6 Second generation wrestlers who didn't live up to their legendary fathers

Manu was briefly a part of Legacy while David Flair found some success in WCW
Manu was briefly a part of Legacy while David Flair found some success in WCW

#4 Erik Watts (son of Bill Watts)

Erik Watts
Erik Watts

Bill Watts was the controversial and legendary booker and Executive Vice President of WCW. Despite Watts' legendary status in pro wrestling, his son Erik Watts did not live up to the legacy. Erik was a bland performer but he was pushed to the top during his WCW run, with his father being the booker at the time.

Erik Watts kept getting put into high-profile matches despite clearly not being up to the mark for it and the WCW fans never ended up accepting him for it. His bland babyface persona didn't get him anywhere in WCW and after leaving the promotion he ended up having a brief run in the WWF in the mid-'90s.

Erik Watts made his WWF debut in 1995. His father Bill Watts was briefly a booker in WWF at the time. He was repackaged as Troy, one half of the tag-team Tekno Team 2000. However, the tag-team didn't last very long and were let go in 1996. Erik Watts briefly made a return to WCW in 1998.

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Edited by Shruti Sadbhav
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