10 wrestlers with fake hometowns

#9 Akeem - Deepest, Darkest Africa, originally from South Carolina

Akeem, aka One Man Gang, with Slick

It really needs to be said; recasting the One Man Gang, a white man from America, as 'Akeem the African Dream' was tasteless. At best, it's cultural appropriation. At worst, it's mildly racist.

As Akeem, George Gray -- the man behind the gimmick -- did receive a much bigger push than he had as his One Man Gang character. He formed the Twin Towers with Big Boss Man and the pair feuded with no less luminaries than the Mega Powers (Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan.) They would also challenge -- unsuccessfully -- for the tag team titles held by Demolition.

Curiously, Gray's One Man Gang gimmick had a fake hometown too -- he was billed as being from Halsted Street, Chicago. George Gray is mostly retired but the 57-year-old still takes the occasional booking.