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On June 1, 2010, it was announced that Watson would be participating in the second season of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'', with [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] (MVP) as his mentor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/01/14222371.html|title=WWE NXT: Barrett wins show's first season|date=2010-06-01|last=Bishop|first=Matt|accessdate=2010-06-04|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_41691.shtml|title=WWE News: NXT Results – Season Two announced, Pro & Rookie pairings revealed|date=2010-06-04|last=Caldwell|first=James|accessdate=2010-06-01|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> |
On June 1, 2010, it was announced that Watson would be participating in the second season of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'', with [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] (MVP) as his mentor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/01/14222371.html|title=WWE NXT: Barrett wins show's first season|date=2010-06-01|last=Bishop|first=Matt|accessdate=2010-06-04|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_41691.shtml|title=WWE News: NXT Results – Season Two announced, Pro & Rookie pairings revealed|date=2010-06-04|last=Caldwell|first=James|accessdate=2010-06-01|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> Watson made his debut on the June 8, 2010 episode of ''NXT'', teaming with MVP and defeating Husky Harris and Cody Rhodes. |
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Revision as of 18:16, 17 June 2010
| Percy Watson | |
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| Born | August 19, 1981[1] Leland, North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chris McNeil[2] Nick McNeil[2] Percy Watson[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | South Beach, Florida |
| Debut | 2009[2] |
Nick McNeil[2] born (August 19, 1981) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Percy Watson, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and working in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He is currently a part of the second season of WWE NXT.
Football career
College
Nick McNeil graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor's degree in computer information systems.
Professional football
After college, McNeil played professional football in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants & Washington Redskins.
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Entertainment
Florida Championship Wrestling (2009–present)
McNeil signed a developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2009 and began training with their development territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He made his FCW debut in September of 2009 under his real name Nick McNeil, however shortly after that he tweaked his name to Chris McNeil. On October 1, 2009, he re-introduced himself as Percy Watson along with his tag team partner Darren Young and they called themselves the South Beach Boys.[3]
NXT (2010)
On June 1, 2010, it was announced that Watson would be participating in the second season of NXT, with Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) as his mentor.[4][5] Watson made his debut on the June 8, 2010 episode of NXT, teaming with MVP and defeating Husky Harris and Cody Rhodes.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
References
- ^ "NFL Player Profile". NFL. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Percy Watson". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^ "Florida Championship Wrestling results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^ Bishop, Matt (2010-06-01). "WWE NXT: Barrett wins show's first season". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2010-06-04). "WWE News: NXT Results – Season Two announced, Pro & Rookie pairings revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-06-01.