George Gray George Gray ( February 12 , 1960 ) is an American Professional wrestler best known as for his time in the World Wrestlnig Federation under the ring name s of One Man Gang and Akeem The African Dream . He is also remembered for his time in World Championship Wrestling , and the Universal Wrestling Federation . Career history . Gray started his career at the age of 17 in the Kentucky / Tennessee independent promotions ( most notably International Championship Wrestling , a Louisville , Kentucky - based promotion run by Angelo Poffo ) under the name Crusher Broomfield . One of Broomfield ' s major angles was that his contract was owned by ICW Champion " Macho Man " Randy Savage , and Savage ' s nemesis ( coincidentally at this time nicknamed " One Man Gang " ) Ron Garvin defeated Savage in a match to set Broomfield free . He later worked for the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling as One Man Gang , billed as being from Chicago ' s Halsted Street on the South Side . He was managed by Kevin Sullivan and Theodore Long , Gentleman Jim Holiday , and Sir Oliver Humperdink . He was a member of Sullivan ' s Dungeon of Doom in World Championship Wrestling and had a brief run as United States Champion in 1995 . In the regional territories , he was a member of Skandor Akbar ' s " Devastation Inc . " as well as working with Gary Hart in World Class Championship Wrestling . It was as a protégé of Akbar ' s in the Mid - South territory where Gray would get the name that would stick with him the rest of his career . Making his debut in the territory by interfering in matches and assaulting the babyface , Mid - South announcer Jim Ross would say about the then - unnamed assailant " He ' s a one - man gang ! " . The Gang would work on - and - off in Mid - South in between tours of Florida , Japan , and Texas . He worked in Texas All Star wrestling where he feuded with Big Bubba ( Fred Ottman ) . It was on his last tour for Mid - South when the promotion renamed itself the Universal Wrestling Federation , with Gang one of its top heels , most notably feuding at the main - event level with UWF top babyface Hacksaw Jim Duggan . In late 1986 , Gang won the UWF Heavyweight Championship in an angle where the champion Terry Gordy was injured earlier in the evening by a revenge - minded " Dr . Death " Steve Williams . Gang , scheduled to face Gordy later on the card , was awarded the belt via forfeit . He would hold that title for 6 months , mostly facing Duggan , Williams , and Ted DiBiase . In May 1987 , Gang began receiving inquiries from the World Wrestling Federation about coming up to wrestle for them . He promptly agreed to terms , but returned to the UWF in order to drop the title to Big Bubba Rogers , who was there from his normal place in the NWA due to the recent sale of the UWF to Jim Crockett . World Wrestling Federation . Gray made his debut in the WWF on May 12 , 1987 , being managed by Slick , in a match against Jesse Cortez . He spent much of his early WWF run defeating enhancement talent ( " jobbers " ) in extremely short matches in order to build him up , most notably in a match where he Gourdbustered his opponent after the bell and then did the same to the referee , thus being ( kayfabe ) fined $ 10 , 000 for his actions . While the Gang often defeated jobbers and other lower card wrestlers with ease , he would often be on the end of defeat when main eventing against bigger stars such as Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage , although Gang was a major part of the angle regarding " Superstar " Billy Graham being forced into retirement . One Man Gang participated in the first ever Survivor Series pay - per - view as a member of André the Giant ' s team , fighting a team led by Hulk Hogan . In 1988 , Gang entered the first Royal Rumble at number 19 out of 20 participants , and was one of the last two men left in the ring , before being eliminated by Jim Duggan . One Man Gang participated in the World Title Tournament at WrestleMania IV , defeating Bam Bam Bigelow by count - out in the opening round . He drew a bye in the quarterfinals before being disqualified in the semifinals against Randy Savage after Gang hit Savage with his manager ' s cane . Following his loss at WrestleMania , Gang was placed lower " on the card , " feuding with Bam Bam Bigelow , Koko B . Ware , and Don Muraco . Transforming into Akeem . In September 1988 , One Man Gang ' s manager , Slick , announced that Gang was actually African , and planned to re - embrace his roots . An episode of " WWF Superstars " , which aired on September 24 , 1988 , featured a vignette with Gene Okerlund on - location in " deepest darkest part of Africa " , where he found One Man Gang transforming himself into his new persona . Slick announced from that point on , Gang would be referred to by his new name , Akeem , the African Dream . This vignette received some criticism , as the Caucasian " Akeem " delivered a promo in which he spoke with an extremely stereotypical black accent and mockingly danced while an African ritual took place in the background . Ironically , this vignette was featured by WWE ' s website in February 2008 during its Black History Month celebration . The Twin Towers . Akeem and the Big Boss Man captained a team that featured Ted DiBiase , the Red Rooster , and Haku to battle the Mega Powers ' team at Survivor Series 1988 . During the match Akeem along with team - mate Big Bossman handcuffed Hulk Hogan to the ring post and were later disqualified . The two formed a team called the Twin Towers . Though the Twin Towers never held the WWF Tag Team Titles , they were strongly involved in the storyline which would eventually cause Randy Savage to turn heel and challenge Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania V . In the Royal Rumble , Randy Savage was accidentally eliminated by teammate Hulk Hogan , allowing both Akeem and Bossman to double team Hogan and eliminate him . " The Main Event " show broadcast live on NBC on February 3 , 1989 featured Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage vs . The Twin Towers . During the match , Savage ' s valet Elizabeth was injured after Savage was thrown through the ropes and knocked her to the ground . This led Hulk Hogan to abandon his partner and carry Elizabeth back to the locker room for medical help . Although Hogan later returned to the match to help Savage defeat Akeem and Bossman , Hogan ' s actions with Elizabeth caused Savage to attack him backstage , setting up the headline match for WrestleMania . The Twin Towers went on to face The Rockers at WrestleMania V and defeated them when Akeem pinned Shawn Michaels with a 747 Splash after a powerbomb from the Big Bossman . Post - Twin Tower period . In early 1990 , Big Bossman became upset with Slick always trying to take the credit for him ( as well as refusing to be part of a payoff from Ted DiBiase ) , and turned on both his manager and his partner Akeem . He defeated Akeem at WrestleMania VI . Although Akeem remained in the WWF until October 1990 , his loss to The Bossman at WrestleMania was his last high profile match in the company . World Championship Wrestling . In early 1991 , Gray resumed the One Man Gang gimmick in World Championship Wrestling and feuded with El Gigante ( Jorge González ) . He and manager Kevin Sullivan shaved Gigante ' s head in a post - match sneak attack . He lost a Loser Leaves WCW match to Gigante and left WCW afterwards , but returned in 1995 . He became a member of Sullivan ' s " Dungeon of Doom " and lasted only a few months , but did hold the WCW United States Championship one time . He defeated Kensuke Sasaki for the title and dropped it to Konnan on his way out . During his time in WCW in 1992 , Gray appeared in the movie " Stay Tuned " . After WCW . One Man Gang wrestled in a dark match against Flash Flanagan prior to the February 3 , 1998 " RAW Is WAR " taping . However , he was not hired . Also in 1998 One Man Gang briefly joined Extreme Championship Wrestling , including appearing at their flagship event , November to Remember . Gray made another appearance in the WWF in 2001 for the gimmick battle royal at WrestleMania X - Seven , again donning the One Man Gang costume . Currently . At this time , the Gang has lost a lot of weight and plans on losing even more following a heart attack in 2000 . He currently works as a prison guard at the Louisiana State Penitentiary . Although Grey is no longer performing on a regular basis , he occasionally makes appearances on the independent wrestling circuit .