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One Man Gang / Akeem Tells All: Macho Man, WWE Career, & Heart Attack: PRIME TIME VAULT

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Sports News, Sports, News, Wrestling

4.7797 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Step inside Mooney’s Vault as we revisit an unforgettable conversation with one of wrestling’s most distinctive big men — George Gray, better known to fans as The One Man Gang and Akeem “The African Dream.” George takes us through his remarkable journey, from being introduced to the business by the Poffo family and forging a friendship with Randy “Macho Man” Savage, to his memorable WWE run and transition to WCW in the ’90s. He also opens up about surviving a heart attack in the ring and the incredible path his life and career have taken. This is a story you won’t forget!

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0:00.0

This is a prime time with Sean Mooney production.

0:03.4

George Gray, you knew him better back in the day as one-man gang, and of course, Akeem, the African Dream.

0:12.6

George, how are you, my friend?

0:14.8

I'm doing great. That was a really nice introduction. You did for me, you know?

0:18.9

So, yeah, that was a great time in

0:23.9

w w f yeah i'll tell you um i know you're in louisiana now and uh i had the chance to uh meet

0:32.3

your your wonderful wife mary when you guys were at one of the events that were at recently

0:37.1

um i know uh you're living in lou, when you guys were at one of the events that were at recently.

0:40.2

And I know you're living in Louisiana.

0:43.1

You guys almost lost your house.

0:45.0

Are you guys still in that house after it was flooded?

0:46.8

Oh, yeah.

0:48.7

We rebuilt. I mean, the flood happened two years ago.

0:52.6

And, you know, it took in four foot of water all through the house,

0:57.0

so basically, you know, from four foot down, just about everything was destroyed, and then just

1:02.5

sitting in the water for, you know, like a week, the water just wasn't recede, so, you know,

1:08.1

pretty much you had to strip everything out so you know but uh you know

1:12.2

we we rebuilt so it's all good now i'm sitting in nice air-condition uh living room in my recliner

1:18.9

you know talking to you so we all survived nobody was hurt all the animals survived you know so

1:25.6

you know life carries on well i know you were you were

1:29.7

blown away at the time because uh george you know and you're still so incredibly humble it it's

1:35.5

you're the same guy that i remember back in the day but i i know when that happened um people

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