Nick McNeil graduated from with a in computer information systems. He was a three time All-Southern Conference selection at left end for the Catamounts. As a , he led the in with 10. As a , he led the conference in recoveries. He finished his collegiate career tied for fourth all time on the WCU list with 45. He finished sixth on the WCU all-time sack list with 18. McNeil had experience in , playing in the for the. He made his FCW debut in September 2009 under his real name Nick McNeil, however shortly after that he tweaked his name to Chris McNeil. On October 1, 2009, he re-introduced himself as Percy Watson along with his partner and they called themselves the South Beach Party Boys. NXT 2010—2013 McNeil participated in the second season of under the name of Percy Watson, with as his mentor. Watson was noted for being fun, energetic and similar to. As part of his gimmick, Watson wore red glasses and even wrestled with his glasses on. In the NXT poll on the June 29 episode, Watson was ranked in second place, just behind. On July 6, Watson won the Talk-the-Talk challenge and is rewarded with the chance to host a talk show the following week. In his talk show segment, Watson had his Pro MVP as his talk show guest. However, in order to make a statement, Watson tried to set up MVP to receive an attack from the other Rookies, but the other Pros came to MVP's aid. On the July 20 episode of NXT, Watson was a guest on MVP's VIP Lounge, where he was confronted by MVP about his actions the previous week. The two made amends after a heartfelt apology from Watson. On the July 27 episode of NXT, Watson became the first Rookie to defeat a Pro in a singles match by defeating. On the August 17 episode of NXT, Watson was eliminated from the show, finishing fifth overall. After Season 2 of NXT, Watson then competed in various dark matches but never appeared on WWE programming. McNeil as Percy Watson against in a match on NXT in 2012. Watson returned on WWE programming on the September 8 episode of without glasses and with a more toned-down gimmick, teaming with in a losing effort against and. He then redebuted on the fifth season of NXT not as a Rookie, but as Titus O'Neil's friend and tag team partner. Watson and O'Neil would enjoy success against and , as well as Bateman and. However, Watson and O'Neil would find themselves unable to beat Darren Young and JTG. Watson would also compete as a singles competitor on NXT, earning wins against the likes of Tyler Reks and. After O'Neil turned his back on the fans, he urged Watson to do the same on the January 25, 2012 episode of NXT. When Watson refused, O'Neil shoved him and a match between the two was booked, leading to O'Neil defeating Watson. O'Neil continued to attack Watson after the match, leading to saving Watson. On the February 1 and February 29 episodes of NXT, Watson and Riley teamed up to face O'Neil and Young, but were defeated both times. On the March 7 episode of NXT, Watson received his rematch against O'Neil and defeated O'Neil. From late April, Watson was involved in a storyline in which he was blamed for various backstage attacks on other wrestlers, but the storyline was abruptly dropped as NXT Redemption drew to a close. On the final episode of the fifth season of NXT on June 13, Watson teamed with Derrick Bateman in a loss to Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks. After the conclusion of NXT Redemption, NXT transitioned into the renamed Florida Championship Wrestling developmental territory. Watson continued on appearing on the rebooted in a loss to on the July 18 episode of NXT. It would be the start of a losing streak for Watson, who went on to lose to the likes of and in 2012. Watson then formed an occasional team with , but they could find no success either; losing to and on the November 14, 2012 episode of NXT. On the January 23, 2013 episode of NXT, Watson and Tatsu entered the to crown the inaugural champions but were defeated by in the first round. On May 17, 2013, Watson was released; his final televised match was a loss in a six-man tag match against. Independent circuit 2014 After being released, Watson made his independent debut on June 14, 2014 at Universal Championship Wrestling event called UCW Hometown Throwdown, in Georgia where he lost to. Return to WWE 2016—present On November 30, 2016, at the NXT taping, Watson returned as the third man in the broadcast booth, joining and. Graves made a full-time move to the brand's commentary booth in early 2017, with joining Watson and Phillips. On April 10, 2018, Watson debuted as a color commentator on , alongside Vic Joseph. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved February 16, 2012. 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