Sopp was born on August 26, 1994, in Orlando, Florida. He is a son of professional wrestlerBilly Gunn and Tina Tinnell Sopp[7] and the brother of professional wrestlerColten Gunn. Sopp was nominated Computer Science King in 2010 atLake Brantley High School.[8] Sopp attendedRollins College inWinter Park, Florida, from 2013 to 2017.[9][8] He was a member of the lacrosse team and graduated with a degree in elementary education.[8]
In June 2019, Gunn confirmed that he had signed a contract withRing of Honor (ROH).[10] He made his ROH debut on August 26, 2019, in a dark match as part of theROH Top Prospect Tournament, defeating Brian Johnson in the quarterfinals[11][12] and Dante Caballero in the semifinals.[13] On September 28, 2019, Gunn was defeated by Dak Draper in the finals of the Top Prospect Tournament.[14]
All Elite Wrestling / Return to ROH (2020–present)
On January 9, 2020, it was announced that Gunn had officially signed withAll Elite Wrestling.[15][16] On January 14, Gunn made his AEW debut in a tag team match onAEW Dark teaming with his fatherBilly Gunn as The Gunn Club defeating the team ofPeter Avalon andShawn Spears.[17] Gunn suffered atorn PCL injury during the match.[18] On November 4, 2020, Gunn (who had previously been involved with his father in tag team matches onDark)[19][20] officially made his debut onAEW Dynamite, teaming with his father andCody Rhodes to defeatDark Order members 10, John Silver and Colt Cabana.[21][22] On the November 17, 2020 episode ofDark, Austin's brotherColten, now wrestling as a fellow Gunn Club member, would team with Austin and their father in a match which saw the Gunn Club defeat BSHP King, Joey O’Riley and Sean Maluta by pinfall in a six-man tag team match.[23][24] The three man Gunn Club would then defeat Cezar Bononi, KTB, and Seth Gargis in another six man tag team match on the November 24, 2020 episode ofDark.[25][26] On the December 8, 2020 episode ofDark The three man Gunn Club-which entered the ring on a golf cart with the words "Taz Taxi" on the side, defeated Shawn Dean, Sean Maluta & RYZIN.[27] On February 9, 2022 (during a match that aired two days later onAEW Rampage), Austin and Colten Gunn wrestled for the AEW Tag Championship, losing to reigning champions Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus).[28] On the April 15, 2022 episode ofAEW Rampage, the Gunn Club lost a six-man tag team match toBlackpool Combat Club.[29][30]
Somewhat outside of AEW, in November 2021 Ring of Honor wrestlerDanhausen began aTwitter feud with the Gunn Club, referring to Colten and Austin as "Ass Boys", in reference to Billy Gunn's infamous "Mr. Ass" gimmick in theAttitude Era. While Billy Gunn himself initially had no comment, the rest of Gunn Club despised the nickname after fans began chanting "Ass Boys" during their matches. Billy Gunn finally commented when he surprised his sons by wearing an "Ass Boys" shirt, encouraging them to "embrace the assness" and even started teasingmooning the crowd again.[31]
In May 2022, the Gunn Club formed an alliance with the Acclaimed which lasted until July 2022 when the Gunn Club turned on the Acclaimed; on the August 3, 2022 episode ofDynamite, the Acclaimed defeated the Gunn Club in adumpster match.[32][33] On the August 17, 2022 episode ofDynamite, Colten and Austinturned on their father, aligning themselves withStokely Hathaway.[34]
In September 2022, the Gunns formed a new stable, "the Firm", with Hathaway, MJF,Ethan Page,Lee Moriarty, andW. Morrissey.[35][36] The following month, the Firm attacked MJF after he fired Hathaway.[37] On the February 8, 2023 episode ofDynamite, the Gunns defeatedthe Acclaimed to win their firstAEW World Tag Team Championship.[38] At Revolution in March 2023, the Gunns successfully defended their titles in a four way match against the Acclaimed, Danhausen and Orange Cassidy, and Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett. On the April 5, 2023 episode of Dynamite, the Gunns lost the AEW World Tag Team Championship to FTR in a title versus career match. This would effectively disband The Firm, with the Gunns allying withJay White andJuice Robinson ofBullet Club Gold.[39][40]
On January 17, 2024, The Gunns and White defeatedMogul Embassy (Brian Cage,Kaun andToa Liona) for theROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[41] On the January 20 episode ofCollision, The Gunns, White, The Acclaimed, and Billy Gunn joined forces to form a stable known as the Bang Bang Scissor Gang, reuniting Austin and Colten with their father Billy. On March 13 atBig Business, Bullet Club Gold turned on The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn, disbanding the Bang Bang Scissor Gang. On April 5 atSupercard of Honor, Austin returned to ROH, teaming with Colten and White to retain their ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against Monstersauce (Lance Archer andAlex Zayne) andMinoru Suzuki. AtDynasty: Zero Hour on April 21, 2024, Bullet Club Gold defeated The Acclaimed for theAEW World Trios Championship in awinner takes allchampionship unification match to unify the titles as the Unified World Trios Championship.[42][43] During this time, Bullet Club Gold would be renamed to the Bang Bang Gang.[44] On the June 5Rampage tapings, a returning Robinson wrestled his first match since his return, teaming with The Gunns to win a trios match. After the match, White announced that he was giving Robinson a share of the Unified Trios Championship held by White and the Gunns, thus invoking theFreebird Rule.[45] However, on the July 13 episode ofCollision, interim AEW Executive Vice PresidentChristopher Daniels overruled Bang Bang Gang's attempt to invoke the Freebird Rule and stripped them of the Unified World Trios Championship.[46] On the following week, The Gunns and Robinson failed to win the vacant AEW World Trios Championship, which was won by The Patriarchy (Christian Cage,Killswitch andNick Wayne) after interference fromMother Wayne.[47] On August 25 atAll In, The Gunns and Robinson participated in a four-way ladder match for the trios titles, which was won byPac andBlackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli andWheeler Yuta).[48]
On the February 5, 2025 episode ofDynamite, The Gunns returned after a brief hiatus and challengedThe Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley andShelton Benjamin) to a match for the AEW World Tag Championships, which they accepted.[49] On the February 12 episode ofDynamite, The Gunns were defeated by The Hurt Syndicate.[50] Due to an injury to Colten, Gunn began teaming with Juice Robisnon as the duo entered tournaments for an AEW World Tag Team Championship match, but were quickly eliminated.[51][52][53] On the September 27 episode ofCollision, Gunn and Robinson addedAce Austin to the Bang Bang Gang due to injures to Colten and Jay White.[54]
On December 6, 2021, it was announced that Gunn would appear on theE! reality television seriesRelatively Famous: Ranch Rules, which aired in early 2022.[55][56]
