Bobby Gunns

Robert Schild (born 28 December 1992),[3] better known by his ring name Bobby Gunns, is an German professional wrestler. He works for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), where he is the current wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion in his second reign.

Not to be confused with Bobby Gunn.
Bobby Gunns
Birth nameRobert Schild
Born (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992
Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
FamilyVinny Vortex (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bobby Gunns
Robert Schild
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Billed fromBremen, Germany
Trained byWestside Dojo[lower-alpha 1]
BJW Dojo[lower-alpha 2]
Debut14 July 2012

Schild comes from an amateur wrestling background, and was introduced to professional wrestling after watching an episode of SmackDown on television; he cites Kurt Angle as an early influence.[1] He later began watching New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and in 2008, attended wXw 16 Carat Gold. Afterwards, he became a regular at wXw events, and started training at the Westside Dojo (firstly in Bottrop and then in Oberhausen), before making his debut in 2012.[1] In the first few years of his career, he was mainly used in tag team matches alongside his brother, but in September 2014, he changed his ring name to Bobby Gunns and adopted a smoking gimmick, as a way to elicit heat from the crowd.[1] In 2016, Gunns was used more prominently as a singles competitor, and by the end of the year, was involved in title shots for the wXw Shotgun Championship. The following year saw him begin his unbeaten record in Hamburg with a win over Da Mack,[4][lower-alpha 3] and at the 17th Anniversary show, he won the Shotgun Championship, defeating Ivan Kiev for the title.[5] In 2018, Gunns successfully defended his Shotgun Championship over the course of the year, as well as establishing a long-running feud with Absolute Andy. He was finally defeated by Marius Al-Ani at Shortcut to the Top, but later in the night, won the battle royal for a title shot at the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.[6] Gunns would continue feuding with Andy as well as Ilja Dragunov, but when Andy injured his shoulder, a match between Gunns and Dragunov for the interim title was scheduled. Notable for having the longest ever wrestling chant, Dragunov prevailed over Gunns,[7] and at Broken Rules, Andy defeated him in an #1 contender match for the interim title (although he still had his title shot).[8] In 2019, Gunns began the year in dominant fashion, and defeated Andy to become the Unified World Wrestling Champion on night two of 16 Carat Gold.[9] Gunns consistently defended the title throughout the year up until October, with his only losses during this period were outside of title matches: in a tag team match against Ringkampf (Veit Müller and Walter) and in a Ambition match against Daniel Makabe.[10] His 210-day reign ended on night two of World Tag Team Festival, when he was defeated by Timothy Thatcher.[11] On night three, Gunns formed a new stable, when he and Norman Harras, assisted Pretty Bastards (Prince Ahura and Maggot) in winning the tournament and the vacant wXw World Tag Team Championship.[11] At the 19th Anniversary show, Gunns won the title back in a four-way match with Thatcher, Dragunov and David Starr.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes
  1. Gunns began training at the Westside Dojo in 2011, following a successful tryout under the tutelage of Tommy End. He was coached by Toby Blunt, Kim Ray, Karsten Beck and Christian Jakobi up until his debut, and received further training from Walter and Axel Tischer on weekends.[1]
  2. During a 2012 tour to Japan, in conjunction with Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), Gunns was trained by Yuji Okabayashi and Yuki Ishikawa.[2]
  3. Gunns is a supporter of Werder Bremen, and has used the historic rivalry with Hamburger SV to his advantage, often bringing club merchandise to the ring to antagonise the crowd.
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References
  1. "BOBBY GUNNS IM WRESTLINGFEVER.DE INTERVIEW (17.01.2016)". wrestlingfever.de (in German). 17 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "Bobby Gunns - A Smoke Style Documentary". 3 March 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020 – via YouTube.
  3. "Bobby Gunns". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "wXw Dead End XVI". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. Hamilton, Ian (December 29, 2017). "WXW 17TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW (DECEMBER 23, 2017)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. Hamilton, Ian (August 8, 2018). "WXW SHORTCUT TO THE TOP 2018 (AUGUST 04, 2018)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. Gronemann, Markus (October 8, 2018). "WXW WORLD TAG TEAM LEAGUE NIGHT TWO RESULTS". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  8. Hamilton, Ian (November 21, 2018). "WXW BROKEN RULES XVIII (NOVEMBER 17, 2018)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  9. Gronemann, Markus (March 10, 2019). "WXW 16 CARAT GOLD NIGHT TWO RESULTS: WWE'S ALEXANDER WOLFE APPEARS". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  10. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "wXw Road To Superstars Of Wrestling 2019: Münster". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
    Kreikenbohm, Philip. "AMBITION 11". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  11. Gronemann, Markus (October 9, 2019). "WXW WORLD TAG TEAM FESTIVAL 2019 RECAP: A PACKED WEEKEND OF TALENT". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  12. Hamilton, Ian (December 18, 2019). "WXW 19TH ANNIVERSARY (DECEMBER 14, 2019)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  13. http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2019.html
  14. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  15. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "wXw Shotgun Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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