No, taking the mats away and the top rope thing was smart. The mats was to stop the dozen times during every match going outside the ring for the stupid guardrail spots, and the top rope thing was to give heels another way to cheat, so that when the face finally had enough and did a top rope move, it meant something.
@@Salesman Paul knows what he's talking about. I wouldn't trust him to pay bills on time, but he knows wrestling. Eric... I don't think he knows anything about anything. He's a con man, I'm surprised he's not working for tony by now.
I think it's more that Bill Watts has been a boss for so long he can't be a subordinate. Even though he was the head of WCW, he still had to answer to people over him in Turner. I've seen that in other walks of life myself.
I get so sick of hearing Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff and Kevin Nash and Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan, etc. go on and on and on about the death of WCW. I am tired of all the finger pointing and trying to deflect blame. I am just as sick of these idiot marks with their own podcasts and the twits in the comment sections. It's dead and gone! Or better yet it is long dead and gone! There is no reanimating the corpse that is WCW! Who gives a shit at this point?! Bill Watts pretty much confirms what Jim Cornette has said all along: which is that the end of WCW was in the making before the ink was even dry on the contracts signed between the Crocketts and Turner. It was a slow and gradual death that became more painful to watch as time went on, especially in the last two years. And ultimately the got what they deserved. It's long dead and gone and ain't comming back. Get over it! The vast majority of the conversations around the demise of WCW are irrelevant at this point and becomming more and more irrelevant as time passes. Get over it, get a life and move on!
@@Salesman LOL I don't have Cable TV. Thank you for reminding me that I ain't missing much and am saving money at the same time. But I see the clips on RUclips and then note the debates on how factual or non factual the content actually is. It all makes me glad to know I ain't paying for it. And it just goes to show how desperate these networks are for content.
The one thing that made Bill Watts' tenure in WCW fail was just because the stupid rules that he made, for example the "10 Commandments" remember that? where one of them is, if you're injured or your car broke down, thats a breach of contract, the top rope rule which was one of the dumbest rules implemented, etc. He just didn't understand that it was television not house shows.
Ive never heard 1 wrestler or talent that worked for watts say anything good about him and they all say he was a bully and even physically abuse the wrestlers and even tell them to get on all fours so he could show them how to takeca working kick to the gut and instead kick them for real in the ribs on purpose.
I can name plenty of wrestlers who loved working for the guy. Hell, there's a bunch of shoots on RUclips from various wrestlers that pretty much tell you that even though he was a dick, they were better off because of him.
Im surprised you cut off the part where he talks of the frustrations of not having TBS actually help promote the wrestling product. I believe he had mentioned how there would be big time names at Braves games and not one camera would be on them at any point during the game.
*The worshipping of Watts is as absurd as it is vomit-inducing. Watts is the typical failed wrestling promoter- nothing was his fault and then reason he failed dismally post-UWF was because he was handcuffed. In reality, everything he did post-UWF failed and the reason for it was because he was cluelessly out-of-touch and thought he knew everything resulting in a ludicrous stubbornness.*
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Good to know Bill Watts is still with us.
Yes 💯 %
Not really he is a punk ass racist
85 years old. I guess steaks and pot is the secret to his longevity.
He's still alive but this interview is over 20 years old
Thank you Mr. Watts for making the best wrestling show (Mid-South) in the history of wrestling for a 7 year old kid.
I really like listening to straight-shooters like Mr. Watts.
Could watch Bill all day
Bill was a genius 👏
@@FreedomSpeech-f2vcoal miners glove match😐
@@analiysanchez9949 I liked the coal miners glove match
@@FreedomSpeech-f2v *Not a genius. If he was, he wouldn't have failed dismally in WCW.*
@MattSingh1 where did he fail butt munch he couldn't do what he wanted to so he got his self fired 😳 quote Jim Cornette
Bill is describing NBA contracts of today. But, taken mats out , and top rope rule was kind of stupid.
No, taking the mats away and the top rope thing was smart. The mats was to stop the dozen times during every match going outside the ring for the stupid guardrail spots, and the top rope thing was to give heels another way to cheat, so that when the face finally had enough and did a top rope move, it meant something.
@@handsolo1209 100% correct. It's amazing how many people think they know our business because they listen to interviews.
@@SlimSlashieor they listen too much to eric bischoff and Paul Heyman.
@@Salesman Paul knows what he's talking about. I wouldn't trust him to pay bills on time, but he knows wrestling. Eric... I don't think he knows anything about anything. He's a con man, I'm surprised he's not working for tony by now.
Bill Watts seems like a cool guy to chat with but when he has power, it goes to his head.
I think it's more that Bill Watts has been a boss for so long he can't be a subordinate. Even though he was the head of WCW, he still had to answer to people over him in Turner. I've seen that in other walks of life myself.
@@Fnoel98356once you are a boss hard to deal with it when you are not anymore.
@@dominicalberto2179I always heard that called “little man” syndrome.
@@bluegrassman3040 very 👍
@@dominicalberto2179 I had a department manager like that when I worked at Lowe’s several years ago.
Love to see full interview
The Bill Watts interviews are good.
When great wrestlers, great promoters, and great minds are mentioned, Bill Watts in my opinion, has to be at the top of the least.
I prefer straight talkers
Mr. WATTS IS A GENUIS!!! THAT SIMPLE
I get so sick of hearing Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff and Kevin Nash and Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan, etc. go on and on and on about the death of WCW. I am tired of all the finger pointing and trying to deflect blame.
I am just as sick of these idiot marks with their own podcasts and the twits in the comment sections.
It's dead and gone! Or better yet it is long dead and gone! There is no reanimating the corpse that is WCW! Who gives a shit at this point?!
Bill Watts pretty much confirms what Jim Cornette has said all along: which is that the end of WCW was in the making before the ink was even dry on the contracts signed between the Crocketts and Turner. It was a slow and gradual death that became more painful to watch as time went on, especially in the last two years. And ultimately the got what they deserved.
It's long dead and gone and ain't comming back. Get over it! The vast majority of the conversations around the demise of WCW are irrelevant at this point and becomming more and more irrelevant as time passes. Get over it, get a life and move on!
Tell that to vice, who for some reason keeps making wrestling documentaries with the idea that non-wrestling fans are watching them.
@@Salesman LOL I don't have Cable TV. Thank you for reminding me that I ain't missing much and am saving money at the same time.
But I see the clips on RUclips and then note the debates on how factual or non factual the content actually is. It all makes me glad to know I ain't paying for it. And it just goes to show how desperate these networks are for content.
The one thing that made Bill Watts' tenure in WCW fail was just because the stupid rules that he made, for example the "10 Commandments" remember that? where one of them is, if you're injured or your car broke down, thats a breach of contract, the top rope rule which was one of the dumbest rules implemented, etc. He just didn't understand that it was television not house shows.
The only good thing Watts did was make Ron Simmons the first Black World Champion.
Sadly that didn't draw flies
😂
“Frusterations” lol
Smart guy
Loved The UWF..too bad turner screwed him out of the separate promotion deal
“Frusterations”
I have NEVER heard of 1 person in the wrestling business who likes this man or enjoyed working with him...............
Most of the guys he pushed talk highly of him.
@@TheHannibalTV he pushed jyd, put the belt on ron simmons
Shane Douglas, Scorpio, Ole Anderson, Greg Gagne, Demolition, Bob Orton, Sunny are just a few of the names on video on RUclips who praise him.
Can u post the full interview brother?
Tuba Fours!
Always heard about how evil this guy was. First time i listened to him. There's always two sides to the story.
Ive never heard 1 wrestler or talent that worked for watts say anything good about him and they all say he was a bully and even physically abuse the wrestlers and even tell them to get on all fours so he could show them how to takeca working kick to the gut and instead kick them for real in the ribs on purpose.
I can name plenty of wrestlers who loved working for the guy. Hell, there's a bunch of shoots on RUclips from various wrestlers that pretty much tell you that even though he was a dick, they were better off because of him.
I bet he could have kicked a alot of ass at 55 🤣
Im surprised you cut off the part where he talks of the frustrations of not having TBS actually help promote the wrestling product. I believe he had mentioned how there would be big time names at Braves games and not one camera would be on them at any point during the game.
Not sure if that is from this interview but that sounds about right for WCW stuff
Whose doing the interview? He sounds like he’s scared shitless to ask any questions.
Rob feinstein
It's an old RF Video shoot. So whoever was their interviewer.
Wcw is the reason the 90s braves only won a single world series
Naw
Why? Did they put the Shockmaster and the Yeti in the infield and they racked up a bunch of errors?
LOL That and chipper jones' strippers n' blow gimmick. "He might like strippers, but he LOOOOOVES cocaine."
@jeff-ds2pr one wcw contact couldve got a better reliever
End of the day, it's a business
*The worshipping of Watts is as absurd as it is vomit-inducing. Watts is the typical failed wrestling promoter- nothing was his fault and then reason he failed dismally post-UWF was because he was handcuffed. In reality, everything he did post-UWF failed and the reason for it was because he was cluelessly out-of-touch and thought he knew everything resulting in a ludicrous stubbornness.*