TNA: Kip James ,Part 2

After briefly feuding with his kayfabe brother, Sopp adopted a new gimmick, Rockabilly, and became the protégé of The Honky Tonk Man. During this time, he would have a short lived feud with "The Real Double J" Jesse James. On Shotgun Saturday Night, James realized both of their careers were going nowhere and suggested that they became a tag team. Sopp agreed and smashed a guitar over the Honky Tonk Man's head.

James and Sopp, rechristened "The Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn respectively, became The New Age Outlaws. This new team was in the spirit of the new Attitude Era: brash, vulgar, egotistical, and loud-mouthed. They quickly rose to the top of the tag team division and won the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Legion Of Doom. They also defeated the LOD in a rematch at In Your House: D-Generation X.
The Outlaws soon began to align themselves with D-Generation X, who were impressed with their new attitude. At the 1998 Royal Rumble, The New Age Outlaws interfered in a Casket match to help Shawn Michaels defeat The Undertaker. At No Way Out Of Texas (1998), The Outlaws teamed up with Triple H and Savio Vega (who replaced the injured Shawn Michaels) to face Chainsaw Charlie, Cactus Jack, Owen Hart, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. However, they were defeated.

A few weeks later, The Outlaws shocked everybody when they locked Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie in a dumpster and pushed it off the stage. This led to a Dumpster Match at WrestleMania XIV where Cactus and Chainsaw defeated The Outlaws for the Tag Titles. The next night on RAW, The New Age Outlaws won the Tag Team Championship for a second time by defeating Chainsaw Charlie and Cactus Jack in a Steel Cage Match, but only after interference from Triple H, Chyna and X-Pac. After the match, The Outlaws officially became members of D-Generation X.

After joining DX, The Outlaws successfully defended their Tag Titles against the Legion Of Doom 2000 at Unforgiven 1998. DX began to feud with Owen Hart, who joined the stable The Nation. At Over The Edge 1998, The Outlaws and Triple H were defeated by Nation members Owen, Kama Mustafa, and D'Lo Brown in a Six Man Tag Match. The Outlaws would also successfully defend their titles against The New Midnight Express (Bombtastic Bob & Bodacious Bart) at King Of The Ring 1998.

During this time, The Nation quietly disbanded and The Outlaws began a feud with Kane and Mankind. Eventually, Kane & Mankind won the Tag Titles but could not seem to get along. At Summerslam 1998, Mankind faced The Outlaws in a Handicap Match after Kane no-showed the title defense. The Outlaws defeated Mankind to win the titles for the third time. The Outlaws then helped X-Pac in his feud with Jeff Jarrett and Southern Justice. In December, The Outlaws lost their titles to The Big Boss Man and Ken Shamrock from The Corporation.

The Outlaws then began to focus more on singles competition. The Road Dogg won the WWF Hardcore Championship, and Sopp set his sights on the WWF Intercontinental Championship. At the 1999 Royal Rumble, Sopp unsuccessfully challenged Ken Shamrock for the Intercontinental Title. The next month at WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Sopp was the Special Guest Referee for the Intercontinental Championship Match between Val Venis and the champion Ken Shamrock, where Sopp made a fast count and declared Venis the new champion before attacking both men.

Sopp then went on to win the WWF Hardcore Championship from Hardcore Holly. At WrestleMania XV, Sopp lost the title to Holly in a Triple Threat Match which also included Al Snow. The New Age Outlaws then reunited to face (and defeat) Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart at Backlash 1999. After Backlash, Sopp left DX, aligned himself with Triple H and Chyna, and became known as Mr. Ass. He defeated his former partner, Road Dogg, in a match at Over The Edge 1999. Sopp then won the King Of The Ring 1999 Tournament by defeating Ken Shamrock, Kane, and his former DX ally, X-Pac. After King Of The Ring, Sopp, Triple H, and Chyna went on to feud with X-Pac and Road Dogg over the rights to the DX name. This feud culminated at Fully Loaded 1999 when X-Pac and Road Dogg defeated Sopp and Chyna for the rights to the DX name.

Sopp then began a feud with The Rock. At Summerslam 1999, The Rock defeated Sopp in a Kiss My Ass Match. After the match, The Rock shoved Sopp's face into a large woman's ass.