Crash Holly
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| Birth name | Michael John Lockwood |
| Born |
August 25, 1971 Anaheim, California, US |
| Died | November 6, 2003 (aged 32) Navarre, Florida, US |
| Cause of death | Suicide by drug overdose |
| Spouse(s) | N'keigh Wheeler (m. 1999; his death 2003) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Crash Crash Holly Erin O'Grady The Green Ghost Johnny Pearson Mad Mikey |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) "Allegedly well over 400 lb (181kg)" (1999) |
| Billed from | Mobile, Alabama |
| Trained by | Jerry Monti Michael Modest Ric Thompson |
| Debut | 1989 |
Michael John "Mike" Lockwood (August 25, 1971 – November 6, 2003) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment from 1999 to 2003 under the ring names Crash Holly or simply Crash.
Lockwood debuted in 1989 and spent a decade wrestling on the independent circuit before joining the World Wrestling Federation in 1999 as Crash Holly. He formed a tag team with his kayfabe cousin Hardcore Holly, with whom he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship. The Holly Cousins was expanded into a stable with the addition of Molly Holly in 2000. During his WWF/WWE career, Lockwood held the WWF/WWE Hardcore Championship on 22 occasions, with many of his reigns coming during a period when the title was defended "24/7". After being released from WWE in June 2003, Lockwood joined NWA Total Nonstop Action as Mad Mikey, where he remained until his death later that year.
In addition to his 22 reigns as WWF/WWE Hardcore Champion and single reign as WWF World Tag Team Champion, Lockwood was a one-time WWF European Champion, and one-time WWF Light Heavyweight Champion.
Lockwood debuted in 1989, as Johnny Pearson in Bay Area Wrestling, where he wrestled until 1994. He dislocated his shoulder about five times, and took 18 months off to recover. He then wrestled on the independent circuit as "Irish" Erin O'Grady. In 1996, he joined All Pro Wrestling (APW), where he became known as "The Leprechaun" Erin O'Grady and had several matches with Vic Grimes.
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