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Cowboy Bill Watts: The Rough Rider's Reign SHOOT
May 18, 2023 ·
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Cowboy Bill Watts: The Rough Rider's Reign SHOOT
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"Cowboy Bill Watts: The Rough Rider's Reign" offers a comprehensive look at the career of one of wrestling's most influential figures. Known as "Cowboy," Bill Watts was not only a...
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"Cowboy Bill Watts: The Rough Rider's Reign" offers a comprehensive look at the career of one of wrestling's most influential figures. Known as "Cowboy," Bill Watts was not only a formidable wrestler but also a visionary promoter who left a significant mark on the Mid-South Wrestling promotion. This shoot covers his innovations, like the development of the first major wrestling network television deals and his no-nonsense approach to booking and promoting wrestling. Watts discusses his philosophy on building strong characters and compelling storylines, and how he shaped the careers of countless wrestling superstars.Cowboy Bill Watts talks abouts how he jumped back and forth from football to wrestling, gaining fame in New York with his feud against Champion Bruno Samartino then working for Leroy McGuirk and Shire then to booking in Florida learning from Eddie Graham and dealing with Dusty Rhodes.
Buying and building Mid-South Wrestling. Making stars like Ted Dibase, Junk Yard Dog, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Ernie Ladd & Jake the Snake. Trying to build UHF but blames its failure on the oil economy but was shrewd enough to sell it to Crockett. Went on to try and save WCW but lasted only months in the corporate world. Desperately tries to exnorerate and justify the facts that he believes in Jim Crow Laws and pissed off Hank Aaron. Doesn't have enough brains to realize that ted Turner who owns TBS station and WCW wrestling also owned the Braves who Aaron played for while breaking Babe Ruths record. Never Mentions how he Backed down to Scott Steiner calling him down to center stage to kick his ass. Constantly puts himself over as a genius and a tough guy. Full of excuses. Tries to act like he is not known as a womanizer and non-racist but don't you worry fans he is a man of God
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Buying and building Mid-South Wrestling. Making stars like Ted Dibase, Junk Yard Dog, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Ernie Ladd & Jake the Snake. Trying to build UHF but blames its failure on the oil economy but was shrewd enough to sell it to Crockett. Went on to try and save WCW but lasted only months in the corporate world. Desperately tries to exnorerate and justify the facts that he believes in Jim Crow Laws and pissed off Hank Aaron. Doesn't have enough brains to realize that ted Turner who owns TBS station and WCW wrestling also owned the Braves who Aaron played for while breaking Babe Ruths record. Never Mentions how he Backed down to Scott Steiner calling him down to center stage to kick his ass. Constantly puts himself over as a genius and a tough guy. Full of excuses. Tries to act like he is not known as a womanizer and non-racist but don't you worry fans he is a man of God
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