John Watson
Acting • Born 1973-06-04
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.
Filmography
122 credits
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
WCW Uncensored 1999
Movie • 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
Movie • 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
Movie • 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Holiday Hell 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: February 3, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck/Young Dragon #1
ECW Fan Cam: March 3, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: November 4, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: October 18, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: November 23, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: December 20, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997
Movie • 1997
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998
Movie • 1998
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: October 23, 1999
Movie • 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: December 17, 1999
Movie • 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: April 13, 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: June 3, 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW: January 27, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heat Wave 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heat Wave 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Mountain Top Madness
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck (Appearance)
ECW Sunshine State Slaughter
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
The Best of Taz: Survive if He Lets You!
Movie • 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW High Incident
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
The Best of The Eliminators
Movie • 1998
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: The Era of Honor Begins
Movie • 2002
Mikey Whipwreck
WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches
Movie • 2006
Mikey Whipwreck
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
Movie • 2008
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: December 10, 1994
Movie • 1994
Mikey Whipwreck/Young Dragon #2
ECW Fan Cam: May 19, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: May 20, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: June 9, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: September 23, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: October 6, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: October 27, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: December 28, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: December 30, 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: May 10, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: May 17, 1996
Movie • 1996
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ECW Fan Cam: June 8, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: June 30, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: July 28, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: August 17, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fan Cam: December 21, 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heat Wave 1994
Movie • 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Deep Impact
Movie • 2001
Mikey Whipwreck
Hardcore Homecoming
Movie • 2005
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
Movie • 2001
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
Movie • 2003
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW November to Remember 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches
Movie • 2006
Mikey Whipwreck
Dreamer vs Raven
Movie • 2015
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW 3 Way Dance
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
Raven vs Sandman Feud
Movie
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1
Movie • 2012
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
Movie • 2013
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
Movie • 2015
Mikey Whipwreck
The Stone Cold Truth
Movie • 2004
Mikey Whipwreck
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
Movie • 2004
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW The Doctor Is In 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Massacre on Queens BLVD
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW A Matter of Respect 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW November to Remember 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
Movie • 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fight the Power
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
MLW War Games
Movie • 2003
Mikey Whipwreck
Legends Never Die
Movie • 2006
Mikey Whipwreck
MLW Rise of The Renegades
Movie • 2003
Mikey Whipwreck
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
Movie • 2004
Mikey Whipwreck (archive footage)
ECW When Worlds Collide
Movie • 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: Night of The Grudges
Movie • 2003
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: The Epic Encounter
Movie • 2003
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: Frontiers of Honor
Movie • 2003
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Gangstas Paradise 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW November to Remember 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Movie • 1998
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Holiday Hell 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld
Movie • 1998
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW A Matter of Respect 1998
Movie • 1998
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW House Party 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: One Year Anniversary Show
Movie • 2003
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Just Another Night 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heat Wave 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Natural Born Killaz
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996
Movie • 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994
Movie • 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW November To Remember 1998
Movie • 1998
Mikey Whipwreck (Referee)
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994
Movie • 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW's NWA World Title Tournament
Movie • 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW November to Remember 1994
Movie • 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Double Tables 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck/Young Dragon #1
ECW Return of the Funker 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Born To Be Wired
Movie • 1997
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW November to Remember 1997
Movie • 1997
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Enter the Sandman 1995
Movie • 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
Best Friends The Finale With Jerry Lynn and Mikey Whipwreck
Movie • 2020
Mikey Whipwreck
MLW Hybrid Hell
Movie • 2003
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heatwave 1994 - The Battle for The Future
Movie
Battleground Championship Wrestling Presents ECW Reunion Show: A Tribute To The Extreme 2
Movie • 2024
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW on TNN
TV • 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
WCW Monday Nitro
TV • 1995
TNA iMPACT!
TV • 2004
ECW Hardcore TV
TV • 1993
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
TV • 2003
ECW Extreme Fancam
TV • 1995
Himself
Raw
TV • 1993
Mikey Whipwreck