Crash Holly

"Mike Lockwood" redirects here. For other people, see Michael Lockwood.
Crash Holly
Holly signing autographs
Birth nameMichael John Lockwood[1]
Born(1971-08-25)August 25, 1971[2]
San Francisco, California, U.S.[1]
DiedNovember 6, 2003(2003-11-06) (aged 32)[1]
Navarre, Florida, U.S.[2][1]
Cause of deathAsphyxia due to pulmonary aspiration as a result of an overdose of alcohol and drugs[3]
Spouse(s)
Christeena Wheeler
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(m. 1999)​
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Crash[2]
Crash Holly[2]
Erin O'Grady[2]
The Green Ghost[4]
Johnny Pearson[2]
Mad Mikey[2]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[5]
Billed weight198 lb[6]
"Allegedly well over 400 lb" (181 kg)[2][5]
Billed fromMobile, Alabama[5]
Trained byJerry Monti[2]
Michael Modest[2]
Ric Thompson[2]
Debut1989[2]

Michael John Lockwood (August 25, 1971 – November 6, 2003) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 1999 to 2003 under the ring names Crash Holly or simply Crash.[2][5]

Lockwood debuted in 1989 and spent a decade wrestling on the independent circuit before signing with the World Wrestling Federation in 1998, debuting the following year as Crash Holly. He formed a tag team with his kayfabe cousin Hardcore Holly, with whom he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship. The Holly Cousins was expanded into a stable with the addition of Molly Holly in 2000. During his WWF/WWE career, Holly established himself in the hardcore division by winning the WWF Hardcore Championship on 22 occasions, with many of his reigns coming during a period when the title was defended "24/7". After being released from WWE in June 2003, Holly joined NWA Total Nonstop Action as Mad Mikey, where he remained until his death later that year.

Holly was also a one-time WWF European Champion[7] and a one-time WWF Light Heavyweight Champion.[8] In total, Holly had over 25 championship reigns in the WWF.[9]

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  9. ^ "The 16 most decorated champions in WWE history". WWE. Retrieved 2020-10-15.