Billy Gunn Didn’t Have Fun In TNA

WWE Hall of Famer & AEW star Billy Gunn joins Chris to discuss why he didn't have fun during his run in TNA.
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[@CVVCLIPS]

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[@mattcaporuscio6956]

I obviously don’t know Billy Gunn personally but I feel like the guys like him who are unselfish in the business are the coolest guys to be around with after a show.

[@phillysfinest215]

He use to be a dick tho😂😂

[@brokenkayfabe]

They are a dime a dozen for sure

[@RustBunny]

Wrestlers like Billy are a huge asset to any company. He's had moments where he's been able to shine, but he's also helped others do so. There's nothing wrong with being in a supporting role, especially if you can have memorable moments of your own along the way.

[@tyleryoung9384]

If anything Billy build his legend statue on putting guys over and he has

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

@@tyleryoung9384 pretty much, his tenure in DX was basically "the guy and Road Dogg who you beat up on the way to HBK and HHH", but it was a healthy one as opposed to Evolution which seemed like a dysfunctional family to the point that by the end of it HHH was jobbing to Orton and Batista

[@jaimejaviergarcia3743]

Damn well said. 🤘

[@adrenochromejoe7448]

Multiple people have confirmed that the young guys in AEW dont listen to veterans.

[@erikgrant6760]

ASSet

[@tacothegreat5074]

I love how Billy smiles when he’s talking. High vibe human for sure! 💪🏾

[@twk8520]

Billy was never the huge solo star but as JR's term a good hand. He always looked the part and was amazingly athletic for a guy his size. Much better then people give him credit for.

[@FateOfAllFoolslol]

If he was 30 years old today he would definitely be a world champion. He would just need a mouthpiece.

[@twk8520]

@@FateOfAllFoolslol Exactly he was working with Hall of famers most of today's talent would be low card doing jobs. Sad fact many don't recognize.

[@Ginric99]

He had issues with asthma, that’s why his single run failed. In a tag team he could roll out and use his inhaler after a tag in a singles match he got blown up far to easy because of the asthma.

[@twk8520]

@@Ginric99 Not the reason whatever it was Batista had horrible asthma and kept inhalers all around the ring and under it. He was constantly running out of breath. He still got a mega push.

[@Ginric99]

@@twk8520 Billy Gunn himself has stated this his true, by the time Batista was being pushed medication had come on much much further

[@TheJosephPrice]

I look forward to watching Billy continue to wrestle great matches in 10 years. 🙌🏻

[@planetschlock]

I've always liked Billy's work for the most part but everything he did in TNA was total dogshit. Whether it was the Cute Kipp garbage with the Beautiful People or that doubly awful VKM run, every time he was on TV I was ashamed to be watching that crap. His very presence on the show felt like an unwanted intrusion.

[@TheChampIsHere_]

Him and road dogg .. been rewatching old tna and man the shows are incredible until these two slow the pace of the shows down .. its funny to hesr this guy is still wrestling cos him and road dogg were washed 20 years ago

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Remember when him an road Dogg Quitted TNA? It was hilarious they kept cutting their Mic's off Everytime they mentioned TNA spike tv(mics cut off).😂

[@venomsnekko]

Reminder: this man is the same age as the Undertaker.

[@joe.limbus]

He's actually almost 2 years older than Taker

[@mattmorgan2534]

My boy is being very humble here! Truth of the matter is, he will go down in history as the greatest bump-and-feeder villain of all time! No question fucking about it!

[@GermanyJerseyShore]

dude still looks a million bucks and outshines most guys in the ring who do all the flippy stuff same with booker, guys in crazy shape and can still go

[@DWtechfan]

I met many TNA wrestlers at a Slammiversary meet and greet event held in 2007 and that was the time Billy and BG James(Road Dogg) were there in the company. Both Billy and BG were either drunk, high, or both. They were very rude towards just about every fan there but then they wondered why fans didn’t cheer them the next night on PPV. To be fair, many of the TNA talents were like that towards the fans except for a handful of them who were genuinely nice. Hector Guerrero was super friendly and respectful of everyone there. So was James Storm was a heel at the time. Babyfaces like Billy, Road Dogg, and Rhino were complete a-holes. Kurt Angle was great but he was noticeably heavily medicated and he dozed off several times. All that to say, yeah Billy, we agree you didn’t have a good time in TNA.

[@SIMOLAMBOTZ]

Yes, both Billy and Road Dogg were going through their worst times...

[@DWtechfan]

@@SIMOLAMBOTZ I’ve since seen shoot interviews where both men admitted they were on drugs or alcohol at that time. But it still doesn’t excuse them being jerks to the fans who paid to see them.

[@PokemonGoTrainerUK]

@@DWtechfanYou think that addicts are consciously making the decision to act like assholes?

[@DWtechfan]

@@PokemonGoTrainerUK on that day, yes they consciously made the decision to be assholes. You can’t use the addiction excuse either because I’ve met functional addicts who didn’t act like complete jackasses and were nice people. The only problem they had was the drugs or alcohol but otherwise they were nice people. I get that people can be having hard times but that doesn’t excuse them being rude or otherwise to fans who paid to see them. If they couldn’t handle the job, they shouldn’t have been allowed to work that simple.

[@TheChampIsHere_]

Billy and road dogg suck .. bathroom break anytime they were on in tna

[@MetalEditorSI]

Billy is so amazing and humble. He came to my hometown in the UK for an Indy show when I was 17. He was the first big American wrestling star that I had ever met. He could see I was nervous when I asked him to sign some Wrestlemania programmes that I had and proceeded to put out all the people he had dated in the programme to make me laugh. Such a wonderful guy. I've never forget it.

[@IzzyMann]

It's difficult to dislike this man, I've not watched alot of him during his wwe/wwf runs, but in AEW, he's been nothing but fun to watch!

[@joegrasso1489]

Man Billy Gunn is a goat in his own way. Congratulations to him on his career and current mindset

[@marioyungblood]

The Most Important thing in Life is Time. Time with the Ones you Loved❤👊 Billy Gun Thanks Foe all Memories you gave Us Brotha... #DX #SUCKIT #AEW #RAW #SmackDown #WWE #ECW #TNA #MrAss

[@daidavies90]

He ain't dead brother

[@marioyungblood]

@@daidavies90 of course not👊 wasn't trying to make it seem that way bro...

[@nobrkt]

I love this Man.

[@packedentertainment2866]

The Voodoo Kin Mafia’s entrance music was GOATed

[@indian3021]

at 60 years of age he still have better body than 99% of 18-30 year guys

[@packedentertainment2866]

Body shaming … nice 🙄

[@curtcoeurdelion]

Billy Gunn now looks like Reacher‘s dad.

[@robertmanning9902]

I got a chance to meet him a couple months ago. One of the nicest dudes on the planet.

[@MikeCerrooq1zt]

@@robertmanning9902 he's a awesome guy and I'm mad he never got the ic belt. I'm 6ft3 225 he makes me look like a kid he's huge he talked to me for like 20 minutes about wrestling and life.

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

Hear me out. He could play Duke Nukem in a movie

[@keeganhurley119]

I mean you can tell in TNA Billy was not in a good place at all

[@enternamehere9355]

Yeah, sorry my distant cousin gave Billy/Monty such a hard time on Tough Enough. He - the cousin in question - is lucky not to have gotten worse than Bob Holly gave Cappotelli.

[@georgedavidson957]

Billy looked great and was so physical, The Dogg was great on the mike ... they complimented each other so well. Miss them.

[@damo8791]

I have always been a big fan of Billy because he's always seemed like such a cool guy. Love watching him enjoying his wrestling in AEW its been a great run so far.

[@GermanyJerseyShore]

i also love, knowing now, that he got in wrestling just to goof around Finallllly someone without the childhood dream storyline looking up to hbk, bret, austin and fearing taker, being the only wrestling fan in school, getting bullied while studying lucha and japanese matches and just wanting to put smiles on faces in a top company🙄

[@fpshooterful]

MAN.... Billy guy is about 5 to 6 years younger then my dad. And my dad looks REALLY old. No offence to him.

[@MikeCerrooq1zt]

Met him 2 times. Amazing guy

[@fitzgerald434]

Billy Gunn is in crazy shape. I know when he calls it and wants to retire TK will give him a great send off

[@mrcold8966]

Billy Gunn has to be one of the most professional wrestlers out there lol

[@ksingh361]

Its hard listening to him talk. He doesnt really say much. It says things and then never explains in detail what he means. He was in another head space at tna but ok what does that mean? He just runs off on tangents. Sad.

[@thelmctodaythelmctoday4037]

Criminally underrated in terms of athleticism.

[@Rollyboy141]

I can’t blame him, especially when you have Russo still doing creative

[@JReidG78]

That's the true making of a good man, right there. Including his kids.

[@armargo]

Flair and hogan looked like shit at the same age. Billy could probably push it to 70

[@profanegaming2829]

I always felt like there was room for a JBL-style character run with Montgomery Sopp, the rich evil oil tycoon.

[@loganwills8164]

This man beat Jay White in 2024 clean.

[@mvrtinxz650]

Jay white is a rizzless jobber.

[@kenshiman90]

based

[@fistmcstrongpunch2776]

Good

[@filipjphry3282]

And people wonder why AEW keeps bleeding viewers. They got legit megastars but as long as the young bucks are on tv guys like White and Takeshita stay in the midcard.

[@ohlord3650]

Who tf is “Jay White” lol? Come out of your bubble.

[@Scott-uu5py]

Billy Gunn looks like he could be John Cenas older brother.

[@ysetiadji]

Yeah, they were forced to target and make fun of their own friend Hunter & Shawn by whoever in charge at that time, either Russo or Dixie Carter herself. TNA was trying too hard to fight WWE back then, just like what AEW do right now.

[@EuroNation]

I want this guy to be my father

[@pictureofmyjunk2279]

He has had a good career. This clip though tells you all you need to know about wrestling today, complete bullshit and at times entertaining.

[@Wandering_Nowhere]

I always liked Billy Gunn even in his singles runs in WWF. He wasn't a "star" but he's stood the test of time in a better place now than many guys even half his age.

[@easter_sunday]

Give this man a megaphone

[@nolankuffner3573]

Fun..? Is that the only TNA Knockout Billy Gunn didn't sleep with?

[@briannarodriguez6532]

SIMON DEAN INTERVIEW PLEASE!!!! 🙏🏼

[@OneRealOG]

The Acclaimed are his kids??

[@JeremyForTheWin]

He's saying getting to work with his kids and also the acclaimed

[@nolankuffner3573]

Well, he works with his kids and the Acclaimed a lot. Austin and Colton. Gunn. His kids. There was a pause there. (But he's also a senior member of the AEW / ROH team who thinks of the younger stars he mentors as kids and people he looks after.)

[@brown_recidivist]

Monty Sopp lol

[@kaythedon2]

God bless you all 🤎 I pray you open your hearts to Him today

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

He and Chyna were my favorite DX members

[@tonyAJ420]

Id say Mr Ass commands a lot of attention lol

[@gonzo7727]

Cute Kipp

[@MikeCerrooq1zt]

He should have been ic champion. Him and road dog best tag team of all time

[@michaelcuomo1352]

Billy Gunn was IC champion, he won it back in November of 2000 beat Eddie Guerrero for it. Billy only had it for 2 weeks

[@AGuyNamedRicky]

Gunns just wanna have fun~~

[@filipjphry3282]

PAUL LEVESQUE. HICKENBOTTOM. ALAMO. AT HIGH NOON.

[@planetschlock]

I can laugh at that now (thanks OSWreview) but at the time, I saw that shit and wanted to shrivel up into a ball from the secondhand embarrassment. The Outlaws had serious "go away" heat with me for years after that.

[@joro7304]

Where is Bart Gunn these days?

[@IrishKyokushin]

He's an Electrician iirc. I wish Chris would try to get him for an interview.

[@LatashaMoore-y7r]

Billy Gunn is cool.

[@bluecruz1]

Billy for president

[@nealheitsman1449]

Always loved billy

[@Jerry-qh6lu]

I'd chill with Billy frft

[@TheChampIsHere_]

Him and road dogg sucked .. next guest plz

[@JJ-sk9rg]

Has Billy Gunn ever main evented a wrestle kingdom for NJPW?

[@TheJohnmmullin]

You know he hasn't.

[@philthatcher6111]

I recall him being in a prè-show battle royal.

[@JJ-sk9rg]

That’s what I thought

[@Meelsaidso]

Why would he need to do that ?

[@JJ-sk9rg]

@@Meelsaidso Because he said ”he has done everything” except main event a Tokyo dome at wrestle kingdom

[@Am0ment0fB]

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAD ANY FUN! Ha.

[@BigDic-qz8su]

It embarrassing he looks like the dad still trying to hangout with 20 year olds 😂

[@foreverunsaved6661]

Let me get this straight - Billy wasn't having fun in NXT with two beautiful women in his arms, but he is having fun in aew working with two gay dudes. What is wrong with you ?. Not only did i lose all respect for you as a wrestler - i lost all respect for you as a man.

[@sleepinggorilla]

You watched the video, and did not comprehend one second of it…

[@foreverunsaved6661]

@sleepinggorilla - I watched the video and got sick to my stomach. This is the same Billy that almost 'married' Chucky.

[@foreverunsaved6661]

@sleepinggorilla - by the way, nice job liking your own comment.

[@jeffro9252]

@@foreverunsaved6661trolling hard I see! lol

[@foreverunsaved6661]

@jeffro9252 - Don't forget to like your own comment, just like that other alphabet warrior supporter did.

[@TheBeautifulPeople]

I loved *Cute Kip!* Definitely a huge part of *The Beautiful People* that I'll always be thankful he was included in! He was the male version of what they were!