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Sports & Recreation Wrestling

The Hardcore Truth

The Bob Holly Story

by (author) Bob Holly & Ross Williams

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2013
Category
Wrestling, Sports
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770411098
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $19.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770903791
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $14.99

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Description

The wrestling legend Bob “Hardcore” Holly tells all in this autobiography that chronicles his journey from fighting in bars for money to the bright lights of the World Wrestling Federation. Holly reveals how he took more body slams and clotheslines outside the ring than in and that long before he was known as “Hardcore Holly,” he had an unquenchable passion for professional wrestling. Ultimately, Holly would hold the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hardcore Championship seven times, the WWE Tag Team Championship three times, and the National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship once. But in the midst of his career achievements was a rollercoaster of success and frustration, and Holly reveals the plethora of missed opportunities and broken promises that marked his road to television stardom. Replete with fast motorcycles, faster cars, wrestling bears, betrayal, and lost love, Holly shares his uncompromised view of his past and the current state professional wrestling.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Bob Holly is a retired professional wrestler whose nearly 20-year career spans several networks and championships. He lives in Dubuque, Iowa. Ross Williams, formerly managing director of a noted UK recruitment business, now works as an actor, writer and business consultant. He lives in Berkshire, England.

Editorial Reviews

"[Holly] shoots straight from the hip with sharp thoughts that cut to the chase. For those who know of Holly's personality in and out of the ring, it provides an endearing, personal style that gives an apt representation of the author." —www.slam.canoe.ca