Billy Gunn

This article is about the professional wrestler. For other people, see William Gunn.

Billy Gunn
Gunn in 2022
Birth nameMonty Kip Sopp[1]
Born (1963-11-01) November 1, 1963 (age 61)[2][3]
Orlando, Florida, U.S.[3]
Alma materSam Houston State University
Spouse(s)
  • Tina Tinnell
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    ​
    (m. 1990; div. 2002)​
  • Paula Sopp
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    (m. 2009)​
Children
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Billy[3]
Billy G[3]
Billy Gunn[4]
Cute Kip[3]
Daddy Ass[5]
KIP[3]
Kip Gunn[3][6]
Kip James[3]
Kip Montana[3]
Kip Sopp[4]
Kip Winchester[3]
Mr. Ass[3]
The G-Man[3]
The New Age Outlaw[3]
The Outlaw[4]
Rockabilly[7]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[7]
Billed weight260 lb (118 kg)[7]
Billed fromAustin, Texas
Orlando, Florida[7]
Trained byJerry Gray[3]
Don Harris[3]
Ron Harris[3]
Debut1989

Monty Kip Sopp[1] (born November 1, 1963),[2] better known by his ring name Billy Gunn, is an American professional wrestler and coach signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he also performs under the ring name Daddy Ass. He is a member of The Acclaimed as a manager and the team's six-man tag team partner.

He was previously known for his tenures in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) from 1993 to 2004 and from 2012 to 2015, while also serving as a coach on WWE's Tough Enough and was a trainer in NXT. He also wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2005 to 2009.

Primarily a tag team wrestler, Gunn is an overall 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 former one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion and a two-time WWF Hardcore Champion, giving him 14 total championships in WWE. He also won the 1999 King of the Ring tournament, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019 as a member of D-Generation X. At AEW, Gunn is a former one-time and longest reigning AEW World Trios Champions with The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens).

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Castagna was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Billy Gunn". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Newspapers.com. October 27, 2000. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Billy Gunn « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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  5. ^ "AEW STAR UNDERGOES NAME CHANGE?". Wrestle Talk TV. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
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  7. ^ a b c d "Billy Gunn bio". WWE. Retrieved December 13, 2012.