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Plotcheck would then recreate the [[Midnight Express (professional wrestling)|Midnight Express]] tag team as "Bodacious Bart" with partner [[Bob Holly|"Bombastic" Bob Holly]]. The team had limited success, though they did hold the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] for a brief period in 1998. |
Plotcheck would then recreate the [[Midnight Express (professional wrestling)|Midnight Express]] tag team as "Bodacious Bart" with partner [[Bob Holly|"Bombastic" Bob Holly]]. The team had limited success, though they did hold the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] for a brief period in 1998. |
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When the WWF announced a [[shoot (professional wrestling)|shoot]] tournament called the '''''[[Brawl for All]]''''' in which the competition would be real and winners would not be predetermined, Plotcheck volunteered to participate. Plotcheck actually drew partner Bob Holly in the first round but was declared winner by the complicated point system. The tournament is heavily rumoured to have been intended as a vehicle to establish newly signed [[Steve Williams (wrestler)|"Dr. Death" Steve Williams]] as a legitimate tough guy but |
When the WWF announced a [[shoot (professional wrestling)|shoot]] tournament called the '''''[[Brawl for All]]''''' in which the competition would be real and winners would not be predetermined, Plotcheck volunteered to participate. Plotcheck actually drew partner Bob Holly in the first round but was declared winner by the complicated point system. The tournament is heavily rumoured to have been intended as a vehicle to establish newly signed [[Steve Williams (wrestler)|"Dr. Death" Steve Williams]] as a legitimate tough guy but Plotcheck knocked Williams out. |
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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. |
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. |
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Revision as of 14:35, 11 April 2007
| Michael Plotcheck | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 27, 1965 Eddyville, Kentucky |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Black Bart Bart Gunn Brett Colt Bodacious Bart Mike Barton |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Billed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Billed from | Austin, Texas |
| Trained by | Caesar Barraza Blackjack Mulligan |
| Debut | 1991 |
Michael ("Mike") Plotcheck (born December 27, 1965 in Eddyville, Kentucky) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, also known by the ring names Bart Gunn and Mike Barton. He is perhaps best known for his six-year tenure in the World Wrestling Federation.
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. Their first match against each other involved Bart dropping Billy face first into the top rope, supposedly injuring Billy.
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.
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 volunteered to participate. Plotcheck actually drew partner Bob Holly in the first round but was declared winner by the complicated point system. The tournament is heavily rumoured to have been intended as a vehicle to establish newly signed "Dr. Death" Steve Williams as a legitimate tough guy but Plotcheck knocked Williams out.
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. With Plotcheck's legitimacy ruined (just as he had ruined that of Williams), he was soon released by WWF after this.
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.
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.
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
- Managers
- Nicknames
- Bodacious
- Hammer
- Lefty
Championships and accomplishments
- WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Billy Gunn
- 1998 Brawl For All Winner
- AJPW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Johnny Ace
- International Wrestling Federation
- IWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Kip Winchester
- Panama Championship Wrestling
- PCW Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- PWI Ranked him # 377 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.
References
- A Farewell to Arms
- Mike Plotcheck at PuroresuFan.com
- Mike Plotcheck at RumbleWorld.tv
- Mike Plotcheck at Sherdog.com