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.
Acted in 78
2020s
- 2020
Best Friends The Finale With Jerry Lynn and Mikey Whipwreck
Mikey Whipwreck
2010s
- 2015
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
Mikey Whipwreck
Dreamer vs Raven
Mikey Whipwreck
- 2013
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
Mikey Whipwreck
- 2012
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1
Mikey Whipwreck
2000s
- 2008
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
Mikey Whipwreck
- 2006
WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches
Mikey Whipwreck
- 2005
Hardcore Homecoming
Mikey Whipwreck
- 2004
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
Mikey Whipwreck (archive footage)
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
Mikey Whipwreck
The Stone Cold Truth
Mikey Whipwreck
- 2003
MLW War Games
Mikey Whipwreck
MLW Rise of The Renegades
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
Mikey Whipwreck
MLW Hybrid Hell
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: Night of The Grudges
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: Frontiers of Honor
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: The Epic Encounter
Mikey Whipwreck
ROH: One Year Anniversary Show
Mikey Whipwreck
- 2002
ROH: The Era of Honor Begins
Mikey Whipwreck
- 2001
ECW Deep Impact
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
Mikey Whipwreck
- 2000
ECW Holiday Hell 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW November to Remember 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heat Wave 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
Mikey Whipwreck
1990s
- 1999
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
WCW Uncensored 1999
Mikey Whipwreck
- 1998
ECW November To Remember 1998
Mikey Whipwreck (Referee)
ECW A Matter of Respect 1998
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Mikey Whipwreck
- 1997
ECW November to Remember 1997
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Born To Be Wired
Mikey Whipwreck
- 1996
ECW November to Remember 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Natural Born Killaz
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW The Doctor Is In 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heat Wave 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Fight the Power
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW A Matter of Respect 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Massacre on Queens BLVD
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Just Another Night 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW House Party 1996
Mikey Whipwreck
- 1995
ECW Holiday Hell 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW November to Remember 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Gangstas Paradise 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heat Wave 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Mountain Top Madness
Mikey Whipwreck (Appearance)
ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Enter the Sandman 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Return of the Funker 1995
Mikey Whipwreck
- 1994
ECW November to Remember 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW's NWA World Title Tournament
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heat Wave 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW Heatwave 1994 - The Battle for The Future
Movie
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994
Mikey Whipwreck
ECW When Worlds Collide
Mikey Whipwreck
- 1993
No release date
Raven vs Sandman Feud
Mikey Whipwreck
