Hardcore Holly was a tired man. A veteran of the World Wrestling Federation who, along with X-Pac (then known as the 1-2-3 Kid), became Federation Tag Team Champions several years ago, Holly had been through it all. He even held the NWA Tag Team Belts with Bart Gunn as the New Midnight Express.

He joined the Federation under the name Sparky Plugg in the early 1990s. He is a licensed NASCAR driver, after all. He thought it would be an instant ticket to fortune.

It didn?t happen. He became disenchanted with the Federation front office. After a brief stretch in the J.O.B. Squad, Holly developed a harder edge. With that, he focused his attention on the Hardcore Championship. He beat Al Snow at the St. Valentine?s Day Massacre to secure the vacant Hardcore Championship, lost it, and regained it again at WrestleMania XV.

Holly is hardcore to the bone. He?s not above cracking a glass pitcher or coffee mug in someone?s face so long as it results in victory. That attitude is perfect for the Federation?s Hardcore Division. Now, Hardcore and his cousin Crash are claiming to be "superheavyweights" and refuse to compete with anyone under 6'6" and 400 pounds!