Colten Gunn

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Colten Gunn
Birth nameColten Sopp[1]
Born (1991-05-18) May 18, 1991 (age 30)[1]
Orlando, Florida, United States[2]
Alma materFlorida State University
Parent(s)Billy Gunn (father)[3]
FamilyAustin Gunn (brother)[3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Colten Gunn
Billed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Billed fromOrlando, Florida
Trained byBilly Gunn
DebutNovember 11, 2020; 13 months ago (2020-11-11)[4]

Colten Sopp (born May 18, 1991), better known by the ring name Colten Gunn, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to the promotion All Elite Wrestling, where he is part of the stable Gunn Club alongside his father Billy and his brother Austin.[5]

Early life[]

Sopp attended Florida State University, graduating in 2013. Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, he worked in the construction industry in Southern California.[6]

Professional wrestling career[]

All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)[]

See also: Gunn Club and Nightmare Family

Sopp was trained to wrestle by his father, Billy Gunn. On June 17, 2020, he appeared with the Jacksonville, Florida-based promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), accompanying his father to ringside for his match against Maxwell Jacob Friedman on AEW Dynamite and being confronted by Friedman's bodyguard Wardlow.[7][8] Later that month, Sopp's father filed a trademark for "Colten Gunn".[9] On episode #53 of the web television show AEW Dark, which aired on September 22, Sopp accompanied his father and his brother to ringside for a tag team match.[10]

Sopp made his professional wrestling debut with AEW on November 11, 2020 as "Colten Gunn", teaming with his father and his brother Austin (as "Gunn Club") to defeat BSHP King, Joey O'Riley, and Sean Maluta in a six-man tag team match.[1] The match was broadcast on episode #62 of AEW Dark on November 17, 2020.[4] He returned in the following weeks, teaming with his father and brother in further six-man tag team matches and tag team matches.[11][12][13] As part of Gunn Club, Gunn became a member of Cody Rhodes' Nightmare Family stable. On the March 3, 2021 episode of AEW Dynamite, Gunn Club were at ringside for a tag team match pitting Rhodes and Red Velvet against Shaquille O'Neal and Jade Cargill; during the match, Austin Gunn attacked O'Neal at ringside, prompting him to beat down Austin and Colten.[14] Gunn wrestled his first match on pay-per-view at Revolution on March 7, 2021, competing alongside Austin in a "casino" tag team battle royal.[15] Throughout the remainder of 2021, Gunn primarily teamed with his father in tag team bouts on AEW Dark and AEW Dark: Elevation.[16] Gunn wrestled his first match on AEW Dynamite on August 25, 2021, teaming with his father and brother to defeat The Factory in a six-man tag team match.[17] On the September 1, 2021 episode of AEW Dynamite, the Gunn Club turned heel by attacking Paul Wight.[18] In November 2021, the Gunn Club began a short feud with Darby Allin and Sting that saw Colten sustain his first defeat on the December 1, 2021 episode of Dynamite when he was pinned by Sting.[19][20]

Somewhat outside of AEW, in November 2021 Ring of Honor wrestler Danhausen began a Twitter feud with the Gunn Club, referring to Colten and Austin as "Ass Boys", in reference to Gunn's infamous "Mr. Ass" gimmick in the Attitude Era. While Billy Gunn himself initially had no comment, the rest of Gunn Club despised the nickname after fans began chanting "Ass Boys" during their matches. Billy Gunn finally commented when he surprised his sons by wearing an "Ass Boys" shirt, encouraging them to "embrace the assness" and even started teasing mooning the crowd again.[21]

Professional wrestling style and persona[]

Gunn's finishing move is the Colt 45, a butterfly neckbreaker.[11] He previously used a leg drop bulldog, also called the Colt 45; his father Billy Gunn used the same move, calling it the Fame-Ass-Er.[22][23] Gunn and his brother Austin/his father also use the 3:10 to Yuma as a double-team maneuver: a back body drop by Colton into a neckbreaker by Austin/Billy.[24][25]

Personal life[]

Sopp is the son of professional wrestler Billy Gunn. His brother, Austin Gunn, is also a professional wrestler.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Colten Gunn". ProFightDB.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 2021). "Colten Gunn". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Hetrick, Luke (April 4, 2020). "Gunn Club carries on wrestling family's legacy". News 13. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Klyn, Parker (November 17, 2020). "AEW Dark results: Evans vs. Daniels, Britt Baker segment debut". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Roster". AllEliteWrestling.com. All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. ^ PG, Andy (May 24, 2021). "AEW Elevation: May 24, 2021". BlogOfDoom.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021. Then Colten wanted to try it to [sic], as he gave up being a Southern Cal construction worker to step into the ring.
  7. ^ AEW staff (June 18, 2020). "AEW Dynamite results for June 17, 2020". AllEliteWrestling.com. All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved January 20, 2021. MJF (with Wardlow) vs. Billy, leader of The Gunn Club (accompanied by Austin & Colten Gunn).
  8. ^ Renner, Ethan (June 17, 2020). "AEW Dynamite live results: tag titles, TNT Championship on the line". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020. Wardlow went after Austin and Colten on the floor.
  9. ^ Lee, Joseph (June 29, 2020). "Billy Gunn files for trademarks for 'Sons of a Gunn' and 'Colten Gunn'". 411Mania.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Klyn, Parker (September 22, 2020). "AEW Dark results: Kingston vs. Pillman Jr., Carter vs. Johnson". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Klyn, Parker (December 22, 2020). "AEW Dark results: Miro vs. Sonny Kiss, SCU makes a big decision". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020. He followed it up with the Colt .45 (a double underhook swinging suplex) for the victory.
  12. ^ Klyn, Parker (December 8, 2020). "AEW Dark results: Varsity Blondes vs. Dark Order's Cabana and Reynolds". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  13. ^ Klyn, Parker (December 1, 2020). "AEW Dark results: Jurassic Express vs. Dark Order vs. Janela and Kiss". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  14. ^ Klyn, Parker (March 3, 2021). "AEW Dynamite live results: Shaq & Jade Cargill vs. Cody & Red Velvet". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved March 6, 2021. Cargill provoked Cody into knocking Shaq off the apron, where he was met with a chair shot from Austin Gunn. Shaq ran wild on the Nightmare Family, including both Gunn children...
  15. ^ Nason, Josh (March 7, 2021). "Pac & Rey Fenix win casino tag team royale at AEW Revolution". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  16. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (2021). "Colten Gunn - matches - 2021". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  17. ^ Klyn, Parker (August 25, 2021). "AEW Dynamite live results: CM Punk's Dynamite debut". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  18. ^ Klyn, Parker (September 1, 2021). "AEW Dynamite live results: 100th episode". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  19. ^ Collins, Joseph (November 19, 2021). "AEW Rampage live results: Cole & Fish vs. Jurassic Express". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  20. ^ Klyn, Parker (December 1, 2021). "AEW Dynamite live results: Cody Rhodes vs. Andrade El Idolo". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  21. ^ https://www.cagesideseats.com/platform/amp/aew/2021/12/18/22843992/billy-gunn-thanks-danhausen-ass-boys-nickname-austin-colten-sons-club
  22. ^ Klyn, Parker (November 24, 2020). "AEW Dark results: Dark Order vs. Janela/Kiss vs. Chaos Project". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020. Colten hit his version of the Fameasser (called the Colt .45) for his first pinfall victory.
  23. ^ Moynahan, Patrick (November 25, 2020). "11/24 AEW Dark TV report". PWTorch.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020. Colten followed it up with a Colt 45 (Fameasser) for the win.
  24. ^ Collins, Joseph (January 20, 2021). "AEW Dark results: Lucha Bros, Acclaimed, Top Flight, Private Party". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021. Colton (sic) and Austin finished Morales with the 3:10 to Zuma, basically a backdrop into a neckbreaker.
  25. ^ Collins, Joseph (February 2, 2021). "AEW Dark results: SCU vs. Chaos Project, Rey Fenix vs. KC Navarro". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

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