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World Wrestling Federation

Plotcheck was famous in the World Wrestling Federation (now the WWE) as one-half of the tag team The Smoking Gunns with his storyline brother and former WWE star Billy Gunn. The team were WWF World Tag Team Champions three times before breaking up and engaging in a brief feud. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... The Smoking Gunns was the tag team of brothers, [[Monty Sopp|Billy Gunn] & Bart Gunn Profile Manager: Sunny Debut: Spring 1993 Titles: WWF Tag Team Titles (3) Finishing Moves Sideslam/Leg Drop combo Back Body Drop/Piledriver combo Notable Fueds Bodydonnas The Godwinns Yokozuna & Owen Hart Categories: Professional wrestling stubs... In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. ... Monty Kip Sopp (born November 1, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, best known as Badd Ass Billy Gunn (also spelled as Bad Ass) from his years working for World Wrestling Entertainment. ... One of NWAs World Tag Team Championship belts The World Tag Team Championship is the name given to a number of unrelated professional wrestling tag team (multi-wrestler team) titles . ...

Plotcheck would then recreate the Midnight Express tag team as "Bodacious Bart" with partner "Bombastic" Bob Holly. The team had limited success, though they did hold the NWA World Tag Team Championship for a brief period in 1998. Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in 2005 The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ...

When the WWF announced a shoot tournament called the Brawl for All in which the competition would be real and winners would not be predetermined, Plotcheck participated. Plotcheck actually drew partner Bob Holly in the first round but was declared winner by the complicated point system. In professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event – that is, the event is real and not staged. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Afterward, Plotcheck feuded with both Holly and Williams, the pair angry at having been beaten in the tournament, the latter masking himself and pushing Plotcheck off a stage.

To continue capitalizing on the impressive Brawl for All showing, the WWF set up a Brawl for All match between Plotcheck and heavyweight boxer Eric "Butterbean" Esch at WrestleMania XV. Esch knocked out Plotcheck within 30 seconds. Plotcheck was soon released by WWF after this. Eric Butterbean Esch, (born August 3rd, 1968) is a professional boxer, known for his bald head and excessive weight, at over 370 pounds. ... WrestleMania XV was the fifteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...

Japan / MMA

After leaving the WWF, Plotcheck found success wrestling in Japan (due to the fame of Steve Williams in Japan and his knockout pushing him as tougher than Dr. Death) with New Japan and All Japan Wrestling under the ring name Mike Barton. He would also have a short stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2002-2003. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ...

Plotcheck made his mixed martial arts debut on June 17, 2006, defeating Wesley "Cabbage" Correira at Rumble On The Rock: Beatdown in less than two minutes by technical knockout on the basis of a cut suffered by Correira. In his most recent match, Plotcheck faced Ikuhisa "The Punk" Minowa on the PRIDE Bushido 13 card, losing via unanimous decision to Minowa. For the fighting style, see Hybrid martial arts. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A boxer is knocked down and receives the 10-count. ... Ikuhisa Minowa (Japanese:美濃輪育久, born January 12, 1976 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. ... PRIDE Bushido 13 also known as PRIDE Bushido Survival Finals was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. ...

Wrestling facts

• Finishing moves

• Barton Death Star (Crucifix powerbomb)
• Barton Bomb (Elevated powerbomb)
• Cutter
• Stunner
• Left hook knock-out punch
• Chokeslam
• Brainbuster
• Sidewalk slam

• With Billy Gunn

• Sidewinder (Combination sidewalk slam (Bart) / flying legdrop (Billy)
• Back body drop into piledriver
• Back suplex / neckbreaker combination
• Double Russian legsweep

• Managers

• Jim Cornette
• Sunny

• Nicknames

• Bodacious
• Hammer
• Lefty

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Championships and accomplishments

• World Wrestling Federation

• WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Billy Gunn
• 1998 Brawl For All Winner

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• AJPW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Johnny Ace

• International Wrestling Federation

• IWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Kip Winchester

• National Wrestling Alliance

• NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bombastic Bob

• Panama Championship Wrestling

• PCW Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI Ranked him # 377 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.

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References

• A Farewell to Arms
• Mike Plotcheck at PuroresuFan.com
• Mike Plotcheck at RumbleWorld.tv
• Mike Plotcheck at Sherdog.com

External link

• Mike Plotcheck at the Internet Movie Database