Along with Christian (and I’m sure somewhere Vince McMahon says “you sure blew your chance, buddy”), Molly Holly was at the top of many people who should have been in the WWE Hall of Fame lists.
Earlier today (March 10), the former women’s champion received the Hall call. We saw how moved Shane “Hurricane” Helms was to tell his old friend in superhero The bump:
And if the waterworks are not going on, The bump also showed this old track from NXT’s Tegan Nox for the first time her inspiration:
Nox was among the many who jumped on social media to take out Molly (to save us from a series of quote tweets from the videos above, I watched a few of these. The original tweet is linked in those cases) :
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Guys I can not even tell you how happy it makes me !!! Everyone. EVERYONE literally loves Nora # MollyHolly … selfless, blazer, advocate for others, general of the ring, one of the best people I’ve ever known … and now finally #WWEHallOfFamer
– Betty Phoenix (@TheBethPhoenix) 10 March 2021
When I think of Molly Holly, I think of a woman who uplifted other women as she paved her own incredible path. Beautiful inside and out … congratulations Molly Holly with you @wwe Hall of Fame induction. YOU DESERVE IT– pic.twitter.com/Y8ocbuNyOY
– Natalie K. Neidhart (@NatbyNature) 10 March 2021
Thank you @wwe and @WWETheBump because I gave myself the honor of preaching this morning’s news. I tried my best not to cry, I failed spectacularly. ♂️ Congratulations Mighty Molly Holly! You deserve it so much!
– Hurricane Helms (@ShaneHelmsCom) 10 March 2021
Many people say @WWE Superstars are real superheroes and in this case … she truly is! A women’s champion, an inspiration for our current roster, and simply a wonderful person. Congratulations to # MollyHolly on the first trigger in the #WWEHOF class of 2021 !! https://t.co/n0Am7w5cBH
– Triple H (@TripleH) 10 March 2021
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I met Molly in my first year of training and I went to her table during a meeting. I told her I was practicing and dreaming of being in WWE one day. When I nervously started walking away, she stopped me and handed me one of her DVDs that she was selling. She believed https://t.co/N7gEnFkFcj
– Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) 10 March 2021
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Why does she get such a virtual “you deserve it” song? She is undoubtedly a wonderful person, but she is also committed to her craft. Take this story of how she was on the WrestleMania XX at a time when there was no guarantee that ‘Mania’ would have any women’s matches:
‘I was a champion, and the writers told me there was only room for one women’s match at WrestleMania. They would wage a pillow fight or a mud fight. I was really crushed and thought I should come up with something that would make them change their minds. Then I pulled up a bare cap and had my picture taken. I made a booklet with a bunch of different storylines showing how to shave my head. I presented it to Stephanie McMahon and some writers and said, ‘I’m willing to shave my head, can I please be on WrestleMania?’ Of course, they came back to me a few days later and said, “Okay, we’ll let you shave your head at WrestleMania.” ‘
Congratulations Molly. You really deserve it!