Robert Howard

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1/29/1963

Place of Birth

Glendale, California, USA

Also Known As

Hardcore HollyBob HowardBombastic Bob

Robert Howard

Biography

Robert William Howard is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his 15-year stint with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring names Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, Bob Holly, Bombastic Bob and Hardcore Holly. After debuting in 1990, Holly worked for Smoky Mountain Wrestling and other independent promotions, before joining WWE full-time in 1994. Initially portraying the character of a NASCAR driver, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, his name was soon changed to Bob "Spark Plug" Holly, before forming a team with Bodacious Bart, known as The New Midnight Expres...

Known For

Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks

Unknown Role

WWE WrestleMania XXIV

WWE WrestleMania XXIV

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Hall Of Fame 1995

WWE Hall Of Fame 1995

as Self

The Marine 2

The Marine 2

as Linwood's Left

WWE SummerSlam 1995

WWE SummerSlam 1995

as Bob "Spark Plug" Holly

WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House

WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

as Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly

WWE Backlash 2000

WWE Backlash 2000

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

as Thurman "Sparky " Plugg

WWE Unforgiven: In Your House

WWE Unforgiven: In Your House

as "Bombastic" Bob

WWE WrestleMania 21

WWE WrestleMania 21

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Survivor Series 1999

WWE Survivor Series 1999

as Hardcore Holly

WWE WrestleMania 2000

WWE WrestleMania 2000

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Wrestlemania X8

WWE Wrestlemania X8

as Hardcore Holly

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

as Hardcore Holly (archive footage)

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

as Bob Holly

WWE WrestleMania 22

WWE WrestleMania 22

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 1999

WWE Royal Rumble 1999

as Bob Holly

Career Timeline

2017

WWE: WrestleMania Monday

as Bob Holly

2016

The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship

Role unknown

2014

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2

as Hardcore Holly

2013

TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2

as Bob Holly

2012

WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches

Role unknown

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

as Hardcore Holly (archive footage)

2011

WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History

as Himself

2010

Ring Roasts III: The Roast of Jim Cornette

as Self

WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber

as Hardcore Holly

YouShoot: Bob Holly

as Himself

Chris Benoit: The Aftermath

as Himself

2009

The Marine 2

as Linwood's Left

Hard Knocks

Role unknown

2008

WWE Night of Champions 2008

as Hardcore Holly

WWE WrestleMania XXIV

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

as Hardcore Holly

2007

WWE Survivor Series 2007

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 2007

as Hardcore Holly

2006

ECW December to Dismember

as Hardcore Holly

WWE ECW

as Hardcore Holly

WWE WrestleMania 22

as Hardcore Holly

2005

WWE No Mercy 2005

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Judgment Day 2005

as Hardcore Holly

WWE WrestleMania 21

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 2005

as Hardcore Holly

2004

WWE Armageddon 2004

as Hardcore Holly

WWE The Great American Bash 2004

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Judgment Day 2004

as Hardcore Holly

WWE No Way Out 2004

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 2004

as Hardcore Holly

2003

WWE Survivor Series 2003

as Hardcore Holly

2002

WWE Global Warning

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Velocity

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Wrestlemania X8

as Hardcore Holly

2001

WWF Action!

as Hardcore Holly

WWF: Hardcore

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Tough Enough

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Insurrextion 2001

as Hardcore Holly

WWE No Way Out 2001

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

as Hardcore Holly

2000

WWE Armageddon 2000

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Survivor Series 2000

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Backlash 2000

as Hardcore Holly

WWE WrestleMania 2000

as Hardcore Holly

Operation Sandman

as Sturner

WWE Royal Rumble 2000

as Hardcore Holly

1999

WWE Armageddon 1999

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Survivor Series 1999

as Hardcore Holly

WWE No Mercy 1999

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Rebellion 1999

as Hardcore Holly

ECW on TNN

as Hardcore Holly

WWE SummerSlam 1999

as Hardcore Holly

WWE King of the Ring 1999

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Over the Edge

as Hardcore Holly

WWE SmackDown

as Hardcore Holly

WWE SmackDown

Role unknown

WWE Backlash: In Your House

as Hardcore Holly

WWE WrestleMania XV

as Hardcore Holly

WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House

as Hardcore Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 1999

as Bob Holly

1998

Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows

as Bob 'Spark Plugg' Holly (archive footage)

WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House

as Bob Holly

WWE King of the Ring 1998

as "Bombastic" Bob Holly

WWE Unforgiven: In Your House

as "Bombastic" Bob

WWE WrestleMania XIV

as "Bombastic" Bob Holly

1996

WWE Survivor Series 1996

as Bob Holly (Free-for-All)

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

as Bob Holly

1995

WWE Survivor Series 1995

as Bob Holly

WWE SummerSlam 1995

as Bob "Spark Plug" Holly

WWE King of the Ring 1995

as Bob "Spark Plug" Holly

WWE Hall Of Fame 1995

as Self

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

as Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly

WWE WrestleFest '95

as Bob Holly

1994

WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam

as Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly

WWE Sunday Night Slam

as Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

as Thurman "Sparky " Plugg

1993

ECW Hardcore TV

as Hardcore Holly

Raw

as Thurman "Sparky " Plugg

Raw

as Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly

Raw

as Hardcore Holly

Raw

as Bob Holly

Raw

as Bombastic Bob

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Bob Holly