Billy Gunn has discussed his sons, Austin and Colten Gunn, their transition to the world of pro wrestling, and what they have to do to be successful.
Gunn, in a recent conversation with Chris Van Vliet on his "Insight" podcast, said that he finds his children very entertaining inAEW, and discussed their journey in the pro wrestling business. The WWE Hall of Famer stated that the former AEW World Tag Team Champions are different from each other in all aspects, but they have been able to gel together as a pairing.
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"Theyweren't allowed [to wrestle when they were young]," said Gunn about his sons. He explained how Colten, at first, wasn't interested in becoming a wrestler. "No [Colten wasn't interested in wrestling] becauseColton's extremelysmart [laughs].If we categorize Austin and Colten, Colten is very put together. Colten had his ... since he's 12, he's had his life planned out until he was 60. That's how put together he is. Extremely smart, intelligent ... and I'm not saying like don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Austin isn't, but this will clear it up: Austin is me, 100%. So he is all me."
The veteran star said that Colten is meticulous and analyzes various aspects, which annoyed him when he was training them, while Austin goes more by instinct. Gunn said that he had initially started working with Austin, and Colten later was curious to give pro wrestling a try. He revealed that Colten, before becoming a wrestler, had gone to college and was running a construction company.
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