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SplatterTribe:
Introduce yourself and compare yourself to some sort of
animal species (seriously!) and explain why the comparison.
One Man Gang:
"Hello everyone I'm the One Man Gang
/ Akeem
... I would compare myself to
a bear .. I'm big and hairy
also when it's cold I like
to hibernate ..though not in a cave .. but I do like
fish" .
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One Man Gang & Slick - WWF |
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SplatterTribe:
For anyone who may not know who you are can you give a little history lesson?
One Man Gang :
"First off everyone knows The Gang..ha,ha JK .. I've been in the great crazy world of professional wrestling since 1976..you do the math!"
I wrestled under quite a few names..Big George (My real first name. Not the 'Big' part, the other) Crusher Broomfield, Panama Gang, One Man Gang, Akeem The African Dream, I think that about does it" .
SplatterTribe:
OK, I have to ask this one. What was it like portraying a white African American for awhile in the WWF? How did that gimmick come about and what was your initial thought about the whole Akeem 'The African Dream' idea?
One Man Gang:
The
storyline was that Slick & myself found my roots and
they were from deepest darkest Africa . Being
Akeem was a blast, just getting to be so silly
with the character. (It was) totally opposite from The Gang
who was always a kickass serious heel all the time. (I) got
to have some fun and let go .
I'm not sure how it came about, of course, from Vince
(McMahon). We were doing TV tapings some where in NY and
Vince walked over to me and said, "George", he
always called me George never Gang, "do you
know how to dance?" ... Well, of course, I said, "no I
don't" ... (Then) Vince tells me I better learn ... I
don't have a clue (what he's talking about).
L ater that night Slick then tells me about the idea of me becoming Akeem from Deepest, Darkest Africa ... I really thought they were ribbing me .. but low and behold a week later I was called at home for a costume fitting in NY for my Akeem ring costume..
My first thoughts were I hated it .. but when Vince,
in so many words, told me he has a spot in the WWF
for Akeem but not for One Man Gang, I thought
it was the greatest thing ever.. Vince said the
Gang character was boring. He wanted a character with
some color ... So I took it and ran with it ...Hey, it could
have been worse, you remember Terry Taylor as The
Red Rooster / or Tony Atlas as Saba Simba?
..I came out pretty good.
SplatterTribe:
How did you originally become the One Man Gang?
One Man
Gang:
The name was pinned on me
in Mid-South Wrestling, run by
Cowboy Bill Watts ..
I was working for ICW (International Champ Wrestling) in Kentucky, ran by the Poffo's, as Crusher Broomfield .. The Big Cat Ernie Ladd came in and worked me in some matches (in the ICW) .. Ernie Ladd was working for Bill Watts. He went back and told Bill about me.
Bill contacted
the Poffo's. I was sent to Mid-South ..
They would bring me into a house show, like Baton Rouge,
LA , then New Orleans , then Shreveport, I
would arrive after the show had begun .. during the main
event I would do a run in and jump the baby - face,
whoever it was .. Dusty Rhodes , Dick
Murdoch.......
I wood Pearl Harbor them, then give them the 747
splash. They wood be stretchered out .. all this was being
filmed .. (Then) they would show it on TV and Boyd Pierce
& Bill Watts would be saying, "Who is this
monster
Skandor Akbar ( my manager) has found?" .. So, after
a few weeks, they put it all together in one long segment
for TV .. During the commentary, (I'm) not sure who
said it, but it came out as.. He's a one man gang .. and
that was the name I kept all this time ..
Yeah, I know (it's) not what you expected, but that's the
story.
SplatterTribe:
Name association time. I say the name and you say what comes to mind.
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Big Boss Man, Slick & Akeem 'The African Dream'
known as the 'Twin Towers', WWF |
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One Man Gang:
Randy Savage -
lay off the caffeine ... Ohhhh Yea snap into a Slim Jim !!
Bill Dundee
- who ??
(Tribe Note: Ohhhh, tryin' to start up something now! *LINK!*)
Hulk Hogan
- Hulk up .. block my punches .. off the ropes
into the Hogan boot .. Then the Hogan leg
drop... 1,2,3 ... get paid a lot of money !
Slick -
Jive Soul Bro' (super nice guy) who taught me to
dance
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Big Boss Man - 1/2 of The Twin Towers
Bam Bam Bigelow - wish I could have done a cart wheel like Bigelow ... really great talent and all around good guy !
Gene Okerlund - the voice of WWF - should have invested like Gene advised me to ..
Vince McMahon - the BOSS ! ... Mr. McMahon
SplatterTribe:
How do you define the following words?
One Man Gang:
Music -
anything that rocks! or anything to do with female nudity
Entertainment
- a good midget circus, I guess now I have to say little people circus
(Tribe Note: Not if your talkin' to SplatterTribe's Miss November 2009,
Kat The Midget Entertainer!)
..or anything to do with female nudity... .
Art - anything to do with female nudity...
Life - Live it to the fullest and go after your dreams !! or anything to do with female nudity...
SplatterTribe: Do you watch wrestling today and what do you think about TNA giving WWE some competition?
One Man Gang:
Never
WWE ... every once in awhile TNA .. I think
it's a good thing (TNA competition to WWE).
WWE has had a monopoly for a good while ..give the fans
a choice again. Let them choose ...
Until
Vince buys TNA also! You know it will happen!
......and if any body from TNA reads this The Gang
is available .
SplatterTribe:
Make one combined sentence out of the following random words.
Gang
Quarter
Splattered
Tattoo
Lighter
Paper Clip
One
Man Gang:
The
"Lighter" side of the "Gang" flipped a "Quarter", it landed
on a "Paperclip", to decide what kind of "Tattoo" to get
"Splattered" on his body .
SplatterTribe:
What comes to mind when you hear the word SplatterTribe?
One Man Gang:
A
tribe that splatters .. but splatters what? That is the
secret question?
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(Tribe
Note: Indeed it is the question......... Indeed it
is...........)
SplatterTribe:
Would the One Man Gang join a faction called The SplatterTribe?
One Man
Gang:
Buy me a few dozen drinks
and a couple hookers, maybe we can talk about it!
SplatterTribe:
Finish the following sentences for me.... |
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One Man Gang:
If you don't like George Gray you can...........who
is that ??
If you don't like the One Man Gang you can.......everybody
likes The Gang .. next question....
I cannot stand........getting
a popcorn kernal stuck on the little punching bag looking
thingy in my throat ! KA,KA,KA ...
There's nothing cooler than.......being
The One Man Gang .. except maybe..... hmmm no nothing
cooler!
If I wasn't doing this interview right now, I would be.........passed
out with a bunch of naked ladies thanks a lot
SplatterTribe!
I never have understood.......why
there is a tag on the mattress that says do not remove !
SplatterTribe:
Do you
believe in and-or have you had any experiences
with (if so please explain)
One
Man Gang:
Ghosts -
saw the
movie... Swayze was pretty darn good ..
I'd give it 2 thumbs up !
UFO's ..
yes .. I keep an alien in my closet ! ....
doesn't everyone ??
Sasquatch's
.. yes .. I
also believe in Leprechauns , Loch Ness Monster
, Tooth Fairy , and Global Warming!
SplatterTribe:
We have a Proverb Of The Week that we feature on our NEW &
Improved Forum/Message Board. I was wondering if you had any
proverbs we could use in the future?
One Man Gang:
Here's one I go by : " I
never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best
each and every day". ~Abraham Lincoln
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SplatterTribe:
I ask everyone I interview for a question to ask
a future interviewee. The question can be
serious or tongue in cheek. Whatever comes to
mind. This question comes from
Tyler Coe, son and guitar player for Country
Music Legend David Allen Coe and his question
is....
----What's the scariest nightmare you've ever
had?---
One Man Gang:
being asked what's the scariest nightmare you've
ever had..
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(l-r)
Demolition Ax, One Man Gang, Some
Dude & Demolition Smash (circa 2009) |
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No really, I do have a
dream about the bell ringing for me to go to the ring I'm
looking every where for my wrestling gear but can never find
it. The bell keeps on ringing and they are yelling, "Gang
you're on .. you're on .. GO .. GO ..!!" ....
(and) I'm still searching for my gear .
SplatterTribe: Do you have a good, random question I can ask a future interviewee?
One Man Gang:
When you are laid to rest
how do you want to be dressed for your last ride ?
SplatterTribe:
Do you have a question you would like to ask me?
One Man
Gang:
Who the heck are you ?? &
How much are you paying me for this interview !
(Tribe
Note: My name is Primal "The SplatterTribe Lucha Luiebre", hailing
from 'Parts Unknown'! And as
far as how much I'm paying you for this interview?
You
should be happy I'm even paying attention to this stinking
Interview!
As a
matter of fact, if this wasn't an email interview, I'd get
right up, RIGHT NOW and give you a crash course in just who
the Hell I am, just for
questioning me and making me waste my time coming up with
this piece of garbage Q & A!!! Let
me tell you something else....Mr. Gang...., back in
Question 10, I asked, "Would
the One Man Gang join a faction called The SplatterTribe?"
and you
answered..."Buy me a
few dozen drinks and a couple hookers maybe we can talk
about it!"
Big
Man........when an Elite Group like The SplatterTribe asks
you to join their organization........, it's a Yes or No
question..........And Hesitations and No's....Well, they
just ain't accepted........You understand what I am saying?
Watch
your back Gang!.............Watch Your Back!.......)
SplatterTribe:
OK, one more word association. I say it and you say the first thing that comes to mind.
One Man Gang:
WWF-
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly !
WCW -
Lost In Space .... " Danger Will Robinson"
ECW -
First Blood every night !!
SplatterTribe:
Songwriting time, I wrote 2 lines of a verse and then Athena Lee Kottak
(Drummer of the band Kottak, sister of Tommy Lee of Motley Crue & wife of James Kottak of The Scorpions)
wrote 2 more. She did take the song in it's own direction, but I need you to write 2 more. Here's the song
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ME: I see cracks in the walls
And cracks in the ceiling
Athena: I see a "crack head" on the corner
And another in the park!
One Man Gang:
I'M A WRESTLER NOT A SONGWRITER !! ok
..
divulge
YOU: I throw up my life all over my feet !
hell I just bought these shoes what a drag !
SplatterTribe:
Any closing comments concerning anything you want said, known printed or shown?
One Man Gang:
Yes ... " enjoy life
to it's fullest .. if you have anyone you care about or love
tell them today because tomorrow might be to late ! "
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Thank
you...now would you please get out! & leave the money on
the counter!
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