Whipper Billy Watson

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Billy Watson
Statistics
Ring Names	Billy Potts Whipper Billy Watson
Height
Weight
Born	July 25, 1915
	East York, Ontario, Canada
Died:	February 4, 1990 (aged 74)
	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Resides	N/A
Billed from
Trained by	Phil Lawson
Debut	1936
Retired	1971

Whipper Billy Watson, born William Potts, was a Canadian professional wrestler and two-time world heavyweight wrestling champion.

Contents 1 Wrestling facts 2 Championships and accomplishments 2.1 Notes 3 See also 4 External links and references

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Canuck Commando Unconscious (Sleeper Hold)
  • Irish whip

• Nicknames

• "Whipper"

• Wrestlers trained

• Farmer Brooks

Championships and accomplishments

• Maple Leaf Wrestling

• NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (9 times)
• NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (12 times) - with Pat Flanagan (1), Yvon Robert (1), Hombre Montana (1), Tex McKenzie (2), Antonino Rocca (1), Pat O'Connor (1), Yukon Eric, (2), Bobo Brazil (1), Bernard Vigal, (1), and Ilio Dipaolo (1)
• NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (9 times) - with Yukon Eric (1), Bill Soloweyko (1), Billy Red Lyons (1), Bruno Sammartino (1), Johnny Valentine (2), Bulldog Brower (2), and Mark Lewin (1)
• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• National Wrestling Association

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)¹

• NWA All-Star Wrestling

• NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) - with Dan Miller

• Stampede Wrestling

• NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
• Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Notes

¹The World Heavyweight Championship of the National Wrestling Association is not to be confused with the World Heavyweight Championship owned and sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance. The National Wrestling Association and all championships it recognized were completely separate from the National Wrestling Alliance and it's various championships.

See also

• Whipper Billy Watson's career history
• Whipper Billy Watson's event history
• Whipper Billy Watson's gimmicks
• Significant Storylines

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External links and references

• Whipper Billy Watson profile at CAGEMATCH.net