Erik Watts
Erik Watts | |
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Born | December 19, 1967 |
Alma mater | University of Louisville[2] |
Family | Bill Watts (father)[3][2] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Amarillo Slim[3] Erik Watts[3] Troy[4][2] |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 262 lb (119 kg)[2] |
Trained by | Bill Watts |
Debut | 1992[3][2] |
Retired | 2006 |
Erik Watts (born December 19, 1967) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation in the 1990s. He is the son of wrestler Bill Watts.[3][2]
Early life
Watts attended the University of Louisville, where he was a quarterback for the Louisville Cardinals.[5][2][6]
Professional wrestling career
World Championship Wrestling (1992–1994)
Watts trained as a wrestler under his father,
In January 1993 Watts gained victories over The Barbarian, Tony Atlas, and a returning
On November 30, 1993, he was involved in a major angle on WCW Saturday Night. After defeating Paul Orndorff, Paul Roma came out to ringside and attacked Watts. This would lead to the formation of eventual tag-team champions Pretty Wonderful. Meanwhile, Watts continued to be victorious in 1994 against lower-level competition, but was unable to break through against more experienced competition like Regal or Orndorff. His final match was on August 1, 1994, against Jean Paul Levesque in Ft Pierce, FL.[11]
World Wrestling Federation (1995–1996)
In 1995, Watts followed his father to the
Return to WCW (1998–1999)
On the April 16, 1998, edition of
Extreme Championship Wrestling (2000)
Watts joined the
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2000)
In late 2000, Watts worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling.
Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (2001)
In 2001, Watts worked for Dusty Rhodes' Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling in Philadelphia where he won the TCW Tag Team titles with Scotty Riggs.
NWA Total Nonstop Action (2002–2005)
In 2002, Watts joined
Retirement (2005–2006)
After leaving TNA, Watts began working primarily for the Georgia-based Great Championship Wrestling promotion. He also appeared with AWA Superstars of Wrestling, defeating Diamond Dallas Page for the vacant International Heavyweight Championship on February 4, 2005, in Tucson, Arizona, in a match refereed by Mick Foley. The title was retired by the AWA Board of Directors later that year. In November 2009, Watts returned to Great Championship Wrestling, now based in Phenix City, Alabama, to be the promotion's booker. He is also playing an authority role on their weekly live events.
Championships and accomplishments
- AWA Superstars of Wrestling
- Great Championship Wrestling
- NWA Spinebuster
- NWA Spinebuster Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Rookie of the Year (1992)[16]
- Ranked No. 37 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998[17]
- Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
- TCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scotty Anton[18]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Overrated Wrestler (1992)[19]
- Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (1992)[19]
- Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (1992) Being pushed by WCW[19]
References
- ^ a b c d "OWOW profile".
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-1754-4.
- ^ a b c d e "Erik Watts". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ ASIN B00RWUNSRS.
- ISBN 1400051436.
- ISBN 978-0-609-60690-2.
- ^ "WCW 1992". thehistoryofwwe.com.
- ISBN 1550226614.
- ISBN 978-1-4516-0467-2.
- ^ "WCW 1993". thehistoryofwwe.com.
- ^ "WCW 1994". thehistoryofwwe.com.
- ^ "WCW 1998". thehistoryofwwe.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-1499656343.
- ^ "AWA International Heavyweight Championship history". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Independent Wrestling Results - October 2004". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Kappa Publishing Group. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1998". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "TCW Tag Team Championship history".
- ^ ISSN 1083-9593.
External links
- Erik Watts's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
- Erik Watts at IMDb