The Holly Cousins The Holly Cousins , also known as The Hollys , was a professional wrestling tag team and , later , stable in the World Wrestling Federation between 1999 and 2001 . It consisted of on - screen cousins Crash Holly , Hardcore Holly and Molly Holly . History . First run . Hardcore , who had debuted in the World Wrestling Federation in 1994 , introduced his on - screen " cousin " Crash Holly on August 16 , 1999 . After arguing over who was the toughest Holly cousin , the pair brawled all over the arena for the rest of the show . They teamed up for the first time at SummerSlam , and spent the next few weeks alternating between being rivals and partners . From September on , the cousins started teaming together full - time , during which time they took to the gimmick of claiming themselves to be well over 400 lbs ( 180 kg ) , so they could be considered " superheavyweights " . On October 19 , 1999 , on " Raw is War " , Crash and Hardcore won the WWF World Tag Team titles together , defeating the Rock ' n ' Sock Connection , after Mankind refused to tag into the match , and Triple H interfered . They went on to hold the titles for two weeks before dropping them back to Mankind and his new partner Al Snow on the November 4 edition of " SmackDown ! " . Hardcore title chase and break - up . In early 2000 , the Holly cousins began feuding over the Hardcore title . Hardcore had first won the title in early 1999 , before Crash ' s debut ; however , Crash won it on February 22 , 2000 , defeating Test . The pair soon started fighting each other for the title including in the " hardcore " Battle royal at WrestleMania 2000 , where Crash started off as the champion , but Hardcore left as champion . Crash regained the title the day after Wrestlemania , and soon after this , the Holly cousins had their last match as a team for over six months . During these months Crash concentrated on the hardcore division winning the title 22 times ( after introducing the infamous " 24 / 7 rule " ) , and earning the nickname " the Houdini of Hardcore " . Hardcore suffered a legitimate broken arm in a match against Kurt Angle and was sidelined for most of this time . Reformation . In October 2000 , Crash started feuding with Test and Albert . This set up the debut of another " cousin " , Molly Holly . She debuted on November 6 , 2000 , on " Raw " , attacking Trish Stratus , who was managing T & A . This led to the Holly Cousins reuniting to feud with T & A and their manager , Trish Stratus . Although Hardcore and Crash had opportunities to win the Tag Team championship , they were never able to capitalise . They competed mainly in both the hardcore division and the tag title division for the next few months . Molly had multiple opportunities to win the Women ' s title , but was booked to lose them all . In early 2001 , the Hollys began feuding with the Dudley Boyz . In May 2001 , Crash and Hardcore , along with Bubba and D - Von Dudley became concerned about Molly ' s burgeoning relationship with Spike Dudley . This led to the Hollys - Dudleys feud intensifying , with both Spike and Molly caught in the middle . On May 28 , 2001 , the Dudley Boys famously put Molly through a table , with Spike lying on the table to try and protect her . As Molly and Spike ' s relationship progressed , the feud between the Hollys and the Dudleys worsened . The led to the final break - up of the Holly cousins , as Molly started accompanying Spike for his matches , Crash joined the Raw brand until 2003 , and Hardcore was re - injured in September 2001 . Aftermath . Crash competed on Raw and later traded to SmackDown ! until his release from WWE on June 30 , 2003 . He later died on November 6 , 2003 . Molly eventually dumped Spike , and went on to become a two - time Women ' s champion . On April 12 , 2005 , Molly left the company and retired from full - time wrestling . Hardcore was the final Holly to be released from the company , on January 16 , 2009 .