Mikey Whipwreck
American professional wrestler and trainer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Michael Watson[4] (born June 4, 1973), 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),[2] where he was an ECW Triple Crown Champion. Whipwreck is a former world champion, winning the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once.[5] He also became a two-time World Television Champion and a three-time World Tag Team Champion in ECW.[6][7]
Mikey Whipwreck | |
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Birth name | John Michael Watson |
Born | (1973-06-04) June 4, 1973 (age 50) Buffalo, New York, U.S.[1][2] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Mikey Watson Mikey Wellbody Mikey Whipwreck Young Dragon #2 |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 187 lb (85 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Buffalo, New York[1][2] |
Trained by | Mick Foley[2] Sonny Blaze[3] |
Debut | 1994[1][4] |
Retired | 2020 |
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.[6] 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.[7] A year later, Whipwreck captured the World Heavyweight Championship at age 22 and became the youngest ECW World Heavyweight Champion.[5] 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).[8][9] 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 Tajiri.[10] The team existed until ECW's closure in 2001.[11] Since October 28, 2018, Whipwreck along with Jerry Lynn and Mike Freland, started and co-hosts a podcast named Front Row Material.