10 Female Wrestlers Ignored In WWE's Revisionist History

For a while, it seemed like if WWE didn’t know what to do with an angle, they added Molly Holly.

Initially working dark matches under the gimmick of “Lady Ophelia”, Holly also acted as a manager for William Regal. However, she first debuted on TV as Molly Holly, the storyline cousin to Crash and Bob and worked a program with Test, Albert, and Trish Stratus. Not long after that, she was paired with Spike Dudley, only to dump him in favor of The Hurricane. The latter alliance lasted only six months, until Holly turned on Hurricane to briefly capture his Hardcore Championship at WrestleMania X8.

Finally on her own, Holly seemed primed for success with two Women’s Championship reigns in 2002 and 2003. However, her character (already a bit of a question mark since splitting from the Holly cousins) underwent a drastic change. Now portraying a prudish, self-righteous “pure and wholesome woman”, she attacked other women in the division for their morals and ring gear. Though the gimmick resembled the Right to Censor stable that had disbanded in 2001, Holly’s single focus on the women’s division gave her credibility, and also created serious heel heat. She even pitched a Hair Versus Title match at WrestleMania XX, where she was defeated by Victoria and shaved as a result. Unfortunately, Holly’s time with the company ended with a whimper, as her last pay-per-view appearance was dressed as a schoolgirl in a “Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royale” at Taboo Tuesday in 2004.

In recent years, Holly has made some appearances with the company, including Table For 3 and in the 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble. While her relationship with the company seems amicable enough, her role as a major player in the transition from the Attitude Era to the Ruthless Aggression Era has been downplayed.

Unfortunately for Holly, she was never quite the star that Trish and Lita were, and so she’s been unfairly ignored by WWE’s version of events.