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Bill Watts

Bill Watts Nickname(s): Cowboy; Big; Bruiser
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 278 lbs
From: Bixby, OK
Birthday: May 5
Pro Debut: October 1962
Aliases: Dr. Scarlet, Bill Watt
Feds worked for: MSW, UWF, NWA, AWA, WWWF, All-Japan
Finisher: Oklahoma Stampede

Career Highlights: -AWA United States Champion
-MSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion (w/ Buck Robley)
-MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion (w/ Buck Robley)
-NWA International Tag Team Champion (w/ Tarzan Tyler)
-NWA Florida Champion (2x)
-NWA Georgia Champion (2x)
-NWA (San Fransisco) United States Champion
-NWA Southern Champion
-NWA Texas Champion
-TSW Brass Knuckles Champion (3x)
-TSW North American Champion (5x)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (5x; 1 each w/ Jerry Kozak, Billy Red Lyons, Greg Valentine, Billy Robinson, & Buck Robley)
-WWWF United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Gorilla Monsoon)
Affiliates: Buck Robley, Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Duncum Sr., Jim Duggan
Notable Feuds: Bruno Sammartino, Ray Stevens, Verne Gagne, Gene Kiniski, The Spoiler, Bob Armstrong, Dick Murdoch, Karl Kox, Waldo Von Erich, The Hollywood Blonds, Mike George, Bob Sweetan, Devastation, Inc., Jim Cornette, Bill Watts
Official Website: www.cowboybillwatts.com/
Other Facts: -1/4 Chicksaw Indian.
-Born in Oklahoma City and grew up in Warr Acres
-Graduated from Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City
-Brother of pro wrestler Bob Watts
-Father of pro wrestler Erik Watts and stepfather of former wrestling TV announcer Joel Watts
-Played football and wrestled collegiately at the University of Oklahoma
-Played football professionally for the Houston Oilers of the AFL
-Wrestled Dale Lewis in his first professional match
-Former owner of Mid-South Wrestling and Universal Wrestling Federation. He purchased controlling interest in the southern territories of the Tri-State Wrestling company in 1979 and turned that into Mid-South Wrestling, eventually forcing Leroy McGuirk to give up control of the northern portions (which included Oklahoma). When he divorced his wife Ene, she got the MSW and UWF tape library as part of the divorce settlement. Their son Micah now runs Universal Wrestling Archives, an online store for MSW and UWF wrestling videos.
-Former part owner of Georgia Championship Wrestling
-Former Vice President of WCW
-Former Vice President of WWF
-Appeared in the movie "The Wrestling Queen" in 1975 which is a documentary about The Vachon Family
-Released his autobiography entitled "The Cowboy and the Cross: The Bill Watts Story: Rebellion, Wrestling, and Redemption" in 2006.
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009

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