Apple Watch

You can Force Restart both devices:

See the directions in this link to Force Restart your watch --> Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

See the directions in this link for Force Restart your iPhone --> Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

Yes you can do that

Yes.

Is your iPhone updated to the latest iOS 16.1.2? If it is not, update your iPhone, they try to pair and update your watch.

Do you use a VPN, on your iPhone? If you do, they aren't necessary and can cause issues. Either remove it or turn it off.

Broncos111 wrote:

I tried that it didn’t work

I think I’m just gonna go to the Apple store see if they can fix it

That's what I'd recommend you do.

Here are two sources which can be used for further troubleshooting:

1. If you see 'Unable to Verify Update' when updating Apple Watch
2. How to Fix Apple Watch Unable to Check for Update