hardcore Bob Holly suffered a broken neck during a match with Brock Lesnar, which sidelined him for over a year.
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45 Facts About Bob Holly
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Bob Holly later formed a tag team combination with Cody Rhodes in 2007.
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Bob Holly was released from the WWE in 2009, wrestling only intermittently on the independent circuit.
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Bob Holly published his autobiography, The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story, in 2013.
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In 1990 Bob Holly began making television appearances in World Championship Wrestling, being utilized primarily as a jobber.
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Two months later Bob Holly made his initial appearance in the World Wrestling Federation.
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Bob Holly teamed with Robert Gibson there as the Rock N Roll Express.
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Bob Holly competed in the 1994 Royal Rumble match, lasting over 21 minutes.
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Bob Holly then competed in the 1995 King of the Ring tournament, defeating Mantaur to qualify before losing to The Roadie in the quarterfinals.
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Bob Holly was then the first WWF pay-per-view opponent of Hunter Hearst Helmsley, losing to him at SummerSlam.
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At Survivor Series, Bob Holly was a part of the Underdogs team along with Marty Jannetty, Hakushi, and Barry Horowitz.
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In mid-1998, Bob Holly competed in the WWF Brawl for All, a 16-man shootfighting tournament.
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Bob Holly was eliminated in the first round by the eventual winner, Bart Gunn, who defeated him on points; Holly has the distinction of being the only one of Gunn's opponents he was unable to knock out.
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Later that month at St Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House, Bob Holly defeated Snow for the WWF Hardcore Championship to permanently end the J O B Squad.
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Bob Holly dropped the championship to Billy Gunn on the March 15,1999 edition of Raw, but regained the title two weeks later at WrestleMania XV, in a triple threat hardcore match involving Al Snow.
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In early 2000, Hardcore Bob Holly pursued the Intercontinental Championship, losing a match against Chyna due to interference from Chris Jericho.
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Bob Holly lost two more subsequent matches to Jericho for the title, ending their feud.
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Bob Holly won the Hardcore Championship in a "hardcore" 13-man battle royal at WrestleMania 2000.
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Bob Holly lost the title back to Crash the following night on Raw.
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At Survivor Series, Bob Holly faced William Regal for the WWF European Championship but lost by disqualification.
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Bob Holly got a rematch at the title at Armageddon but was defeated by Regal.
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At the Royal Rumble, Bob Holly competed in the 30-man Royal Rumble match but was eliminated by The Undertaker.
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Bob Holly then had a minor feud with Kurt Angle after eliminating him from a battle royal, turning him face again.
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Bob Holly had a thirteen-month hiatus from wrestling after surgery.
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In October 2003, Bob Holly began training at Ohio Valley Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory, in preparation for his return to the main roster.
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Bob Holly returned at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November 2003 for revenge.
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Bob Holly challenged Lesnar to a match for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble, but lost.
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In mid-2005, Bob Holly went into singles competition trying to acquire the United States Championship from Orlando Jordan.
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Bob Holly was hospitalized after a staph infection developed in a right arm wound.
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Bob Holly made a surprise appearance at WWE's ECW house show event on August 21,2006 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, defeating Balls Mahoney.
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On September 26,2006, Bob Holly received 24 stitches from WWE Doctor Ferdinand Rios in his back after suffering a severe laceration during an Extreme Rules match against Rob Van Dam when he landed on the metal railing of a table he was suplexing Van Dam out of the ring and through during an ECW show in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Bob Holly obtained the injury early in the match but continued to wrestle until the match's conclusion when he was pinned.
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Bob Holly was the second to be eliminated; he was eliminated by Test by a running big boot.
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Bob Holly then gave Punk his first loss in ECW; Punk had been undefeated for half a year.
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Bob Holly then was one of ECW superstars entered in the Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by The Great Khali.
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Bob Holly soon became the number one contender for Lashley's ECW World Championship and faced off against Lashley, albeit unsuccessfully.
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Bob Holly participated in the 2008 Royal Rumble match and lasted thirteen minutes, but was eliminated by Umaga.
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In May 2009, Bob Holly traveled to England and wrestled for Varsity Pro Wrestling.
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Bob Holly then took a break from wrestling from 2010 until 2013.
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On May 7,2016, Bob Holly wrestled in the Netherlands for Pro Wrestling Showdown.
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Bob Holly would spend time in the UK, competing for PCW, Kamikaze Pro, Southside.
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Howard's autobiography, titled The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story was released in the United States on April 1,2013.
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