Tag: Molly Holly

Molly Holly has discussed potentially competing in the 2023 women\’s Royal Rumble.

The 2023 Royal Rumble will go down from the Alamodome from San Antonio, Texas on January 28. Of course, one of the matches that will be taking place that night is the women\’s Royal Rumble match, which will guarantee the winner a shot at a World Title of their choosing at WrestleMania.

One of the best parts of the rumble is the surprise returns that it offers. Molly Holly was one of the more notable special appearances in the rumble last year. Speaking to K&S Wrestlefest, Holly talked about potentially competing in this year\’s Royal Rumble match as well.

Holly said that, if she does compete, she told WWE to give her a heads up well in advance so she could train for it. She hasn\’t received that call so far, and the rumble is nearly right around the corner.

“I told the creative writing team that if I do have to be in it, I need some advance notice because it hurts to go from not doing it for a long time and then getting thrown in there. So they have not given me any notice as of yet, and it’s getting close to that time, so they better tell me soon if I am gonna have to be in it.”

Holly is certainly one of the more notable names the women\’s division has seen in previous generations. She\’s a two-time WWE Women\’s Champion, a former Hardcore Champion, and was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 2021. Seeing a potential return from Holly in January would definitely be a treat for many fans.

Quotes via Fightful

Molly Holly had to shave her hair after losing her title vs. hair match against the then women\’s champion Victoria at WrestleMania 20. According to the female star, she was the one who pitched the idea to WWE creative.

The WWE Hall Of Famer recently had an interview with Shoot Conversations. Reflecting on the match, she wished that they had a longer build for the bout.

Discussing the unique stipulation of their match, Holly revealed that she was the one who pitched the idea. She had to take the drastic measure because the alternative was not having a match at the show at all:

\”It was just pretty much, they said they weren\’t going to have a Women\’s Title match at WrestleMania, they said there was no room for it. I was like, \’drastic times call for drastic measures.\’\”

How Molly Holly Felt After Getting Approval

Molly Holly described how she made a plan and took photos of herself in a bald cap in hopes of convincing the management. She then recalled pitching the idea and revealed how she felt when it was approved:

\”I think the photographs of me with the bald head helped. Like, \’oh, this does look pretty dramatic.\’ I pitched it and couldn\’t believe that they were like, \’yeah, that\’ll work. I believe I walked into an office where there was like Stephanie, Vince, Brian Gewirtz, Ed Koskey, and a room full of people,\”

The wrestling veteran later also described how she felt after getting her head shaved. She claimed that it was freeing. According to her, if completely shaving head was common for girls, it would be the hairstyle she would keep.

H/T to Fightful for the transcribe quotes

Both Hall Of Famer Molly Holly and former wrestling star Shawn Daivari are now working as full-time producers for WWE, according to PWinsider.

The female star had a tryout for a producer role back in June after the officials decided to hire more women for the role. She was originally offered a position at the performance center as well but she declined.

After the initial tryout, Holly went through an extended learning period to familiarise herself with the role. She worked on the SmackDown brand for the most part during the training period.

Daivari on the other hand had already worked as a producer for WWE before. He was hired as a full time producer in January 2019 but had to be released due to the coronavirus budget cuts in early 2020.

He returned to wrestling after getting released. Shawn Daivari wrestled for promotions such as Impact Wrestling and MLW in the time following his departure.

He also worked as a producer for a set of NWA tapings and was brought back by WWE right after that. The 37-year-old was brought back in June this year.

With the return of crowds, both Molly Holly and Shawn Diavari have assumed full-time positions in the company. It\’s likely that WWE will hire more producers in future.

2021 has seen plenty of shake-ups to several backstage roles in WWE. Molly Holly received a tryout as a producer backstage this spring, and evidently, it went well. According to a report from PW Insider, Holly had been on the road with Smackdown but is now working as a producer backstage at RAW tapings.

\”Molly Holly, who had mostly been on the road for Smackdown tapings since returning to the company for her tryout as a producer, has been at several Raw tapings of late working as a Producer,\” wrote Mike Johnson.

Additionally, Pat Buck has been taking on several duties backstage that had previously been performed by Drake Wuertz. Buck is now in charge of booking extras and indy talent for WWE events as part of WWE\’s Talent Relations department. Wuertz was released from WWE this spring.

Shawn Daivari is also reportedly being praised for his work as a producer in WWE since returning. Daivari was one of several names released in April 2020 but was brought back this June. While away from WWE, Daivari wrestled for MLW, Impact, and NWA. He made his NWA debut on this week\’s episode of Powerrr. His matches for these promotions were taped before he returned to WWE, however.

News of cuts across the full WWE spectrum are dominating headlines these days. However, it appears as if one hall of famer is about to return to the company in a backstage role. Molly Holly, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Wrestlemania this year, was backstage at RAW this week. According to Mike Johnson at PW Insider, she was having a try out for a producer role.

Molly Holly retired from full time competition in 2005, choosing to focus on family life. Since then, she has made a handful of appearances for the company, most recently at the 2020 Royal Rumble.

There is no news yet on how well the trial went, but the addition of an experienced head like Holly would certainly be a boost to backstage operations. Especially following the high number of departures the company has seen in recent weeks.

Molly Holly was a three-time champion during her five years in WWE, including one reign as the now defunct Hardcore Champion.

A trailblazer for women in wrestling and a major influence on Beth Phoenix, Molly Holly brings a lot of experience with her. While she may be a novice as a producer, she knows wrestling. She is an experienced coach and will surely help WWE’s younger talent improve their game and hone their skills.

Former two times women\’s champion Victoria recently appeared on The Bump in celebration of Women’s History Month where she talked about things such as her return to the company during Royal Rumble and more.

The female star had memorable feuds with Molly Holly during her time with the company and on the episode; she talked about her arch-rival going into the WWE Hall Of Fame this year.

During the talk, Victoria revealed that it was actually Holly who gave her the Widow’s Peak finishing move after she saw it at an indie wrestling show:

“I love Molly Holly, you know, I’m so proud of her. She’s the one that gave me my finishing move, the Widow’s Peak.

She saw it at an indie show and said, ‘Victoria, I have a finisher for you.’ That move made Victoria. She is just a giving person, and she’s one of those girls that’s too nice for the business. She’s not selfish; she is super giving. And I love her.”

• Victoria Explains Reason For Leaving WWE

The former champion also talked about her hair vs. title match with the future Hall Of Famer during WrestleMania 20 and confirmed that Molly Holly chose the former Impact star to be her opponent for the bout.

Apart from this, Victoria talked about things such as her WrestleMania 19 match against Trish Stratus and Jazz, her cage match with Lita and more.

Former women\’s champion Molly Holly has been announced as an inductee for the WWE Hall Of Fame class of 2021 and she is expected to be inducted during the ceremony on the WrestleMania weekend.

The former WWE star recently had an interview with the Talkin’ Sass podcast where she talked about a number of things and opened up about her career.

During the interview, Holly revealed that she was offered a coaching position at WWE Performance Center but she explained why she declined the job:

“Yes they have [asked me to coach at the Performance Center] and I just don’t want to. It sounds terrible but I’m just — I’m so far removed from that world. I don’t want to be this like grizzled, bitter, jaded trainer who is like, I don’t know.

They need to have trainers who are passionate about pro wrestling, who love the psychology of it because you can meet certain people on the indies or people who used to work for WWE or people who do work for WWE and they just light up when their creative juices are going.\”

• Molly Holly On What She Has Been Doing Since Leaving WWE

The future Hall Of Famer said that even though she might have had the skills or experience as a trainer back in the day; she is not in the place where she feels excited about that kind of job now.

Molly Holly is a former 2 times women\’s champion and she is going to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame alongside Eric Bischoff and possibly RVD.

Two classes will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in the week leading up to WrestleMania 37.

The 2021 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Tuesday, April 6th. WWE will induct the Class of 2020 and a new Class of 2021 honorees. Last year\’s event was canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will stream live on Peacock. Viewers outside the United States can watch on the WWE Network.

WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees include:

• Batista
• The nWo (Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman
• The Bella Twins
• JBL
• British Bulldog
• Jushin “Thunder” Liger

Molly Holly Joining WWE Hall of Fame

WWE has announced Molly Holly as the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021. They broke the story on Wednesday\’s episode of The Bump. Molly Holly was on the show and reunited with her old superhero pal, Hurricane Helms.

Molly Holly first broke into wrestling in late-era WCW during the late 90s. She was often apart of Macho Man\’s entourage as \”Miss Madness\”. Holly would sign with WWE in 2000 and is a former 2x Women\’s Champion.

Additional members of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021 will be announced in the weeks ahead.

Fellow WWE Hall of Famers Triple H and Beth Phoenix commented on Molly Holly\’s induction. Triple H tweeted, \”Many people say WWE Superstars are real-life superheroes and in this case … she truly is! A women’s champion, an inspiration to our current roster, and simply a wonderful person. Congratulations to #MollyHolly on being the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2021!!\”

WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix wrote: