As a kid I hated these guys. Now im old and realize the heels were the real stars and the reason we watched. So much more talent required to draw heat.
If dusty rhodes is American dream Then Akeem is the African dream Akeem is pride of Africa and all African Americans should be proud of the true African icon The one man gang AkeeM
Its just so sad we didn't get to see it again in the Gimmick Battle Royal at Wrestlemania X-seven. He lost so much weight, he could no longer fit into the Akeem gear, so he just went back to being the One Man Gang, which was far easier to pull off with normal clothes. But I know many of us wished we had that experience of singing "Jive Soul Bro" again :P
Let’s be honest it’s the greatest entrance music of all time . The beat alone is awesome and even though it was slicks theme it was perfect for Akeem and his dancing.
Certainly would. I mean..... Bossman turned face and got over well enough, and the same when Kamala finally turned face and was managed by Slick. From Dr Of Style Slick to Reverend Slick. Akeem as a face would’ve also been great.
@@ScottyBugler2005 The thing is: When Slick turned face, and became Reverend Slick, he didn`t use "Jive Soul Bro" anymore. And without this song, Akeem wouldn`t work. :/
Definitely in the top 3 of best themes ever. This is definitely #1. Plus, Akeem's dancing. Edit! Jive Soul bro was THE best there song. Thanks to the guys who put it on another level. 2:25
Oh no don't, my wife did one of those DNA test things and found out she's 1% Nigerian - now we never hear the end of it and her being entitled to embrace black culture etc!
Wwf Great superstar showing the most thrilling action and motion in the most ridiculous and funny dance of all time.. greater than hulk hogan. His black menager is the most delightful, coolest and full of excitement. Cool combination and the best gimmick
I so want Akeem to be in a WWE2K game at some point. Hopefully the next game. We get the Big Boss Man, so why not Akeem. Even his alter ego One Man Gang would be nice to have in the game. And the icing on the cake would be having Slick as one of the in game managers. They also need to bring back Mr Fuji in the game for pairing up with Yokozuna. It doesn’t really make sense to not have Fuji in the game, since he was a major factor behind the success of Yokozuna.
Imagine a faction comprised of Andre The Giant. Akeem. The Big Bossman (When he was at his biggest weight) Kamala. Earthquake and Typhoon and although he wasn’t in the WWF at the same time as Akeem or Andre......Yokozuna. I think they’d definitely need to reinforce the ring. Imagine that combined weight and then imagine them all helping to perform the Avalanche into the corner on some poor jabroni. You’d be scraping them off the mat. 😂 That would be one frightening sight seeing them all together coming charging at you
It's weird how because it was so cool, the whole racism bit gets a complete pass from everyone! Not that he seemed uncomfortable with what he was being asked to do!
Imagine this shit in 2024, god damn the responce would not be good, yet Vince would probably have done it. Now im hoping vince buys aew and does this with luchasaurus
I know what wrestling is, but think about this. George Gray beat Sean Michales, Bret Hart and Owen Hart fair and square in the middle of the ring, lol.
No one taught me more about African culture than Akeem.
Lol🤣 Hey, after all Akeem was from deepest, darkest Africa, sir💯👍
Bahaahahahahahah
😂😂
Maybe the best comment I’ve ever seen 🤣
@Maurice895 Oh I dig, my jive soul bro! ✊
My favorite part is when Akeem dances and then squashes his opponent.
Most underrated black wrestler in the WWF
He and Cody Rhodes
@@JoaoGabriel-th4xy agree and cactus jack along with Kevin Nash
@@mercuryman1250 you should be cancelled for that black wrestler comment smh
@@BillBiggs1 how are you gonna cancel me? 😢 me a river?
@@mercuryman1250 don’t even remember writing that. Dunno may have been drunk.
As a kid I hated these guys. Now im old and realize the heels were the real stars and the reason we watched.
So much more talent required to draw heat.
facts
Truth of show industry everywhere
If dusty rhodes is American dream
Then Akeem is the African dream
Akeem is pride of Africa and all African Americans should be proud of the true African icon
The one man gang AkeeM
This was a shot at Dusty. The whole gimmick. Just like “Virgil”…😂😂😂
Took me 30 years to appreciate how hilarious this angle was! 😂😂 Good memories!
Its just so sad we didn't get to see it again in the Gimmick Battle Royal at Wrestlemania X-seven. He lost so much weight, he could no longer fit into the Akeem gear, so he just went back to being the One Man Gang, which was far easier to pull off with normal clothes. But I know many of us wished we had that experience of singing "Jive Soul Bro" again :P
same
When wrestling was at its best this is hilarious 😂 take me back 🤣
“So she threw me on the floor in a Figure Four” is one of the greatest lyrics ever.
This wouldn't have happened if you weren't a jive little mouse
Only the One Man Gang was able to pull off the Akeem character, and Slick being his manager was pure genius
jive soul bro goes so hard. and it was a baller song to enter to for the twin towers back in 88-89. they were big time vs hogan and savage.
Akeem... My main man! ✊😎👍
Perfect dancer that Akeem
This titantron was honesty just what I needed
Akeem should be inducted into the WWE HOF ASAP 🥹💔☝️
Akeem knew how to bust a dance move😏👍 That brings back a ton of 80s memories for me from my high school days. Thanks for the upload whoever did that
Akeem used to make me laugh when he pulled a few off a few dance moves mid match on a jobber then hit them again.
Akeem’s theme song been stuck in my head for years😂
Everything from 2:08 to 2:18 synced up perfectly 😅
“I was out there messin with a lady 7 feet tall” 😂
Akeem equals LEGEND ❤❤❤❤❤
This is me when the DNA test came back 5% Sub-Saharan African.
You should be cancelled for that comment
For this George Gray…
You.
Are.
Legend.
Im still doing Akeems Dance moves at age 41 and told my kids Akeem is the most legendary wrestler to come out of Africa
Deepest darkest Africa... 😂
I love how Akeem and Slick dance right in front of the ref, creating a "wall." So the ref doesn't see Boss Man beating the other wrestler up! 🤣🤣🤣
Let’s be honest it’s the greatest entrance music of all time . The beat alone is awesome and even though it was slicks theme it was perfect for Akeem and his dancing.
Classic when Slick and Akeem would dance in the refs face so he wouldn’t see boss man hitting a jabroni with the night stick
02:44 epic timing...
Akeem and Slick face run would have been golden
Certainly would. I mean..... Bossman turned face and got over well enough, and the same when Kamala finally turned face and was managed by Slick. From Dr Of Style Slick to Reverend Slick. Akeem as a face would’ve also been great.
@@ScottyBugler2005 The thing is: When Slick turned face, and became Reverend Slick, he didn`t use "Jive Soul Bro" anymore. And without this song, Akeem wouldn`t work. :/
I was there when comedian Freddy Lewis won a pants-off dance-off to "Jive Soul Bro." Some events never leave your sight.
This should be a WWE documentary
Little known fact: Comedian Freddy Lewis used to “rap” this song on first dates. There was never a second date. xoxo The Clarences
Thank you for this, I loved Slick and Akeem!
This guy is vibing...
A wrestler like Akeem is so needed now a days.
Akeem is the greatest dancer in wwe history 2nd to Slick!
Definitely in the top 3 of best themes ever. This is definitely #1. Plus, Akeem's dancing. Edit! Jive Soul bro was THE best there song. Thanks to the guys who put it on another level. 2:25
The time one man gang found out he was 1 percent black on ancestry 🥴🥴🥴
This is how everyone acts when they find out 😂😂😂
@@burnthetrolls5971🤣🤣🤣
Oh no don't, my wife did one of those DNA test things and found out she's 1% Nigerian - now we never hear the end of it and her being entitled to embrace black culture etc!
@@samheeley She probably laid down with a Nigerian bbc before you married her lol.
As a kid, Akeem showed me how to dance with his funky moves & that black is beautiful!
It doesn't matter if he was Akeem or the one man gang he was a powerhouse. And slick singing the theme song was great.
2:26
LOL😅😅
Slickster trying to contain Akeem.
ROFL 😂😂😂
@mikeabel7577
And the referee is like "Whoa! Whats going on here?"
@@Elsupermayan8870How on Earth did that ref keep a straight face?
His dancing reminds me of Elaine from Seinfeld 😂
Love him
100% fucking awesome!!!
Akeem Best theme ❤🗣️
Before there was Rikishi, there was Akeem . Both songs SLAP
Air Africa!!
Wwf Great superstar showing the most thrilling action and motion in the most ridiculous and funny dance of all time.. greater than hulk hogan. His black menager is the most delightful, coolest and full of excitement. Cool combination and the best gimmick
Do you have the theme they dubbed this over on WWE dvds! It sounded like Michael Jackson! They dubbed Jive Soul with it one one of The Wrestlemanias!
They should have made Akeem the face against The Big Boss Man . Would of been more funny with him doing those dance moves.
akeem was a better dancer then micheal jackson
It takes a special kind of talent to be so willing to embrace a gimmick as ridiculous as this, and then actually pull it off pretty darned well.
Haha! That Akeem sure is a one man gang!
slick - akeem 👍🤙🏻👏
*80TH THUMBS-UP!!!* 🍺😎👍
He needs to be in the WWE HOF ! Along with slick
One Man Gang to Akeem the African Dream I loved him with slick and the Boss Man the Twin Towers
at least Akeem/One Man Gang never got accused of legitimately hurting anyone in the ring
You go Akeem! Show em they cant keep the black man down!
Now this is more like it 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️ Air Africa 123 match over
My second favorite black wrestler after Dusty Rhodes, and Brother Slick
Love this guy ! 😂❤
The African brother Akeem
Technically North African lol….Algerian/Berber …not all of Africa has to be a black thing. Akeem was just funky!
No. North is more arab. There are places in the South the Dutch settled where nobody was. And those places are white.
I wonder if akeem and Kamala wrestled ? Considering there both of the deepest parts of affica. 👋
I remember my friends back then making fun of akeem moves 😅😅😅😅
I feel like a pimp I sing this when I've got a date
I so want Akeem to be in a WWE2K game at some point. Hopefully the next game. We get the Big Boss Man, so why not Akeem. Even his alter ego One Man Gang would be nice to have in the game. And the icing on the cake would be having Slick as one of the in game managers. They also need to bring back Mr Fuji in the game for pairing up with Yokozuna. It doesn’t really make sense to not have Fuji in the game, since he was a major factor behind the success of Yokozuna.
Imagine a faction comprised of Andre The Giant. Akeem. The Big Bossman (When he was at his biggest weight) Kamala. Earthquake and Typhoon and although he wasn’t in the WWF at the same time as Akeem or Andre......Yokozuna. I think they’d definitely need to reinforce the ring. Imagine that combined weight and then imagine them all helping to perform the Avalanche into the corner on some poor jabroni. You’d be scraping them off the mat. 😂 That would be one frightening sight seeing them all together coming charging at you
Akeem shouldve cameback to wwf in 1997 to be with the Nation of Domination. But thanks to Vince for not wanting to pay him.
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The African Dream is the original John Chena.....You can't be serious, John Chena????😅😅😅😅❤❤❤
AWNESTAY
IZ DA BEST PAWLISAY
HA HA HA
He looks like an overweight Klay Thompson.
Good call!! Lol
Klay Thompson is half white. Akeem is from deepest darkest Afrika. I don't see the resemblance at all.
Lmfao!
Can you curl your wrists like Akeem?
It's weird how because it was so cool, the whole racism bit gets a complete pass from everyone! Not that he seemed uncomfortable with what he was being asked to do!
Should have been wwe champion once
Imagine this shit in 2024, god damn the responce would not be good, yet Vince would probably have done it.
Now im hoping vince buys aew and does this with luchasaurus
Classic 😂😂😂
I know what wrestling is, but think about this. George Gray beat Sean Michales, Bret Hart and Owen Hart fair and square in the middle of the ring, lol.
Why does everyone say the WWE/WWF is so RACIST!?!?!? HMMM...
Cause it was 😂
@@Scaar420This was Slick's idea. The black manager. Otherwise OMG would of got fired. And it's funny not racist. By the way there are white africans.
Virgil and Akeem needed to the pairing not Akeem and slick
So Raheem Rhodes could run...
Lucky this was years ago 2024 this would probably be considered racist or
The original Elon Musk
To be fair he was absolutely terrible at dancing (lol)
Miss one man gang.this was a joke.good tune.horrible gimmick
The greatest black athlete ( besides Dusty Rhodes ) i’ve ever lain eyes upon. 🥲