Erik Watts
| Erik Watts | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Erik Watts |
| Born |
December 19, 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Louisville |
| Family | Bill Watts (father) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Amarillo Slim Erik Watts Troy |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 262 lb (119 kg) |
| Trained by | Bill Watts |
| Debut | 1992 |
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 WWE Hall of Famer Bill Watts.
Watts attended the University of Louisville, where he was a quarterback for the Louisville Cardinals.
Watts trained as a wrestler under his father, Bill Watts, and after wrestling for three months, he was hired by World Championship Wrestling. He debuted on August 27, 1992 in McMinnville, TN, and began a house show series against Buddy Lee Parker and Mark Canterbury. Still undefeated three months later, Watts would defeat Scotty Flamingo, Vinnie Vegas, and a rookie Diamond Dallas Page. On November 2 Watts defeated Michael Hayes on WCW Saturday Night, and went on to score multiple victories against Mike Thor and Tex Slazenger. On November 8 he achieved a time-limit draw with Steve Austin on a live event in Winston-Salem, NC. In late November he entered his first feud, facing members of The Dangerous Alliance. On November 25 he upset Bobby Eaton in Baltimore, MD, winning by submission with an STF. The following month Watts took WCW US Champion Rick Rude to several time limit draws, and he gained his first pinfall victory over Steve Austin on December 5 in St Paul, MN. On December 7th at WCW Saturday Night his undefeated streak was ended by Rude. His constant pushes were controversial in that his father was WCW's booker at the time, leading to accusations of nepotism. On December 28, at Starrcade, Watts teamed with Jushin Thunder Liger, in a Lethal Lottery tag team match, losing to "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Sting.
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