WWE Hall of Fame 2021: 5 Things you didn't know about Molly Holly 

Molly Holly blazed her own trail in WWE
Molly Holly blazed her own trail in WWE

#4. The WWE Hall of Famer is a former powerlifter, tried out wrestling "out of curiosity"

Molly Holly was one of the most determined female wrestlers throughout her WWE career, but it's hard to believe that the former champion was setting records as a teenager before being signed to WWE.

After being inspired to become an American Gladiator, Holly began training to be a powerlifter and at the age of 14 was able to break the record for her age group when she was able to lift 100 pounds.

Holly is also a trained gymnast and after leaving home back in 1996 with just 200 dollars, she drove to Florida and worked several dead-end jobs before deciding to train to be a wrestler.

After training under Dean Malenko for just over a year, Holly went on to make her in-ring debut back in 1997 under the ring name Starla Saxton. This later led to her wrestling for WWE back in 1998 when she challenged Jacqueline for the Women's Championship under this ring name, before she was officially signed to the company.

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