Other Names Starla Sexton, Miss Madness 99', Mona, Miss Ophila, Mighty Molly
Date of Birth September 7, 1977, in Minnesota
Weight:
140 lbs
Height: 5 ft 4
Signature Move Molly Go Round, Flying Drop-Kick From The Top Turnbuckle, Flying Cross-Body Block, Hand-Spring Back Elbow Into The Corner
Federations WCW (World Championship Wrestling), WWF/WWE (World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment), Indies
Titles Held WWE Women's (2), WWF Hardcore (1)
Short Bio
Short Bio
A very athletic gymnast, Nora appeared to be ideal for wrestling. She worked on the independant scene in 1998 under the name "Starla Sexton", and even received a try out with the WWF (a match against Jacqueline on Sunday Night Heat).
Despite her performance, the WWF wasn't really looking to build a solid, wrestling-based women's division at the time. However, one person who DID notice her was WCW wrestler Dean Malenko. He offered to train Nora, and in 1999, she made her first official debut in WCW.
Dubbed "Miss Madness" (sort of like a beauty contest winner), Nora made up the third piece of Randy Savage's "Team Madness" trio of women (which also consisted off Madusa and Savage's then-girlfriend Gorgeous George).
Despite being at the side of a superstar like Randy Savage, Nora constantly looked like a spare part. She could execute high-flying moves like drop-kicks and cross-body blocks from the top turnbuckle, but as her role mostly required her to stand around in Savage's corner, she rarely got the chance to fully display her in-ring skills.
Not even the "New Era"promised by the duo of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo in April 2000 gave Nora anything constructive to do, or any TV time for that matter. Underrated and under-utilised, Nora must have been relieved when the WWF signed her to a contract later that year.
After using a bit of "trial and error" with regards to her new character, the WWF finally let Nora make her TV debut in November 2000, as Hardcore Holly and the late Crash Holly's younger cousin, Molly.
Although she looked sweet and innocent and wore pig-tails, Molly was tough. Upon her debut, she immediately set her sights on Trish Stratus, and on one occassion, bashed her in the head with a trash-can lid!
In 2001, Molly had a story line romance with Spike Dudley (the relationship predictably ended in tears). She then joined forces with resident "Superhero" The Hurricane and dubbed herself "Mighty Molly".
Unfortunately, Molly's latest character change didn't really get over with the fans. Still, the demise of "Mighty Molly" proved to be a blessing in disguise, as it allowed Nora to transform into her greatest personality yet, the "anti-Diva" Molly.
Molly now dressed in black and had her hair dyed orange and brown. She also meant business and was disgusted with flesh-flaunting stunners like Terri Runnels and Trish Stratus.
Her new attitude led to a long-overdue reign as Women's Champion (on two occassions). In 2003, Molly floundered a little when WWE decided to book her as a babyface for a while. However, feuds with Gail Kim, Lita and Trish ensured that Molly bounced back and kept herself in the mix.
At WrestleMania XX in 2004, Molly was famously shaved bald by Victoria, after losing a WWE Women's Title Match. To her credit, Molly went through with the stipulation without a fuss and made the most of the "bald" gimmick for several months on TV.
In April 2005, Molly requested and got her release from WWE, after having her requests for a babyface run shot down. Shortly after her departure from WWE, she released he own profile/shoot DVD, "Shootin' The Crap". Since then, Nora has made several appearances at various independant shows and has also served as a referee.
