Ken Johnson
Ken Johnson
Biography
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
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
41
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-12-08 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Acting

1994

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch as Slick (archive footage)

1993

Raw as Reverend Slick

1993

WWE March to WrestleMania IX as Rev. Slick

1993

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers as Reverend Slick (Manager)

1993

WWF Bashed in the USA as Reverend Slick (Manager)

1992

WWE Invasion '92 as Slick

1991

WWE WrestleFest '91 as Slick (Manager)

1991

WWE WrestleMania VII as Slick (Manager)

1991

WWE Rampage '91 as Slick (Manager)

1991

WWE SummerSlam 1991 as Slick (Manager)

1990

WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Slick (Manager)

1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990 as "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager)

1990

WWE WrestleFest '90 as Slick (Manager)

1990

WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as Slick (Manager)

1990

WWF SuperTape vol. 2 as Slick (Manager)

1990

Battle of the WWE Superstars as Slick (Manager)

1990

WWE SummerSlam Fever as Slick (Manager)

1990

WWF Hottest Matches as Slick (Manager)

1989

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 as Slick (Manager)

1989

WWE WrestleMania V as Slick (Manager)

1989

WWE Survivor Series 1989 as Slick (Manger)

1989

WWE The Main Event II as Slick (Manager)

1989

More Saturday Night's Main Event as Not available

1988

WWE WrestleMania IV as "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager)

1988

WrestleMania IV as Slick

1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988 as "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager)

1988

WWE Survivor Series 1988 as "The Doctor of Style" Slick

1988

WWE U.K. Rampage 1988 as Slick (Manager)

1987

WWE WrestleMania III as Slick (Manager)

1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 9 as Slick (Manager)

1986

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 as Slick (Manager)

1985

Saturday Night's Main Event as Not available