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The Gunns - also derogatorily nicknamed the Ass Boys - are a
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consisting of real-life brothers
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and
Colten Gunn Colten Sopp (born May 18, 1991), better known by the ring name Colten Gunn, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he is one-half of the tag team Gunn Club (alongside his brother Austin). He i ...
, who are the sons of professional wrestler
Billy Gunn Monty Kip Sopp (born November 1, 1963), better known by his ring name Billy Gunn, although he is currently finding renewed popularity under the ring name Daddy Ass, is an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is currently ...
. They are currently competing for
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(AEW), where they are former
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, and members of Bullet Club Gold. Austin and Billy first began teaming on the
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in 2017, before Austin debuted for AEW as his father's tag team partner in 2020. The two began teaming as The Gunn Club. They became a trio later that year when Colten debuted in AEW and joined the group; they teamed for the next two years, until Austin and Colten turned on Billy in favor of siding with
Stokely Hathaway Stokely Hathaway (born November 12, 1990) is an American professional wrestling manager and former professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the manager of The Firm. He was also previously known for his work ...
in 2022. They soon ceased using the Gunn Club name and began referring themselves as simply "The Gunns". They achieved major success in 2023, winning the AEW World Tag Team Championship.


History


Independent circuit (2017–present)

Austin Gunn Austin Sopp (born August 26, 1994), better known by the ring name Austin Gunn, is an American professional wrestler and reality television personality, currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is part of the tag team Gunn Club ( ...
made his
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debut on March 18, 2017, by teaming with his father
Billy Gunn Monty Kip Sopp (born November 1, 1963), better known by his ring name Billy Gunn, although he is currently finding renewed popularity under the ring name Daddy Ass, is an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is currently ...
at a Sunbelt Wrestling Entertainment event against
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, Deimos and Justin Oversheet in a
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, which Austin and Billy won. The father and son duo teamed with each other on a few more occasions on the independent circuit. Austin and
Colten Gunn Colten Sopp (born May 18, 1991), better known by the ring name Colten Gunn, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he is one-half of the tag team Gunn Club (alongside his brother Austin). He i ...
would win their first professional wrestling championship at a New South Wrestling event ''Resurrection'' on March 11, 2022, where they defeated TME (Duke Davis and Ganon Jones Jr.) to win the New South Tag Team Championship. Two weeks later, at ''Royal Glory'', they lost the titles to The Bad News Boyz (Brandon Tate and Brent Tate) in a three-way match, also involving Facade and
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.


All Elite Wrestling


The Gunn Club (2020–2022)

Billy Gunn joined the upstart promotion
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from the very beginning in 2019, as a producer and an occasional on-screen talent. His son Austin debuted for AEW in a non-televised match during a taping of ''
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'' on January 1, 2020, as Austin and Billy defeated Preston Vance and
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. Austin's televised debut in AEW occurred on the January 14 episode of ''Dark'', as Austin and Billy, known as "The Gunn Club", defeated
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and Shawn Spears. Gunn Club established themselves as fan favorites, winning their earlier matches on ''Dark'' throughout the year, until the September 15 episode of ''Dark'', where they teamed with Private Party (Isaiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) against
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(
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,
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, John Silver and
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) in an eight-man tag team match, which Dark Order won. Gunn Club's first match as a team on ''
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'' occurred on November 4, where they teamed with
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to defeat Dark Order members
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, John Silver and Ten in a six-man tag team match. On the November 17 episode of ''Dark'', Gunn Club expanded to a trio as Billy's elder son Colten made his professional wrestling debut by teaming with Billy and Austin to defeat Bshp King, Joey O'Riley and
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. Austin and Colten made their
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debut at
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on March 7, 2021, by participating in a
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as the #5 and #6 entrants, for a future
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opportunity. They were both eliminated by
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. Gunn Club enjoyed a successful run on ''Dark'' throughout 2021, winning all of their tag team and six-man tag team matches. Their success continued in 2022, resulting in Austin and Colten topping AEW's tag team rankings on February 9, with a tag team record of 3-0 in 2022. As a result, Austin and Colten earned a World Tag Team Championship opportunity against
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( Jungle Boy and
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) on the February 11 episode of '' Rampage'', which they failed to win. Austin and Colten would fail in subsequent #1 contender's matches on the February 23 and March 2 episodes of ''Dynamite'' to earn another opportunity at the titles. During this time, Gunn Club transitioned into
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by forming an alliance with The Acclaimed (
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and
Max Caster Max Caster (born July 31, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and rapper, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he teams with Anthony Bowens as The Acclaimed. They are former one-time AEW World Tag Team Champions. He began ...
). Caster began teaming with Gunn Club more frequently after Bowens suffered a knee injury in May. They began appearing more on ''Dynamite'' and ''Rampage'', beginning with the June 1 episode of ''Dynamite'', where they lost to
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and FTR (
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and
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). On the Road Rager episode of ''Rampage'', Caster and Gunn Club defeated Ruffin It (Bear Boulder, Bear Bronson and
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). At AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, the entire Gunn Club trio teamed with Caster to defeat
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,
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, The DKC and
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. On the 2022 Blood and Guts episode of ''Dynamite'', Caster and the Gunn Club lost to Danhausen and FTR after Bowens accidentally hit Austin with his crutch. Austin and Colten confronted Acclaimed after the match and left the ring, while Billy stayed with the Acclaimed. The following week, on ''Dynamite'', the Acclaimed and Gunn Club defeated
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and Ruffin It in an eight-man tag team match. However, Billy attacked the Acclaimed after the match due to dissension between both teams. This would result in the Gunn Club facing the Acclaimed in a dumpster match on the August 3 episode of ''Dynamite'', which Gunn Club lost. Billy tried to reconcile with Austin and Colten on the August 17 episode of ''Dynamite'' but
Stokely Hathaway Stokely Hathaway (born November 12, 1990) is an American professional wrestling manager and former professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the manager of The Firm. He was also previously known for his work ...
appeared on the stage and Austin and Colten turned on Billy by attacking him and siding with Hathaway, which resulted in Acclaimed making the save and forming an alliance with Billy. This marked Billy's removal from the Gunn Club.


The Gunns (2022–present)

Austin and Colten resumed their alliance with Stokely Hathaway, as they joined his group of wrestlers The Firm and changed their name to The Gunns. Gunns began mocking FTR by impersonating them during their matches, also including attacking them post-match at
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. This led to a match between both teams at the Holiday Bash episode of ''Dynamite'', which the Gunns won. On the February 8 episode of ''Dynamite'', Gunns defeated The Acclaimed to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships. After successfully defending the titles twice, The Gunns name-dropped FTR among the teams they had beaten during a post-match interview, which led to FTR returning to AEW and attacking the Gunns. The Gunns subsequently lost against FTR in a title vs career match on the April 5 edition of ''Dynamite''. This would effectively disband The Firm, with the Gunns allying with
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and
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of Bullet Club Gold.


Ass Boys nickname

While officially known by their
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last name, the Gunns are also begrudgingly known as the Ass Boys, in reference to Billy Gunn's infamous "Mr. Ass" gimmick in the
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that involved the elder Gunn
mooning Mooning is the act of displaying one's bare buttocks by removing clothing, e.g., by lowering the backside of one's trousers and underpants, usually bending over, and also potentially exposing the genitals. Mooning is used in the English-speaking ...
his opponents. In November 2021,
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wrestler Danhausen began a
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feud with the Gunn Club, referring to Billy as "Billy Ass," and Colten and Austin as The "Ass Boys". While Gunn himself initially had no comment, the rest of the Gunn Club despised the nickname after fans began chanting "Ass Boys" during their matches, notably during an AEW event at
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in
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. Gunn finally commented when he surprised his sons by wearing an "Ass Boys" shirt, encouraging them to "embrace the assness" and even started teasing mooning the crowd again. Gunn also thanked Danhausen publicly for getting his sons over in a way that he couldn't.


Championships and accomplishments

*
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**
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( 1 time) *New South Wrestling **New South Tag Team Championship (1 time)


References


External links

*The Gunns profiles a
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