The Slickster all time great Wrestlemania promo

[Zauchi]

Whats wrong with Akeems arm!!!!!! lol

[panch0bill]

OH MY GOD! AKEEM IS NOT FROM AFRICA!! HAHAHAHA THIS IS FUCKING HILARIOUS!!!

[jeffrobodine711]

i call everybody daddy simply from all my years of watching wrestling

[taporsnap1326]

what is that weird shaped box hanging on the wall in the back?

[1976tech]

This was racist as hell but funny as hell.

[DAPDave]

MONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

[drd07001]

hahahahhahaahhaah: Let me tell ya sum tinn broddaaaa



[88chevys]

grow up dont disrespect this classic

[TheTrueFranchise]

wellll let me tell ya somthin blooooooooooooooooood

[pkatcher]

Slick drops the greatest "Let me tell you something, brother!" in the history of wrestling, around the 50-second mark. Long live Slick!

[louregal99]

I think Hakeem got the jitters

[VerifiedNiceGuy]

Akeem was the original wigga

[TheChucky4664]

2 people didn't take the money

[chrismorale]

that hand on akeem was always movin

lmfao

[toocold4]

Grantland/Simmons/MaskedMan

[toocold4]

Grantland/Simmons

[fayro78]

Grantland/Simmons

[memphisarab]

Akeem has AAD. Grantland sent me here.

[Palsharpton]

Proof wwe is racist, my god this tops cryme time. Never thought it could be possible. This is the ultimate stereo type.

[CoverGirl084]

That jheri curl is a hot mess!

[marsharent]

Akeem is the bizarrest wigga on the planet

[ar4216]

@marsharent LOL!

[slimydick23]

At 0:46 Akeem lost his rhythm, fortunately due to proper training, he kept his poise and got it right back.

[TheMadStork83]

"HEYYYYYYYYYYY MAN.........you just coined a phrazzzzzze" Put the Slickster in the WWE HOF, DAMMIT!

[AcEoMaTiK]

I think Akeem has Parkinson's.

[SkullBugsy]

You guys won't even let me eat my yard bird in peace!.

[AntiSocialChannel85]

Akeem is John Cena's dad

[fawaz3846]

akeem is so smooth with his jive like movements. i hope he gets into the wwe hall of fame soon.

[prowlifik]

look at the pay phone in the background LOL

[pjm8047]

My Nigga



[Felonious405]

I think this was the only time that Akeem actually said anything during a promo. One Man Gang doesn't count.

[smooveXXX]

Akeem was from North Carolina how FUCKING SWEET is that!

[tonypanz]

Akeem totally stole Dusty Rhodes gimmick! Dusty had it down much better though lol

[lincolnmarkv]

@tonypanz

It was a rib on Dusty Rhodes. Vince had Akeem "The African Dream" and Virgil, Ted DiBiase's servant. Virgil is Dusty Rhodes actual name and he worked for Ted Turner. That is why Dusty changed Virgil's name to Vincent when he debuted in WCW. Classic stuff.

[JKTube]

@lincolnmarkv:Yes, Dusty is "The American Dream," a fat white guy who tried to talk like a black guy, so Vince turned the One Man Gang into Akeem the African Dream.

Bruce Prichard's short-lived Reo Rogers gimmick in 1993 was also based on Dusty.

It was Bischoff who turned Mike Rotunda into V.K. (for Vincent Kennedy) Wallstreet when he returned to WCW in September 1995 and Virgil into Vincent when he arrived about a year later as part of the NWO.

[saucers79]

"Standing by 'Mean' Gene. Okay what the fuck was that about?"

[JKTube]

@saucers79: It meant that the interview with Akeem and Slick was over and that they were going to Mean Gene who was going to interview the Bossman.

[redcheeks1025]

slickster sounds like dusty rhodes..

[enrique5807]

mooneeyyyyyyyyy! XD

[plasticboy81]

flavor flav ;-D

[JJaguars84]

This is right before both of them got their asses kicked by the boss man......hahahaahahaha

[vinbroccoli]

Slick was the ultimate nigga

[mudface17]

@vinbroccoli I think that is what they had in mind... LMAO

[Buckeyecat2002]

@vinbroccoli Reverand Slick was a gawdy man-o-God. His every word coined classic phrases, like a bag of copper plated pennies being cashed in for a happy meal, by a starving sports entertainment child fan.

[DominusRebellis]

1-2-3-Kid, Razor Ramone, Earthquake, Doink and Dink the Clown, Bret the Hitman Hart, Shawn Micheals, Val Venus, Stone Cold, The Rock, Wolf Pak, Hulkamania, Yokozuna, and the like are who WWF is missing...chico mana

[CQ1981331]

slick was great on the mic

[GODSELF2012]

Realy ?

[senoritajd]

Slick is great on the mic. I love it !

[mhia4]

Sounds like he's doing a voice over for a cartoon.

[DoktorSick]

The wrestling today is so in need of managers !!

[ADAMTHENDERSON]

I said Jerome in the how-oo-ow-oo-ouse; watch yo mouth

[KingTMD]

Slick and Kofi resemble so much.

[Kreimehn]

Definitely one of the best promos. A total work of art.

[rrtodd95]

Is it just me or does slick kind of look like Quinton Tarrantino in black face?

[BottomlessJackDaniel]

I've always enjoyed this one, but the one at Mania 7 with the Warlord is the best!

[Panorama1981]

He was better as One Man Gang IMO.

[BottomlessJackDaniel]

@Panorama1981: He may have been better as OMG in other territories pre-WWF, but in the WWF Akeem was way better :)

[ironman9]

slicksters annunciation is comedic gold

[countblah31]

I wish I could be as pimped as slickster....he was so tight.

[Sneezlebob]

WTF is wrong with Akeems hand?

[fivebearrugs]

@Sneezlebob Duh, Akeem is African...and he's funky! LOL, jk jk...don't take that comment *too* seriously, but oldschool WWF fans will agree with me on that one ;)

[at1212b]

@Sneezlebob That's part of his dance move!

[1488slav]

parkinsons

[bastlake]

annnd we end on a Sean Mooney DERP

[ReliableMyke]

Thumbs up if you'd love to see Slick and Flava Flav converse,

[Dronkenbier]

Why 'Million Dollar Man'? I can't say I've seen their paychecks, but I think most of them have made at least a million dollars. And how much is one million anyways these days?

[MisterOldSchool1]

The pope's Daddy!

[randycolvin]

1 of the greatest characters of all time!

[tacoma171]

Slick was awesome! Another classic moment!

[lakebay972]

The Akeem/Big Bossman tag team called the "Twin Towers" was a ripoff of the NBA's Houston Rockets "Twin Towers" of Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon. Akeem and the Bossman split around the same time Sampson was traded to the Golden State Warriors.

[TheNewMusicNetwork]

@lakebay972 except those bball dudes were skinny compared to the twin towers, powes of pain, etc etc

[NoirFan01]

I think Slickster is the father of Kofi Kingston.

[DrDevilDD]

@NoirFan01 wow i never noticed how much alike they both looked.

[TheNewMusicNetwork]

@NoirFan01 oh yeah? what a shame, that kofi dude is frickin boring,

[jeste4187]

Akeem looks like my Uncle Ron, but he's Irish and not black.

[pinkypimpalicous]

I still think Akeem has cerebral palsy.

[Gniady85]

thats a bangin suit



[Mattaveli89]

LOL, split of the twin towers.

[HipnosisV1Games]

I wonder how many of these youngin's found this video because of RAW is OLD SCHOOL lol...well...I got into wrestling in 2000 so I shouldn't be talkin XD

[DrDevilDD]

@HipnosisV1Games same here. however, i got into the game (Smackdown!2) first. 2002 was the year when i first started watching wrestling.

[tonyskins19]

akeem is white not black,you guys are blind,wwe created this character make a white guy into african,wwe be clowning

[NoirFan01]

@tonyskins19 The original One Man Gang was so badass. He was truly frightening and intimidating. But, McMahon felt the need to destroy the man's credibility. He changed him to Akeem and he became a joke.

[TheNewMusicNetwork]

@NoirFan01 couldn't agree more. OMG was fucking awesome. especially in the uwf. mcmahon always ruins people he doesn't create.

[NoirFan01]

@TheNewMusicNetwork I first saw OMG in a cage match in UWF and even though I know pro wrestling isn't "real," he seemed like a legit tough guy bad*ss. As you say, if a star isn't a creation of McMahon's, he has to destroy it.

[TheNewMusicNetwork]

@NoirFan01 yeaup, I remember that cage match. Must have been later 86?

I used to watch the uwf from early-mid 86 onwards. good times.

OMG was a legit tough guy. he has the look for sure.

[NoirFan01]

@TheNewMusicNetwork 1986 seems right for the OMG cage match I saw. I was living in Chicago at the time and turned on the TV one Sunday morning and there it was. If I read a bio of OMG correctly, he's a prison guard now and does an occasional indie appearance. He was fairly young in '86, 26 yo. Being a big guy, he looked older.

[TheNewMusicNetwork]

@NoirFan01 it's weird that he'd have to still work. people must blow their money or mcmahon didn't pay shit.

[TheNewMusicNetwork]

on another note, jails should only be for hardcore murderers imo

[NoirFan01]

@TheNewMusicNetwork Yeh, OMG must have earned some big paydays in both WWF & WCW. And, of course, I don't know his situation but some wrestlers blow through their money living the high life (see "Flair, Ric"). And, most wrestlers don't have company health insurance as they're considered independent contractors. So, a health problem (and he did have a heart attack) can take all of a man's savings.

[applelogic]

akeems arm needs to be shot, cuz its sayin shit about my momma

[rnsoles34]

I bet Akeems arm was tired after that promo...

[grumpygabber]

kofi kingston father

[kevante1]

if i had to choose between AKEEM THE AFRICAN DREAM & ONE MAN GANG, i'd choose AKEEM THE AFRICAN DREAM!!! i just love the gimmick!!!

[louregal82]

Akeem is too fat to be an African. Unless his whole village!

[louregal82]

"Number one is dogs that chases cars..." Africans talk better than that. C'mon Akeem, get it together baby.

[mkhaas]

Of course Akeem is from Africa...look how much soul he has!!! But he isn't close to 500 pounds, more like 380 or so.

[sadetwizelve]

d'angelo dinero!

[nihayal]

awesome....ey eyyy man you you JUST COINedddd a phrasssse

[corantmil]

CLASSIC!!!!!!

[dorsameerm]

What the hell slick is doing with his right hand at 0:01?

[KABLE999]

WIGGER

[kmkenny100]

Classic- Akeem was a hilarious gimmick.

[StraightEdgeSkaterr]

why doese he do that thing with his arms?is that an african thing?

[LoganRixx]

@StraightEdgeSkaterr It was his attempt at dancing

[Crede06]

Akeem: 500 lbs???

[praises9700]

@HollywoodKendrick adn don"t forget, he's from the deepest, darkest, parts of Africa

[727Superstar]

@legionarioXIX he got soul

[letmespeak2u]

@legionarioXIX Talkin' jive...lol

[1jilu]

@legionarioXIX Its called the akeem hand thingy jig.

[noirgris0]

Slickster is like michael jackson from bo selecta

[vgsdstny]

Akeem is from Africa alright....Africa, Ontario a little town bout 49 miles northwest of Toronto. Great skiing.

[MitsuharuMisawaRIP]

@vgsdstny ummmmmmm, George Gray was actually from Baton Rouge, Louisiana

[nihayal]

THANKYOU so much for this!! best promo ever akeem is funny and

slick is awesome

[tonytigereyes]

Akeem was the person i met that could be offbeat with no music

[OptimusPrimeribs]

HAHAHAHAA!! I love everything about this clip: Akeem's crazy "hip-hop" arm movements, and Slick and the way he talks!

[TheTrolliosis]

what the fuck is akeem doin wit his arm :L:L:L

[minardi81]

@TheTrolliosis it's called dancing you souless cracker

[raider8sox]

Is this wrestlemania IV or V???

[thisisshane90]

@raider8sox VI

[raider8sox]

@thisisshane90 Oh, Ok, Thanks Bro:)!!!

[Jimbo415]

Slick is a fuckin pimp!

[OLICOOLG]

These promo's were never on the official video versions. FUCKIN JOKE! WWE did this on purpose so we then have to buy the DVD versions that have extra bits addded to them

[EternalDeathSavior]

Slick rules!. Imagine him in the attitude era?. The things he could of said. Either would of been great with Godfather. Or Have Akeem join the nation of domination!. But in these days we had two guys slick and Akeem who kicked ass!!!

[TheMadStork83]

Lol @ Akeem saying "There are two things in this world that don't last for long, number one dog's that chase cars"...lmao, hilarious.

[ladyraven30]

oh my gosh i remember this! lol! thanks for posting it!

[shaundaun]

Monnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnney

[mattnara]

Akeem is doing his best Robert Gibson impersonation lol!

[GamingPalooza]

akeem was probably the greatest most funniest gimmicks of all time... and Slick was so fkn awesome

[therealsongoku]

The magic and art of managers. This is what wrestling is missing now.

[MitsuharuMisawaRIP]

@therealsongoku at least in mainstream wrestling: thank God for guys like Prince Nana in ROH

[therealsongoku]

@MitsuharuMisawaRIP Hell yeah. I love ROH. where real wrestling lives

[HollywoodKendrick]

@therealsongoku Wrestling sucks now.

[TheVegaIsAwesome]

Akeem is a jive ass turkey and Slick is pimpin

[Tellthatruth]

WHAT?!

[Tellthatruth]

WHAT?!

[uxbnkuribo]

I love the fact that he's supposed to be a 500 pound African prince, but he talks like a sassy black woman on Oprah.

"Numba one is dogs that chases cars..."

[bigpharmarules]

Oh, it's wrestling. For a minute I thought he was interviewing a few UAW employees.

Juuuusssst kidding...geez.

[kmg4]

@bigpharmarules

He was interviewing Obama voters at an Acorn rally.

[praises9700]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!!!!!!

[cbaldwinjr]

@hey413m

Or Vitiligo

[eisenkreuzmusik]

a jive soul bro

a jive soul bro

[stone85]

slick always looked like with the long hair the kid brother from the 1985 movie the last dragon

[dollarbillllz]

""let me tell you something brathaaaa"""classic line!

[JaySCox]

Why Akeem keep moving his arm like that...? LMFAO... FUNNY AS HELL!!!

[5tonyvvvv]

what were they teaching kids that pimps are cool..akeem looks liks a big fat muslim clown

[regionfree1]

the slickster was one of the best mangers of all time.

[geechi71]

What part of Africa is Akeem from? Mobile, Hattiesburg, or Stone Mountain?

[praises9700]

The deepest, darkest parts of Africa, according to Slick anyway

[nigelm1990]

@geechi71 LMFAO hes from L.A. (Lower Alabama)

[ryan1980uk]

I'm still not convinced Akeem is actually from deepest, darkest Africa.

[99virgo]

@ryan1980uk Well i guess you just had to know him to see his real true deep Blackness.

[HollywoodKendrick]

@ryan1980uk Are you kidding me? He's African all the way.

[EmperorofCartoons]

@ryan1980uk How can you not be convinced? Look at that brotha, his swagger, the hustle and flow. Akeem is the blackest man on the planet.

[minardi81]

@ryan1980uk he moved dude

[MitsuharuMisawaRIP]

@ryan1980uk LOL, the whole gimmick was a knock at Dusty Rhodes. They were basically calling Dusty a Wigger before the world WIGGER even existed.

[CanadianNinja613]

@ryan1980uk

Cause u didnt go deeper or darker enough

[malfoy2]

@ryan1980uk LMAO

[dtruth20091]

This Mothafuka was so funny, especially Hakeem he was hilarious .

[GoodMicWork]

I dont worship any God, I worship Slick. He was hilarious in the 80s...he should have been in movies like Im Gonna Git You Sucka or Harlem nights....I miss that crazy ass guy. Met him twice too, he is equally as hilarious in person...long live Slick!

[TheEaglesfan01]

When the Pope D'Angelo Dinero talks he kind of reminds me of slick johnson

[rylaid]

Just what I thought watching this promo

[mistasmif31]

hey, hey man u just coined a phrase slick was funny

[ryan1980uk]

Would you buy a car from Slick?

[Buckeyecat2002]

Only a 1975 Cadilac Eldarado with poter wall white wall tires.

[Bobby3OOO]

And fine Corinthian leather.

[GilbertSmith]

I don't think you'd have a choice. You'd try not to, you know he's full of shit, but he's just too... SLICK.

[TonyChase]

Nope....Parkinson's Syndrome.