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Nora Kristine Greenwald was an American professional wrestler that worked for both WCW and WWE, best remembered for her six year run in WWE under the name [[Molly Holly]]. She is remembered for two reasons - firstly for being one of the best all around female workers to ever set foot in WWE and secondly for being continually mocked for her appearance for the better part of two years, which ended up taking a toll on her and ultimately making her decide to leave Professional Wrestling altogether.

[[The Other Wiki]] has a complete [[wikipedia:Nora Greenwald|rundown of her career]].

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* [[Arch Enemy]]: [[Trish Stratus]] in kayfabe. In real life she's said Trish was her favourite person to work with.
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Her and The Hurricane were such parodies of superheroes.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Quite a few - Starla Saxton (on the indies), Miss Madness, Mighty Molly.
* [[Badass Cape]]: As Mighty Molly, complete with her own logo.
* [[Bald Woman]]
* [[Barely-There Swimwear]]: Subverted hilariously when she was in a bikini contest with Terri. She claimed that King would go wild when he saw what was under her robe and quickly stripped off to reveal... {{spoiler|a demure 1950s style bathing suit complete with swimming hat and flippers}}.
* [[Beauty Pageant]]: Her Miss Madness gimmick.
* [[Beneath the Mask]]: Had the same problem as Bret Hart of being unable to separate herself from the character she played on TV.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Sadly this happened to her behind the scenes. Watching her shoot interview will show a gradual increase in how depressed she becomes as she talks about her WWE career.
* [[The Cameo]]: Made an appearance on the Raw 15th Anniversary show in a backstage segment with Hornswoggle and Mickie James. Also participated in the 25 Diva Battle Royal at ''WrestleMania 25''.
* [[Characterisation Marches On]]: Her heel character was originally meant to be a Hardcore Holly type that wanted the division to be more serious. It eventually evolved into a self righteous prude.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Roughly a year after her Holly Cousin character had been dropped, she teamed with Crash Holly and their "history" was referenced. As was her former relationship with Spike Dudley.
* [[Cool Teacher]]: To the Nitro Girls that she had to train to wrestle. She has said that she appreciated not all of them wanted to be wrestlers but were afraid of losing their jobs so she went easy on them saying "wrestling can be fun so I wanted to make it fun for them". She's also said she got a lot of heat from other wrestlers for going easy on them but didn't care.
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: Throughout her entire wrestling career. First when she was Miss Madness in WCW, she bleached her hair blonde and glammed up to look like a pageant queen. When she turned heel she cut her hair and darkened it to fit the new character. Then there's ''WrestleMania XX''...
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: Actually wrestled two matches on ''Heat'' in 1998 against Jacqueline as Starla Saxton, before she joined WCW.
* [[Everyone Loves Blondes]]: Invoked when she turned heel. She had been blonde before but darkened her hair immediately the next week.
* [[Face Heel Revolving Door]]: As Mighty Molly. When the gimmick started she was technically a heel since she was in the Alliance but when that storyline ended she was technically a face though she didn't wrestle too often.
* [[Gag Haircut]]: Had her head shaved completely bald at ''WrestleMania XX''. She apparently still has the hair locked in a fireproof cabinet in her house should any fan wish to buy it...
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: As a Holly Cousin.
* [[Girls Need Role Models]]: She has spoken up about how she enjoyed being a role model for children and that's why she preferred being a face character.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: The first incarnation of Molly Holly as the bubbly and sweet country bumpkin. Her favourite role to play.
* [[Hairstyle Malfunction]]: In the months following her head shave, she would wear wigs to the ring and it would be a [[Running Gag]] to see the wig ripped off. It didn't happen in every match though.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Her 2005 shoot interview revealed a '''lot''' that was unknown about her:
** The most shocking example would be her attitude to the Diva Search. Many fans assumed that she was against it and hated all the models signed by WWE. She stated that she knew it was a part of show business and theorised that they could possibly find a new star that could make the company more money. She also said there were some contestants she was really excited to work with. Considering some of [[Lay Cool|the women]] [[Eve Torres|that came out of]] the Diva Search, she may have had a point.
* [[Hollywood Homely]]: Played with. She purposefully altered her appearance so that she would be plain and unattractive to reflect the new heel character. 
* [[Hollywood Pudgy]]: One of the most infamous examples. One segment was written where [[Trish Stratus]] made fun of her ass and this eventually evolved into the entire locker room poking fun at her weight. Unlike Mickie James, she wasn't portrayed sympathetically.
* [[Important Haircut]]: Behind the scenes, the hair change from blonde to brown was half-symbolic (fitting the new character) and half-practical (her hair had been fried from years of bleaching).
* [[Irony]]: The self-righteous prude character came from her being a virgin but was completely the opposite of her real views. She said in her shoot interview how much she is looking forward to sex and hopes there will be "swinging from the chandeliers".
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: After her [[Face Heel Turn]] though inverted now.
* [[Lovely Angels]]: With [[Gail Kim]] in 2003-2004.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: You can't actually imagine. Is quite possibly one of the nicest and friendliest WWE superstars to approach.
* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Started wrestling in corsets around 2004-ish.
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Is a former powerlifter but she certainly doesn't look it.
* [[Power Hair]]: As the self-righteous prude.
* [[Reality Subtext]]: She actually was a virgin which is where the self-righteous prude character came from.
* [[Retired Badass]]: Has stated that she has no desire to return to wrestling, though she does make indie appearances as a referee, timekeeper or ring announcer.
* [[Romance on the Set]]: Kayfabe with Spike Dudley.
* [[Shaking Her Hair Loose]]: Miss Madness always wore her hair in an updo but whenever she wrestled, she would shake it free at the start of every match.
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Never held up as one of the pretty Divas after her [[Face Heel Turn]] but a look at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMADNmrcGpc this video] will demonstrate.
* [[Skewed Priorities]]: When Eugene stumbled into the women's locker room, Molly didn't care that he saw her only half dressed but quickly grabbed her wig off the rack to cover her bald head.
* [[Waif Fu]]: Against [[Chyna]] and whenever she wrestled men.
* [[When She Smiles]]: She is truly beautiful whenever she does.
* [[Wrestling Family]]: Kayfabe cousin to Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly.
* [[You Go, Girl!]]: Beat her cousin Crash in an intergender match (with help from another woman). She and Crash also once defeated Kaientai with Molly more than holding her own against the two men.

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