Mikey Whipwreck

Not to be confused with the English professional wrestler Mikey Whiplash.

Mikey Whipwreck
Whipwreck in 2010
Birth nameJohn Michael Watson
Born (1973-06-04) June 4, 1973 (age 51)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mikey Watson
Mikey Wellbody
Mikey Whipwreck
Young Dragon #2
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Billed weight187 lb (85 kg)[1]
Billed fromBuffalo, New York[1][2]
Trained byMick Foley[2]
Sonny Blaze[3]
Debut1994[1][4]

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]

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]

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  2. ^ a b c d "Mikey Whipwreck profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
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  4. ^ a b Watson, John; (formerly) Whipwreck, Mikey. "Saying Goodbye to Mikey Whipwreck". pwinsider.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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  10. ^ "Unholy Alliance Bio". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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