About

Known credits:
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Birthday:
1957-12-08
Place of birth:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Ken Johnson

Overview

Kenneth "Ken" Johnson is an American professional wrestling manager, better known by his ring name, Slick. Slick is best known for his appearances with WWE in the late 1980s and early 1990s, where he was the first African American manager in WWE history After retiring from wrestling, Johnson graduated from Campbellsville University. He received a bachelor's and master's degree and is now an ordained minister in Louisville, Kentucky.On April 1, 2007, Johnson, reprising his role as Slick, appeared at WrestleMania 23, dancing with various WWE wrestlers and legends.

Johnson also made several appearances for IHWE, an independent promotion in Fort Worth, Texas in 2009. Johnson was inducted into the IHWE Hall of Fame on October 30, 2009. Johnson also appeared in June 2010 at the promotion's Supercard.

Johnson reprised the Slick character on the "Old School" edition of WWE Raw on November 15, 2010, joining legends the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff in the ring.

In 2012, Johnson appeared for TX Stampede Wrestling where he received a lifetime achievement award.

On July 23, 2012, Johnson made a special appearance on Raw 1000. He served as the reverend presiding over the wedding that involved Daniel Bryan and AJ Lee.

On April 2, 2016, Johnson appeared as Slick to induct Big Boss Man into that year's class of the WWE Hall of Fame.

In July 2016, Johnson was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE

Known for

Acting

2009 K.C. On The Mat: The History of Professional Wrestling In Kansas City Actor Slick (archive footage) N/A
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1994 The Life And Times of Paul Boesch Actor Slick (archive footage) 59
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1993 WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers Actor Reverend Slick (Manager) N/A
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1993 WWF Bashed in the USA Actor Reverend Slick (Manager) N/A
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1993 WWE March to WrestleMania IX Actor Rev. Slick N/A
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1992 WWE Invasion '92 Actor Slick N/A
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1991 WWE Rampage '91 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1991 WWE SummerSlam 1991 Actor Slick (Manager) 59
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1991 WWE WrestleFest '91 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1991 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars Actor Slick (Manager) 59
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1991 WWE WrestleMania VII Actor Slick (Manager) 59
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1990 WWE Survivor Series 1990 Actor Slick (Manager) 59
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1990 WWF Hottest Matches Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1990 WWE SummerSlam 1990 Actor "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager) 58
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1990 Battle of the WWE Superstars Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1990 WWE SummerSlam Fever Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1990 WWF SuperTape vol. 2 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1990 WWE WrestleFest '90 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1990 WWE Royal Rumble 1990 Actor Slick (Manager) 59
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1989 WWE Survivor Series 1989 Actor Slick (Manger) 59
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1989 WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 Actor Slick (Manager) 59
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1989 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1989 WWE WrestleMania V Actor Slick (Manager) 59
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1989 WWE The Main Event II Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1988 WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1988 WWE Survivor Series 1988 Actor "The Doctor of Style" Slick 59
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1988 WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1988 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1988 WWE U.K. Rampage 1988 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1988 WWE SummerSlam 1988 Actor "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager) 59
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1988 WWE WrestleMania IV Actor "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager) 59
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1987 WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1987 WWE WrestleMania III Actor Slick (Manager) 60
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1987 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1986 WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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1986 The Best of the WWF: volume 9 Actor Slick (Manager) N/A
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