[4.0] "Never watched his matches, but as a booker he was very 50/50 in what he did to WCW. Dude had a hard on for tag team wrestling so in 1992 we got a golden age of quality tag matches but he also enacted that stupid "no off the top rope" crap and he tried pushing his son which went over like a fart in church. Also heard he was a dick to people behind the scenes and only put the world title on Ron Simmons because he was trying to shake off some racism allegations."
[4.0] "Ugh. The "coming off the top rope is illegal" was CRAP in Midsouth and it ALMOST MURDERED WCW. The whole Erik Watts fiasco (not saying anymore). His constant, incessant mispronunciation of names was disrespectful and aggravating. The Steiner Brothers situation was one of the stupidest mistakes anyone in WCW ever made. His OPEN racism (right up front in the commentary no less) makes me want to punch him right in the face and kick him in the testicles simultaneously. This jerk has 4 saving graces that each get a point: #1 an eye for talent #2 not letting mediocrity slide #3 Ron Simmons becomes WCW World Champion, becoming the first World Champion of African descent. #4 most of the booking in MidSouth. Bill Watts was/is a c0cksvk1n m0th3rfvk1n a$sh0L3 and he made some beyond moronic mistakes that glare far stronger than his positives. because we're gonna circle back to say His commentary mostly pisses me off! Go away/mute heat. (when he wasn't doing commentary, the MidSouth product was freakin AWESOME! )"
[10.0] "I've never seen much of Watts' matches but man what a fantastic promoter, booker and it's fun to listen to him on commentary. I'm going back watching Mid-South Wrestling and it's one of the best, if not the best pro wrestling program ever."
[9.0] "One of the greatest wrestlers from Texas of all time. Appeared in many main events in many promotions and territories. As a promoter for UWF he was great expect for his racism to blacks."
[8.0] "In his booking prime, Bill Watts was one of the smartest men in the business, a creative genius. But as time went on, Watts remained firmly rooted in the past; his WCW run was a complete disaster on every level."
"Also er steht aktuell auf meiner "zu recherchieren"-Liste. Beschäftige mich ohnehin gerade viel mit Territorien und der entsprichenden Literatur dazu. In Eric Bischoff's Buch wird kein gutes Haar an ihm gelassen und ich bin seiner Person dadurch schon ziemlich voreingenommen."
[9.0] "I'm surprised by the low number of ratings here for this man. While his time in WCW was controversial, and perhaps he wasn't the best fit for that company, when it came to old school territorial rasslin', this man blazed trails and set precedents in how a good show should be done. Plus, if nothing else, his time in WCW allowed Ron Simmons to become the first African American world heavyweight champion, a groundbreaking move. He's worthy of his WWE Hall of Fame entry."
[8.0] "As booker for the Mid-South territory, Watts would get a 10. A fantastic area with star power and high quality matches throughout his time there. He only gets an 8 because of his WCW run where he was not so good with the book and his attitude showed that he wasn't with the times when it came to the wrestling business."
