Monty 'Kip' Sopp is a professional wrestler best known as Billy Gunn when he competed in World Wrestling Entertainment, currently working for Total Nonstop Action wrestling under the name The Outlaw.

Profile

• Height: 6 ft 4 in
• Weight: 268 lbs
• Birthday: November 11, 1963
• Hometown: Austin, Texas
• Trained By: Jerry Gray
• Professional Debut: 1992
• Previous Identities: "The One" Billy Gunn, Mr. Ass, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn, Kip Winchester, Rockabilly, Billy G., The Gunnfather, Kip Soop, New Age Outlaw, "The Outlaw"
• Previous Manager(s): Rico
• Finishing Move(s): Fameasser, Diving Fameasser, The One and Only, Brainbuster, Gunn Slinger

Career

When Billy Gunn first Arrived in World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) he teamed with his "storyline" brother, Bart Gunn , as the Smoking Gunns . The Gunns would separate in late 1996. After feuding briefly with his brother, Gunn struggled to make an impact in the WWF however by teaming with another struggling singles wrestler, Roaddog to form The New Age Outlaws, he finally took the spotlight. The New Age Outlaws were in the spirit of the new Attitude Era, brash, vulgar, egotistical loud-mouths. Throughout late 1997 and the whole of 1998, the Outlaws would dominate the WWF Tag Team division. In the aftermath of WrestleMania XIV, the outlaws joined the HHH-led D-Generation X. The Outlaws fitted the DX role perfectly and helped elevate the group to superstardom. After 1998 the Outlaws would separate, then reunite until early 2000 when, after suffering a serious arm injury in a match with the Dudley Boyz, Billy Gunn was kicked out of DX after "loosing his cool." Sopp then took some much needed time-off to tend to his arm injury before returning later in the year. He teamed with Chyna and dropped the "Mr Ass" gimmick after loosing a series of battles against the Right to Censor.

In June 1999 Billy Gunn won the King of the Ring tournament defeating Ken Shamrock, Kane & X-Pac. This was the height of Gunn's popularity.

Gunn would later join with Chuck Palumbo in an ambiguously gay duo gimmick called Billy & Chuck and would later gain the a Manager & Stylist in Rico. In the late summer of 2002, Billy & Chuck became the most-talked-about duo in WWE when Chuck proposed to Billy, asking him to be his "partner for life." They had a marriage ceremony on the 2002 season premiere of SmackDown! Just before they tied the knot, however, they revealed that the entire ordeal was a publicity stunt.

On November 1, 2004, Sopp along with A-Train and Test were released by the WWE. At the time of his release he was one of the most experienced wrestlers with the company, second only to The Undertaker and perhaps Hardcore Holly.

On February 13, 2005, Sopp debuted in TNA under the in-ring name of The New Age Outlaw (as Billy Gunn is a WWE trademark) at the Against All Odds pay-per view, by helping Jeff Jarrett retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Kevin Nash. His in-ring name was shortened to The Outlaw shortly thereafter, most likely because WWE had a trademark claim to The New Age Outlaws.

Championships/Accomplishments

• 1-Time WWE Intercontinental Champion
• 10-Time WWE World Tag-Team Champion
• 1-Time WWE Hardcore Champion
• 1999 WWE King of the Ring Winner
• 1-Time IWF Tag Team Champion

External Links

Official Website: www.BillyGunn.com