10 Attitude Era stars who are underrated by fans

Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko

#6. Molly Holly

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Nora Benshoof was trained by a true technical wrestling legend, Dean Malenko. Rather than teaching her to be another 'bra and panties' female wrestler, Dean made certain that Benshoof was taught just as much as his male students.

Capitalizing on Benshoof's natural athleticism--she was a powerlifting champion and a gymnast--Malenko helped her become arguably the Attitude Era's most skilled female worker.

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After her training, Benshoof first arrived in WCW as part of Macho Man Randy Savage's "Team Madness" stable. Though she was supposed to be a heel, fans were so impressed by the newly christened Miss Madness that they cheered her anyway. This led to WCW splitting her from Savage so she could become a singles star.

Miss Madness became Mona, and wrestled barefoot in a pageant dress. When WCW was bought out by rival WWE, Mona signed a contract with the new promotion and made her debut as one of the Holly Cousins stable.

Molly Holly is one of the few female superstars to hold the WWE's Hardcore title during the 24/7 title defense rule. She also held the women's championship and was strongly considered for an IC title run until McMahon nixed the idea and gave it to Chyna instead.

Her most famous moment was probably when her head was shaved at Wrestlemania, an unfortunate fate for such a talented worker.

Why she was underrated: Molly Holly debuted at a time when WWE had little emphasis on women's wrestling, preferring scantily clad 'Divas' instead. Had her career happened ten years later, she would likely have been a much bigger draw.

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