Bart Gunn

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.

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 participated. Plotcheck actually drew partner Bob Holly in the first round but was declared winner by the complicated point system.

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.

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

• 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

Championships and accomplishments

File:SmokinGunns.jpg

The Smokin' Gunns as the WWF Tag Team Champions.

• 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.

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 IMDb