Michael Polchlopek

Born: 1963-12-28

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.


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WWE In Your House 13: Final Four

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1997-02-16

The Rock defends the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Triple H. The Nation of...

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WWE In Your House 9: International Incident

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1996-07-21

In Your House 9: International Incident took place on July 21, 1996 at General Motors Place in...

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WWE WrestleMania XIV

as "Bodacious" Bart Gunn
Released: 1998-03-29

Stone Cold Steve Austin battles Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship with Mike Tyson as...

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WWE SummerSlam 1993

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1993-08-30

WWE SummerSlam '93 was the sixth annual SummerSlam. It took place on August 30, 1993 at The...

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WWE Royal Rumble 1997

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1997-01-19

Thirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble Match with the winner advancing to...

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WWE WrestleMania XV

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1999-03-28

Stone Cold Steve Austin faces The Rock with the WWE Championship on the line. Mankind faces Big...

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WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1996-10-20

In Your House: Buried Alive features The Undertaker vs Mankind a Buried Alive Match. Stone Cold...

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WWE King of the Ring 1998

as "Bodacious" Bart Gunn
Released: 1998-06-28

Stone Cold Steve Austin puts the WWE Championship on the line against the demonic Kane in a...

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WWE King of the Ring 1997

as Bart Gunn (Preshow)
Released: 1997-06-08

1997 WWE King of The Ring Tournament Semi-Final Matches put Ahmed Johnson against Triple H and...

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WWE Royal Rumble 1996

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1996-01-21

Thirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble with the winner advancing to WrestleMania...

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WWE WrestleMania XI

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1995-04-02

WWF’s biggest night looms even larger with NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor battles Bam Bam...

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WWE SummerSlam 1996

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1996-08-17

The temperature is on the rise as WWE's annual Summer Spectacular comes your way. Shawn Michaels...

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WWE King of the Ring 1993

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1993-06-13

This was the first of 10 King of The Ring events that was produced as a pay-per-view. It took...

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WWE Royal Rumble 1995

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1995-01-22

The 1995 WWE Royal Rumble took place on January 22, 1995, in the USF Sun Dome located in Tampa,...

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WWE Survivor Series 1994

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1994-11-23

Survivor Series took place on Thanksgiving Eve, November 23, 1994 at the Freeman Coliseum in San...

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WWE SummerSlam 1995

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1995-08-26

WWE Champion Diesel puts his title on the line against King Mabel. Bret "The Hitman" Hart...

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WWE King of the Ring 1996

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1996-06-23

King of the Ring (1996) was the fourth annual King of the Ring. The event took place on June 23,...

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WWE Survivor Series 1996

as Bart Gunn (Free-for-All)
Released: 1996-11-17

A traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match puts The Rock, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Barry...

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WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1996-09-22

In Your House: Mind Games features The Smokin’ Gunns defending the WWE Tag Team Title vs Owen...

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WWE In Your House

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1995-05-13

In Your House 1 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling...

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WWE Royal Rumble 1994

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1994-01-22

Thirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble Match with the winner advancing to...

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WWE Survivor Series 1995

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1995-11-19

Survivor Series (1995) was the ninth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view. It was sponsored by...

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WWE Unforgiven: In Your House

as "Bodacious" Bart
Released: 1998-04-25

The temperature is rising as Kane faces The Undertaker in the first ever Inferno Match. Dude...

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WWE In Your House 4: Great White North

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1995-10-22

Diesel defends the WWE Championship against "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith. Razor Ramon...

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WWE Action Zone!

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1997-01-01

WWE Superstars in Action!

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WWE WrestleFest '95

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1995-01-01

The WWE Coliseum Video Event!

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WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1995-03-08

Top World Wrestling Federation Superstars in exclusive matches shot just for this video! Bouts...

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Best Of Raw β€’ Volume Three

as Bart Gunn
Released:

This is the third installment from the hit T.V. Show π˜”π˜°π˜―π˜₯𝘒𝘺 π˜•π˜ͺ𝘨𝘩𝘡 π˜™π˜’π˜Έ! Watch the Best of The...

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Best Of Raw β€’ Volume One

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1996-12-01

This is it! The BEST Matches from the hit T.V. Show Monday Night Raw! Watch the Best of The Best...

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WWF Sunday Night Slam β€’ November 20th, 1994

as Bart Gunn
Released: 1994-11-20

On this USA special, you get to see some of the biggest superstars of the World Wrestling...

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WWE Raw

as Bart Gunn (archive footage)
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Raw

as Bart Gunn
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Raw

as Bodacious Bart
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Heat

as Bart Gunn
First aired: 1998-08-02

WWE Heat is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Wrestling...

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Bart Gunn
First aired: 1986-09-07

WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...

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Dark Side of the Ring

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-04-10

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional...

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WWE Heat

as Bart Gunn
First aired: 1998-08-02

WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling...

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