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What Happened to MT Bottle After Bar Rescue? (Murfreesboro, TN)

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As of September 2026, MT Bottle has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 2019.

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What the source shows: Owner Tracy Bigford's published obituary confirms he operated MT Bottle Bar for 11 years and died in April 2019; tracker reporting places the bar's closure in December 2019, a few months later.

  • Season / episode Season 3, Episode 26
  • Original air date
  • Address 3940 Shelbyville Hwy, Murfreesboro, TN 37127
  • Current name MT Bottles and Cans

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

In the "Empty Bottles Full Cans" episode of Bar Rescue (aired November 10, 2013), Jon Taffer visited MT Bottle, a biker bar in Murfreesboro, Tennessee owned by Tracy Bigford. The bar served only beer, allowed customers to bring in their own bottles rather than buying drinks on-site, and lacked a liquor license altogether; it carried more than $250,000 in debt, and Bigford's wife Gina had taken outside employment to help cover costs. Recon visits also found unsanitary building conditions, including standing water that Taffer had tested for mold. Taffer personally helped the bar secure a liquor license, brought in a mixologist to train bartenders on cocktail service, and addressed policies -- including one under which patrons paid to view a bartender's chest, which Taffer noted was against the law -- that had nothing to do with normal bar operations. For the relaunch, the bar was renamed Bottles and Cans and began serving cocktails and food for the first time. Producers reported the bar on pace for roughly $30,000 in monthly revenue shortly after the relaunch. Jon Taffer returned to check on the bar in a 2016 follow-up episode, finding it still using most of the renovation, though it had by then lost its liquor license, a change tied, according to the owners, to a shift in county lines that placed the property in a jurisdiction that did not permit liquor sales. By that point the bar had also restored "MT" to its name, operating as MT Bottles and Cans. Owner Tracy Bigford died in April 2019, according to his published obituary, which credited him with operating the bar for eleven years. According to Reality TV Updates, MT Bottles and Cans closed in December 2019, a few months after Bigford's death, and the property sold for approximately $325,000 in a transaction reported to be driven primarily by real estate value. The Murfreesboro, TN location at 3940 Shelbyville Hwy has since been redeveloped as a Domino's Pizza.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 26
Original air date
Episode title
Empty Bottles Full Cans
What was featured
Beer-only biker bar's lack of liquor license and cocktail relaunch
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
MT Bottle

Frequently asked questions

Is MT Bottle still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, MT Bottle has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 2019.

What happened to MT Bottle after Bar Rescue?

In the "Empty Bottles Full Cans" episode of Bar Rescue (aired November 10, 2013), Jon Taffer visited MT Bottle, a biker bar in Murfreesboro, Tennessee owned by Tracy Bigford. As of September 2026, MT Bottle has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 2019.

Is MT Bottle permanently closed?

As of September 2026, MT Bottle has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 2019. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is MT Bottle called now?

Now: MT Bottles and Cans (formerly MT Bottle). As of September 2026, MT Bottle has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 2019.

Where is MT Bottle located?

3940 Shelbyville Hwy, Murfreesboro, TN 37127. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured MT Bottle?

Season 3, Episode 26 of Bar Rescue, first aired November 10, 2013. The episode is titled “Empty Bottles Full Cans”.

Did the makeover last at MT Bottle?

The episode first aired November 10, 2013. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 13 years later —: As of September 2026, MT Bottle has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, April 2019.

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Address
3940 Shelbyville Hwy, Murfreesboro, TN 37127
Venue type
bar
Official website
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