John Watson
Known For
Acting
Born
1973-06-04 in West Sayville, New York, USA
Biography
John Michael Watson, better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a trainer, and global ambassador. He is best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he was an ECW Triple Crown Champion. Whipwreck is a former world champion, winning the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once. He also became a two-time World Television Champion and a three-time World Tag Team Champion in ECW. Watson began his professional wrestling career in ECW in 1994 and received the push of an underdog, who quickly captured the Television Championship, his first title in the company. He would later form an on-and-off partnership with Cactus Jack, with whom he held the World Tag Team Championship twice between 1994 and 1996. A year later, Whipwreck captured the World Heavyweight Championship at age 22 and became the youngest ECW World Heavyweight Champion. He would compete as a mid-carder in the company before leaving in 1998 but returned to the company in late 1999 after a short stint with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Shortly after his return, Whipwreck aligned with The Sinister Minister and formed a tag team with Yoshihiro Tajiri called The Unholy Alliance and won his third World Tag Team Championship with Yoshihiro Tajiri. The team existed until ECW's closure in 2001. Since October 28, 2018, Whipwreck along with Jerry Lynn and Mike Freland, started and co-hosts a podcast named Front Row Material.
Most Known For
Raw
as Mikey Whipwreck
TNA iMPACT!
ECW Hardcore TV
ECW Extreme Fancam
as Himself
ECW on TNN
as Mikey Whipwreck
WCW Monday Nitro
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996
as Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
as Mikey Whipwreck
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
as Mikey Whipwreck
ECW The Doctor Is In 1996
as Mikey Whipwreck
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
as Mikey Whipwreck
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
as Mikey Whipwreck
ECW November To Remember 1998
as Mikey Whipwreck (Referee)
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
as Mikey Whipwreck (archive footage)
ECW Gangstas Paradise 1995
as Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994
as Mikey Whipwreck
ECW A Matter of Respect 1996
as Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Return of the Funker 1995
as Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Just Another Night 1996
as Mikey Whipwreck