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Billy and Chuck was the professional wrestling tag team of Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo seen in World Wrestling Entertainment.

Near the end of the Invasion storyline, Chuck Palumbo was kicked out of the WCW/ECW coalition. In response, he defected to the WWF, where he began teaming with Gunn in an affront to the alliance. After the Invasion ended, the duo were turned heel.

Months later, a storyline began in which Palumbo and Gunn became increasingly affectionate toward each other, showing evidence of a homosexual relationship. The duo adopted matching red ring gear and bleached their hair; Chuck began wearing pigtails. Developmental talent Rico was placed in the role of their crafty "personal stylist. Billy and Chuck would win the World Tag Team Championships on two occasions, and primarily feud with the APA.

In mid 2003, Chuck proposed marriage to Billy, and Billy accepted. Their ceremony was aired on SmackDown!, only to be disrupted by Eric Bischoff and 3-Minute Warning from RAW in an attack on Stephanie McMahon, the General Manager of SmackDown. The interruption spurred Gunn and Palumbo to reveal that their homosexuality was merely a publicity stunt that had gone too far. Following this incident, Rico defected to RAW and managed 3-Minute Warning. Billy and Chuck remained a team, turning face and dropping all facets of their gay gimmick.

Billy and Chuck's final match together occurred on SmackDown! in the first round of a tournament for the newly created WWE Tag Team Championship. They lost the match to the team of Ron Simmons and Reverend D-Von. Gunn received a shoulder injury during the match, and was taken off of television, disbanding the team.

• Finishing and signature moves

• Code Red (Doomsday device)
• Fameasser (Leg drop bulldog; sometimes performed from the top rope) - Billy's Finisher
• Superkick - Chuck's Finisher

• Managers

• Rico

• World Wrestling Entertainment

• WWE World Tag Team Champions (2 times)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI Tag Team of the Year (2002)