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[edit] Mighty Molly; Women's Champion (2002–2003)
In September 2001, Molly dumped Spike to become Mighty Molly, the superhero sidekick of The Hurricane.[4][3] Molly, however, eventually left The Hurricane to become a full-time solo wrestler, taking his Hardcore Championship after whacking him with a frying pan at WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002 in Toronto. She promptly lost it to Christian an hour later after getting a door slammed in her face.[12]
After splitting up with The Hurricane in April 2002, she returned to her previous ring name, Molly Holly. Upon her return to the newly renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), she drastically changed her look by shortening her trademark blonde hair and darkening it to autumn brown.[3] Greenwald's reasoning behind this was that it fit her new character better.[8] Greenwald adopted a self-righteous prude character, who was appalled by the other WWE Divas continually using their "assets" and degrading themselves. During this gimmick, she would often refer to herself as being "pure and wholesome." This led to a feud with the then-Women's Champion Trish Stratus, which culminated in her winning the championship at King of the Ring in June 2002.[3][13] During the feud, Jerry Lawler also began to poke fun at Greenwald, which Greenwald later revealed genuinely hurt her feelings.[11][7] Greenwald, however, initially did not mind the storyline when Stephanie McMahon approached her with the idea.[8] The feud with Stratus continued for several months, and Molly later brought in Victoria as an enforcer to help deal with Trish. She would finally drop the title back to Stratus at Unforgiven in September.[14]
Greenwald earned her second WWE Women's Championship by defeating Gail Kim on Raw on July 28, 2003.[15] Kim later became a villain and joined Greenwald in her feud with Stratus. During an attack on Stratus, Lita made her return, helping Trish fend off her attackers. Greenwald and Kim then lost a tag team match to Lita and Trish at Unforgiven, sparking a feud with Lita.[16] This feud led to a match against Lita at Survivor Series for the Women's title, which Greenwald retained.[17]
[edit] Final years (2004–2005)
Greenwald lost her championship to Victoria in a Four-Way Elimination match on February 23, 2004.[18] The feud led to a Hair versus Title match at WrestleMania XX in March 2004, which Greenwald lost, resulting in Greenwald having her head shaved.[5][19][3] Greenwald maintains that it was her idea to have her head shaved, suggesting the idea to Vince McMahon months before the match occurred because she wanted to do something shocking for WrestleMania.[5][11] Over the next few months, in storyline, she desperately tried to disguise her bald head using loose-fitting wigs. Later in 2004, she feuded with Stacy Keibler, with Keibler pinning Holly on three consecutive occasions, the last one occurring in a number one contender's match.[3]
Greenwald's final WWE pay-per-view appearance occurred at Taboo Tuesday in 2004 as she appeared in the Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal along with many other WWE Divas. The fans voted online for the Divas to wear schoolgirl uniforms, as opposed to French maid or nurse outfits. In contrast to the other girls who wore sexy schoolgirl uniforms, Greenwald wore a demure 1980s-style schoolgirl uniform with large pink panties underneath. Greenwald failed to win the match when Stratus eliminated her by tossing her over the top rope for the win.[20] Greenwald's efforts in subsequent attempts to regain the title failed. Due to several wrestlers from the company's women's division being released in late 2004 and the introduction of the Raw Diva Search program, Greenwald was mostly left off television, only occasionally appearing on Sunday Night Heat and Raw in losing efforts to the likes of Lita, Trish Stratus, and Christy Hemme.
She left WWE and a full-time wrestling career in April 2005.[3] Reportedly, she was beginning to become disenchanted with WWE, who began to focus on looks rather than wrestling ability.[6] She also hated that her character had become a villain, but that is not the direct cause of her leaving the company.[8] Greenwald, however, stated that all of the aforementioned reasons are incorrect, but she would like to keep the real reason she left WWE private.[21] She decided to take a break from WWE and spend some time with her family and enjoy life.[21] Vince McMahon is leaving the doors open for her to return if she wants to in the future.[8]
In September 2001, Molly dumped Spike to become Mighty Molly, the superhero sidekick of The Hurricane.[4][3] Molly, however, eventually left The Hurricane to become a full-time solo wrestler, taking his Hardcore Championship after whacking him with a frying pan at WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002 in Toronto. She promptly lost it to Christian an hour later after getting a door slammed in her face.[12]
After splitting up with The Hurricane in April 2002, she returned to her previous ring name, Molly Holly. Upon her return to the newly renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), she drastically changed her look by shortening her trademark blonde hair and darkening it to autumn brown.[3] Greenwald's reasoning behind this was that it fit her new character better.[8] Greenwald adopted a self-righteous prude character, who was appalled by the other WWE Divas continually using their "assets" and degrading themselves. During this gimmick, she would often refer to herself as being "pure and wholesome." This led to a feud with the then-Women's Champion Trish Stratus, which culminated in her winning the championship at King of the Ring in June 2002.[3][13] During the feud, Jerry Lawler also began to poke fun at Greenwald, which Greenwald later revealed genuinely hurt her feelings.[11][7] Greenwald, however, initially did not mind the storyline when Stephanie McMahon approached her with the idea.[8] The feud with Stratus continued for several months, and Molly later brought in Victoria as an enforcer to help deal with Trish. She would finally drop the title back to Stratus at Unforgiven in September.[14]
Greenwald earned her second WWE Women's Championship by defeating Gail Kim on Raw on July 28, 2003.[15] Kim later became a villain and joined Greenwald in her feud with Stratus. During an attack on Stratus, Lita made her return, helping Trish fend off her attackers. Greenwald and Kim then lost a tag team match to Lita and Trish at Unforgiven, sparking a feud with Lita.[16] This feud led to a match against Lita at Survivor Series for the Women's title, which Greenwald retained.[17]
[edit] Final years (2004–2005)
Greenwald lost her championship to Victoria in a Four-Way Elimination match on February 23, 2004.[18] The feud led to a Hair versus Title match at WrestleMania XX in March 2004, which Greenwald lost, resulting in Greenwald having her head shaved.[5][19][3] Greenwald maintains that it was her idea to have her head shaved, suggesting the idea to Vince McMahon months before the match occurred because she wanted to do something shocking for WrestleMania.[5][11] Over the next few months, in storyline, she desperately tried to disguise her bald head using loose-fitting wigs. Later in 2004, she feuded with Stacy Keibler, with Keibler pinning Holly on three consecutive occasions, the last one occurring in a number one contender's match.[3]
Greenwald's final WWE pay-per-view appearance occurred at Taboo Tuesday in 2004 as she appeared in the Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal along with many other WWE Divas. The fans voted online for the Divas to wear schoolgirl uniforms, as opposed to French maid or nurse outfits. In contrast to the other girls who wore sexy schoolgirl uniforms, Greenwald wore a demure 1980s-style schoolgirl uniform with large pink panties underneath. Greenwald failed to win the match when Stratus eliminated her by tossing her over the top rope for the win.[20] Greenwald's efforts in subsequent attempts to regain the title failed. Due to several wrestlers from the company's women's division being released in late 2004 and the introduction of the Raw Diva Search program, Greenwald was mostly left off television, only occasionally appearing on Sunday Night Heat and Raw in losing efforts to the likes of Lita, Trish Stratus, and Christy Hemme.
She left WWE and a full-time wrestling career in April 2005.[3] Reportedly, she was beginning to become disenchanted with WWE, who began to focus on looks rather than wrestling ability.[6] She also hated that her character had become a villain, but that is not the direct cause of her leaving the company.[8] Greenwald, however, stated that all of the aforementioned reasons are incorrect, but she would like to keep the real reason she left WWE private.[21] She decided to take a break from WWE and spend some time with her family and enjoy life.[21] Vince McMahon is leaving the doors open for her to return if she wants to in the future.[8]
