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John Michael Watson (born June 4, 1973) is a semi-retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Buffalo, [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState NY]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} as '''Mikey Whipwreck.''' He started his career in 1994 as part of the ring crew before being noticed by Wrestling/PaulHeyman. Due to his small stature (5'9, 187 lbs.), he looked like someone who would never make it, and, according to Wrestling/MickFoley's autobiography ''Have a Nice Day,'' his trainer, Sonny Blaze, trained him for free ''because'' he thought he would never make it. Paul named him "Mikey Whipwreck" and gave him an [=Underdog=] gimmick/character, with Mikey getting clobbered in his first several matches. To everyone's shock, he defeated Pitbull #1 for his first of two [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television/ECW World Television Titles]]. Whereas most wrestlers would sound confident on the mic, especially after having won their first title, Mikey came off as ''terrified.'' He would go on to replace Wrestling/TerryFunk as [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]]'s tag team partner on August 27th when they defeated [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html NWA ECW Tag Team Titles]], which would shortly after be renamed the ECW World Tag Team Titles, as that was the same night that Wrestling/ShaneDouglas won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] and threw it down and declared himself to be the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Champion]]. Mikey would eventually go on to defeat [[Wrestling/JimFullington the Sandman]] for the ECW World Heavyweight Title in October 1995, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]] for the TV AND Tag Team Titles in December at ''ECW Holiday Hell'' and he and Wrestling/YoshihiroTajiri would hold the ECW World Tag Team Titles for one day in August 2000. He also had a brief run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in mid-1999 and would go on to compete for several independent promotions primarily in the Northeast/New England area. While in ECW, he and [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Taz]] were the main trainers at ECW's House of Hardcore wrestling school. Post-ECW, among the wrestlers he helped train were Wrestling/ZackRyder, Wrestling/JayLethal, and the Spanish Announce Team (Jose and Joel Maximo and the Amazing Red.) In 1994 he won the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''s "Rookie of the Year" Award.
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John Michael Watson (born June 4, 1973) is a semi-retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Buffalo, [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState NY]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} as '''Mikey Whipwreck.''' He started his career in 1994 as part of the ring crew before being noticed by Wrestling/PaulHeyman. Due to his small stature (5'9, 187 lbs.), he looked like someone who would never make it, and, according to Wrestling/MickFoley's autobiography ''Have a Nice Day,'' his trainer, Sonny Blaze, refused to take Watson's money and trained him for free ''because'' he thought he would never make it. Paul named him "Mikey Whipwreck" and gave him an [=Underdog=] gimmick/character, with Mikey getting clobbered in his first several matches. To everyone's shock, he defeated Pitbull #1 for his first of two [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television/ECW World Television Titles]]. Whereas most wrestlers would sound confident on the mic, especially after having won their first title, Mikey came off as ''terrified.'' He would go on to replace Wrestling/TerryFunk as [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]]'s tag team partner on August 27th when they defeated [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html NWA ECW Tag Team Titles]], which would shortly after be renamed the ECW World Tag Team Titles, as that was the same night that Wrestling/ShaneDouglas won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] and threw it down and declared himself to be the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Champion]]. Mikey would eventually go on to defeat [[Wrestling/JimFullington the Sandman]] for the ECW World Heavyweight Title in October 1995, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]] for the TV AND Tag Team Titles in December at ''ECW Holiday Hell'' and he and Wrestling/YoshihiroTajiri would hold the ECW World Tag Team Titles for one day in August 2000. He also had a brief run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in mid-1999 and would go on to compete for several independent promotions primarily in the Northeast/New England area. While in ECW, he and [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Taz]] were the main trainers at ECW's House of Hardcore wrestling school. Post-ECW, among the wrestlers he helped train were Wrestling/ZackRyder, Wrestling/JayLethal, and the Spanish Announce Team (Jose and Joel Maximo and the Amazing Red.) In 1994 he won the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''s "Rookie of the Year" Award.
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* IHaveTheHighGround: Whipwreck worked as part of the ring crew for free on the deal he could have "fun" in the ring before and after shows. Heyman decided to sign Whipwreck after watching him practice aerial maneuvers.
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* TheRival: Jerry Lynn
* [[TightsUnderShorts Sweatpants Under Shorts]]: His early outfit.
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* [[TightsUnderShorts Sweatpants Under Shorts]]: His early outfit.
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You can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikey_Whipwreck The Other Wiki]].
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* GondorCallsForAid: Enlisted Wrestling/{{Sabu}} as a partner for a match against the Eliminators in 1996.
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* GondorCallsForAid: Enlisted Wrestling/{{Sabu}} as a partner for a match against the Eliminators Wrestling/TheEliminators in 1996.
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* BashBrothers: Paul Lauria, Cactus Jack, Hack Myers, Wrestling/TommyDreamer, [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Little Spike Dudley]], Yoshihiro Tajiri, Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, Wrestling/JerryLynn.
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* BashBrothers: Paul Lauria, Cactus Jack, Hack Myers, Wrestling/HackMeyers, Wrestling/TommyDreamer, [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Little Spike Dudley]], Yoshihiro Tajiri, Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, Wrestling/JerryLynn.
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He even defeated Steve Austin. Holy crap.
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* TookALevelInBadass: '''BIG TIME.''' Started when he and Cactus Jack defeated [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]], and reached its pinnacle when he defeated the Sandman for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] on the October 18, 1995 show.
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* TookALevelInBadass: '''BIG TIME.''' Started when he and Cactus Jack defeated [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]], and reached its pinnacle when he defeated the Sandman for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] on the October 18, 1995 show. He even defeated '''[[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin STEVE AUSTIN]]''' at ''ECW November to Remember 95'', their biggest show of the year.
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* BerserkButton: Once during a promo in MLW, [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell the Sinister Minister]] was talking while Mikey was playing with a big rubber dinosaur when Los Maximos walked into the room. Mikey's reaction even left ''the Sinister Minister'' a little surprised and unnerved.
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* BerserkButton: Once during a promo in MLW, [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell the Sinister Minister]] was talking while Mikey was playing with a big rubber dinosaur when Los Maximos walked into the room. Mikey's reaction even left ''the Sinister Minister'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards a little surprised and unnerved.unnerved]].
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* TheCameo: At ''Wrestling/{{TNA}} #82'', The Gathering (Wrestling/CMPunk and Julio Dinero) (w/Father James Mitchell [the Sinister Minister]) d. Mikey and the Sandman.
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* TheCameo: At ''Wrestling/{{TNA}} ''[[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] #82'', The Gathering (Wrestling/CMPunk and Julio Dinero) (w/Father James Mitchell [the Sinister Minister]) d. Mikey and the Sandman.
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John Michael Watson[3] (born June 4, 1973) is a semi-retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Buffalo, [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState NY]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} as '''Mikey Whipwreck.''' He started his career in 1994 as part of the ring crew before being noticed by Wrestling/PaulHeyman. Due to his small stature (5'9, 187 lbs.), he looked like someone who would never make it, and, according to Wrestling/MickFoley's autobiography ''Have a Nice Day,'' his trainer, Sonny Blaze, trained him for free ''because'' he thought he would never make it. Paul named him "Mikey Whipwreck" and gave him an [=Underdog=] gimmick/character, with Mikey getting clobbered in his first several matches. To everyone's shock, he defeated Pitbull #1 for his first of two [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television/ECW World Television Titles]]. Whereas most wrestlers would sound confident on the mic, especially after having won their first title, Mikey came off as ''terrified.'' He would go on to replace Wrestling/TerryFunk as [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]]'s tag team partner on August 27th when they defeated [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html NWA ECW Tag Team Titles]], which would shortly after be renamed the ECW World Tag Team Titles, as that was the same night that Wrestling/ShaneDouglas won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] and threw it down and declared himself to be the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Champion]]. Mikey would eventually go on to defeat [[Wrestling/JimFullington the Sandman]] for the ECW World Heavyweight Title in October 1995, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]] for the TV AND Tag Team Titles in December at ''ECW Holiday Hell'' and he and Wrestling/YoshihiroTajiri would hold the ECW World Tag Team Titles for one day in August 2000. He also had a brief run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in mid-1999 and would go on to compete for several independent promotions primarily in the Northeast/New England area. While in ECW, he and [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Taz]] were the main trainers at ECW's House of Hardcore wrestling school. Post-ECW, among the wrestlers he helped train were Wrestling/ZackRyder, Wrestling/JayLethal, and the Spanish Announce Team (Jose and Joel Maximo and the Amazing Red.) In 1994 he won the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''s "Rookie of the Year" Award.
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John Michael Watson[3] Watson (born June 4, 1973) is a semi-retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Buffalo, [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState NY]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} as '''Mikey Whipwreck.''' He started his career in 1994 as part of the ring crew before being noticed by Wrestling/PaulHeyman. Due to his small stature (5'9, 187 lbs.), he looked like someone who would never make it, and, according to Wrestling/MickFoley's autobiography ''Have a Nice Day,'' his trainer, Sonny Blaze, trained him for free ''because'' he thought he would never make it. Paul named him "Mikey Whipwreck" and gave him an [=Underdog=] gimmick/character, with Mikey getting clobbered in his first several matches. To everyone's shock, he defeated Pitbull #1 for his first of two [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television/ECW World Television Titles]]. Whereas most wrestlers would sound confident on the mic, especially after having won their first title, Mikey came off as ''terrified.'' He would go on to replace Wrestling/TerryFunk as [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]]'s tag team partner on August 27th when they defeated [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html NWA ECW Tag Team Titles]], which would shortly after be renamed the ECW World Tag Team Titles, as that was the same night that Wrestling/ShaneDouglas won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] and threw it down and declared himself to be the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Champion]]. Mikey would eventually go on to defeat [[Wrestling/JimFullington the Sandman]] for the ECW World Heavyweight Title in October 1995, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]] for the TV AND Tag Team Titles in December at ''ECW Holiday Hell'' and he and Wrestling/YoshihiroTajiri would hold the ECW World Tag Team Titles for one day in August 2000. He also had a brief run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in mid-1999 and would go on to compete for several independent promotions primarily in the Northeast/New England area. While in ECW, he and [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Taz]] were the main trainers at ECW's House of Hardcore wrestling school. Post-ECW, among the wrestlers he helped train were Wrestling/ZackRyder, Wrestling/JayLethal, and the Spanish Announce Team (Jose and Joel Maximo and the Amazing Red.) In 1994 he won the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''s "Rookie of the Year" Award.
