Michael Polchlopek
Michael Polchlopek is an American electrician, retired professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his appearances with WWE from 1993 to 1999 under the ring names Bart Gunn and Bodacious Bart, as well as his appearances with All Japan Pro Wrestling from 1998 to 2002 and with New Japan Pro Wrestling from 2002 to 2004 as Mike Barton. After leaving All Japan, Barton and Steele signed with New Japan. Barton entered the 2002 New Japan Triathlon Series in November, teaming with Steele and Yuji Nagata. The team made it to the finals, but lost to Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura and Yutaka Yoshie. In February 2003, Barton and Steele entered a #1 Contenders tournament for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. They ultimately emerged victorious, defeating Makai Club members Tadao Yasuda and Kazunari Murakami in the finals, but an injury to Steele prevented them from getting the title match. After Steele recovered, he and Barton returned to teaming. In October 2003, they entered the 2003 G1 Tag League. During the tournament, on October 21, the two received a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Title against champions Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yutaka Yoshie, but came up short. Barton and Steele finished the tournament in 5th place with 6 points. Barton retired from professional wrestling in 2004 Following the NOAH exodus, Barton formed a new tag team with Jim Steele. In October 2000, Barton entered a tournament for the vacant Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, losing in the first round to Genichiro Tenryu. In November, Barton and Steele entered the 2000 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, finishing in 4th place with 10 points. On January 2, 2001, Barton won the annual January 2 Korakuen Hall Battle Royal. In the spring, Barton entered the 2001 Champion Carnival, placing 5th with 13 points. By the end of 2001, Barton had begun making appearances in New Japan Pro Wrestling as a member of the All Japan branch of Team 2000. In November 2001, Barton and Steele entered the 2001 G1 Tag League and made it to the finals, where they lost to Tencozy. In the spring of 2002, Barton entered the 2002 Champion Carnival, making it to the finals but losing to Keiji Mutoh. On July 20, Barton and Steele won The Stan Hansen Cup Four Way against The Varsity Club, KroniK, and George Hines & Johnny Smith. On August 30, Barton and Steele challenged Kronik for the World Tag Team Championship, but lost. In the fall, Barton and Steele left All Japan.
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
as Bart GunnThe Rock defends the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Triple H. The Nation of...
Movie pageWWE In Your House 9: International Incident
as Bart GunnIn Your House 9: International Incident took place on July 21, 1996 at General Motors Place in...
Movie pageWWE WrestleMania XIV
as "Bodacious" Bart GunnStone Cold Steve Austin battles Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship with Mike Tyson as...
Movie pageWWE SummerSlam 1993
as Bart GunnWWE SummerSlam '93 was the sixth annual SummerSlam. It took place on August 30, 1993 at The...
Movie pageWWE Royal Rumble 1997
as Bart GunnThirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble Match with the winner advancing to...
Movie pageWWE WrestleMania XV
as Bart GunnStone Cold Steve Austin faces The Rock with the WWE Championship on the line. Mankind faces Big...
Movie pageWWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive
as Bart GunnIn Your House: Buried Alive features The Undertaker vs Mankind a Buried Alive Match. Stone Cold...
Movie pageWWE King of the Ring 1998
as "Bodacious" Bart GunnStone Cold Steve Austin puts the WWE Championship on the line against the demonic Kane in a...
Movie pageWWE King of the Ring 1997
as Bart Gunn (Preshow)1997 WWE King of The Ring Tournament Semi-Final Matches put Ahmed Johnson against Triple H and...
Movie pageWWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Bart GunnThirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble with the winner advancing to WrestleMania...
Movie pageWWE WrestleMania XI
as Bart GunnWWFβs biggest night looms even larger with NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor battles Bam Bam...
Movie pageWWE SummerSlam 1996
as Bart GunnThe temperature is on the rise as WWE's annual Summer Spectacular comes your way. Shawn Michaels...
Movie pageWWE King of the Ring 1993
as Bart GunnThis was the first of 10 King of The Ring events that was produced as a pay-per-view. It took...
Movie pageWWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Bart GunnThe 1995 WWE Royal Rumble took place on January 22, 1995, in the USF Sun Dome located in Tampa,...
Movie pageWWE Survivor Series 1994
as Bart GunnSurvivor Series took place on Thanksgiving Eve, November 23, 1994 at the Freeman Coliseum in San...
Movie pageWWE SummerSlam 1995
as Bart GunnWWE Champion Diesel puts his title on the line against King Mabel. Bret "The Hitman" Hart...
Movie pageWWE King of the Ring 1996
as Bart GunnKing of the Ring (1996) was the fourth annual King of the Ring. The event took place on June 23,...
Movie pageWWE Survivor Series 1996
as Bart Gunn (Free-for-All)A traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match puts The Rock, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Barry...
Movie pageWWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
as Bart GunnIn Your House: Mind Games features The Smokinβ Gunns defending the WWE Tag Team Title vs Owen...
Movie pageWWE In Your House
as Bart GunnIn Your House 1 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling...
Movie pageWWE Royal Rumble 1994
as Bart GunnThirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble Match with the winner advancing to...
Movie pageWWE Survivor Series 1995
as Bart GunnSurvivor Series (1995) was the ninth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view. It was sponsored by...
Movie pageWWE Unforgiven: In Your House
as "Bodacious" BartThe temperature is rising as Kane faces The Undertaker in the first ever Inferno Match. Dude...
Movie pageWWE In Your House 4: Great White North
as Bart GunnDiesel defends the WWE Championship against "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith. Razor Ramon...
Movie pageWWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!
as Bart GunnTop World Wrestling Federation Superstars in exclusive matches shot just for this video! Bouts...
Movie pageBest Of Raw β’ Volume Three
as Bart GunnThis is the third installment from the hit T.V. Show ππ°π―π₯π’πΊ ππͺπ¨π©π΅ ππ’πΈ! Watch the Best of The...
Movie pageBest Of Raw β’ Volume One
as Bart GunnThis is it! The BEST Matches from the hit T.V. Show Monday Night Raw! Watch the Best of The Best...
Movie pageWWF Sunday Night Slam β’ November 20th, 1994
as Bart GunnOn this USA special, you get to see some of the biggest superstars of the World Wrestling...
Movie pageWWE Raw
as Bart Gunn (archive footage)A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show pageWWE Raw
as Bart GunnA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show pageWWE Raw
as Bodacious BartA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show pageWWE Heat
as Bart GunnWWE Heat is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Wrestling...
TV Show pageWWF Wrestling Challenge
as Bart GunnWWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...
TV Show pageDark Side of the Ring
as uncreditedFinding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional...
TV Show pageWWE Heat
as Bart GunnWWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling...
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