View source for Bart Gunn

{{short description|American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name              = Bart Gunn
|birthname         = Michael Polchlopek<ref name="Melok"/>
|image             = BartGunn1995.png
|caption           = Gunn in 1995 
|names             = Bart Gunn<ref name="WWF">{{cite web|url=http://wwf.com/first.html |title=Bart "The Hammer" Gunn |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] |work=[[WWE|WWF]].com (via [[Wayback Machine]]) |access-date=July 24, 2013 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990117054802/http://wwf.com/first.html |archive-date=January 17, 1999 }}</ref><br />Bodacious Bart<ref name=oww>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/mike-barton/|title=Mike Barton profile|access-date=July 17, 2015|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><br />Brett Colt<ref name=oww/><br />Mike Barton<ref name=oww/>
|height            = 6 ft 4 in<ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite book|title=WWE Encyclopedia|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|page=[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/23 23]|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley|DK]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0|url=https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/23}}</ref>
|weight            = 275 lb<ref name=Encyclopedia/>
|birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1965|12|27}}<ref name=oww/>
|birth_place       = [[Titusville, Florida]], U.S.<ref name="Melok"/>
|billed            = [[Austin, Texas]]<ref name=oww/>
|trainer           = '''Wrestling:'''<br />[[Blackjack Mulligan]]<br />[[Boris Malenko]]<ref name="Melok"/><br />Caesar Barraza<br />'''Boxing:'''<br />Ray Rinaldi<ref name="wrestlinginc.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2016/04/brawl-for-naught-part-ii-the-backstage-story-on-wwe-609673/|title = Brawl for Naught Part II: The Backstage Story on WWE's Infamous Brawl for All Tournament| date=April 12, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="merged1">{{cite AV media |date=March 24, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ZkeiMC8s8 |title=Dr. Death Steve Williams Vs. The Hardy Boyz & Bart Gunn Promo (03 21 1999 WWF Sunday Night Heat) |publisher=Drop Aling |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630061821/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ZkeiMC8s8 |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|debut             = 1991
|retired           = December 10, 2007<ref name="Melok"/>
}}
'''Michael Polchlopek''' (born December 27, 1965) is an American retired [[professional wrestler]] and [[mixed martial artist]]. He is best known for his appearances with the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) from 1993 to 1999 under the [[ring name]]s '''Bart Gunn''' and '''Bodacious Bart''', as well as his appearances with [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] (AJPW) from 1998 to 2002 and with [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW) from 2002 to 2004 as '''Mike Barton'''.<ref name="Melok">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/wherearetheynow/where-are-they-now-bart-gunn-26116820|title=Where Are They Now? Bart Gunn|author=Melok, Bobby|publisher=[[WWE]]|work=[[WWE]].com|date=May 22, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Murray">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingGuestColumn/sep1_murray.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140501214611/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingGuestColumn/sep1_murray.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 1, 2014|title=What to do with Bart Gunn now|author=Murray, Matthew|publisher=[[Québecor Média]]|work=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=September 1, 1998|access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
Michael Polchlopek was born on December 27, 1965, in [[Titusville, Florida]]. He was a big fan of wrestling, often watching [[Championship Wrestling from Florida]], and enjoyed seeing [[Eddie Graham|Eddie]] and [[Mike Graham (wrestler)|Mike Graham]] and [[Jack Brisco|Jack]] and [[Jerry Brisco]].

==Professional wrestling career==

===Early career (1991–1993)===
{{see also|Smoking Gunns|l1=Long Riders}}
Polchlopek was trained to wrestle by Caesar Barraza, [[Blackjack Mulligan]], Tim Parker and [[Boris Malenko]]. He made his debut in 1991.

In 1992, Polchlopek (wrestling as "Brett Colt") formed a tag team with [[Kip Winchester]] in the Tampa, Florida-based International Championship Wrestling Alliance known as the "[[Smoking Gunns|Long Riders]]".

===World Wrestling Federation (1993–1999)===
====Smoking Gunns (1993–1996)====
{{Main|Smoking Gunns}}
Polchlopek was perhaps most famous in the [[World Wrestling Federation]] as one-half of the [[tag team]] [[The Smoking Gunns]] with his [[kayfabe]] brother [[Billy Gunn]]. They made their debut in April 1993 The team won the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|Tag Team Championship]] three times before breaking up and engaging in a brief feud in October 1996. Bart Gunn briefly went into solo competition, his most high-profile match occurring on ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'', in April 1996, which he lost to [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|"Ringmaster" Steve Austin]] via the Million Dollar Dream.

====Singles competitor (1996–1997)====
Gunn feuded with [[Billy Gunn]] during the fall of 1996 after Billy turned his back on Bart. The feud ended after he defeated Billy on the December 16 episode of Monday Night Raw. His most notable victory was scoring an upset victory over [[Triple H]] by disqualification on Superstars. He also participated in the [[1997 Royal Rumble]] match being eliminated by Steve Austin. He would defeat Triple H by countout on February 17 on Raw after [[Goldust]] chased Triple H into the crowd. Gunn would later become a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#jobber(noun)|jobber]] in 1997 losing to the likes of [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]], [[Triple H]], [[Ahmed Johnson]] and [[Big Van Vader|Vader]]. His final match in this run was on June 9, 1997, on an episode of [[Raw Is War]] against [[Billy Gunn|Rockabilly]], where he was defeated.  He disappeared from the roster afterward.

Gunn would then have a brief stint in Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling where he won their championship from [[Lance Diamond]] on May 3, 1997. Then he would drop the title to [[Ace Darling]] on September 26, 1997.

====The Midnight Express (1998)====
Under his new manager [[Jim Cornette]], Polchlopek recreated the [[The Midnight Express (professional wrestling)|Midnight Express]] tag team as "Bodacious Bart" with partner [[Hardcore Holly|Bombastic Bob]] in March 1998. The team had limited success, though they did hold the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] for a brief period from March to August 1998.

====Brawl for All and departure (1998–1999)====
In July 1998, Bart Gunn participated in the WWF's [[shoot (professional wrestling)|shootfight]] tournament, the [[WWF Brawl For All|Brawl for All]]. Gunn faced tag partner Bob Holly in the first round, and was declared the winner on points. Gunn next defeated [["Dr. Death" Steve Williams]], with a surprising [[knockout]] on August 24. Utilizing his enormous brute strength, Gunn defeated [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather]] in the semi-finals, and [[John Layfield|Bradshaw]] in the finals to win the tournament.

According to his interview in the ''[[Dark Side of the Ring]]'' episode on Brawl For All, he sat home for months following this after being told by [[Vince Russo]] that WWF creative had nothing for him at the time. Despite this, while still under WWF contract Gunn would sign with [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] in October 1998, wrestling there for three months up until January 1999. During this time he also worked in the independent circuit.

After returning to WWF television in February 1999, the WWF sent him to be trained by Ray Rinaldi (notable for training [[Marc Mero]]) for a [[WrestleMania]] match against [[Eric Esch|Eric "Butterbean" Esch]].<ref name="wrestlinginc.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2016/04/brawl-for-naught-part-ii-the-backstage-story-on-wwe-609673/|title = Brawl for Naught Part II: The Backstage Story on WWE's Infamous Brawl for All Tournament| date=April 12, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="merged1"/> Gunn would then briefly feud with both Holly and Williams, both angry at having been beaten in the tournament, the latter masking himself and pushing Gunn off a stage to prevent him from winning the [[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWF Hardcore Championship]] from Holly. At [[WrestleMania XV]], Esch brutally knocked out Gunn in 35 seconds. Polchlopek was soon after released by WWF.

===All Japan Pro Wrestling (1998–2002)===
====World Tag Team Champion (1998–2000)====
While still under contract with the WWF, Polchlopek found success wrestling in Japan (due in part to his knockout of Steve Williams, who in Japan was a longtime main-eventer and held a strong reputation for his toughness). After signing with [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] in October 1998, his debut would be announced on the November 1, 1998, edition of AJPW TV.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=June 9, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKLRThSNrLE |title=All Japan November 1998 from AJPW TV (Bart Gunn debut under WWF contract, Brawl For All angle) |publisher=Al Balog |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628010334/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKLRThSNrLE |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> His first in-ring match and appearance with the company was at a pay-per-view on November 14, going by his WWF ring name Bart Gunn.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=June 22, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFe5bTKWsZo |title=AJPW All Japan PPV 11 14 1998 |publisher=Al Balog |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628031354/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFe5bTKWsZo |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> He would compete in the 1998 World Strongest Tag Determination League, teaming with [[John Laurinaitis|Johnny Ace]], and finishing in 4th place with 8 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/history/rwtl98.php|title=PUROLOVE.com|website=www.purolove.com}}</ref> He became a member of Johnny Ace's gaijin (foreign wrestlers) stable, The Movement, and the two continued to team.

Both would regularly wrestle until January 22, 1999, when Gunn returned to the WWF to fulfil the rest of his WWF contractual obligations.

Upon being released from the WWF after [[WrestleMania XV]], he would return to AJPW in May 1999, still maintaining fanfare and momentum even after the loss to Butterbean. On June 9, Gunn and Ace defeated [[Kenta Kobashi]] and [[Jun Akiyama]] to win the [[World Tag Team Championship (AJPW)|World Tag Team Championship]].<ref name="purolove.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/history/ajpwtag.php|title=PUROLOVE.com|website=www.purolove.com}}</ref> They held the title for a month and a half, before losing to [[No Fear (professional wrestling)|No Fear]] on July 23.<ref name="purolove.com"/> Following the title loss, Polchlopek stopped using the Bart Gunn name and became known as '''Mike Barton'''. In late 1999, Barton and Ace took part in the 1999 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, finishing in 5th place with 9 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/history/rwtl99.php|title=PUROLOVE.com|website=www.purolove.com}}</ref>

In the spring of 2000, Barton entered the [[Champion Carnival]], defeating [[Masao Inoue (wrestler)|Masao Inoue]] in the first round but losing to [[Takao Omori]] in the second.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/history/carnival00.php|title=PUROLOVE.com|website=www.purolove.com}}</ref> On June 9, Barton and Ace took part in a tournament for the vacant World Tag Team Championship, and lost in the first round to the eventual tournament winners, [[The Holy Demon Army]].<ref name="prowrestlinghistory.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/|title=Pro Wrestling History|website=www.prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref> In the summer of 2000, [[Mitsuharu Misawa]] left All Japan to form [[Pro Wrestling Noah]], taking most of the native talent with him. Barton, like many of the gaijin, remained in All Japan. Johnny Ace, however, left All Japan during the split and retired from wrestling, taking an office job in [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] and later the [[WWE|WWF]].

====Revenge angle with Steve Williams (2000–2001)====

In January 2000, [[Steve Williams (wrestler)|"Dr. Death" Steve Williams]] returned to [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] (AJPW), where Barton was wrestling as a full-time competitor during Williams's absence. On the January 17, 2000, edition of AJPW TV, Williams defeated Barton unexpectedly in a match,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C242qXfuvpo&pp=ygUbYmFydCBndW5uIHZzIHN0ZXZlIHdpbGxpYW1z | title=Bart Gunn vs. Dr. Death Steve Williams (AJPW All Japan TV 01 17 2000) WWF Brawl for All | website=[[YouTube]] | date=June 15, 2023 }}</ref> with the feud continuing for a week in the house show circuit before being postponed.

The [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle|storyline]] would resume in the summer of 2000 at a time when Barton was teaming with [[Kamala (wrestler)|Giant Kimala]] and [[George Hines]]. Barton and Williams would each win against each other on various TV episodes and house shows in 50/50 booking.<ref>[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=654&page=4&year=2000&promotion=6 Bart Gunn » Matches] CageMatch</ref> In the late summer and fall of 2000, Barton and Williams found themselves in an uneasy alliance where they both had a common enemy in [[Toshiaki Kawada]], who was often defeating both Barton and Williams at the time on TV, as well as a common enemy with [[Genichiro Tenryu]]. Barton would ultimately defeat Kawada in tag-team action, but come short against Tenryu in the first round of the Triple Crown Tournament.<ref>[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=18153 AJPW October Giant Series 2000 - Tag 4] CageMatch</ref>

In December 2000, the storyline animosity between Barton and Williams resumed, where Williams crossed paths with Barton in a tag-team television match during the [[World's Strongest Tag Determination League#2000|World's Strongest Tag Determination League 2000]] tournament. They were on opposite teams and Williams sought to get even with Barton for his loss in the Brawl For All in a definitive match in the [[Tokyo Dome]].<ref>{{cite AV media |date=June 15, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7P1rssMlZs |title=Bart Gunn and Dr. Death Steve Williams, TV fight buildup for revenge match (12 02 2000 AJPW TV) |publisher=Al Balog |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629033237/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7P1rssMlZs |archive-date=June 29, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The feud with Williams would culminate into a revenge match on a January 28, 2001, pay-per-view main event, which Williams won.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=March 21, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHhMj_UcUzc |title=AJPW All Japan PPV 01 28 2001 |publisher=Al Balog |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628024202/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHhMj_UcUzc |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> After this, Barton and Williams would regularly wrestle against each other throughout the first half of 2001, before the two would eventually team with each other later that year in October. [[Jim Steele (wrestler)|Jim Steele]] and [[Mike Rotunda]] would join them in three-way or four-way tag team matches whenever the need arose.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/bart-gunn-159.html?prom_id=37&year=2001&res=5000|title=Bart Gunn: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)}}</ref>

By late 2001, Williams would be a friend of Bart Gunn, often being by his side and taking part in both backstage and in-ring skits, as well as Williams rooting for Barton in his matches. Most notably, in January 2002 the pair celebrated [[Abdullah The Butcher|Abdullah The Butcher's]] birthday together in the ring singing and telling jokes, as well as Williams cheering Barton on when he was facing [[Genichiro Tenryu]] in the Champion Carnival 2002 tournament. Barton ultimately defeated Tenryu, bragging backstage to the camera about his win, where Williams was happy for Barton and they fist pumped each other shouting in excitement.<ref>[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=20453 AJPW Champion Carnival 2002 - Tag 15] CageMatch</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au7FVbK0V_k | title=Bart Gunn (Mike Barton) career compilation Part #3 (AJPW All Japan TV thru 2002) more Dr. Death era | website=[[YouTube]] | date=July 27, 2023 }}</ref>

====Teaming with Jim Steele (2000–2002)====
{{main|Mike Barton and Jim Steele}}
Following the NOAH exodus, Barton formed a new [[Mike Barton and Jim Steele|tag team]] with [[Jim Steele (wrestler)|Jim Steele]]. In October 2000, Barton entered a tournament for the vacant [[Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship]], losing in the first round to [[Genichiro Tenryu]].<ref name="prowrestlinghistory.com"/> In November, Barton and Steele entered the 2000 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, finishing in 4th place with 10 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/history/rwtl00.php|title=PUROLOVE.com|website=www.purolove.com}}</ref>

On January 2, 2001, Barton won the annual January 2 Korakuen Hall Battle Royal.<ref name="prowrestlinghistory.com"/> In the spring, Barton entered the 2001 Champion Carnival, placing 5th with 13 points.<ref name="prowrestlinghistory.com"/> By the end of 2001, Barton had begun making appearances in [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] as a member of the All Japan branch of [[Team 2000]]. In November 2001, Barton and Steele entered the 2001 G1 Tag League and made it to the finals, where they lost to [[Tencozy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/njpw/history/g1tag01.php|title=PUROLOVE.com|website=www.purolove.com}}</ref>

In the spring of 2002, Barton entered the 2002 Champion Carnival, making it to the finals but losing to [[Keiji Mutoh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/history/carnival02.php|title=PUROLOVE.com|website=www.purolove.com}}</ref> On July 20, Barton and Steele won The Stan Hansen Cup Four Way against [[The Varsity Club]], [[KroniK]], and [[Jackie Fulton|George Hines]] & [[John Hindley|Johnny Smith]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/results/results02.php|title=PUROLOVE.com|website=www.purolove.com}}</ref> On August 30, Barton and Steele challenged Kronik for the World Tag Team Championship, but lost.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> In the fall, Barton and Steele left All Japan. Their last match in AJPW was on October 27, 2002, where they teamed with George Hines to defeat Arashi, Nobukazu Hirai & Nobutaka Araya.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/bart-gunn-159.html?prom_id=37|title = Bart Gunn: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)}}</ref>

===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003)===
Polchlopek had a short stint in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] in 2003 only lasting a month where he wrestled one match where he lost to [[Perry Saturn]].

===New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2002–2004)===
After leaving All Japan, Barton and Steele signed with [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW). Barton entered the 2002 New Japan Triathlon Series in November, teaming with Steele and [[Yuji Nagata]]. The team made it to the finals, but lost to [[Manabu Nakanishi]], [[Osamu Nishimura]] and [[Yutaka Yoshie]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/results/notes/triathlon02.html|title=Strong Style Spirit|website=www.puroresufan.com}}</ref> In February 2003, Barton and Steele entered a #1 Contenders tournament for the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]]. They ultimately emerged victorious, defeating [[Makai Club]] members [[Tadao Yasuda]] and [[Kazunari Murakami]] in the finals, but an injury to Steele prevented them from getting the title match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/results/notes/fspirit03.html|title=Strong Style Spirit|website=www.puroresufan.com}}</ref> After Steele recovered, he and Barton returned to teaming. In October 2003, they entered the 2003 G1 Tag League. During the tournament, on October 21, the two received a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Title against champions [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] and Yutaka Yoshie, but came up short.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/results/g1tag03.html|title=Strong Style Spirit|website=www.puroresufan.com}}</ref> Barton and Steele finished the tournament in 5th place with 6 points.<ref name="prowrestlinghistory.com"/>

===Muga World Pro Wrestling (2006)===

On September 15, 2006, Barton had his debut match in [[Dradition|Muga World Pro Wrestling]], which was a victory over [[Tatsutoshi Goto]], then had another 4 matches in the company.  His last match in the company was a victory over [[Katsushi Takemura]] on September 25, 2006.  Afterwards, Barton left the company.

===Return to World Wrestling Entertainment (2003, 2007)===

Wrestling as Mike Barton, he and Jim Steele would wrestle two tryout matches for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] in December 2003, which were dark matches that never aired on television. They won both matches, although ultimately neither ended up signing with the WWE.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=654&page=4&year=2003&promotion=1| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>

Polchlopek returned to the WWE as Bart Gunn for the December 10, 2007, edition of [[WWE Raw|Raw]], where he participated in the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal.  He was eliminated from the match by [[Steve Blackman]]. Afterwards, he retired from professional wrestling.

==Mixed martial arts career==
Polchlopek made his [[mixed martial arts]] debut against [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] veteran [[Wesley Correira]] at ''Rumble On The Rock: Beatdown'' on June 17, 2006. He won his debut via TKO after the ringside doctor determined Correira was unable to continue fighting after suffering a large cut.

In his second and final fight, on November 5, 2006, he faced [[Ikuhisa Minowa]] at [[Pride Bushido 13|PRIDE Bushido 13]], losing via unanimous decision.

===Mixed martial arts record===
{{MMArecordbox
| draws= 
| nc= 
| ko-wins= 1
| ko-losses= 
| sub-wins= 
| sub-losses= 
| dec-wins= 
| dq-wins= 
| dec-losses= 1
| other-wins= 
| other-losses= 
}}
{{MMA record start}}
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 1–1
| [[Ikuhisa Minowa]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[Pride Bushido 13|Pride – Bushido 13]]
| {{dts|2006|November|5|format=mdy}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Yokohama, Kanagawa]], Japan
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 1–0
| [[Wesley Correira]]
| TKO (cut)
| ROTR – Beatdown 1
| {{dts|2006|June|17|format=mdy}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:46
| [[Hawaii]], United States
| 
{{end}}

==Personal life==
Polchlopek was previously an electrician until 1993, and resumed work as an electrician 15 years later, in addition to doing home construction work. He is a father.<ref name="Melok"/> He currently resides in Orange Beach, Alabama.

== Championships and accomplishments ==
*'''[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[World Tag Team Championship (AJPW)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[World Tag Team Championship (AJPW)#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[John Laurinaitis|Johnny Ace]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/aj-t.html|access-date=May 7, 2008|title=AJPW Unified Tag Team Championship history|publisher=WrestlingTitles.com}}</ref>
**[[Stan Hansen]] Cup (2002) – with [[Jim Steele (wrestler)|Jim Steele]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=2&nr=654&view=matches&gimmick=&jahr=2002&liga=&region=&land=&art=&artmatches=&partner=Partner&gegner=Gegner&suchbegriff=Suchbegriff|title=Bart Gunn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
**January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (2001)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/|title=Pro Wrestling History|website=prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref>
*'''International Wrestling Federation '''
**IWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with [[Kip Winchester]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/kjames.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160328073944/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/kjames.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 28, 2016|access-date=July 3, 2008|title=Kip James' SLAM Bio|publisher=SLAM sports}}</ref>
*'''[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]'''
**[[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] #1 Contenders Tournament (2003) – with Jim Steele
*'''Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling'''
**PCW Americas Championship (2 times)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=954|title=PCW Americas Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
*'''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
**Ranked No. 129 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 1997<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=2&nr=654&view=awards|title=Bart Gunn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
**Ranked No. 377 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the ''PWI Years'' in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi500yr.htm |access-date=June 7, 2008 |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years |publisher=Wrestling Information Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707054220/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi500yr.htm |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref>
*'''[[World Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)|3 times]]) – with [[Billy Gunn]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321215 |title=The Smokin' Gunns' first World Tag Team Championship reign |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227151314/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321215 |archive-date=December 27, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413212213 |title=The Smokin' Gunns' second World Tag Team Championship reign |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018161330/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413212213 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413212132 |title=The Smokin' Gunns' third World Tag Team Championship history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319105757/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413212132 |archive-date=March 19, 2014 }}</ref>
**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with [[Hardcore Holly|Bombastic Bob]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttnwa.html|title=NWA World Tag Team Championship History|publisher=Solie.org|access-date=July 6, 2008}}</ref>
**[[WWF Brawl for All|Brawl for All]] (1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/misctny.html#brawl|title=Brawl for All Tournament Results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref>
**[[List of WWE Raw special episodes|Raw Bowl]] (1996) – with Billy Gunn<ref>{{cite web|title=Raw Television Specials|url=http://www.geocities.com/wmnetwerk2/archives/raw_specials.html#Raw%20Bowl|work=WWE Millennium|access-date=September 20, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20091026041532/http://www.geocities.com/wmnetwerk2/archives/raw_specials.html%23Raw%20Bowl|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2009}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Sherdog}}
* {{professional wrestling profiles}}
* {{IMDb name|0687413|Mike Polchlopek}}

{{Navboxes|
|list1=
{{NWA World Tag Team Championship}}
{{World Tag Team Championship (AJPW)}}
{{World Tag Team Championship (WWE)}}
}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gunn, Bart}}
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:American electricians]]
[[Category:American male mixed martial artists]]
[[Category:Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling]]
[[Category:Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing]]
[[Category:Mixed martial artists utilizing shootfighting]]
[[Category:American male professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:American expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Melbourne, Florida]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Titusville, Florida]]
[[Category:Professional wrestlers from Florida]]
[[Category:Professional wrestlers who competed in MMA]]
[[Category:American people of Polish descent]]
[[Category:20th-century male professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:20th-century American professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:21st-century male professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:21st-century American professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:World Tag Team Champions (AJPW)]]
[[Category:NWA World Tag Team Champions]]
[[Category:World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]