Former WWE Superstar, George Gray, better known as the One Man Gang lost his home to in the recent flooding in Baton Rouge. Gray’s house situated in Central City, LA had its interior destroyed when the Comite River overflowed into his property. Gray, because he wasn’t living in a designated flood zone, hadn’t purchased insurance to cover the damages.
In an interview with SportingNews.com Gray said
“This caught us by surprise because our place had never actually flooded in the 20 years we’ve owned the house. When you look curb side now, it’s like a disaster zone. There’s a giant mountain of our stuff in front of one side of the house and a giant mountain on the other with things like a refrigerator, washing machine and dryer that got ruined from basically sitting in three feet of water. Basically, everything is gone. All of my wrestling memorabilia was washed away, things like old-school posters and my boots that we didn’t store in the attic because we didn’t think it was ever going to flood.”
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As of now Gray is temporarily living in a Quality Inn with his wife and eight cats. He’s planning to shift to a friend’s trailer until he can afford to repair his house. Gray recently was given a bill of $70,000 to $75,000 to make the place habitable again.
This has placed the veteran in a tough financial predicament. Gray’s wrestling days are obviously far behind him, and because of a chronic back ailment, he also had to quit his job as a guard at a Louisiana penitentiary. Gray is also one of the 53 ex pro-wrestlers who are suing WWE for negligence against head trauma, which led to long-term neurological damage.
Gray’s big break came when he landed a job with the Lexington-based group owned by the Macho Man Randy Savage’s father. Gray started working in several promotions after being re-branded from Crusher Broomfield to the One Man Gang. Due to his size, athleticism, and fearsome look, Gray was signed by the WWE in 1987. His gimmick was later changed from the One Man Gang to Akeem the African Dream, which was a spoof of the “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes’ gimmick. Gray’s career highlights include five Wrestlemania appearances and his tag-team called “Twin Towers” with Ray Traylor also known as the Big Boss Man.
