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Bob Holly
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hardcore Holly, Robert Howard, Robert William Howard, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, Thurman Plugg, Spark Plug Holly, Bombastic Bob Holly, Sparky Plugg
American professional wrestler and actor
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Hardcore Truth
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · 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.…
Known for
- WWE: WrestleMania Monday — Bob Holly2017
- The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship2016
- WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 — Hardcore Holly2014
- TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2 — Bob Holly2013
- WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches2012
- WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 — Hardcore Holly (archive footage)2012
- WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History — Himself2011
- Ring Roasts III: The Roast of Jim Cornette — Self2010
- Chris Benoit: The Aftermath — Himself2010
- YouShoot: Bob Holly — Himself2010
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 14
- Total plays
- 22
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools
· 2009 · cited 58,163x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,355x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,177x
- Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
· 2021 · cited 9,770x
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert William Howard , ( 1963-01-29 ) January 29, 1963 (age 63) , Glendale, California , U.S.
- Spouse
- Linda Kievet ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 )
- Ring name s
- Bob Holly , Bob "Spark Plug" Holly , Bob Howard , Bombastic Bob , Hardcore Holly , Thurman "Sparky" Plugg
- Billed height
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Billed weight
- 235 lb (107 kg)
- Billed from
- Mobile, Alabama
- Trained by
- Bob Sweetan , Rip Tyler
- Debut
- May 23, 1988
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 107
- Image
- Bob-Holly-Entrance-crop,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg
- Height
- 183
Show 8 more facts
- Commons category
- Bob Holly
- date of birth
- 1963-01-29
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- end of work period
- 2019-00-00
- nickname
- Spark Plug
- pseudonym
- Bob Holly
- name in native language
- Robert William Howard
- short name
- Bob Howard
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Robert William Howard (born January 29, 1963) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Hardcore Holly.
After debuting in 1988, Holly worked for World Organization of Wrestling, 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. In 1998, under the name of Bombastic Bob, he formed a team with Bart Gunn known as The Midnight Express. Towards the end of that same year, Howard reverted to the Bob Holly name as he joined the stable titled The J.O.B. Squad.