Billy Gunn is one of those talents that the WWE seemed eager to push at one point in time, then a collaboration of things led to not much happening for the former Smoking Gunn. In terms of getting behind Billy, the highlight of his singles run was his 1999 King of the Ring win. After all, since the KOTR relaunched in 1993, the winners up to that point had been Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Mabel, Steve Austin, Triple H and Ken Shamrock all were pushed as top tier talents at one point in time (regardless of how much Mabel flat-out sucked). So, with Mr. Ass nabbing the 99 win, it was Billys time, right? Right?! Err, not quite. Supposedly, the immediate plan for Billy Gunn was for him to feud with Steve Austin in the aftermath of his big tournament win. Unfortunately for Billy, the Bionic Redneck promptly shot that idea down. Not deeming Gunn as a main event talent (and rightly so), Austin refused to get embroiled in a feud with Mr. Ass. You could say, though, that a feud with Austin couldve helped Billy to become a main event talent, but thats another story for another article. Instead, Gunn would go on to feud with another main event talent, The Rock. Sadly for Billy, though, that feud largely involved Billy staring at the lights night after night, as well as staring straight into a heavyset woman's backside at SummerSlam 1999. Some change in fortunes...
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
