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Bart Gunn
Michael Polchlopek (born December 27, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1993 to 1999 under the ring names Bart Gunn and Bodacious Bart. Under the ring name Bart Gunn, Polchlopek holds the distinction of being the only wrestler in WWE history to win a legitimate, unscripted competition, having emerged victorious in the 1998 shoot tournament Brawl for All.
He is also known for his appearances with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) from 1998 to 2002 and with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2002 to 2004 as Mike Barton.
Michael Polchlopek was born on December 27, 1965, in Titusville, Florida. He was a big fan of wrestling, often watching Championship Wrestling from Florida, and enjoyed seeing Eddie and Mike Graham and Jack and Jerry Brisco.
Polchlopek was trained to wrestle by Caesar Barraza, Blackjack Mulligan, Tim Parker and Boris Malenko. He made his debut in 1991.
In 1992, Polchlopek (wrestling as "Brett Colt") formed a tag team with Kip Winchester in the Tampa, Florida-based International Championship Wrestling Alliance known as the "Long Riders".
Polchlopek was perhaps most famous in the World Wrestling Federation by teaming with Monty Sopp, with Polchlopek being named Barry Winchester while Sopp was named Kip Winchester. They made their debut on April 5, 1993, by defeating Barry Horowitz and Reno Riggins. Later on, they would be rebranded as The Smoking Gunns, with Sopp being named Billy and Polchlopek being named Bart. The team won the Tag Team Championship three times before breaking up and engaging in a brief feud in October 1996. Bart Gunn briefly went into solo competition, his most high-profile match occurring on Monday Night Raw, in April 1996, which he lost to "Ringmaster" Steve Austin via the Million Dollar Dream.
Gunn feuded with Billy Gunn during the fall of 1996 after Billy turned his back on Bart. The feud ended after he defeated Billy on the December 16 episode of Monday Night Raw. His most notable victory was scoring an upset victory over Triple H by disqualification on Superstars. He also participated in the 1997 Royal Rumble match being eliminated by Steve Austin. He would defeat Triple H by countout on February 17 on Raw after Goldust chased Triple H into the crowd. Gunn would later become a jobber in 1997 losing to the likes of Faarooq, Triple H, Ahmed Johnson and Vader. His final match in this run was on June 9, 1997, on an episode of Raw Is War against Rockabilly, where he was defeated. He disappeared from the roster afterward.
Gunn would then have a brief stint in Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling where he won their championship from Lance Diamond on May 3, 1997. Then he would drop the title to Ace Darling on September 26, 1997.
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Michael Polchlopek (born December 27, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1993 to 1999 under the ring names Bart Gunn and Bodacious Bart. Under the ring name Bart Gunn, Polchlopek holds the distinction of being the only wrestler in WWE history to win a legitimate, unscripted competition, having emerged victorious in the 1998 shoot tournament Brawl for All.
He is also known for his appearances with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) from 1998 to 2002 and with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2002 to 2004 as Mike Barton.
Michael Polchlopek was born on December 27, 1965, in Titusville, Florida. He was a big fan of wrestling, often watching Championship Wrestling from Florida, and enjoyed seeing Eddie and Mike Graham and Jack and Jerry Brisco.
Polchlopek was trained to wrestle by Caesar Barraza, Blackjack Mulligan, Tim Parker and Boris Malenko. He made his debut in 1991.
In 1992, Polchlopek (wrestling as "Brett Colt") formed a tag team with Kip Winchester in the Tampa, Florida-based International Championship Wrestling Alliance known as the "Long Riders".
Polchlopek was perhaps most famous in the World Wrestling Federation by teaming with Monty Sopp, with Polchlopek being named Barry Winchester while Sopp was named Kip Winchester. They made their debut on April 5, 1993, by defeating Barry Horowitz and Reno Riggins. Later on, they would be rebranded as The Smoking Gunns, with Sopp being named Billy and Polchlopek being named Bart. The team won the Tag Team Championship three times before breaking up and engaging in a brief feud in October 1996. Bart Gunn briefly went into solo competition, his most high-profile match occurring on Monday Night Raw, in April 1996, which he lost to "Ringmaster" Steve Austin via the Million Dollar Dream.
Gunn feuded with Billy Gunn during the fall of 1996 after Billy turned his back on Bart. The feud ended after he defeated Billy on the December 16 episode of Monday Night Raw. His most notable victory was scoring an upset victory over Triple H by disqualification on Superstars. He also participated in the 1997 Royal Rumble match being eliminated by Steve Austin. He would defeat Triple H by countout on February 17 on Raw after Goldust chased Triple H into the crowd. Gunn would later become a jobber in 1997 losing to the likes of Faarooq, Triple H, Ahmed Johnson and Vader. His final match in this run was on June 9, 1997, on an episode of Raw Is War against Rockabilly, where he was defeated. He disappeared from the roster afterward.
Gunn would then have a brief stint in Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling where he won their championship from Lance Diamond on May 3, 1997. Then he would drop the title to Ace Darling on September 26, 1997.
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