Get ready for the first and only internet wrestling audio show that's powered
by 1.21 gigawatts. That's right. The always outspoken and controversial Erik
Watts has joined ClubWWI.com to host his very own show, "MEGAWATTS." The 68
minute debut is available right now on the Club (with a full list of topics on
WorldWrestlingInsanity.com) and it features all the straight talk that you've
come to expect from Erik.
The debut features a ton of topics including the story of how his WCW parking
lot brawl with Arn Anderson almost got him arrested for real, why he put the STF
on Arn's other leg, how Diamond Dallas Page lost a major insurance policy
because of wrestling confusion, the call that brought him to WCW, signing with
WWE, the country music video he and Goldilocks were supposed to be in, why it
didn't happen, advice to Indy sta rs looking to profit on unused plane tickets,
Kevin Nash's "money" interview, why BG James was upset with his PPV payout, WWE
forcing wrestlers to fly in for free gifts, how much WCW spent on Glacier's
outfit alone, more listed below, and even tons more than that!
At the start of the new ClubWWI.com show, Erik says that he's happy to be on
World Wrestling Insanity. He explains that he and James Guttman have mutual
friends. After speaking for a while, Watts decided that if he was going to host
an audio, he wanted to do it on the Insanity. JG feels that the show will be a
positive experience because many fans feel they already know Watts, his father,
and his entire family through third-hand reports. This is the chance for them to
hear from him directly on a regular basis. Erik agrees.
"Yeah. I just went through that. It's amazing. I just buried my best friend
(Damien Steele) yesterday. It's amazing how just on the Internet, how so many
people already know when he passed and how he passed. The truth of the fact is
that I've been spending time with the family and toxicology reports aren't back.
Yes. We know he was laying by his front door and that he had a tough workout and
that his eyes were blurry. Some assumptions would say an aneurysm. But only
being 34 or 35 years old, that's tough. But that's just how news is and it's no
different than wrestling. I see it all the time. I think I've said this be fore,
to you, the most amazing thing is that people come up to me all the time and
say, 'You're from Amarillo, Texas.' I'm not from Amarillo, Texas. I've never
been from Amarillo, Texas."
Watts says that there's a story behind it, but it's not true. Yet, because of
widely circulated information, people believe it. James and Erik go on to
discuss the pitfalls of Internet reporting, why simple news gets so screwed up,
how false reports can really affect a wrestler's private life, Erik's dealings
with rabid "reporters," plagiarism, how people tried to attack him to get at his
dad, why that was comical, what his dad told him about his detractors, the
anti-Erik Watts newsletter, being a promoter's son, and more.
One subject that ClubWWI.com listeners are always eager to hear Erik's thought
on is TNA. As the former Director of Authority for the promotion, he has a rich
history with Total Nonstop Action. During MegaWatts, James asks him about the
current state of the shows. Watts responds by asking Guttman what he thinks of
Samoa Joe. JG answers that he's been going downhill in recent months. Erik
follows up by asking his thoughts on Bill Goldberg. James replies that Bill
wasn't all that special once the mega push was over. The host of MegaWatts then
puts that all together to give some of his thoughts on the main event picture
there.
"It was over 100 episodes to get us to not care abou t (Goldberg's push). Like
me. I even sat back and thought, 'OK. Unbelievable freak coming in the ring,
hurting himself, hurting other people.' And I was most happy watching Goldberg
knowing that I wasn't his opponent."
Watts discusses being there the night Hulk Hogan decided to do the job for Bill,
how it got over, why it got over, and how it all fell apart.
"My point to you is, how many times are we going to do the Goldberg Push on the
wrong person? Samoa Joe, I don't know him. He could be the nicest guy in the
world. I might be talking about the toughest guy in the world, you know? I don't
think so. I think it might be Brock Lesnar right now, because he was pretty
impressive in his last fight. But my point is that those are things I can't
understand. I watched TNA for a little while and this guy does not have the look
to come out and kill people. And why is this guy such a killer and I think, if
I'm watching Fit Finlay and I'm watching Samoa Joe, I think Fit Finlay is
stiffer than he is."
Erik doesn't take any steps back from his thoughts on TNA's current state. He
talks to ClubWWI.com listeners about the problems that come from using a
six-sided ring, the bad decision to move to Orlando, heat with Jeff Jarrett, the
Main Event Mafia, why TNA doesn't update gimmicks, forced pushes, backstage
politics, ideas to improve the company, working with Goldilock s, the crazy
story of Goldi's feud with his wife, the thing he said about her and Trinity
that left many shaking their head, getting his hand slapped by TNA, never
getting his hand slapped by Vince Russo, respect for Russo, his TNA debut, two
separate entrances, sticking it out, and tons more.
One huge topic that will leave many fans happy is Erik's video library. As many
fans know, the Watts family still owns the Mid-South tape library. Fans can head
over to www.UniversalWrestling.com to see all the rare footage available. In
fact, just recently, Shawn Michaels called Watts for some of his early footage
to show his children and Erik sent it right over - including Shawn's first five
matches ever on TV! E.W. says that merely talking about the footage gives him
goosebumps.
"Back in the day, there was a company called Mid-South Sports and the Universal
Wrestling Federation in more of your mid-south states - Louisiana, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Georgia, Oklahoma. And there's just some amazing, amazing, amazing
athletes that came through there…. We set up a site. It's
www.UniversalWrestling.com and you can sit there and you can go through, I'm
looking at it right now, Mid South has got 102 different volumes. We've got 40
volumes put on right now of Power Pro. We've got 14 volumes of Universal
Wrestling Federation put up. I mean, the artists and the people who were in here
all the way from Andre the Giant to, some of thes e have Vince McMahon. Yeah. We
used to have Vince McMahon come down every once in a while and introduce an
athlete and he would come down. From Junkyard Dog to Dusty Rhodes to Duggan to
Flair to DiBiase to all those people came through."
Erik Watts not only joins over 170 stars on ClubWWI.com including everyone from
Bobby Lahsley to Sean Mooney, but also other superstars in hosting his on audio.
Other shows feature Bull Buchanan's "Bullpen," Paul Roma's "Glorious," D-Lo
Brown's "Lo-Down," Orlando Jordan's "Club O.J.," and show archives from Tom
Prichard and Ivory.
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