George Gray is a first class guy. I got to meet him and he was awesome. A real gentleman and a truly great performer. One of the best big men ever in the business.
@Kane265102 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear One Man Gang was happily married for so long. It's encouraging.
@WaterBanana173 жыл бұрын
I’m from Baton Rouge too!! And I went to high school with your son…. You’re the BEST Mr. George… you are GOOD AS GOLD
@PunkSlapper1232 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of meeting George Gray and his wife. First class people. I always enjoyed watching George perform as any character. He was great.
@PunkSlapper123 Жыл бұрын
The intro of the Shockmaster had to be one of the most comical things that ever happened in professional wrestling.
@wottermelon1132 Жыл бұрын
OMG is an absolute legend. I was terrified of him as a kid, which makes him the perfect heel. And he seems like such a great guy in real life.
@piyber43 жыл бұрын
WWE step up and put Akeem in the hall of fame.
@scottsignorelli6396 Жыл бұрын
It's cool how the wrestler's who played the meanest heels are truly the nicest people in real life.
@Fang_Face3 ай бұрын
IKR! OMG, Kamala, Andrea when he was a heel, Earthquake, Psycho Sid, Nikolai Volcoff, I could go on and on.
@codenamecatatonic88942 жыл бұрын
Saw Tugboat , Big BossMan in Lansing. Both so cool & such a gentleman to the kids waiting outside. “One man gang “good guys all of them. Thank you guys. 🤟
@dad72753 жыл бұрын
Boy that would have been a great tag team Tugboat and OMG! Nice to hear from them both. It'd be a honor to meet and talk to them in person. I thought Tugboat made a great face, and Gang a great heel. God bless you all.
@rict58782 жыл бұрын
One Man Gang was one of the best big men in the biz.
@Mike-y1g9x3 жыл бұрын
Typhoon and Akeem !
@jnulpi2 жыл бұрын
two legends.so glad to see them healthy and good aged.
@WaterBanana173 жыл бұрын
HE IS THE BEST!!!! Thank you so much for this Mr. Apter and Mr. Gray!!!!
@TheNotbadphonedaddy2 жыл бұрын
Love all three of these guys! Great guys! You know one thing I always really appreciated about Tugboat is that even though he was a huge guy that could "just" rely on his size, he didn't. He went to the gym and kept himself in shape, You can tell by looking at his arms & chest. The dude had definition even for as big as he was & because he kept himself in shape, he could do a lot of stuff in the ring a lot of other big guys couldn't. He's probably the most underrated Big Guy of all time.
@harleymitchell60502 жыл бұрын
Loved the interview! You brought the best of those great athletes! Thanks!
@angelotero7729Ай бұрын
two big underrated dudes that can bump and go with the best of them
@dondemmeljr1765 Жыл бұрын
Undoubtedly two of the nicest guys I ever met in professional wrestling! Each of them First Class Acts to travel with each and every day! 🙏💯
@kkwok93 жыл бұрын
Love this channel. Thank you Mr Apter
@Kane265102 жыл бұрын
Tugboat - so well spoken and cogent, given the punishment over the years. Seems like someone you could sit down and talk with for HOURS.
@jasonrandall51482 жыл бұрын
Has the Gang strunk a little shorter because because i remember Tugboat being a little shorter then the Gang. But now Tugboat looks a little taller the the Gang.
@Danimal779 ай бұрын
He is extremely hunched over. One Man Gang was a legit 6'6" man in his prime and Tugboat was 6'3". Due to what appears to be spinal curvature, One Man Gang has lost several inches (about 4") off his original heat when he was able to stand straight and tall.
@kevinslothower53092 жыл бұрын
Both these guys should be in the wwe hall of fame. There more then deserving to go into the hall of fame. Great wrestlers good men.
@g-man2507 Жыл бұрын
Is that a 7XL shirt lol?
@cwc897910 ай бұрын
Does anyone think WWE will bring George in the HOF?
@WaterBanana173 жыл бұрын
Will typhoon and gang be at comic con in Lafayette Louisiana at the end of this month?! Or if not, how about red stick round up at Lamar Dixon expo center at the end of September? I’m goin to both and would love to meet both!!!!!
@MrBargill2 жыл бұрын
Wow a great interview/glad they are happy and doing well.....
@Anthonyjorge13 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir for making our childhood the best. Too bad my son haven’t heard of the WWF. God bless you All
@Bellthorian2 жыл бұрын
Wrestling was so much better pre internet, when kayfabe was a thing and there were territories. I remember spending hours reading PWI learning about wrestlers from other territories, it was so much fun.
@greatesttoysevermade36933 жыл бұрын
One Man Gang baby! Loved him in WCCW with Gary Hart! Very nice guy too, he loves his fans.
@robertcornelius35142 жыл бұрын
No one will ever forget the Shockwave's trip during Sid's promo.
@mr.timebombman22302 жыл бұрын
Shockmaster
@robertcornelius35142 жыл бұрын
@@mr.timebombman2230 , which produced quite a shockwave. Lol
@y2flu10 ай бұрын
George is one of the few good guys in wrestling - didn't drink, didn't do drugs, didn't hang out with the boys. Just a humble, down to earth guy.
@KirksCORNER1983 Жыл бұрын
Man I wish I knew about this show I am close to Allentown PA
@chriswillis15852 жыл бұрын
As a 10 year old, I thought you killed Ernie Ladd when you jumped from the ropes on his knees while Afa and Sica held him down. Greetings from Alexandria...
@vinnieboomboom94233 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill!!! Your Da best George!!!
@Bellthorian2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Tugboat at the Capital Center in Landover Maryland. For a "Mid Card" guy holy crap he was over......that crowd was so loud.
@WaterBanana173 жыл бұрын
Get on this Mr. Apter:. You are the best
@billysikes1374 Жыл бұрын
Love them both, Gang is so cool
@jasonshirley52533 жыл бұрын
One man Gang!! 747 All night long. Awesome. Remember him 747 a referee!! Lights Out!!!
@semofolkie3 жыл бұрын
Love the Crusher man. That man can beat a bear
@WaterBanana173 жыл бұрын
Gang… please come to red stick wrestle con at the end of September in Gonzales, LA… Lamar Dixon expo center
@russellmclainmusic3 жыл бұрын
He's booked there i think bro
@iceman65182 жыл бұрын
Love the intro with talk of an unproven injection that is faker than wwf/e. Entertainment wrestling has worked as for the previous mention of an experiment, man shows what works and what doesn't.
@impalaman97073 жыл бұрын
He was 6 foot 9, but it looks like age has shrunk Gang down to 6 foot 4? All bent over now!
@DabsDad2 ай бұрын
OMG broke kayfabe for me in 1984 when my father was in ICU after being shot on the turnpike in FL as an FHP officer. In West Palm Beach there was only one dressing room so I had the curtain pulled back for me. Unforgettable as a 10 year old. I also met Dory Funk, Mike Graham, Wahoo McDaniel, Jessie Barr and Brian Blair. When CWF folded in 1987 I stopped watching Pro Wrestling. OMG was such a nice guy and he really stuck out to me because he was a heel at the time. The wrestlers all treated me like a very special guest. This was before WWF got huge and the 20/20 with Stossel came out.
@Difrentstyles3 жыл бұрын
Bill was everywhere then *Legend*
@halriggs9328 Жыл бұрын
The gang needs to be in hall of fame
@gametourny4ever62711 ай бұрын
Man. I want one of those Akeem shirts!
@WaterBanana173 жыл бұрын
I would love to meet you mr. apter as well!!
@scousehead2 жыл бұрын
Seem like really nice fellas, Tugboat/Typhoon looks healthier today than he did back in the 90's.
@terminat16 ай бұрын
Did George have to mention the Shockmaster? I mean, come on.
@jumpstreet11973 жыл бұрын
Toughesr opponent for Fred as Tugboat had to have been the Undertaker. They were doing house show circuits in the early 90s.
@tenfourproductionsllc3 жыл бұрын
TugBoat/Big Steel Man/Shockmaster/Typhoon one of the strongest men ever to be in the ring and One Man Gang/Akeem had the best 747 splash in the history of the ring. Both should be in the Hall of Fame, both never will be though which is a shame.
@terminat1 Жыл бұрын
Never? How can you possibly know that?
@WaterBanana173 жыл бұрын
Omg how can I get that shirt?????
@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti68542 жыл бұрын
Are you saying Oh My God or One Man Gang? 🤔
@WaterBanana172 жыл бұрын
@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 both! Lol
@davideromiti3704 ай бұрын
Grande One Man Gang!!!
@lonniec7603 Жыл бұрын
Respect to Bill Apter
@martinhadfield67815 ай бұрын
Legends!
@dougmeyers Жыл бұрын
I should try his marital advice. Pretty much just do your own thing and let her do her thing. Maybe come together once in a while. We might get along better that way. If it works for him, it might work for me too.
@btipton68993 жыл бұрын
Love Bill Apter!!
@Fang_Face3 ай бұрын
Who would have known back in his prime that the big nasty One Man Gang was the model that EVERY pro wrestler should strive to be like? Also Ronnie Garvin…Even Greg Valentine had his hands full with him, lol.
@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti68543 ай бұрын
Too bad we never got The Twin Towers vs The Natural Disasters...
@williambaxter46282 жыл бұрын
Didn't know I had it! HA!
@studbourbon798 Жыл бұрын
Great fellas
@vinnieboomboom94233 жыл бұрын
Your Awesome Fred!!!
@director1914 Жыл бұрын
I love his shirt
@kearneydillon4803 Жыл бұрын
SHOCKMASTER!!!
@billywilliams87533 жыл бұрын
The Shockmaster! Gang is the OMG OG 😀
@fredleinweber28192 жыл бұрын
One Man Gang was supposedly 6'9" and Tugboat is 6'3". I see how hunched OMG is now but did he shrink that much? Is Tugboat wearing lifts?
@zackvanhalen2 жыл бұрын
Tugboat was at least 6'4" in his prime and doesn't look much less now. I don't know why he's listed anywhere at 6'3". Earthquake was listed at 198 cm (6'6") in sumo wrestling, and Tugboat/Typhoon was not much shorter. OMG was about 6'6"-6'7" in his prime and has shrunk a bit because of his posture issues. He was never his billed 6'9".
@shanetutt5182 жыл бұрын
Tugboat 6.3???...he's the same height as earthquake (john.tenta)..who was legit 6.6....
@hymansahak181 Жыл бұрын
Tugboat has great posture, you can see.
@Danimal77 Жыл бұрын
One Man Gang WAS a legit 6'6" in his prime. He's much less now seeing how hunched over he is today. He's practically completely bent over. In his prime he would have had several inches on Tugboat.
@lexx55511 ай бұрын
Akeem has done so much for African Wrestling over the years
@dougmeyers Жыл бұрын
Good people
@zachdelong10392 жыл бұрын
I’d say Akeem biggest win in WWF/E was a clean pin he got over Brett Hart right when Hart was starting his singles run in say 1990 Match can be seen on Prime Time Wrestling
@willsee14043 жыл бұрын
OMG’s neck looks like it comes out of his body at a 45 degree angle !
@citizenbeeswax79853 жыл бұрын
That's because hes a little hunched over lol. I'm just glad hes alive and well.
@tenfourproductionsllc3 жыл бұрын
@@citizenbeeswax7985 To have two big men like that still with us is a treat.
@citizenbeeswax79853 жыл бұрын
@@tenfourproductionsllc my thoughts exactly. So many big men are gone: earthquake, bam bam, vader, big boss man, yokozuna, mabel etc. I'm so happy to see how strong and healthy they still look.
@NameThatSong12 жыл бұрын
So what? He's a damn ring legend. Don't worry about his back/neck.
@Danimal779 ай бұрын
@@citizenbeeswax7985 A lot hunched over. One Man Gang in his prime had a good 3" on Tugboat and now Tugboat is taller than One Man Gang.
@lonniec7603 Жыл бұрын
One Man Gang best gimmick name ever.
@WaterBanana173 жыл бұрын
Gang.. did you ever wrestle a real bear??
@MrPAULONEAL Жыл бұрын
Centennial is 100 years...
@kevinfowler121811 ай бұрын
Tugboat is a big man
@donsab-xz4so Жыл бұрын
Should've ended it with him tripping and falling down.
@lonniec7603 Жыл бұрын
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
@696969640 Жыл бұрын
at 4.50 a little piece of meat between to big pieces of bread sandwich him lol
@truthhurtseverybody1289 Жыл бұрын
Gang can't even stand up straight any more. He looks 6ft 5 curved over like that.
@Danimal779 ай бұрын
He is extremely hunched over. One Man Gang was a legit 6'6" man in his prime and Tugboat was 6'3". Due to what appears to be spinal curvature, One Man Gang has lost several inches (about 4") off his original heat when he was able to stand straight and tall.
@oveidasinclair9822 жыл бұрын
One Man Gang is the best of the Big Man wrestlers and there is no better wrestling name than One Man Gang, that is a cool ass name.
@jonathanduplantis14032 жыл бұрын
What a great dude
@iwinguy1195 Жыл бұрын
Get it right Mean Gene! It’s AKEEM my brotha.😏
@beasleymatt8100 Жыл бұрын
I met him back in the 1970s as crusher, he lived in lexington ky on jennifer rd and fady savage used to co e over hang at the pool