Now the infamous Hollys/Acolytes match

In 1999 my two favorite things in wrestling were the Acolytes and Hardcore Holly. Every week on Raw I waited to see the Acolytes beat the hell out of somebody. I never got why Vince did not just put Austin in handicap matches with these two. At the same time I loved it when the Hardy Boyz beat them for the tag belts. Had a month of every team smelling blood in the water and trying to win the tag belts back before the Acolytes killed the Hardyz at Fully Loaded. Thought it was some bull plop when X-Pac and Kane got the belts back.

I remember when the "Hardcore" Bob Holly gimmick started. I was skeptical because this was Thurman "Sparky" Plugg acting like he was Hardcore. But week by week he proved himself and then the Big Shot gimmick started. With him going up to guys like Big Show, Kane and the Acolytes and telling them to fuck off. Eventually cousin Crash was added and I felt (still do) that it watered down the gimmick. But it was great too and Crash proved himself.

Eventually Crash and Hardcore won the tag belts. On a random episode of Heat they get challenged by the Acolytes for the Tag belts in a No DQ match.

Holy poo it is violent. They beat the tar out of each other. Crash takes this brutal looking Dominator on the table and It did not even break. They are hitting each other with everything. Time keepers table, steel chairs (but they did not know that was dangerous, im cereal), ring steps. Hardcore takes the ref's belt and chokes Bradshaw. In an incredibly brutal move Crash gets drop toe hold femur first on the ring steps. It ends when the Holly's decide to just run away. Which honestly is a bit out of character for Bob Holly.

This match is just as violent as the infamous Public Enemy match. Maybe more violent since they were not out to hurt each other.