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Hardcore Holly is an above average worker who has always been saddled with far below average gimmicks.
A fucking race car driver? Named "Sparky Plugg"? Yeah. Fuck that.
"Hardcore" Holly sounds like a fucking porn star's name, which automatically keeps people from taking him seriously.
He's got a limited moveset with hardly anything recognizable as a signature move. He's never had any big wins or big matches, and anytime he's had one, he loses it and looks like a chump (Lesnar vs. Holly, anyone?).
The guy does seem like a legitimate bad ass when you see him on the camera and when he cuts a promo, but he has never, ever, ever backed it up in the ring. That's not to say he couldn't be booked that way, but he simply hasn't been. Ever.
Hardcore Holly is just one of those guys who has some credibility and memorability with the fans, but he's mostly just used to put other people over.
Although I did really enjoy him when he was teamed up with Crash and they won the Tag Titles, mostly because Hardcore Holly being an asshole = gold.
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