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George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American retired
professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...
, better known by his
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(The) One Man Gang. For three years in the
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(WWF), he was Akeem "The African Dream". Prior to this, he was the top
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for Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), and UWF Heavyweight Champion for six months in 1986 and 1987.


Early life

Gray was born in Chicago, but moved to
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, when he was 5.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (1977–1982)

Gray trained with longtime local independent wrestler and promoter Chief Jay Eagle (Jerry Bragg) and Darren "Rattlesnake" Westbrooks. He started his career at the age of 17 on the Carolina
independent circuit In professional wrestling, the independent circuit (often shortened to the indie circuit or the indies) is the collective name of independently owned promotions which are deemed to be smaller and more regionalized than major national promotions. ...
wrestling both under his real name and as "Crusher Gray." He then moved on to wrestle in the Kentucky/Tennessee area, including for
International Championship Wrestling International Championship Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Lexington, Kentucky, which operated from 1978 until 1984. It was run by Angelo Poffo, the father of Randy Savage and "The Genius" Lanny Poffo. Th ...
(ICW), under the
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Crusher Broomfield. Gray went in as part of a package along with Bragg, Westbrooks, and Ric Starr. One of Broomfield's major angles was that his contract was owned by ICW Champion
Randy Savage Randy Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and professional baseball player, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation ( ...
and Savage's nemesis
Ron Garvin Roger Barnes (born March 30, 1945) is a Canadian former professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-Atlantic Champi ...
defeated Savage in a match to set Broomfield free. He later worked for several
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-affiliated promotions,
Mid-South Wrestling The Universal Wrestling Federation was a 1986 re-branding of wrestler-turned-owner Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling promotion. Watts' goal was to elevate his promotion from a relatively smaller, regional-level business, to a national-level riv ...
, and
World Class Championship Wrestling World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), later known as the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Originally owned by promoter Ed McLemore, by ...
(WCCW) as One Man Gang, billed as being from
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's Halsted Street on the South Side. He was managed by Kevin Sullivan,
Skandor Akbar Jimmy Saied Wehba (September 29, 1934 – August 19, 2010) was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar (which translates as "Alexander the Great"). Akbar led the villaino ...
,
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, Gentleman Jim Holiday, and Sir
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in various territories.


Various territories (1983–1986)

Gang worked for many territories during this time for three years. His biggest success was in
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where he had a feud with
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from 1983 to 1984. Also, he feuded with
Blackjack Mulligan Robert Deroy Windham (November 25, 1942 – April 7, 2016), better known by his ring name Blackjack Mulligan, was an American professional wrestler and American football player. He was the father of wrestlers Barry and Kendall Windham, father- ...
and
Mike Rotunda Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda Jr. (born March 30, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s under the r ...
. He teamed up with Ron Bass and won the tag team titles defeating Rhodes and Mike Davis. Two months after they dropped the titles to Rotunda and Davis. In November 1984 as Panama Gang, he became the last
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) The Florida version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship defended sporadically in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling from Florida. As its name suggests, ...
defeating Mulligan. Later the title was abandoned when Gang left the territory in 1985. Then Gang worked for
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from 1983 to 1984 and 1986 feuding with
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,
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and
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. He teamed with
Bruiser Brody Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, the Masked Marauder, and Red River Jack. Over the year ...
,
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and
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. In 1984 he teamed with Goro Tsurumi. Then in 1986 he teamed with
Jerry Blackwell Jerry Blackwell (April 26, 1949 – January 22, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell. Blackwell competed in the 1979 World's Strongest Man contest, but withdrew early in the competi ...
,
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and
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. During these years he also worked in Canada, Central States and Texas.


World Class Championship Wrestling (1985–1986)

In the regional territories, he was a member of
Skandor Akbar Jimmy Saied Wehba (September 29, 1934 – August 19, 2010) was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar (which translates as "Alexander the Great"). Akbar led the villaino ...
's "Devastation Inc." as well as working with
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in
World Class Championship Wrestling World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), later known as the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Originally owned by promoter Ed McLemore, by ...
(WCCW). He would feud with
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teaming with
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. Also, he feuded in singles competition against
Kerry Von Erich Kerry Gene Adkisson (February 3, 1960 – February 18, 1993), better known by his ring name Kerry Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler. He was part of the Von Erich family of professional wrestlers. He is best known for his time with ...
,
King Parsons King Bailey Parsons Jr. (born June 11, 1950) is a former professional wrestler better known by his ring name Iceman King Parsons. Professional wrestling career Parsons started wrestling in 1979 after being trained by Nick Kozak. King started ...
, Chris Adams, and
Bruiser Brody Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, the Masked Marauder, and Red River Jack. Over the year ...
. On May 5, 1985, he lost to Kerry Von Erich in a hair vs hair match at the 2nd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions where he started sporting a mohawk. He lost to Bruiser Brody in a chain match at Christmas Star Wars 1985. Also lost to Brody again on two occasions a in a steel cage match on January 26 and 27, 1986.


Mid-South (1982–1983, 1985–1987)

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
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, Mid-South announcer
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would say about the then-unnamed assailant "He's a one-man gang!" The Gang worked on-and-off in Mid-South in between tours of
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,
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,
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, and
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. He would also return to his hometown territory, the Carolinas, to work for
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, where he was initially billed as "The One Man Gang, George Gray." He worked in Texas All Star wrestling where he feuded with Big Bubba. It was on his last tour for Mid-South when the promotion renamed itself the Universal Wrestling Federation, with Gang as one of its top
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, feuding at the main-event level with UWF top fan favorite
Jim Duggan James Edward Duggan Jr. (born January 14, 1954), better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best-known for his time in World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), where he won the first ...
. In late 1986, Gang won the UWF Heavyweight Championship in an angle where the champion
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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 held that title for six months, mostly facing Duggan, Williams, and
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. In May 1987, Gray began receiving inquiries from the
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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
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.


World Wrestling Federation (1987–1990)


One Man Gang (1987–1988)

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 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 (
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) fined $10,000 for his actions. While the Gang often defeated enhancement talent and other lower card wrestlers with ease, he was often on the end of defeat when main eventing against bigger stars such as
Hulk Hogan Terry Gene Bollea (; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a brand ambassador. Known for his flamboyance and massive physiq ...
and
Randy Savage Randy Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and professional baseball player, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation ( ...
, although Gang was a major part of the angle regarding
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being forced into retirement. On October 4, One Man Gang won what was technically the first ever
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at a house show. This was a 12 man test run of the match, held at
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. One Man Gang participated in the first-ever Survivor Series pay-per-view as a member of
André the Giant André René Roussimoff (; 19 May 1946 – 28 January 1993), better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Dubbed "the Eighth Wonder of the World", Roussimoff was known for his great size, which ...
's team, fighting a team led by Hulk Hogan. In 1988, Gang entered the inaugural 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 James Edward Duggan Jr. (born January 14, 1954), better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best-known for his time in World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), where he won the first ...
. One Man Gang participated in the World Title Tournament at
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, defeating
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by count-out in the opening round. He drew a bye in the quarterfinals before being disqualified in the semi-finals against eventual-tournament-winner Randy Savage after Gang attempted to hit Savage with his manager's cane. Following his loss at WrestleMania, Gang was Savage's first title defense as world champion, but lost by pinfall to the new champion. After that, Gang was placed lower "on the card", feuding with Bam Bam Bigelow, Koko B. Ware, and
Don Muraco Don Muraco (born September 10, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1981 to 1988, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship on ...
.


Akeem and Twin Towers (1988–1990)

In September 1988, One Man Gang's manager, Slick, announced that Gang was reborn as
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n and planned to embrace his roots. An episode of ''WWF Superstars'', which aired on September 24, 1988, featured a vignette with
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on-location in an American ghetto that was dubbed "The Deepest Darkest Parts Of Africa," where dancers dressed as tribal Africans danced and chanted around a fire; Slick then announced that Gang would be known by his new name, "Akeem, the African Dream", though Okerlund immediately called him out as the One Man Gang. This vignette received some criticism, as the Caucasian "Akeem" delivered a promo in which he spoke with an extremely stereotypical "jive" black accent and danced in the style of
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. while an African ritual took place in the background. Akeem and the
Big Boss Man Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the WWE, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name (The) Big Boss Man, a ...
captained a team who featured "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, the
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, and Haku to battle the Mega Powers' team at
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in 1988. During the match, Akeem along with teammate Big Boss Man handcuffed Hulk Hogan to the ring post and were later disqualified. The two formed a team called the
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. They feuded with the Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and undisputed WWF Champion
"Macho Man" Randy Savage Randy Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and professional baseball player, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation ( ...
) and throughout the summer and fall of 1988, with the Twin Towers and Slick advertising title match that night against Demolition while on
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's
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. They were also strongly involved in the storyline which would eventually cause Randy Savage to become a villain and defend his title against Hulk Hogan at
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. In the
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, Randy Savage was accidentally eliminated by teammate Hogan, allowing Akeem and Bossman to double team Hogan and eliminate him. ''The Main Event'' show broadcast live on
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on February 3, 1989, featured The Mega Powers vs. The Twin Towers. During the match, Savage's manager (and real-life wife)
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was injured after Savage was thrown through the ropes and knocked her to the ground, which led 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 Boss Man, 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
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with a diving Air Africa after a
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from the Big Boss Man. Though the Twin Towers never held the
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, they did feud heavily with WWF World Tag Team champions
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at house shows after Wrestlemania, initially gaining wins by countout, later losing by pinfall after Boss Man would accidentally strike Akeem with his nightstick. The feud would continue even after Demolition lost the title to the
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with the Towers and
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facing Demolition and Duggan (now "King Duggan") at Summerslam '89 with Smash pinning Akeem after Duggan struck him with his 2x4. In early 1990, Big Boss Man refused to be part of a payoff from Ted DiBiase to get DiBiase's "
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" belt back from
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and turned on both his manager Slick and his partner Akeem. He then defeated Akeem at
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. Although Akeem remained in the WWF until October 1990, his loss to The Boss Man at WrestleMania was his last high profile match in the company. He wrestled as the replacement Bad News Brown in Harlem Street fights with Jake Roberts on the house show circuit. Although he was beginning to be featured on television in a feud with Saba Simba, Gray left the World Wrestling Federation in October 1990 due to his fading role in the company at the time. He had been advertised to be a part of Sgt. Slaughter's team at the 1990 Survivor Series alongside the Orient Express. Due to his departure, he was replaced by
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, (Slaughter's old AWA enemy and former Cobra Corps tag partner in
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as Private Jim Nelson)


United States Wrestling Association (1990)

On December 28, 1990, Gang would make his only appearance in
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in Memphis where he won a battle royal.


Global Wrestling Federation (1991)

In 1991, Gang worked in Texas for
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.


World Championship Wrestling (1991, 1995–1996)

On the March 5, 1991, taping of '' WCW Pro'' in
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, Gray resumed his One Man Gang persona when he assisted Kevin Sullivan in attacking
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after the latter's win over Joe Cruz. Gang went through a massive change in his gimmick, in which he was now
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and constantly lost his mind before, during and after matches. He was undefeated in the early going, beating
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, Brad Armstrong, and
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. He made his first WCW PPV appearance on May 19 at
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when he attacked
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following his match with
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. He and Sullivan shaved Gigante's head in a post-match sneak attack on the June 22 edition of ''
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''. He lost a Hair vs. Career match on the final Great American Bash event in Atlanta's Omni on August 25. Other notable matches from Gang's 1991 WCW run include being involved in a handful of War Games matches at the Great American Bash house shows and advancing to the semi-finals of the
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tournament with partner Black Blood over Big Josh and El Gigante. He was promoted to be part of the "Chamber of Horrors" match at Halloween Havoc '91 in October, but was fired by
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in September for refusing to lose to
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. He took a hiatus from wrestling for the next few years. Gang returned to WCW in the fall of 1995, reverting his gimmick back to his normal biker's gimmick. He made his first appearance back on the November 16 taping of ''
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'' when he defeated Scott Turner (the match aired December 2). His televised return came at the
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PPV on November 19, where he was the last person to be eliminated in the three ring, sixty man battle royal. Following this, he appeared in a post-show dark match for Starrcade '95. He upset United States Champion
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to win the championship. Although the match was subsequently restarted with Sasaki winning, WCW never acknowledged the second match and Gang remained the titleholder. His first US title defense came on the January 20, 1996, edition of ''WCW Saturday Night'' when he defeated Super Giant Ninja. Gang became a member of Sullivan's burgeoning
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. On the January 22 edition of ''
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'', Gang lost to
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in a non-title match. Following the match, he joined members of the Dungeon of Doom and the Horsemen in attacking Hogan and
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. The next night, at ''
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'', Gang successfully defended the belt against
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. His title run ended at the next television taping, when he was defeated by
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in a match that aired February 4 on ''
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''. He lost a rematch at SuperBrawl VI the next month and left WCW shortly thereafter.


Independent circuit (1996–2000)

After leaving WCW, Gang returned to Texas and wrestled in the Sportatorium, where he wrestled during his tenure in WCCW 10 years earlier. Gang defeated his former rival
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on July 19, 1996. He feuded with Charlie Norris and Black Bart. On January 25, 1997, he lost to
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at NWA New Jersey. On November 29, 1998, he returned to Japan and made an appearance for
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in a three-way against Sabu and
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. Sabu won the match. Gang wrestled at
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event on October 10, 1999, against
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in a double count out. On June 30, 2000, Gang made an appearance for
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in Sydney, Australia defeating Tatanka for the i-Generation Australasian Championship.


Extreme Championship Wrestling (1998–1999)

Also in 1998, Gang briefly joined
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, including appearing at their flagship event,
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. He feuded with
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, Sabu and
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. He also lost a series of matches to "giant killer"
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. He left ECW in October 1999.


Return to WWF (1998, 2001)

One Man Gang wrestled in a
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defeating
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prior to the February 3, 1998 '' Raw is War'' taping in Evansville, Indiana, but was not hired. Gray made another appearance in the WWF in 2001 for the gimmick
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at
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as One Man Gang, eliminating Michael Hayes and then getting eliminated by
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.
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won the battle royal.


Puerto Rico (2000–2001)

In 2000, he also worked for the
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in
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where he won the
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(WWC) Hardcore Title and feuded with
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, El Nene, and
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. He left Puerto Rico in June 2001. He would retire from wrestling.


Return to Wrestling (2007–2009)

Gray came out of retirement in 2007 after a six-year hiatus. He made appearances on the
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. He teamed with
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as they lost to
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on October 19, 2007, at Wrestlefanfest Malice in the Palace in San Francisco. He also made an appearance for Chikara's King Of Trios 2008, teaming with
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, where they lost to the Fabulous Three of Larry Sweeney, Mitch Ryder, and Shayne Hawke. On March 28, 2009, Gang wrestled at an International Wrestling Cartel event. He was defeated by
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in the main event.


Other media

In 1992, Gray appeared in the movie '' Stay Tuned''.


Personal life

After his wrestling career, Gray worked as a
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at the
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, until a recurring back problem forced him to quit his job. In later years, Gray lost a lot of weight following a
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in 2000. In July 2016, Gray was named part of a
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lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The lawsuit was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant in September 2018. In September 2020, an appeal for the lawsuit dismissed by a federal appeals court. In August 2016, Gray's home in Baton Rouge was partially submerged by the
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, destroying most of its contents. He was among the estimated 125,000 people who had not purchased
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to cover the damage, as that part of the capital was not designated a flood zone, so he appealed for help through
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.


Championships and accomplishments

*Bad Boys of Wrestling **BBOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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** NWA Brass Knuckles Championship ''(Florida version)'' ( 1 time) ** NWA United States Tag Team Championship ''(Florida version)'' ( 1 time) - with Ron Bass *Deep South Wrestling **DSW Hardcore Championship (1 time) *
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:* i-Generation Wrestling Australasian Championship (2 times) *
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/
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**
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( 1 time) **
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( 1 time) - with Kelly Kiniski *''
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'' **Ranked No. 312 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. * Universal Wrestling Federation ** UWF World Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *
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** NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship ''(Texas version)'' ( 1 time) - with
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and
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*
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** WWC Hardcore Championship (
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) *
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** 12 Man Royal Rumble (1987) **
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(1 time) *** Best Group (
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)


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