Whipper Billy Watson Whipper Billy Watson William John Potts, (June 25, 1915 – February 4, 1990) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name "Whipper" Billy Watson, and was a two-time world heavyweight wrestling champion. Watson was born in 1915 in East York, Ontario (now part of Toronto) to an English born father, John Potts and a Canadian born mother, Alice Mary Wilken. Watson began wrestling in Toronto under his real name. He was a member of the Scarborough Athletic Club in the mid-1930s and was wrestling on what were billed as amateur wrestling shows in Toronto. For four years
William Watson (motoring pioneer) was always held in the highest regard. The Aitkin Brothers, Bill and Jack, provided the everyday management on the shop floor with foremen such as Bill Roberts, Jack James, Norman Lees and Alan Duvall providing the hands on direction for their respective staffs. In the late sixties while the name remained W. Watson & Co Ltd. the Oliver Rix Motor Group took over ownership of the company. Present day, 2017, the building(s) on Oldham Street are still there with the Main build serving as a car park. William Watson was married twice, first to Maude Taylor with whom he had