John Watson

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John Watson

Acting 53 June 4, 1973

West Sayville, New York, USA

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 globa…

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Raw

Raw

6.8 1993 TV Show
ECW Hardcore TV

ECW Hardcore TV

7.2 1993 TV Show
ECW Extreme Fancam

ECW Extreme Fancam

10.0 1995 TV Show
WCW Monday Nitro

WCW Monday Nitro

8.3 1995 TV Show
ECW on TNN

ECW on TNN

8.9 1999 TV Show
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW

WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW

7.3 2004 Movie
ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996

ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996

6.8 1996 Movie
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

9.2 2015 Movie
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

6.4 2004 Movie
ECW Heat Wave 2000

ECW Heat Wave 2000

5.2 2000 Movie
ECW The Doctor Is In 1996

ECW The Doctor Is In 1996

10.0 1996 Movie
ECW Holiday Hell 1995

ECW Holiday Hell 1995

1995 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Battleground Championship Wrestling Presents ECW Reunion Show: A Tribute To The Extreme 2

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  2. 2020
    Best Friends The Finale With Jerry Lynn and Mikey Whipwreck

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  3. 2015
    ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  4. 2015
    Dreamer vs Raven

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  5. 2013
    ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  6. 2012
    ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  7. 2008
    WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  8. 2006
    Legends Never Die

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  9. 2006
    WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  10. 2006
    ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  11. 2005
    Hardcore Homecoming

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  12. 2004
    WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck (archive footage)

  13. 2004
    WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  14. 2004
    The Stone Cold Truth

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  15. 2003
    MLW War Games

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  16. 2003
    MLW Rise of The Renegades

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

More credits
  1. 2003
    ROH: Death Before Dishonor

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  2. 2003
    MLW Hybrid Hell

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  3. 2003
    ROH: Night of The Grudges

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  4. 2003
    ROH: Frontiers of Honor

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  5. 2003
    ROH: The Epic Encounter

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  6. 2003
    Major League Wrestling: Underground TV

    TV show

  7. 2003
    ROH: One Year Anniversary Show

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  8. 2002
    ROH: The Era of Honor Begins

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  9. 2001
    ECW Deep Impact

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  10. 2001
    ECW Guilty as Charged 2001

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  11. 2000
    ECW Holiday Hell 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  12. 2000
    ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  13. 2000
    ECW Massacre on 34th Street

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  14. 2000
    ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  15. 2000
    ECW November to Remember 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  16. 2000
    ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  17. 2000
    ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  18. 2000
    ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  19. 2000
    ECW Heat Wave 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  20. 2000
    ECW Fan Cam: June 3, 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  21. 2000
    ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  22. 2000
    ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  23. 2000
    ECW Fan Cam: April 13, 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck

  24. 2000
    ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000

    Movie Mikey Whipwreck