Colten Gunn

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Colten Gunn
Colten Gunn in June 2022
Birth nameColten Sopp[1]
Born (1991-05-18) May 18, 1991 (age 33)[1]
Orlando, Florida, U.S.[2]
Alma materFlorida State University
Parent(s)Billy Gunn (father)[3]
FamilyAustin Gunn (brother)[3]
Professional wrestling career
Billed weight222 lb (101 kg)[2]
Billed fromOrlando, Florida
Trained byBilly Gunn[2]
DebutNovember 11, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-11-11)[4]

Colten Sopp (born May 18, 1991), better known by the

AEW World Tag Team Champion. Sopp is a second-generation professional wrestler, being the son of professional wrestler Monty Sopp, better known as Billy Gunn
.

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.[5]

Professional wrestling career

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2020–present)

Gunn Club (2020–2022)

See also:
Gunn Club and Nightmare Family

Sopp was trained to wrestle by his father,

tag team match.[9]

Sopp made his professional wrestling debut with AEW on November 11, 2020 as "Colten Gunn", teaming with his father and his brother

The Factory in a six-man tag team match.[16]

On the September 1, 2021 episode of AEW Dynamite, the Gunn Club

dumpster match.[22][23]

The Firm; Bullet Club Gold/Bang Bang Gang (2022–present)

See also:
Bullet Club Gold

On the August 17, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Colten and Austin

title versus career match.[30] The Firm formally disbanded in May 2023 after losing a match dubbed "Firm Deletion".[31]

In June 2023, the Gunns joined

winner takes all championship unification match to unify the titles as the Unified World Trios Championship.[35][36] During this time, Bullet Club Gold silently renamed to the Bang Bang Gang.[37]

Independent circuit (2021–present)

Gunn made his independent circuit debut in September 2021, appearing with Battleground Championship Wrestling in

Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Triple Whammy", a professional wrestling event held aboard the Norwegian Jewel.[15] In March 2022 on New South Wrestling's "Resurrection" pay-per-view, Gunn won his first title, teaming with Austin Gunn to defeat TME for the NSW Tag Team Championship. The Gunn Club lost the titles to the Bad News Boyz later that month.[38]

Professional wrestling style and persona

Gunn's

back body drop by Colton into a neckbreaker by Austin/Billy.[41][42]

Personal life

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

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 2021). "Colten Gunn". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^
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  4. ^
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  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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).
  7. F4WOnline.com
    . Retrieved December 1, 2020. Wardlow went after Austin and Colten on the floor.
  8. ^ Lee, Joseph (June 29, 2020). "Billy Gunn files for trademarks for 'Sons of a Gunn' and 'Colten Gunn'". 411Mania.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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  10. ^
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    . Retrieved December 23, 2020. He followed it up with the Colt .45 (a double underhook swinging suplex) for the victory.
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  13. 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...
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  31. ^ Clark, Ryan (May 6, 2023). "Team Hardy defeats the Firm in 'Firm Deletion match' on AEW Rampage". EWrestlingNews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  32. ^ Rose, Bryan (July 1, 2023). "The Gunns officially join Bullet Club Gold on AEW Collision". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
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  38. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (2022). "Colten Gunn - matches - 2022". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  39. F4WOnline.com
    . Retrieved November 25, 2020. Colten hit his version of the Fameasser (called the Colt .45) for his first pinfall victory.
  40. PWTorch.com
    . Retrieved November 25, 2020. Colten followed it up with a Colt 45 (Fameasser) for the win.
  41. F4WOnline.com
    . Retrieved January 20, 2021. Colton (sic) and Austin finished Morales with the 3:10 to Zuma, basically a backdrop into a neckbreaker.
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  44. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 2022). "NSW Resurrection". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

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