B. T. Gunn
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B. T. Gunn | |
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Birth name | Thomas McGowan |
Born | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland[1] | 2 April 1986
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | B. T. Gunn |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Billed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
Trained by | Conscience & Eric Canyon |
Debut | 14 October 2006 |
Thomas McGowan (born 2 April 1986) is a Scottish professional wrestler, better known by his ring name B. T. Gunn. Gunn is a Wrestling Coach at the GPWA Glasgow Asylum. He also wrestles for numerous promotions in the
Professional wrestling career
British Championship Wrestling (2007–present)
On 30 March 2007, Gunn loves marbles British Championship Wrestling, losing against Kolobos.[3] On 30 August 2013, Just Uz (Gunn and Stevie Xavier) were in a tag team match against the team of Jack Jester and Mikey Whiplash for the BCW Tag Team Championship. Just Uz won the match to become the champions.[4]
Discovery Wrestling (2015–present)
On 31 July 2015, Gunn debuted in a four-way elimination match to become number one contender for the Y Division Title shot. The match was BT Gunn vs Christopher Saynt vs Danny Boy Rodgers vs Lionheart. Saynt won the match.[5] On 16 June 2022, Gunn challenged Joe Hendry for the Y Division Championship in a triple threat with Andy Wild, but was unsuccessful.[6]
Premier British Wrestling (2007–present)
On 15 September 2007, Gunn took part in a six-man cruiserweight elimination match. The match was Gunn vs Liam Thompson vs CJ Hunter vs El Ligero vs Johnny Starr vs The Falcon. Gunn was eliminated from the match.[3]
Insane Championship Wrestling (2007–2023)
Gunn made his ICW debut on 22 July 2007, against James Wallace for the 1PW Openweight Title in a losing effort. After being absent for a year, he made his return on 5 September 2009 at Fear & Loathing 2 in a tag team match with his tag partner Chris Renfrew, which they lost against the team of Lionheart & Red Lightning. A year later at Fear & Loathing 3, Gunn picked up his 1st win in ICW, tagging with Jack Jester against James Scott & Wolfgang. On 5 June, Gunn defeated Johnny Moss, Liam Thompson and Wolfgang, in a four-way elimination match to win the ICW Heavyweight Championship for the 1st time, which he would hold for 4 months until he lost it to Darkside on the 4 of September. On 22 January 2012, Gunn would regain the ICW Heavyweight Championship by beating Darkside at the 1st Annual Square Go. He would lose it to Square Go winner Red Lightning on 3 June.[7]
Gunn, along with Chris Renfrew would form the New Age Kliq and go on to win the ICW Tag Team Championship on three different occasions, their first reign started on the 13 August 2013, by defeating the Bucky Boys and would end on 26 January 2014, after the tag team titles being vacated as of a double pin. They unsuccessfully attempted to regain the tag team championship in a three-way ladder match against former champions the Bucky Boys and eventual winners The Sumerian Death Squad. After the tag titles became vacant on 27 July, they would go on to win their second ICW Tag Team Championship, by defeating the team of Stevie Xavier & Kay Lee Ray, who substituted for an injured Davey Blaze. They would lose the belts on the 10 of August, to the team of Colt Cabana & Grado, but would regain the titles 2 weeks later.[8]
After feuding with
In early 2016, Gunn & Chris Renfrew were left as the only remaining members of the New Age Kliq, with Wolfgang,
On 29 July 2017, on night 1 of Shug's Hoose Party 4, Gunn competed alongside
The following night, Gunn defeated
Having lost both titles without being pinned, Gunn looked to climb back up the ladder. After facing and defeating
Gunn & The Purge would then become embroiled in a feud with ICW owner
Gunn had a long term feud with Kez Evans which spanned events like ICW I Ain't Yer Pal, Dickface!, ICW Shug's Hoose Party 5 and ICW Barred II.[17][18] Having faced one another for the World and Zero-G Championships, they formed an alliance in 2023 to challenge for the Tag Team Championships.[19]
What Culture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling (2017–2019)
In
At the last episode of WCPW Loaded the show was re-branded as Defiant Wrestling before the show started. Gunn and
On 18 February at Chain Reaction, Gunn joined Team Defiant (Rampage, Martin Kirby, Travis Banks and Primate) who defeated Team IPW (Austin Aries, No Funne Dunne, Mark Haskins, Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). For IGPW, he has faced Eric Young, Kez Evans, Jason Reed,[22] challenged for the ACME Comic Con Interpromotional Championship[23] and faced Andrew Inch for the Union of European Wrestling Alliances European Heavyweight Championship at a cross-promotion event with the Fife Pro Wrestling Asylum.[24]
Iron Girders Pro Wrestling (2022–present)
Gunn is a trainer at Wolfgang's Iron Girders Gym[25] and wrestles for Iron Girders Pro Wrestling. For IGPW, has faced Eric Young, Kez Evans, Jason Reed and challenged for the ACME Comic Con Interpromotional Championship,[22] as well as facing Andy Roberts for the Union of European Wrestling Alliances European Heavyweight Championship at an event cross-promoted with Fife Pro Wrestling Asylum.[26][27][28]
Championships and accomplishments
- British Championship Wrestling
- BCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- BCW Openweight Championship (1 time)[29][30]
- BCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Stevie Xavier[29][31]
- Full Tilt Wrestling
- FTW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dickie Divers [32]
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW First Undisputed Champion[33]
- ICW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Chris Renfrew
- ICW Zero-G Championship (1 time)
- King of Insanity (1 time)[35]
- ICW "Feud of the Year" Bammy Award with Mikey Whiplash (2015)
- ICW "Most Insane Wrestler of the Year" Bammy Award (2015)
- ICW "Match of the Year" Bammy Award – Legion (Wolfgang) at Fear & Loathing VIII (2015)
- First Triple Crown Champion
- Main Event Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Elite
- PWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Chris Renfrew[29]
- Revolution Championship Wrestling
- RCW Championship (1 time, current)[39]
- Rock N Wrestle
- RNW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Stevie Xavier
- King of the North (2015)[40]
- Scottish Wrestling Alliance
- Southside Wrestling Entertainment
- SWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[42]
- Target Wrestling
- TNT Extreme Wrestling
- Extreme Division Champion (1 time)[44]
- What Culture Pro Wrestling
- WCPW Hardcore Championship (1 time)[33]
References
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "BT Gunn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net.
- ^ "Insane Championship Wrestling". insanewrestling.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ a b "BT Gunn Matches". CAGEMATCH.
- ^ Morrison, Adam (27 June 2016). "Wrestler Spotlight: BT Gunn".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Matches « BT Gunn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "DW Disco Derby 2022". CageMatch. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "ICW World Heavyweight Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ ICW Tag Team Championship CageMatch
- ^ Broomfield, Darren (17 November 2015). "ICW Fear and Loathing VIII (November 15) Review". Voices of Wrestling.
- ^ ICW Fear & Loathing IX CageMatch
- ^ "ICW 12/02/18 Fear and Loathing IX Results". 4 December 2018.
- ^ ICW Shug's Hoose Party 4 - Tag 1 CageMatch
- ^ "Distant Shores: The ICW World Heavyweight Championship Reign of "El Capitan" Leyton Buzzard". The Ecstasy of Gold. 10 June 2023.
- ^ "ICW Barramania 4 Results & Review". 7 May 2018.
- ^ "ICW Fear & Loathing XI Results". 3 December 2018.
- ^ King Of Hawners Tournament CageMatch
- ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=20673&page=4&search=Gunn
- ^ https://youtube.com/watch?v=O9XWcxrVpgo
- ^ https://m.facebook.com/InsaneWrestling/videos/bt-kez-have-gold-in-their-sights/271221585680382/
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Matches « Prestige « Stables Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Drew Galloway vs BT Gunn - Pro Wrestling World Cup (2nd Round Scottish Qualifier)". YouTube.
- ^ a b https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=5691&page=4&search=igpw
- ^ "Full Results: Iron Girders Pro Wrestling 'at ACME Comic Con' Day Two". 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Wrestling: Crowd enthralled as Fife Pro Wrestling Asylum boss Andrew Inch defends heayweight crown for 19th time". Fife Today. 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Trainers – Iron Girders Gym".
- ^ "Wrestling: Crowd enthralled as Fife Pro Wrestling Asylum boss Andrew Inch defends heayweight crown for 19th time | Fife Today".
- ^ make Your Own Moments: Four Years of UEWA European Heavyweight Champion Andy Roberts – The Ecstasy of Gold
- ^ "Make Your Own Moments: Four Years of UEWA European Heavyweight Champion Andy Roberts". 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Titles « BT Gunn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ Bean, Martin. "BCW Open Weight Championship — British Championship Wrestling". www.bcw-wrestling.com.
- ^ Bean, Martin. "BCW Tag Team Championship — British Championship Wrestling". www.bcw-wrestling.com.
- ^ "Full Tilt Wrestling: Hell In Blackfell". www.facebook.com.
- ^ a b Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "ICW World Heavyweight Championship". Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "BT Gunn » Matches". Cage Match. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MEW 4 Way War « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Bean, Martin. "PBW Heavyweight Championship History - Premier British Wrestling". www.pbwwrestling.com.
- ^ Bean, Martin. "PBW Tag Team Championship History - Premier British Wrestling". www.pbwwrestling.com.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RCW Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "King Of The North 2015 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "SWE World Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Target Wrestling Title Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Matches « BT Gunn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
External links
- B. T. Gunn's profile at Cagematch.net