Billy Gunn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Billy Gunn
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Nov 1, 1963(1963-11-01)
Age	61
Birthplace	Orlando
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Scorpio

Billy Gunn Biography

Billy Gunn is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on November 1, 1963 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Tag team wrestlers was a part of nearly a decade with the WWF as part of the team The Smoking Gunns and various teams.

He and Road Dogg won the WWE Tag Team Championship in January 2014 with a victory over Cody Rhodes and Goldust. and He and Road Dogg won the WWE Tag Team Championship in January 2014 with a victory over Cody Rhodes and Goldust. were the winners of The WWE Tag Team Championship in January 2014, winning against Cody Rhodes and Goldust.

Monty “Kip” Sopp (born November 1, 1963), better known by his ring name Billy Gunn, is an American professional wrestler currently working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. Gunn is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) from 1993 to 2004 and from 2012 to 2015. He also served as a coach on WWE’s Tough Enough and was a trainer in its developmental branch, NXT. He is also known for his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2005 to 2009.

After weeks of vignettes, Sopp, under the name Billy Gunn, made his WWF debut on the May 17, 1993 episode of Raw, teaming his on-screen brother, Bart Gunn to defeat Tony Vadja and Glenn Ruth. The duo, now known as The Smoking Gunns, made their pay-per-view debut at King of the Ring, teaming with The Steiner Brothers to defeat Money Inc. and The Headshrinkers in an eight-man tag team match. At SummerSlam, the duo teamed with Tatanka to pick up a win against Bam Bam Bigelow and the Headshrinkers. On January 22, 1994, Gunn entered his first Royal Rumble match at the namesake event, but was eliminated by Diesel. In early 1995, the Gunns won their first Tag Team Championship by defeating the makeshift team of Bob Holly and 1-2-3 Kid. They held the title until WrestleMania XI, where they were defeated by the team of Owen Hart and Yokozuna. They won the titles again in September 1995.

He was twice married as well as had two children from his first wife.

Billy Gunn Net Worth

Billy Gunn is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Billy Gunn 's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He joined in the WWF in 1993 along with his brother on the show, Bart Gunn. The Smoking Gunns took home their first Tag Team Championship in 1995.

After a couple of years of being absent from the WWE He returned to the WWE in the year 2012. He was coach for NXT.

Sopp was born on November 11, 1963 in Orlando, Florida and claims Austin, Texas as his hometown. In November 1990, Sopp was arrested in Florida for disorderly conduct. Sopp married his first wife Tina Tinnell on March 3, 1990. Together, they have two sons: Colten (born May 18, 1991) and Austin (born August 26, 1994) who is also a professional wrestler. The couple separated in January 2000 and their divorce was finalized on December 11, 2002. Sopp has since married his long-time girlfriend Paula on January 24, 2009.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Billy Gunn height 6 ft 3 in Billy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Billy Gunn Dating?

According to our records, Billy Gunn married to Paula Heaney-Sopp , Tina Tinnell. As of December 1, 2023, Billy Gunn’s is not dating anyone.

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Primarily a tag team wrestler, Gunn is a total 11-time tag team champion in WWE with three different partners (with Bart Gunn as The Smoking Gunns, with Road Dogg as The New Age Outlaws, and with Chuck Palumbo as Billy and Chuck). He is also a one time WWF Intercontinental Champion and a two time WWF Hardcore Champion, giving him 14 total championships in WWE. He is the 1999 King of the Ring tournament winner. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2019) as part of D-Generation X.

Facts & Trivia

Billy Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Billy Gunn celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.

In a 2001 match on Sunday Night Heat, Gunn was defeated by Chuck Palumbo, who recently left The Alliance to join the WWF. After the match, Gunn suggested that they form a tag team. Palumbo agreed, and Billy and Chuck quickly rose to the top of the tag team division. Initially they were a generic tandem, but they were given a gimmick where they grew increasingly affectionate toward each other, showing evidence of a storyline homosexual relationship.

Are Billy and Bart Gunn brothers?

The Smoking Gunns were a professional wrestling tag team of kayfabe brothers Billy Gunn (Monty Sopp) and Bart Gunn (Mike Polchlopek). They portrayed cowboys in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1993 to 1996. As a team, the Smoking Gunns won the WWF Tag Team Championship three times.

Did Billy Gunn break his neck?

During a recent edition of the Steve Austin Show (via wrestlinginc.com), Billy Gunn spoke about his 1995 neck injury , his battle with addiction, and more… On His 1995 Neck Injury: “It was in the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.” Billy recalled, “we were working Tom Prichard and [Chris] Candido.

Are Chuck and Billy married?

In September 2002, Chuck proposed life partnership to Billy, and Billy accepted. Their ceremony was aired on SmackDown!. During the commitment ceremony, Gunn and Palumbo revealed that the ceremony was merely a publicity stunt that had gone too far, and they admitted they were strictly hetero.

Does Billy Gunn own his name?

WWE previously had Billy Gunn’s name trademarked, but that is something that ended up being abandoned over time. This is what led to the AEW star taking up the name himself, which he used on the indies. “They did, and then let it go abandoned,” he said on WWE copyrighting his name.

Are Bart and Billy Gunn still friends?

7 Don’t Get Along: Smoking Gunns Despite being portrayed as siblings, Bart and Billy were not related nor were they friends. The interviews of Billy during his time away from WWE showed respect to Bart, but he didn’t shy away from revealing he preferred his other tag team partners.