Bart Gunn Michal Burton " Mike " Polchlopek , Jr . ( December 27 , 1963 ) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist , also known by the ring name s Bart Gunn and Mike Barton . He is perhaps best known for his six - year tenure in the World Wrestling Federation . Career . World Wrestling Federation ( 1993 - 1999 ) . Polchlopek was famous in the World Wrestling Federation as one - half of the tag team The Smoking Gunns with his kayfabe brother Billy Gunn . The team were WWF World Tag Team Champions three times before breaking up and engaging in a brief feud . Polchlopek then recreated 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 , Bart Gunn participated . Gunn actually drew partner Bob Holly in the first round but was declared the winner by the complicated point system . When Gunn fought Steve Williams , many were surprised when he won by knockout . He won the tournament with a victory over the Godfather in the semi - finals and Bradshaw in the finals . Afterward , Gunn feuded with both Holly and Williams , the pair angry at having been beaten in the tournament , the latter masking himself and pushing Gunn off a stage . To continue capitalizing on the impressive Brawl for All showing , the WWF set up a Brawl for All match between Gunn and heavyweight boxer Eric " Butterbean " Esch at WrestleMania XV . Esch knocked out Gunn within 30 seconds and he was reportedly fired from the WWF when he returned to the locker room . All Japan Pro Wrestling ( 1998 - 2002 ) . After leaving the WWF , Polchlopek found success wrestling in Japan ( due to the fame of Steve Williams in Japan and his knockout pushing him as tougher than Dr . Death ) . He debuted for All Japan Pro Wrestling in late 1998 where he competed in the 1998 World Strongest Tag League teaming with Johnny Ace where they finished in 4th place with 8 points . After leaving the WWF following Wrestlemania XV , Polchlopek joined All Japan full - time . He became a member of Johnny Ace ' s gaijin stable : The Movement and the two continued their team . On June 9 , they defeated Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama to win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship . They would hold the titles for a month and a half but ultimately lost them to NO FEAR on July 23 . Following the title loss , Polchlopek stopped using the Bart Gunn name and started using the name : Mike Barton . In late 1999 , Barton and Ace took part in the 1999 World ' s Strongest Tag League where they finished in 5th place with 9 points . In the spring of 2000 , Barton entered the Champion ' s Carnival where he defeated Masao Inoue in the first round but lost to Takao Omori in the second round . On June 9 , Barton and Ace took part in a tournament for the vacated AJPW World Tag Team Championships but they lost in the first round to eventual winners : The Holy Demon Army . In the summer of 2000 , Mitsuharu Misawa left All Japan to form Pro Wrestling NOAH , taking most of the native talent with him . Barton , like many of the gaijins , remained in All Japan , however , Johnny Ace left All Japan during the split and retired taking an office job in WCW and later the WWF . Following the NOAH exodus , Barton formed a new tag team with Jim Steele . In October 2000 , Barton entered a tournament for the vacated AJPW Triple Crown Championship but lost in the first round to Genichiro Tenryu . In November , Barton and Steele entered the 2000 World ' s Strongest Tag League where they finished in 4th place with 10 points . On January 2 , 2001 , Barton competed in the yearly January 2 Korakuen Hall Battle Royal which he won . In the spring , Barton entered the 2001 Champion ' s Carnival where he place 5th with 13 points . By the end of 2001 , Barton began 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 where they made it to the finals losing to Ten - Koji . In the spring of 2002 , Barton entered the 2002 Champion ' s Carnival where he made it to the finals but lost 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 . One month later on August 30 , Barton and Steele challenged Kronik for the AJPW World Tag Team Titles but lost . In the fall , Barton and Steele left All Japan . New Japan Pro Wrestling ( 2002 - 2004 ) . 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 would ultimately emerge victorious defeating Makai Club members : Tadao Yasuda and Kazunari Murakami in the finals but an injury to Steele prevented the title match . After Steele recovered , Barton and him returned to teaming . In October 2003 , Barton entered the 2003 G1 Tag League teaming with Steele . During the tournament on October 21 , the two received a shot as the IWGP Tag Team Titles against champions : Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yutaka Yoshie but they came up short . Barton eventually left in the spring of 2004 . He also had a short stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2003 . Mixed Martial Arts . Polchlopek 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 , Polchlopek faced Ikuhisa " The Punk " Minowa on the PRIDE Bushido 13 card , losing via unanimous decision to Minowa . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2007 ) . On the " RAW 15th Anniversary Spectacular " on December 10 , 2007 , Gunn participated in the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal and was eliminated by Steve Blackman . Personal life . On December 19 , 2007 , Polchlopek ' s son Michael Polchlopek III died at the age of nineteen as the result of an accidental shooting five days earlier .