Darker Side of the Ring: Crash Holly - The Crash Of Mike Lockwood - Full Episode

The life and career of one of the greatest hardcore champions, Crash Holly AKA Mike Lockwood.

[@LuchadorMasque]

One of the greatest super heavyweights of all time.

[@kamarichristie4346]

Yes

[@nicholashurst780]

One of???

[@th3gr81]

@@nicholashurst780 Well, Hardcore Holly was also a super heavyweight. One of two of the greatest.

[@luisalcazar15]

Straight facts 💯

[@mikeywhispers1588]

And biggest super heavyweight of all time. Crash holly was the real big show

[@nileharding3137]

Those 24/7 hardcore matches were super entertaining and imo one of the highlights of that era

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..mean street posse

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Man, I miss this dude so much! He was one of my favorite wrestlers from the Attitude Era!

[@hojocollider5276]

This guy's charisma was definitely super heavyweight! He was hilarious! He took his bumps, and hazing to earn the respect of his peers. Sad to hear how he passed away, RIP!

[@homeoftek5844]

He was also a beast in the early smackdown games lol. It was hard to beat the mfker

[@ShadowAngel-lt8nw]

Lol, what charisma? 🤣

[@hojocollider5276]

@@ShadowAngel-lt8nw The charisma you wish you had

[@ShadowAngel-lt8nw]

@@hojocollider5276 Uh, argumenting like a 8 year old. Good job, kiddo.

[@RamsonOpoku]

I miss crash holly

[@wlittle8908]

I never liked Bob Holly but i loved Crash. I was always rooting for him no matter if he was in the ring or not. He was double tough and quick on his feet. I was saddened when i found out he died. He had loads of talent and charisma. He had it all. RIP Crash.

[@iggyg6251]

Yea bob holly sucked! Just a bitter jobber that took out his anger on rookies!

[@jeffmodzelewski5842]

Same here. Couldn't stand Bob , but I loved crash

[@carlthompson5110]

He died right up the street from me in a hotel in Nashville Tennessee they had the whole street blocked off all day at the time I didn't know it was him they was taking out in that body bag

[@realone3602]

@@carlthompson5110 Mandela effect. Crash died in Florida now at Stevie Richards house.

[@luhhjeezy7153]

@DMo86 I loved bob holly attitude he didn’t take shit from nobody 😂

[@Hillbillabeast]

That Tazz impersonation was spot on! I thought that was Tazz at first.

[@Brian_adem2015]

Totally he was one of my favorite hardcore wrestlers

[@TheW11slim]

He was over. I absolutely loved Crash Holly! I lit up every time he was on screen during Attitude Era

[@edmundkempersdartboard173]

He managed to make hardcore holly almost likeable. Made a great pair. And the scale thing was brilliant.

[@clauramoore]

I think Crash Holly should be in the WWE Hall of Fame

[@lordswine7962]

I seen a similar comment on a another video. The replies were against Crash getting in the HOF. After watching this video he deserves some kind of acknowledgement. He put in work for years.

[@blacknapalm2131]

100%!

[@horrorfan5157]

Makes me mad people who don't deserve it or gavent been around that long get to be in the HOF But people who deserve it or being around forever get screwed over.

[@asawhitemanidjustliketosay]

I normally would disagree with you, but because the Bella’s are in I say let him in

[@ajkundrath9661]

And the scale as well

[@fucgoogle4559]

I can't imagine the punishment he took over his years. Rip legend

[@ExodusToxicWaltz]

Crash Holly needs a HOF induction due to his hardcore title run

[@chrismorgan7494]

It's terrifying when you hear of someone committing suicide over divorce. I've been through that, lost everything and had to start all over again. Very heartbreaking situation.

[@bryanvasquezescobar6200]

He had CTE in his brain.

[@VeinySausage]

It wasn’t just his divorce he realized he made the wrong decision in life being a wrestler…his career was basically over at 30 and he didn’t know what to do for the rest of his life…I’m surprised we don’t see more of this in wrestling tbh the 90% of undercard guys and indie guys are literally broke and just wasting their lives

[@chrismorgan7494]

@@VeinySausage 30 is mighty young and plenty of time to find something else. It's sad he felt that way.

[@blacknapalm2131]

*To this day when I think of the 24/7 Champion I always think of Crash. Super heavyweight heart and talent*

[@davidgrable668]

Me too

[@seansimms8503]

Yeah, wrestlers with Refs in tow attacking crash was hilarious, RIP Crash.

[@shanecochran1969]

RIP Crash Holly... #AddictionSucks #WeDoRecover Please say a prayer for all those that are battling addiction, and a prayer for all those that have lost there life to addiction.

[@horrorfan5157]

He was depressed.

[@louissosa803]

Thank you sir. That means of ppl that deal with it.

[@Tryonst704]

It was a suicide...

[@FunkSwaggMusiK]

Im still battling

[@gabriellequidet5742]

Praying for buff Bagwell, hope he's going to manage his addictions

[@dannydevito4338]

Hardcore Holly is the only thing that comes to mind when somebody mentions the Hardcore or 24/7 title

[@kadadriancottman9097]

Crash Holly is criminally underrated

[@cMARVEL360]

Crash Holly and Hardcore Holly Cousins duo was absolutely Fantastic! I was absolutely sold on it! And it even made sense how Bob would always try to best up Crash LOL!

[@FallicIdol]

I always liked Crash. His enthusiasm was contagious

[@loringbush1455]

Wow! He still is my favorite Hardcore champion of all time!

[@bigcat7449]

R.I.P. Crash you was truly a careful person

[@SGTSAM101ST]

Its a damn shame he's dead... He was pretty entertaining as 24/7 hardcore champion...

[@sylentknight]

one of my favorite non "main eventers" along with D-lo Brown

[@cleopatracominatcha3819]

We all ran about school beating each other up doing the 24/7 angle up here in Scotland UK. Great video, very concise. Subscribed. peace

[@justinperrotta2701]

I met him and remember how big and muscular he was. And he was considered tiny back then. He would be big now.

[@shawnoandrew]

Crash didn't have the size but that didn't matter as he had the rest.

[@horrorfan5157]

Same with Spike Dudley

[@slimydick23]

Stevie Richards is an instructor on DDPYoga... I do those sessions often and I've never heard him mention that Crash Holly died in his house

[@Spooky_515]

I wanna see Crash do his Tazz impersonation

[@BrandonMobley614]

Great documentary. It's hard to find much on him out there. Bob Holly's book had a little bit, but they were so different, they didn't see eye to eye on much at all.

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Another great one.. thank you

[@OriginalWrestlingDocumentaries]

Thank-You!

[@bryanvasquezescobar6200]

Crash Holly is the reason why i became hardcore !

[@mikeywhispers1588]

Man I was a crash fan. Definitely a guy who just wanted to be apart of the business for actually being a wrestler he wasn't a greedy I want more money kinda guy. Rip crash

[@zacharybotelho665]

And they use his idea to this day by making the 24/7 title belt! They should acknowledge that!

[@ryanakahuss]

that taz impression photo is fuckin hilarious! RIP to one of the greats, i never knew he did this! lol

[@HanCholo112]

Loved him as 24/7 Hardcore Champion, he was awesome.

[@SolidSharkOFFICIAL]

RIP Crash. The Greatest Hardcore Champion of all time.

[@davidhalling5841]

Bob Holly had the charisma of a pencil. Crash carried that tag team

[@I.G.S.A.N.A.G.M]

Crash was definitely better.

[@jailr67]

I remember the crowds used to chant "Elroy" at him, saying he looked like Elroy Jetson, but he did kick ass, and i enjoyed watching him.

[@AlexRodriguez-ue1xc]

Or Sir Charles would say"LeeRoy Jetson"🤦😂

[@TheLonelySoulja]

R.I.P. Crash Holly

[@seryusakinikaido9534]

My favorite was him winning the hard-core title the 6th time when he hit Matt Hardy with a trash can, and I loved how everyone cheered. Rest in peace, Crash Holly.

[@higler.]

Wow the history here in unreal! That footage of him against Vic Grimes and the photo of Spike Dudley before he joined ECW.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Crash Holly was funny with the hardcover belt. Wrestlers would tried to find him, everywhere he would go when the belt was on the line, 24 hrs a day.

[@johnstopyracus5674]

LOVE your channel brother, growing up I only knew about WWF and WCW, to learn about the territories and how ALL of the stars of the industry came from them. I really enjoy your format, dialogue, pictures and video clips from start to finish. Thank you.

[@BBoldGaming]

Thank you for this. He really deserves this

[@slayermill8621]

To this day one of my favorite matches of all time was the Hardcore Title defense where Crash had to duke it out with The Headbangers at Fun Time USA. The Frankensteiner he pulled off from the rope swing was epic. RIP Crash.

[@jamesteegardner2273]

I always felt bad for Crash Holly and Brian Christopher. Both of those guys had talent, and if they were able to get their lives together, they would've gone a lot further in the business. Maybe those guys could've become Intercontinental Champions. It's too bad that we never got to find out.

[@BaDMrFr0zty]

Crash and spike dudley seems like such cool little guys making it in a big man world always had respect for them.

[@joshuabailey2746]

People underestimate all the little guys from that era. It took so much more for them to get over way more talent than any muscle head

[@jg7747]

crash was always one of my favorites

[@snowvalkyrie]

The Hollys were so much fun to watch. I wish the WWE used them more often.

[@jonathancoleman9266]

Sad died so young

[@GlorifiedTruth]

Another great job. I loved Crash and appreciate the well-researched tribute.

[@thomasenigma88]

Loved Crash. Can we take a moment to think about how Taz must have felt getting into it with Crash in ECW only to end up in the lowcard hardcore division with him, I instantly think back to WM2K where Crash lasted a decent amount of time in the Tazzmission. No disrespect to the Crash and the HC title. I just thought it was pretty funny.

[@wweiceman]

And he lost alot to Crash too lol

[@rjswift3130]

These are really good, man. Keep it up! 👍

[@Reign_Fire2022]

Also one of the best intro theme's..still to this day im rocking SLOW DEATH🥂✨R.I.P🤘

[@jolla9963]

The two greatest 24/7 hard core champions were Crash Holly and R-Truth. Both carried that angle well. R-Crash woukd have been a great tag team in my book.

[@DomodusER]

Poor crash man. He would of been a boss today.

[@Winston0Boogie]

Damn, man.. RIP Mike! I was fan

[@justinsmith4996]

Miss you Crash!

[@keithsa41]

Crash holly was a fan favorite. Great comedy skills and an excellent worker who was well liked by his peers. Very sorry and sad that he left us so soon. Rip 🙏

[@Dinnerwiththeavilas]

He was such a great wrestler and really funny. RIP

[@bobbymariani2839]

I saw him in a dark match at an ECW house show in 1996 in Jacksonville, FL at the Morocco Shrine Auditorium.

[@I.G.S.A.N.A.G.M]

My favourite Hardcore champion of all time. I wouldn't have thought he could be a better champion of a championship than Mankind or Undertaker.

[@Champ1988]

I actually searched for this. Loved Crash's character.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Jim Ross used to call him Elroy 🤣🤣🤣

[@bryanvasquezescobar6200]

You can call him what ever you want, he was a 24/7 hardcore wrestler!

[@hatednyc]

Who WOULDNT call Buzz Sawyers Wrestling school after seeing that SWEET SWEET COMMERCIAL? 😂 I’m surprised he didn’t have to open a second school after it aired !

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

My main memory of Crash was him doing a vignette where he tried to hire Samuel L Jackson as his bodyguard when they were promoting the remake of Shaft. I know it wasn't everyone's cup of tea but the hardcore title 24/7 rule actually led to decent comedy segments and I think it could have carried on if maybe they'd limited it to the last week of the month instead of 24/7 all the time

[@gone.golfing]

“The Crash of Mike Lockwood” Damn savage title.

[@bendyblanco350]

Bob Holly was upset??? That is so out of character for him 🤣

[@chrisortiz8072]

The greatest Hardcore Champion of all time. I remember when he passed such a shame. Regardless of what you think about the gimmick he was entertaining. R.i.p

[@russellmitchell1579]

Great video👏👏

[@Stonymoj]

The main thing I remember about Crash was one time he was coming out and walking down the ramp towards the ring, he stopped and looked at the camera picked his nose and ate a bugger. I have no clue why he did it or why I can't forget it.

[@rayalley6676]

Why not? Boogers are 😋

[@TheNickDinsmore]

Great video

[@leifjohnson2081]

I loved crash I loved his gimmick and have fond memories of him. Rip Crash

[@disciple2742]

32!? He died at only 32?? Thats awful

[@illkid86]

Same age Bruce Lee died

[@MrAjking808]

@@superpig5000 wow .. smh

[@TheWedabest]

Crash hally was a sparkplug. The guy was so funny and likeable. RIP

[@tonypastor705]

And Bob Holly was Sparky Plugg before!

[@TheWedabest]

@@tonypastor705 your right. I was using the term sparkplug in the general sense. To describe crashs personality.

[@tonypastor705]

@@TheWedabest 😎 Cool

[@HaleStorm1998]

you’re

[@Youngblood91]

He Should Be In The WWE Hall Of Fame

[@IANupe104]

Crash Holly was so entertaining...It was hard not to laugh at his matches...

[@Ken9284]

I’m waiting for darkest side of the ring.

[@benscott19841]

Jeez 32 years old. Smh RIP Mike

[@melissawright1979]

It's a travesty that there was no tribute for him from the WWF/E when he died. It's like no one gave a crap

[@justincredible8667]

One of the best Hardcore Champions. 24/7 rules started with his run if I'm not mistaken. Was a entertaining wrestler.

[@KushWilson]

For a 500 plus pound man he moved like a cruiserweight

[@chuckeecheeze4649]

My favorite theme song moment ever was Hardcore vs. Crash at the pay per view. They played the same "Slow Death" song, for Bob, Crash, and Molly.

[@louissosa803]

He was so underrated

[@conradojavier7547]

WWE should have bring back the Hardcore Belt in his Honor, instead of a Bootleg Ripoff known as the 24/7 Title.

[@LuchadorMasque]

It's just a prop bro

[@itsnice420]

Wish he coulda stuck around longer.

[@delljr2769]

Crash would have had a big push in ECW and he would have been pushed more by WWF if he came from ECW. I didnt know Buzz had a school near the Sacramento area.

[@williamrothschildakatheman8980]

I gotta give him credit he was probably one of the few natty wrestlers

[@shaunhooker85]

Anyone remember O'Grady vs Vic Grimes APW feud? And the match where Crash hit him with a car? Infamous!

[@SellavinAtoms]

I always did love crash Holly when he did his thing in the rain one of the things that piss me off though is that I never know he was dead for nearly 20 years I was wondering whatever happened to crash until I looked it up the thing is WWE and their stupid rule about not acknowledging wrestler's death after they serve a drug overdosing was pretty sketchy people called them out for that and a lot of those wrestlers were well known and pretty popular like test he was way up there but he got screwed over because of triple h and his relationship with Stephanie and his career never went up ever again it buried the guy both both figuratively and literally.

[@matthewbaumber3554]

Crash was an amazing talent and a great entertainer. He made the hardcore title relevant again with the 24/7 rule. So popular WWE brought it back 20 years later. Our boy Elroy would take one hell of a beating. I think his tights in the thumbnail reads, 'Hardest Holly!' RIP Mikey.

[@mfjudge9212]

I seriously thought that they all were really cousins

[@dollarpiranha]

A true legend 🐐

[@stevenclay9573]

I loved the crash holly era and hated to see him go

[@offbeatnovelty]

Turn down your music bed's !! way to loud

[@MannyMarvel]

RIP Crash , rest in power Mike .

[@wrestlingfan1295]

Please do a biography on Test.

[@jonhall3151]

Was that the Smackdown 2020 PS4 portrait for William Regal? Sho' looked like it.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He was a funny wrestler in the WWF. He would do some funny stuff.

[@chadrowland7430]

If it wasn't for Crash Holly there wouldn't be a WWE 24/7 title now