Molly Holly Nora Kristina Greenwald ( September 7 , 1977 ) , better known by her ring name Molly Holly , is a retired American professional wrestler . Greenwald is best known for her appearances with World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) where she was a 1 - time WWF Hardcore Champion and a two - time WWE Women ' s Champion . Career . Early Career ( 1997 - 1999 ) . Greenwald began training as a wrestler under Dean Malenko in Tampa , Florida in 1997 . She debuted on August 2 , 1997 in the World Professional Wrestling Federation ( WPWF ) under the ring name Starla Saxton . Greenwald wrestled on the independent circuit throughout 1997 and 1998 , winning two championships . On August 21 , 1998 she defeated Malia Hosaka to win the New Dimension Wrestling Women ' s Title , but lost it one day later back to Hosaka . She appeared with both World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as Starla Saxton , unsuccessfully challenging Jacqueline for the WWF Women ' s Championship on an October 1998 episode of Sunday Night Heat and on an episode of the U . K . version of " Shotgun . " In late 1999 , she briefly feuded with Brandi Alexander while wrestling in the Florida independent circuit . World Championship Wrestling ( 1999 - 2000 ) . She debuted in WCW as Miss Madness , one of Randy Savage ' s valets along with Gorgeous George and Madusa . Savage asked Greenwald and Madusa to train his then - girlfriend Gorgeous George in real life , highlights of which were shown on WCW television . As part of the storyline , this villainous alliance , called Team Madness , would interfere in matches for the benefit of Savage . Behind the scenes , Nora and Madusa trained the other women of WCW at the WCW Power Plant . Eventually , Savage betrayed Miss Madness by firing her from Team Madness along with Madusa after a championship loss . She then became Mona , a fan favorite , who wrestled in a blue cocktail dress and barefoot . She embarked on mini - feuds with Madusa , Little Jeannie , and Asya . Independent female wrestlers , such as Dee Dee Venturi and Brandi Alexander , were also brought in to wrestle Mona . WCW released Greenwald , however , in August 2000 in a cost - cutting move . World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment ( 2000 - 2005 ) . Lady Ophelia ( 2000 ) . Upon signing a contract with the World Wrestling Federation , she was sent to their training ground in Memphis Championship Wrestling to work off ring - rust . She became the manager of William Regal and was known as Lady Ophelia . While there , she squared off against The Kat , Bobcat , and Victoria . In 2000 , she reappeared in the World Wrestling Federation under the Lady Ophelia gimmick , wrestling dark matches and valeting for William Regal The Holly Cousins ( 2000 - 2001 ) . Greenwald , however , had her first major run in the company as Molly Holly , where she joined her on - screen cousins Bob Holly and Crash Holly . At the time , The Holly Cousins were involved in a feud with T & A ( Test , Albert , and manager Trish Stratus ) . Greenwald admits that Stratus was one of her favorite people with whom to work . Molly ' s arrival on the November 6 , 2000 edition of Raw started a short feud with Stratus , leading to her first televised victory over Stratus in a Six - Person intergender tag team match at the Survivor Series . In a match between Crash Holly and Dean Malenko , Molly distracted the referee by standing on the ring apron , interfering on Crash ' s behalf . Malenko then forcefully kissed Molly , annoying her , who later helped out Crash by debuting her Molly - Go - Round finisher on Malenko and enabling Crash to win . In 2001 , Molly formed an on - screen relationship with Spike Dudley , in the midst of their storyline rivalry between her cousins and Spike ' s brothers ( The Dudley Boyz ) . In interviews in subsequent years , Greenwald recalled the " relationship " with Spike Dudley as the " best time of her career . " A subsequent fallout between her and Crash even led to an intergender singles match , with Molly pinning Crash . Mighty Molly ( 2001 - 2003 ) . In September 2001 , Molly dumped Spike to become Mighty Molly , the superhero sidekick of The Hurricane . 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 . 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 . Greenwald ' s reasoning behind this was that it fit her new character better . Greenwald adopted a villainous , 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 . During the feud , Jerry Lawler also began to poke fun at Greenwald , which Greenwald later revealed genuinely hurt her feelings . Greenwald , however , initially did not mind the storyline when Stephanie McMahon approached her with the idea . 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 . Greenwald defeated Gail Kim on the July 28 , 2003 edition of " Raw " to capture her second Women ' s Championship . Kim later became a villainess 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 . This feud led to a match against Lita at Survivor Series for the Women ' s title , which Greenwald retained . Sporadic Appearances and departure ( 2004 - 2005 ) . Greenwald lost her championship to Victoria in a Four - Way Elimination match on February 23 , 2004 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 through the ropes for the win . 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 , Victoria , Trish Stratus , and Christy Hemme . She left WWE and a full - time wrestling career in April 2005 . Reportedly , she was beginning to become disenchanted with WWE , who began to focus on looks rather than wrestling ability . She also hated that her character had become a villain , but that is not the direct cause of her leaving the company . Greenwald , however , stated that all of the aforementioned reasons are incorrect , but she would like to keep the real reason she left WWE private . She decided to take a break from WWE and spend some time with her family and enjoy life . Part - time appearances ( 2005 - 2009 ) . Since leaving WWE in April 2005 , Greenwald has made occasional appearances with the company . On December 2007 , at the Raw 15th Anniversary , she appeared in a backstage segment with William Regal , Mickie James and Hornswoggle . She was in attendance at the 2008 WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony in Orlando , Florida and was backstage at WrestleMania XXIV at the Citrus Bowl the next night . On the March 31 episode of Raw she returned with many other past wrestlers to applaud Ric Flair and his career . On April 5 , 2009 , at WrestleMania XXV , Molly made a one night return to WWE , competing in the 25 - Diva Battle Royal to crown Miss WrestleMania , in her " Holly cousin " attire . Independent Circuit ( 2005 - 2009 ) . On November 20 , 2005 , Greenwald made her first public appearance since her WWE departure at Northern IMPACT Wrestling ' s first ever card at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in her hometown of Forest Lake , Minnesota . She signed autographs and sold copies of her DVD . On January 8 , 2006 in Amery , Wisconsin , Greenwald made her first in - ring appearance in nine months , appearing with Northern IMPACT Wrestling , a local Minnesota / Wisconsin wrestling promotion . In addition to refereeing a match between Rain and Ann - Thraxx ( Ann Brookstone ) , Greenwald counted the pin for the main event match between Team Revolution and Team Invasion . She went on to referee an Impact Zone Wrestling match on February 14 , 2006 in Tempe , Arizona and an XJAM Wrestling match on February 16 , 2006 in Minot , North Dakota , where she challenged Ann - Thraxx to wrestle her , with Ann - Thraxx refusing . On April 8 , 2006 , Greenwald appeared at the German Stampede Wrestling event International Impact III in Olsberg , Germany , commentating on a match along with former Pro Wrestling Illustrated senior editor Bill Apter and refereeing a women ' s match . In subsequent months , she made ( non - wrestling ) appearances at several independent wrestling events . On October 7 , 2006 , Greenwald returned to in - ring action for the first time since April 2005 by defeating Jonny Fairplay after a quick low blow and pinfall in a WCWA event . Nora returned to several events as guest referee or for autograph signings . She first refereed an intergender match between Kassy Summers and Seito Hayashi for BAW Championship Wrestling on July 13 , 2007 in McMinnville , Oregon , then was guest referee in a match between Ann - Thraxx and TNA ' s Christy Hemme for Heavy on Wrestling in Superior , Wisconsin on July 21 . She appeared with Billy Kidman at an autograph signing during Family Fun Day in her hometown of Linwood Township on September 8 , one day after celebrating her 30th birthday . Greenwald is one of the stars of the wrestling documentary , " Bloodstained Memoirs " . Personal life . Greenwald was born to parents Rick and Bonnie Greenwald and has two brothers . Growing up , Greenwald had no plans to be a wrestler , but she claims to have wanted to be on " American Gladiators " for a while . She trained to be a power - lifter from age 14 to age 18 , and at age 14 , she broke the Minnesota state powerlifting record ( 75 lbs ) for her age group by lifting 100 pounds . She also trained as a gymnast . Later , she began wrestling for fun , not because she " wanted to be on TV . " After she graduated from Forest Lake Area High School in 1996 , Greenwald left home with $ 200 and a ' 65 Oldsmobile , which she drove from Minnesota to Florida . Before training as a wrestler , Greenwald was employed at a Subway restaurant and as a telemarketer for Special Data Processing . While working at Subway , it was suggested to her that she try out for wrestling , and out of curiosity , she did . In 2002 , Greenwald competed on a special WWF superstars edition of " Fear Factor " , where she was eliminated in the second round . She won $ 10 , 000 for Prison Fellowship Ministries . In August 2005 , she released an autobiographical DVD entitled " Nora Greenwald : Shootin ' the Shi Crap " that detailed the reasons behind her departure . A portion of the profits from the sale of the DVD went to the education fund of the daughter of Mike Lockwood ( Crash Holly ) , her one - time on - screen cousin , after his death . After leaving the wrestling business , Greenwald has made sporadic wrestling appearances , acts as a landlady with regards to her property holdings , invests in real estate , and performs charity work . On December 16 , 2006 , Nora went to Guatemala for several months to learn Spanish and do missions work . In addition , she took public speaking classes and earned a license in massage therapy . Greenwald now works for Minnesota Teen Challenge , a one - year residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program . She joined the program because at least ten of her friends have died because of drug overdoses . Greenwald , a born again Christian , ministers to the women in the program . In January 2009 , Greenwald participated in The Polar Bear Plunge , where she voluntarily submerged herself in freezing water to raise money for the Special Olympics Minnesota . She has also been a bus aide for special needs children and worked with recovering addicts at Teen Challenge . In July 2010 , she announced her engagement to Geno Benshoof , whom she met while working as a teen counselor . The couple were married in the backyard of Benshoof ' s parents house in White Bear Lake , Minnesota on July 22 , 2010 .