One Man Gang On Difficult Wrestlers To Work With

One Man Gang is asked if he's ever dreaded getting in the ring with someone. Dylan The Destroyer's 2nd Annual Autism Awareness Fundraiser Q&A. Dalton, OH. 4/27/2019
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Full Q&A with Madman Fulton, Mr Insanity Toby Klein, One Man Gang, Bob Roop, Demolition: • Madman Fulton, Demolit...
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[@OhioWrestlecast]

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[@williamschutz4982]

So cool that these guys support autism awareness. My son is severely autistic.

[@Stevenirons]

One Man gang?? Pretty sure you mean Akeem the African dream, now cue the jive soul bro 🎶🎶

[@douglaspatrick868]

Especially guys like Gang, I put him right up there with Terry Funk and Bobby Eaton as bar none one of the most kind and genuine guys in wrestling, just an incredibly kind and gracious man.

[@enzokayson8732]

I know it's kinda randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to stream newly released movies online ?

[@caidenangel7697]

@Enzo Kayson Flixportal :)

[@Andy-qn8ou]

Wish these guys who entertained us were as financially stable as their bosses.

[@highpitcheric1542]

Middle class never gains

[@user-sb2tb9oe7d]

Bill Eadie is doing just fine as unlike a bunch of wrestlers he lived long enough to get his pension

[@mikemiller9141]

@@highpitcheric1542 who’s high pitch

[@r0ckstar666]

Well Vince just sold the xfl and is not as rich as he used to be.

[@bb-gc2tx]

The only one I don’t feel bad for is the one man gang. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say he’s not the sharpest knife in the draw. This idiot. Cost himself tons of money because he left the wwf because he was tired from the schedule. Even after Vince and hogan told him he was Goihg to work a long program with hogan lmao how dumb could you be. Even after they told him that he still told Vince I’m tired I’m going home. What a moron

[@Johnny_Thunder]

One Man Gang is one of the coolest names ever.

[@billclothier1482]

DarkLight Yeah, I always liked that name better than Akeem The African Dream.

[@azariah15]

@@billclothier1482 I am shocked as to how much weight he put on.

[@billclothier1482]

Getting old sucks lol!

[@sydneystroud4397]

@@billclothier1482 There was an NBA center who had that nickneame.

[@willnchicago696]

From Crusher Broomfield to One Man Gan to Akeem the African Dream He got the One Man Gang name from Ronnie Garvin who had used that nickname in Southeastern Wrestling in the late 70’s

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

I bet OMG has never said a harsh word about anyone...total class ..a gentleman through and through

[@MafiaKingfishNOLA]

George Gray is a first class gentleman. I got to meet him. He was super nice.

[@wottermelon1132]

@@MafiaKingfishNOLA I really wish I could meet him. He was my hero (or anti-hero?) growing up. I was terrified of him as a kid, which means he was the perfect heel. Now, seeing him talk and realizing what a good, thoughtful man he is only makes me admire him more. He is one of the greats in the business.

[@michaelhogan4666]

I enjoyed watching him work . Even back in my teens. I always got a kick out of the big guys, and he was among the biggest! What a kind” teddy bear” sort in real life…

[@1950Grendel]

I love it when the retired wrestlers get together to tell stories.

[@rayrosini8907]

Bob Roop looks like a combination of Ole and Arn Anderson and can be the 4th Anderson Brother.

[@djdonald243]

I thought that was Ole.

[@j.c.ca.o.l7035]

The more I listen to OMG, I just think he is such a nice guy.

[@jimh.412]

I believe he lost his house in a flood a couple years ago and was homeless for awhile. I hope he's doing alright now. 💪

[@j.c.ca.o.l7035]

@@jimh.412 me too, that's terrible.

[@JaimeGonzalez-wx1gw]

I thought the same thing. I enjoy having conversations with people like this.

[@joedaniels4646]

I was working for a couple years as a jobber for the WWF (Was champion of an independent federation at the time.) and wrestled against Demolition ... those guys were awesome to work with! Glad to see they are still looking good and healthy.

[@billparsonson7259]

Thats great man, Demolition are my all time favourite tag team. What a cool experience you must have had.

[@joedaniels4646]

@@billparsonson7259 It was great getting to work with them and others ... There is a KZbin video out there of me wrestling them ... Also Jake the Snake .... You can watch that one by simply putting in Joe Champ vs Jake the Snake

[@billparsonson7259]

@@joedaniels4646 I will definitely go and watch it. I can only imagine what it was like getting in that old WWF ring during the Hulkamania glory days. I was a little kid in England at that time, wrestling has never been that good since.

[@joedaniels4646]

@@billparsonson7259 I was a 5X champion in an independent federation, but did some work in the WWF because I wanted to eventually secure a position with them, but I made a few mistakes and it never happened. So I continued to just work the independent circuits No regrets, was a very fun time of my life back then. And your right ... Personally I think wrestling sucks anymore, and I don't even watch it.

[@billparsonson7259]

@@joedaniels4646 love hearing these sorts of stories. Nice to know some of the guys like yourself survived the 80s and 90s wrestling business. Awesome too that you had a job in wrestling outside of the WWF. I wrestled in the south of england from 97 until 2001 but I made zero money. I paid more in gas to get to shows and couldn't sustain it. I had to admit to myself it wasnt going to happen. I'd have loved to have ever wrestled 1 match in the old WWF. I travelled around with the bushwhackers, earthquake and Tatanka a few times when they were at the end of their careers. Great match with Jake too by the way, nice to see the stars give guys some shine.

[@ivanadams3809]

The one man gang is so respectful what a cool guy

[@coffeenow2382]

Looks like they are sitting in the hallway outside of the principal's office....🤔🤔🤣

[@QuentinDude]

or a AA meeting on halloween

[@coffeenow2382]

@@QuentinDude LMAO 😂😂

[@JENDALL714]

I was going to say outside their prison cells in the common area.

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

@ItsStillRealToMe DamnIt One Man Gang worked at the Angola, Louisiana, Prison after he retired, in the Death Row section.

[@madant22]

They look like their in the line up going to Jail.

[@randymiller3949]

I have so much respect for the OLD SCHOOL TERRITORIES & THE OLD SCHOOL NWA WRESTLERS!!! The 70s & 80s were the absolute best for Wrestling!!! Ron Fuller Robert Fuller Jimmy Golden Bob Armstrong Brad Armstrong Tony Anthony The FreeBirds Ken Lucas Don Carson The Grapplers The Flame/Assassin Masked SuperStar Jerry Stubbs Austin Idol Mongolian Stomper Jos Leduc Randy Rose Norvell Austin Dennis Condrey Bobby Eaton Stan Hansen Harley Race Ernie Ladd Thunderbolt Patterson PorkChop Cash Bob Sweetan Eric Embry Larry Zbyszko Jerry Lawler Jimmy Valent Ron Bass Black Jack Mulligan Dusty Rhodes Wahoo McDaniel Chick Donovan Rip Rogers Exotic Adrian Street Barry Windam Ox Baker One Man Gang 4 Horsemen Ronny Garvin Jimmy Garvin Eddie Gilbert John Tatum The Von Erichs Gino Hernandez Gentleman Chris Adam's IceMan King Parsons Bill Dundee Road Warriors King Kong Bundy Big John Stud Andre The Giant Don Muraco SuperStar Billy Graham Jesse Ventura Dick Slater Dutch Mantell Jack & Jerry Brisco Bruiser Brody Dick Murdock Terry Funk Dory Funk Tommy Rich Dr.Death Steve Williams Ted Dibiase Hacksaw Jim Duggan Roddy Piper Jeff Jarrett Tim Horner Matt Bourne David Schultz Crusher Blackwell Tom Prichett Junk Yard Dog Mr.Wrestling 2 Buzz Sawyer Bugsy McGraw Kevin Sullivan ...and I could go on & on!!! THESE ARE THE REAL WRESTLERS WE OLD SCHOOL REAL WRESTLING FANS OWE EVERYTHING TO!!! Much love from Mobile Alabama.

[@jonburrows2684]

80s were better be all the way around

[@luciano-km7mq]

@Zeal! Its not even wrestling anymore. Its a damn soap opera. The introduction of trish stratus, torrie, kiebler was the beginning of the end. What garbage! I checked out in 2003. Long live the 80s, 90s and (minus the soap opera crap) early 2000s.

[@bobbygaspard9107]

thats all good legends up there

[@hannibalebc2775]

ABSOLUTELY 👌

[@hannibalebc2775]

Great job Randy

[@flairfan4life1]

I met and spoke with Bob Roop. What a great guy!

[@tomr3422]

everyone has a Terry Funk impression. The Midnight express said that WCCW was like having a friendly bar fight "you knew your were going to get hit, but not really hurt. Love The Gang he was a great worker like so many big guys at the time.

[@jdriguez00]

Wow,thank god we still have these legends who are still with us to tell stories

[@steelcastle5616]

Ax, Smash, and OMG...what a great panel!

[@WolfLikeMyself]

OMG and Demolition seem like such down to earth and respectful human beings.

[@pledgestone]

I used to love One Man Gang. One of the best matches I ever saw was him against Ted DiBiase. I became a fan while watching that match.

[@getoutandfish2005]

I remember the first the first time I seen the One Man Gang at the Sportatorium. He was the biggest human I had ever seen. I was probably 7 years old and Kerry Von Erich was my hero so when he walked down the isle to the ring I remember wanting to yell at him but honestly he scared the hell out of me. Luckily Kerry got the best of him that night! Oh how I miss Friday nights at the Sportatorium.

[@22tuff]

the first time I saw him was in ICW. He was Crusher Broomfeild. Cowboy Bob Orton was using him to do his bidding. Ronnie Garvin gave him the name ONE MAN GANG after he beat the crap out of Orton.

[@kh-sg3rd]

And the flates ass you ever seen

[@derekhawkcherokeefire]

I was in my teens watching ONE MAN GANG & Good Ole JR on MIDSOUTH Wrestling. GOOD TIMES 🤘🤘

[@williamschutz4982]

RESPECT TO ALL OF THESE GUYS HERE FOR SUPPORTING AUTISM AWARENESS.

[@phoenixman8569]

Axe and smash finally retired, but they still cannot give up looking the character, now that's commitment to your passion!!!!!

[@DeadKoby]

I like that these guys aren't hating on their opponents... just "hard to work a good match with them".....

[@richardwilliams1310]

I only ever really watched One Man Gang & Akeem in the WWF when I was a kid and once when he toured Sydney, Australia in 2000 for Superstars of Wrestling. As the gang you would think he would be a big scary bloke, but he seems like a gentle giant

[@kentuckytraveler270]

The gang does my favorite interviews.

[@dm95422]

Glad to see them all alive and well.

[@KaneRobot]

Dang, looks more like One Man Army now

[@nielgregory108]

He weighs less today than he did when he was rasslin.

[@catyear75]

OMG - Pure Class !

[@Johnnyrocks34]

Great funk impression!

[@theeverchosen1504]

Respect for all these guys for doing a charity event, even if they did get paid to be there

[@joem.8277]

I do not care if they are never inducted, and I hope the three individuals I am about to mention read this. One Man Gang, Ax and Smash, you are and will always be in the real Hall of Fame, the hearts of us true ol' school wrestling fans who will always cheer for you and respect you.

[@jdbankshot]

did you know that 'ax' was also 'the masked superstar'?

[@smitty3bud236]

This reminds me of the scene from The Wrestler. Where the old wrestlers are sitting in a gymnasium trying to sell VHS cassettes and sign autographs.

[@billclothier1482]

smitty3 bud Such an underrated movie!

[@johnnygavin3654]

Good to see Ole laugh. Never saw that before.

[@stevekapp7148]

Thats not ole Anderson. That was Bob Roop

[@aaronboswell798]

The territories yes love the old school guys

[@NorthJerseyJabroni]

When I saw the thumbnail pic, with the guy next to him wearing the same color shirt and the cinderblock background, I thought "Oh no - how did the OMG end up in jail?!" LOL

[@l228spn]

He worked there 😉

[@tomhood7343]

I remember Kerry Von Erich in his WWF run was completely wild and all over the place just before he got let go. You didn't know what was going to happen in his matches. The guy would just throw a bunch of punches fly around it was crazy.

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

Vince screwed the pooch on that one with Kerry.

[@Randy-ry9ss]

The Texas Tornado was a fitting name.........Very sad story for the Von Erich Family.

[@navbuoy]

Nicest guy from all appearances but I will never forget him slapping his 747 finishing move on a referee...it was insane!

[@kearneydillon4803]

Notice how Goddamned long OMG's arms are?? His forearms are crazy long..

[@skincarver1797]

In Gary Hart's book he said OMG got Kevin & Kerry's names tattooed on his head in wccw. He got them covered up after he left of course but that's some dedication.

[@nicklengyel6710]

Out of everyone there only had met Demolition.cool people they are.

[@NateNizzle]

I KNEW he was going to say Junkyard Dog

[@derekdash2179]

Smash was trying to give him the stare!

[@brentamania89]

One man gang was so nice to meet class act very kind to me

[@daleburton92]

2:55 Funny Terry Funk impersonation.

[@steelcastle5616]

Whenever Terry Funk says you're too damn wild, that kinda says something.

[@ecwwwrasslin7663]

OMG dropping knowledge...

[@prayingmantis6777]

I didn't even know that was Ole until he spoke up about money...lol.

[@boopah4365]

The One Man Gang from Halstead Street, Chicago Illinois!

[@shaunsmith7928]

I heard he lives in Spartanburg SC now

[@boopah4365]

@@shaunsmith7928 yeah, honestly I doubt hes even even been to Halsted street..all just a gimick.

[@shaunsmith7928]

John Anderson Yeah gimmick,my favorite was always Sting though,still is

[@jackstevenson4679]

Yeah that’s not a Illinois accent. Sounds more like Tennessee or Georgia. Somewhere in the Carolinas.

[@travisgosnell868]

He’s from Spartanburg SC. He is living in Louisiana now.

[@ericjones9487]

One of the nicest guys in Wrestling

[@dau1enti]

“One Man Gang! Gang! Moon! Destroy that damn car now, with the chain!”

[@davidtibbs5788]

OneManGang has been in about every orginisation of the Wrestling business that existed inthe 70s and 80s.

[@oriondx72]

When i 1st started watching wrestling he was in the uwf lots of great wrestler they had!

[@tenfourproductionsllc]

He was great. He was never THE GUY in any of them, but always did his job well and the 747 splash... Plus, he retired Little Beaver in the probably the greatest squash in the history of wrestling.

[@MafiaKingfishNOLA]

​@@tenfourproductionsllcThat was King Kong Bundy, not One Man Gang.

[@loosescrews8106]

OMG probably did not realize at that time that those Von Erich boys were geeked up on drugs.

[@allencollins5666]

With The Same Hairstyle, Bam Bam Bigelow & Tge One Man Gang Look Like Brothers.

[@kwmusic4560]

Bob Roop was at one time one of the toughest men on the planet. But age is undefeated.

[@TarheelTad64]

Well said KW Music

[@bigroy38]

Looks like Ole.

[@haydenmillholland4496]

@@bigroy38 hell that's who I thought it was at first

[@CEW3373]

@@bigroy38 I thought it was Arn Anderson at first.

[@ferox965]

I thought it was Ole...until he was actually nice...

[@scottaustin4035]

I miss the WCCW days. A lot of Super stars got their starts and their reconstruction before moving on. I wish Erich would have tried to expand the promotion nation wide.

[@mikekrause3671]

event The Undertaker started there.

[@scottaustin4035]

@@mikekrause3671 I know.

[@litehouse6]

Liked the Funk impression.

[@BLM_Big_Lipped_Marxist]

Hey it’s, Akeem The African Dream! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shaunblue8631]

Good stuff good hear this

[@freddiehall6433]

Old school rassling... even when it was bad it was good.

[@dacechasinghawk3910]

LOL . The Von Erich boys and JYD.

[@jeffmac9642]

Ax and Smash look fantastic

[@Scorch1028]

It’s a miracle that One Man Gang is still alive weighing 400+ pounds in his 60s. I can honestly say that I have never seen another person his size, who’s his age or older. He’s got to lose a minimum 200 pounds ASAP, or I don’t think he’ll make it to 70.

[@josephm8078]

Legends

[@davidebrownstl]

Fun fact: One Man Gang loved his Akeem character and always named it as his favorite

[@namelessentity5851]

Is that Bob Roop sitting to OMG's left? At first I thought it was Ole Anderson, but he wasn't getting super pissed-off like normal.

[@chadmiller7876]

Yep its bob, hard to tell which is understandable. Time hasn't been well to some of these guys. I know after i watched some old mid south one day i decided to look him up and my jaw hit the floor when i saw him. You just forget how long its really been.

[@billywall7752]

Chad Miller That’s Bob Roop? I thought that was Ole Anderson.

[@dantegood2195]

Chad Miller - No. It’s Ole Anderson

[@billywall7752]

Dante Goodman There’s video of them being introduced. It’s actually Bob Roop.

[@dantegood2195]

Billy Wall - lol. U responded before I could delete the comment. You’re right. I would have bet money it was ole. Roop Looks and sounds just like him. Spooky

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

Got links to each of their responses to this question?

[@RobertCookJr-vh3xk]

I miss old school wrestling!

[@saddam9507]

I love the One Man Gang, no disrespect, But anyone else wonder if his chair was going to collapse?!!!

[@Fuzzybunny-ki1cw]

oh man Kevin Von Erich.... what a bad ass. Love that guy.

[@allancove4483]

When OMG did Terry Funk I thought it WAS Terry Funk. OMG sounded just like him. lmfao

[@KMK6464]

Bad day to be a chair .

[@larrysierens1029]

Lmfao

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

Or a commode.

[@willieholmes1483]

😆

[@declanryan6540]

Brilliant 👏

[@johnwireman2660]

Terry Funk couldn’t take another match with JYD. Then spends most of the next decade doing crazy shit in ECW. Unbelievable.

[@tenfourproductionsllc]

What's funny is that in every single Funk vs JYD match, Funk would get the upper hand and then for some reason, try to headbutt the JYD in the skull.... Knocking himself out, and he did this in every single match they had.

[@oveidasinclair982]

One man Gang had the coolest name in the business, he was my favorite big man wrestler

[@toddmartin6572]

Demolition is a class act

[@michaelkitchen6000]

Akeem the African Dream telling all

[@kekeedordu8422]

Kevin von Eric is one of my top 5 wrestlers

[@TheHaloRed]

Akeeeeeem the African Dream!!!

[@deadpan80]

there is something both sad and endearing about Demolition still putting the face paint on wearing sweatpants

[@danielcastillo4537]

When wrestling was fun to watch...

[@johnfalcetta5431]

Gang with the nicest burial ever

[@thetcoaster]

At 2:53 *fart* 😂😂😂

[@michaelmarkowski204]

Apparently there were a lot more wrestlers who didn't like working with JYD. Greg Valentine among them. JYD had very little in the way of wrestling skills, but all you have to be is over to earn more money, and he was over.

[@MrMgakaf]

Loved gang as akeem 😂 he was funny as hell with slick too

[@EllahRah]

Akeem 4 Life!

[@MsSmitty9]

Dani The way Akeem dressed back then , He looked like a Giant Buffalo Sabre. 😂

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@MsSmitty9 A white guy named "the African Dream" with a black manager. LOL!!! The crap they got away with back in the day would never fly with the modern day snowflake crowd.

[@oriondx72]

2:57 lol he does that so well!

[@oscarkoop2548]

You'd think when your inviting wrestlers for a question panel that you would get these large men some big comfortable chairs and possibly a damn table so they would have a drink of water and something to lean on. Gheesh

[@mattroxursoul]

I can only hear Slick Rick singing Jive Soul Bro when I see One Man Gang. I remember watching OMG squash guys on Super Stars and I have fond memory of Macho Man beating him at Mania. I honestly thought Savage was in trouble cause I had seen OMG squash guys so often... to be fair I was like 7 or 8

[@missumenimsatanass]

Man I wish one man would lose some weight. Thats so not healthy for him.....for anybody! I grew up watching him and all the greats from the 80s and 90s. I would love to be able to know hes going to be around for a long time to come. Heart attacks happen to wrestlers every day thanks to the steroid and drug abuse and hard living on the road. Idk if gang was part of the drug scene or not but if he was then he's REALLY in danger! I'd like to be able to keep all the wrestlers around for a long time to come...🙏

[@davemontano3790]

You would think with his weight he would have passed away before all these in shape legends! The irony of it all!

[@snoopyssnowconesmore348]

I believe all he did was Cocaine while hanging out with the boys. He must of quit the habit before it was too late. My uncle used to work for various promotions back in the day setting up the ring and other stuff. He would always come back with stories on how he would find a lot of wrestlers hanging out in the locker room playing cards and snorting coke. One man gang is one of the wrestlers who he would see constantly along with Hawk of the LOD.

[@JonasDygd]

He wasn't always this big in his later years... I remember for the gimmick battle royal at WrestleMania he was too thin for the Akeem costume, so he competed as One Man Gang.

[@thedude2897]

Genetics does have a lot to do with it.

[@presley007]

@@JonasDygd he had a massive heart attack I believe back in the late 90s. He did lose a lot of weight for a while

[@AlbertoGonzalez-xn1lw]

Same as Abdullah the Butcher

[@christianhafer9819]

Akeem, Ax and Smash.

[@SuperFlanders123]

At least he was being honest... "But you made money w him,didn't ya?"... Uhh,not the point,he was talking about how hard it was to work w those two...There's always that one guy in the crowd,fml...

[@fmthebaron]

Ole is always grumpy and that's all he talks about is money.

[@blake7871]

@@fmthebaron Sure that’s Ole?

[@johnnyappleseed9638]

@@fmthebaron Bob Roop not Ole Anderson

[@SmilingSynic]

Ole Anderson and Bob Roop = separated at birth.

[@flowersandcandyflowersandc9093]

Junk yard dog was in fact easy to work with, because he was a crowd favorite .

[@sterlinglove2920]

flowersandcandy flowersandcandy Actually I have seen shoot interviews with Roddy Piper, and Bob Orton Jr...who all agreed that the Junkyard Dog was over but also said much of what the OMG said about there would be challenges working with JYD in the ring...but they seem that they truly did like the guy

[@flowersandcandyflowersandc9093]

@@sterlinglove2920 thanks so much.....

[@roxydog2004]

I see a lot of class up there

[@vassa1972]

Interesting video

[@jasondouglas152]

This is sad to watch , looks like they let them out of solitary confinement to answer questions for marks

[@HoodCelebrityLilRailTV]

🙏 Junkyard Dog

[@orion3706]

Who was the guy between OMG and Ax?

[@Joseph-lz5er]

His most difficult opponet probably was Akeem the African Dream lol. "Brothers and Sisters!" Lol

[@tinocontreras5105]

I bust out when Hakeem fell out the ring going into the ropes lol

[@terminat1]

@@tinocontreras5105 Akeem...

[@tinocontreras5105]

@@terminat1 been awhile forgot if it was akeem or Hakeem

[@terminat1]

I regret to tell you that I've already contacted OMG. He said he plans to give you a splash from the top rope.

[@tinocontreras5105]

@@terminat1 lol, as long as he doesn't fall between the ropes again

[@johnkelsiemcnair7787]

I do remember One Man Gang's greatest gimmick i.m.o..."The 'Panama' Gang". Just George wearing a panama hat and hawaiian shirt coming to the ring as a manager while he convalesce from knee surgery while in Florida. Well...I thought it was cool.

[@TheHaloRed]

And then later he goes to WWF and Vince turns him into "Akeem." 😂

[@alwaysamysteryyes2021]

Other than OMG and the Demos, who are the other guys? Ole between Gang and Eadie?

[@calvaryapologetics]

Axe and smash! Demolition!