Percy Watson

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Percy Watson
BornAugust 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 height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Billed weight235 lb (107 kg)[2]
Billed fromSouth Beach, Florida
Debut2009[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 (2009–2010)

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.

References

  1. ^ "NFL Player Profile". NFL. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Percy Watson". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  3. ^ "Florida Championship Wrestling results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  4. ^ Bishop, Matt (2010-06-01). "WWE NXT: Barrett wins show's first season". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  5. ^ Caldwell, James (2010-06-04). "WWE News: NXT Results – Season Two announced, Pro & Rookie pairings revealed". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-06-01.

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