Ken Johnson Kenneth " Ken " Johnson ( December 8 , 1957 ) better known to wrestling fans as " Slick - The Doctor of Style " , is a former American professional wrestling manager with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . He achieved his greatest success managing The Twin Towers . Johnson made history in 1986 by becoming the first African American manager in WWF history . Professional wrestling career . Early career . At the start of his career , Johnson did a stint in Texas All - Star Wrestling , managing Madd Maxx and Lord Humongous . He left TASW for Kansas City ' s Central States Wrestling to become " The Doctor of Style " , Slick , characterized by his smooth attitude , confident speech , and dancing as he accompanied his wrestlers to the ring ; among the wrestlers he managed in Central States were Art Crews , Timothy Flowers , Bobby Jaggers , " Bulldog " Bob Brown , and Butch Reed . Slick and his stable feuded with Kansas City mainstay Rufus R . Jones and other fan favorites before he and Reed were forced out of the territory after dropping a " Loser Leaves Town " match to Bruiser Brody . World Wrestling Federation . Slick debuted in the WWF alongside Reed in September 1986 . Soon after , he purchased a " half interest " in " Classy " Freddie Blassie ' s heel stable . Blassie was not in the best of health , and was being slowly phased out of storylines . Slick eventually took over all managerial duties from Blassie , initially managing Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik . During this time , Slick also ( Kayfabe ) sold the contract of Hercules ( another wrestler of Blassie ' s former stable ) to fellow heel manager Bobby " The Brain " Heenan for a " pile of money " . Slick ' s biggest success as a manager came when he took Akeem ( previously known as the One Man Gang ) and the Big Boss Man , the Twin Towers , to main event matches against Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion " Macho Man " Randy Savage , The Mega Powers . The theme song " Jive Soul Bro " ( written by David Wolff , Vernie " Butch " Taylor , and Jeff Batter ) was the subject of a music video featuring him . Slick would also manage The Bolsheviks ( Volkoff and Boris Zhukov ) , Rick Martel , Power and Glory ( Hercules and Paul Roma ) , and The Warlord . While Slick ' s billed height was only 5 ' 11 , he was actually 6 ' 4 . In later shoot interviews , Slick mentioned that he was often as tall as ( or , in the case of Power and Glory , taller than ) the wrestlers he managed , which created some back stage tension as both managers and referees were generally smaller so as to make the wrestlers seem bigger and more imposing to the public . In November 1991 , Slick went on an extended leave of absence after being powerslammed by Davey Boy Smith . He returned a month later as the face " Reverend Slick " , denouncing his shady past and striving to become a better man . This gimmick was a take on his real life , as Johnson was a born - again Christian . He sometimes appeared on WWF programming to give a " sermon " that was usually a simple , uplifting message ; he rarely ( if ever ) mentioned Jesus Christ or God . His main storyline under this gimmick was to take Kamala from the hands of Harvey Wippleman and Kim Chee to convince him that he was not just a Ugandan monster who deserved constant berating , but a man , and he tried to instill Kamala with self - respect ( including a memorable segment where Slick and Kamala went bowling ) . Post - wrestling career . After retiring from wrestling , Johnson graduated from Trinity Valley Bible College . He received a bachelor ' s and master ' s degree and is now an ordained minister in Longview , Texas . On April 1 , 2007 , Johnson , reprising his role as Slick , appeared at WrestleMania 23 , dancing with various WWE superstars and legends . Johnson also made several appearances for IHWE , an independent promotion in Fort Worth , Texas in 2009 . Johnson was inducted into the IHWE Hall of Fame on October 30 , 2009 . Johnson also appeared in June 2010 at the promotion ' s Supercard . Johnson still appears from time to time on IHWE cards to sign autographs . Johnson reprised the Slick character on the " Old School " edition of " WWE Raw " on November 15 , 2010 , joining legends the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff in the ring . In 2012 , Johnson appeared for TX Stampede Wrestling where he received a lifetime achievement award . On July 23 , 2012 , Johnson made a special appearance on " Raw 1000 " . He served as the reverend presiding over the wedding that involved Daniel Bryan and AJ Lee .