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