Austin Gunn

Austin Sopp (born August 26, 1994)[4] is a professional wrestler known by his ring name Austin Gunn. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[5] Gunn is a second-generation professional wrestler, as he is the son of professional wrestler Billy Gunn.[6]

Austin Gunn
Birth nameAustin Sopp
Born (1994-08-26) August 26, 1994
Orlando, Florida, United States
Alma materRollins College (BA)
Parent(s)Billy Gunn (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Austin Gunn[1]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2]
Billed weight215 lb (98 kg)[2]
Billed fromOrlando, Florida[3]
Trained byBilly Gunn
Bubba Ray Dudley
D-Von Dudley
DebutMarch 18, 2017

Professional wrestling career

Ring of Honor (2019)

In June 2019, Gunn confirmed that he had signed a contract with Ring of Honor (ROH).[7] He made his ROH debut on August 26, 2019 in a dark match as part of the Top Prospect Tournament, defeating Brian Johnson in the quarterfinals[8][9] and Dante Caballero in the semifinals.[10] On September 28, 2019, Gunn was defeated by Dak Draper in the finals of the Top Prospect Tournament.[11]

All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)

On January 9, 2020, it was announced that Gunn had officially signed with All Elite Wrestling.[12][13]

On January 14, 2020, Gunn made his AEW debut in a tag team match on AEW Dark teaming with his father Billy Gunn as The Gunn Club defeating the team of Peter Avalon and Shawn Spears.[14] Gunn suffered a torn PCL injury during the match.[15]

Personal life

Sopp was born on August 26, 1994 in Orlando, Florida. He is the son of professional wrestler Billy Gunn.[16] Sopp attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida from 2013 to 2017 he graduated with a degree in elementary education.[17]

gollark: --tel status
gollark: Great?
gollark: It was already configurated!
gollark: I should probably make that look better.
gollark: --help tel

References
  1. "Austin Gunn « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. "DAK DRAPER, AUSTIN GUNN SQUARE OFF IN TOP PROSPECT FINAL IN LAS VEGAS". Ring of Honor. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. Austin Gunn vs Brian Johnson. Ring of Honor. August 29, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. "Austin Gunn - OWW Profile".
  5. "Austin Gunn Signs With AEW". fightful.com. Fightful. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  6. Rose, Bryan (January 8, 2020). "Austin Gunn signs with All Elite Wrestling". Figure Four Online. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. "Austin Gunn Signs With ROH". Lastwordonprowrestling.com. June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  8. "DANTE CABALLERO, AUSTIN GUNN CLASH IN TOP PROSPECT TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL IN CHICAGO". rohwrestling.com. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  9. "ROH Saturday Night At Center Stage".
  10. "ROH/CMLL Global Wars Espectacular - Night 2".
  11. "ROH Death Before Dishonor: Fallout".
  12. "AEW Signs Austin Gunn, Son of Billy Gunn".
  13. "Austin Gunn Signs With AEW".
  14. "AEW Dark recap & reactions (Jan. 14, 2020): Gunn full of charisma".
  15. Gunn, Austin [@theaustingunn] (July 17, 2020). "UPDATE: I suffered a torn PCL in my left knee during my debut match in January I've been doing PT since then to make sure my injury is taken care of, so I come back even stronger 💪🏽 the GOOD NEWS, is that I'm officially cleared! the Son of a Gunn is BACK 🔥 #GunnClub" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Twitter.
  16. "Billy Gunn's Son Austin Gunn Signs With AEW".
  17. "2019 Top Prospect Tournament Entrant: Austin Gunn".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.