Line #55 Wrestling/BillyGunn


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3	Monty "Kip" Sopp (born November 1, 1963) is an American {{professional wrestl\|ing}}er born in Orlando, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} and residing in Austin, UsefulNotes/{{Texas}} who is best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as Billy Gunn. After four years in the indies, Gunn debuted in the then-WWF as part of the TagTeam, The Smoking Gunns along with his "brother" Bart Gunn. The Gunns held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWF World Tag Team Titles]] 3 times. After Billy and Bart broke up, Billy briefly aligned himself with the Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan under the name Rockabilly. Rockabilly had a brief feud with "The Real Double J" Jesse James, which led both to realize that they should team up, and Rockabilly dropped Honky Tonk Man (by nailing him with an acoustic guitar). Both men renamed themselves, James becoming "Wrestling/RoadDogg" Jesse James and Rockabilly the "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn, together they were Wrestling/TheNewAgeOutlaws. Together, the Outlaws won the WWF World Tag Team Titles 5 times, aligning themselves with and eventually joining Wrestling/DGenerationX. Gunn eventually left DX and broke up with the Road Dogg, renaming himself Mr. Ass, a wrestler who mooned opponents and briefly wore see-through tights. For a brief time he renamed himself "The One" Billy Gunn and teamed with Wrestling/TheBigShow and they became the Show Gunns.
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5	Afterwards, Gunn teamed up with Wrestling/{{WCW}} refugee and former Alliance member Chuck Palumbo, becoming Billy and Chuck. The two began acting more "affectionate" toward each other over time and hired the services of the flamboyant hairdresser Wrestling/RicoConstantino. Things came to a head when Chuck proposed to Billy and gained national media attention. The pair had to finally admit that [[FauxYay they were not gay]], [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall it was just a wrestling gimmick]] and [[RatingsStunt publicity stunt]] devised by Rico. Angered, Rico turned on the pair and teamed with Wrestling/EricBischoff and 3 Minute Warning. Billy and Chuck won the WWE World Tag Team Titles 3 times and got revenge on Rico and 3MW. In 2004, after 11 years in the company, Gunn was released from his WWE contract. Over the course of his WWE run, he held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-hc.html WWF Hardcore Title]] twice and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWF Intercontinental Title]] once.
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7	Gunn also worked in Wrestling/{{TNA}}, under the name The Outlaw. He also reunited with the Road Dogg (then known as BG James) in [=3LiveKru=] (becoming [=4LiveKru=] after he joined). Changing his name to Kip James, the pair became the James Gang and then Voodoo Kin Mafia after [=4LiveKru=] dissolved. In 2008, Kip turned on BG and became the image consultant for the all female AlphaBitch stable Wrestling/TheBeautifulPeople, renaming himself Cute Kip. A year later, he was fired by the Beautiful People and then fired from TNA altogether.
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9	In 2012, Gunn returned to WWE as a trainer for [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]. Two years later, the New Age Outlaws won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE Tag Team Titles]], further cementing him as one of WWE's most decorated tag team wrestlers. In 2015, Gunn was fired from WWE for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs in a power lifting competition.
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11	He was inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2019 as part of D-Generation X's group induction. He's currently employed by Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling, mostly as a producer but also as a wrestler. His last singles action was in the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal on the November 20, 2019 episode of ''AEW Dynamite'', but he's since returned to the tag team ranks, teaming with his son Austin as Gunn Club, and then being joined by his other son, Colten. After his sons eventually turned on him, he sided with their former-friends-turned-enemies Wrestling/TheAcclaimed, with the three of them winning the AEW World Trios Championships on August 27th 2023.
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13	Not to be confused with actor, writer, and director Creator/BillGunn.
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15	!!"I'm a trope man":
16	* TheArtifact: The Billy Gunn name was a holdover from his tag team with Bart Gunn, The Smoking Gunns. Despite that tag team breaking up in 1996 and Bart Gunn being unceremoniously fired in 1999 after the infamous Wrestling/WWEBrawlForAll debacle, Billy continues to use the name to this day.
17	* BashBrothers: With the Road Dogg, Wrestling/{{Chyna}} in DX and Chuck Palumbo in Billy and Chuck.
18	* TheBigGuy: In DX, Billy was the de facto "muscle" of the stable. He was much taller and heavier than the others and used "powerhouse" moves like the Gorilla Press.
19	* BrokenPedestal: Mace Mendoza and Buff E of the exotico Christopher Street Connection confronted him and expressed disappointment after he and Chuck Palumbo admitted they were using implied homosexuality to set up a publicity stunt.
20	* TheBrute: Of The Beautiful People during his later days with them, they hired Moose and eventually inducted Lacey Von Erich to serve as such in his absence.
21	* ButtMonkey: If not for the scathing promos about him from [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] and Wrestling/{{Edge\|Wrestler}}, then maybe for Wrestling/KenShamrock bringing so much more enthusiasm to the task of beating him up than anyone else did, with no explanation ever offered. There is also him getting kicked out of Wrestling/TheBeautifulPeople in TNA for being seen as creepy.
22	* CampStraight: Billy Gunn already was as an individual wrestler, even more so as Mr. Ass and further still as Cute Kip, a male member of an otherwise all woman posse/sorority.
23	* CatchPhrase: "And if you ain't down with that, we got TWO WORDS FOR YA!"
24	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: The New Age Outlaws formed after [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio Flash Funk]] had defeated Rockabilly on ''[[{{BShow}} Shotgun Saturday Night]]'' and the renamed Road Dogg had convinced Rockabilly to leave the Honky Tonk Man and team with him. Rockabilly agreed, nailing HTM with his guitar. This example was particularly treacherous, as Rockabilly and Jesse had teamed together a couple of times in recent weeks while HTM was Billy's manager, not doing half bad in the process.
25	* CoolOldGuy: As of writing, he's enetered his 60th year and is probably in [[https://www.sescoops.com/.image/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTk1NDcwODgyOTg0MzcxMjUx/billy-gunn-sons.jpg the best shape]] of his life. Most men ''half his age'' don't look that good.
26	* DrillSergeantNasty: In Season 6 of ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough''. At the very least he's the closest to it amongst the coaches.
27	* EverythingIsBigInTexas: Actually born in Florida but resides in Texas.
28	* FanDisservice: When Kip was with the Beautiful People, he started doing ring intros similar to them. When Wrestling/AngelinaLove and Wrestling/VelvetSky do it, it's hot, but when Kip did, well, his Mr. Ass days were far behind him.
29	* TheFightingNarcissist: As "Mr. Ass" but it was more focused on his rear end. Became a more traditional one during his time in Billy and Chuck.
30	* FauxYay: Billy and Chuck. When Rico found out, he [[CreateYourOwnVillain started managing Three Minute Warning, who attacked them in their "commitment ceremony", in revenge]].
31	* FinishingMove: The [[SpellMyNameWithAnS "Fameasser"/"Famouser"]], a leg drop bulldog. Also, the "One and Only", a cobra clutch into a side slam.
32	* {{Foil}}: Billy Gunn, to Road Dogg's fast talking cowboy.
33	* TheGenericGuy: After he was forced to give up the "Mr Ass" moniker by Right To Censor, and briefly being billed as "Billy G", Gunn became "The One" Billy Gunn, who had very few memorable qualities aside from his pretty decent entrance music. Gunn himself considered the name pretty weak.
34	* IdenticalStranger: [[https://i.imgur.com/ts0TS.jpg This picture]] of him and Wrestling/DolphZiggler says it all. He even took up the fameasser.
35	* IgnoredExpert: Revealed on the Steve Austin show that, knowing of his reputation in Florida as a toughman, he warned Wrestling/JimRoss against putting Bart Gunn in the Wrestling/WWEBrawlForAll, stating that he could win the whole thing, let alone beat Wrestling/DrDeathSteveWilliams.
36	* IHaveManyNames: Billy Gunn in WWE, Kip James in TNA and Cute Kip as a member of the Beautiful People.
37	* {{Jerkass}}: As a heel, particularly as a member of the New Age Outlaws. He was perhaps the least jerkish of the Beautiful People not named Lacey Wrestling/{{Von Erich\|Family}}, though that's more damning of the others than complimentary of Kip. Lacey was at least oblivious.
38	* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: He was put on probation during his Beautiful People run and that was as descriptive as it got.
39	* {{Mooning}}: In DX and later as "Mr. Ass", he mooned his opponents. He got Wrestling/TorrieWilson to join in with him to the benefit of those of otherwise unfavorable orientations.
40	* TheOneGuy: His time in the Beautiful People as Cute Kip.
41	* OnlySaneMan: He was the only member of The Beautiful People who knew that "[[Wrestling/DaffneyUnger The Governor]]" was not Sarah Palin. The rest of the TNA roster knew too, but refused to say anything to help him. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky not realizing, at least, can be explained (if not excused) by the fact that TNA's website claimed Sarah Palin would be appearing, but they knew (and were enamored with) her husband, not the Vice Presidential candidate herself.
42	* ParentChildTeam: Initially worked as a tag team called The Gunn Club in AEW with his younger son Austin. His older son Colten later made them a trio before they turned on him and joined The Firm.
43	* PetTheDog: He put a stop to the rest of The Beautiful People's attack on "The Governor", believing they had more than made their point.
44	* PowerStable:
45	** (in WWE) Wrestling/DGenerationX
46	** (in TNA) Planet Jarrett, [=4LiveKru=], The Beautiful People
47	* PunnyName: The name of his tag team with the Big Show, the "Show Gunns" (pronounced like "shoguns"), given that neither he nor Big Show were Japanese, much less using samurai or feudal lord gimmicks. The James Gang too, since it's hard to have a gang with only two members.
48	* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: Tried to in TNA, at the expense of the 3 Live Kru. To put a stop to this, Wrestling/RonKillings and Wrestling/{{Konnan}} eventually just let him join, leading to the 4 Live Kru.
49	* RatingsStunt: The Billy and Chuck "gay wedding" debacle was viewed as this.
50	* RealMenWearPink: Besides his tights, Cute Kip had a "Fashionist" gimmick.
51	* RedBaron: "Rockabilly", "Bad Ass", "Mr. Ass", and "The One" in WWE and "Outlaw" and "The Megastar" in TNA.
52	* RingOldies: Just past 60 years old and still ready to go. And [[StillGotIt he's barely slowing down]] either.
53	* ShipTease: With Chyna around 2000/2001.
54	* SignificantAnagram: Voodoo Kin Mafia, VKM, [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vincent Kennedy McMahon]]. For a company that is pretty adamant in its policy not to mention WWE by name, they seem just as adamant to do everything ''but that'' to let you know about them.
55	* StillGotIt: Road Dogg claims Billy Gunn doesn't age. When it comes to athletic ability, it is somewhat believable. He's still a formidable in-ring presence in AEW even as he's pushing 60.
56	* StuffedIntoATrashCan: He and Road Dogg dropped [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] into a dumpster after defeating him in a handicap match.
57	* SummonBiggerFish: He was the biggest fish The Beautiful People had when Wrestling/AwesomeKong came for their heads. He, like everyone besides Angelina Love, ended up on a stretcher.
58	* TeamKiller: Attempted to be the 3 Live Kru's when he came into TNA before Wrestling/RonKillings got him to cut it out, for the most part. The 4 Live Kru ended up not having much longevity, but that damage was done by Wrestling/{{Konnan}}.
59	* [[WildCard Tweener]]: The New Age Outlaws were mostly booed following their 2012 return to WWE, but that all stopped when Jesse James started their pre match routine.
60	* UnderwearOfPower: And sometimes even less than that until Right To Censor put an end to his Mr. Ass gimmick.
61	* UnrelatedBrothers: Billy Gunn was not related to Bart Gunn in real life.
62	* VaporWear: A rare male example were his transparent tights that he once wore as Mr. Ass.
63	* WordSalad: Voodoo Kin Mafia had absolutely nothing to do with voodoo, kin, or mafia. Eventually, "Voodoo Queen" Roxxi Laveaux was added to the group ([[DistaffCounterpart basically a white female Papa Shango]]) but as time went on, the Voodoo element of Laveaux's gimmick became so watered down as to be non existent. Yet she remained with BG and Kip James until Kip "fired" her.
64	* WrestlingDoesntPay: A wrestling cowboy with his "brother" in The Smoking Gunns.

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