Nickname(s): Mr. USA; The Black Superman
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 261 lbs
From: Roanoke, VA
Birthday: Apr 23
Pro Debut: July 10, 1975
Aliases: Saba Simba, Black Atlas
Feds worked for: WCCW,
NWA,
WWF,
WLW,
ECW, Adirondack Pro Wrestling (VT), All-Out
Mayhem (ME), American Wrestling Federation, American Wrestling Federation (IL), Big-Time Wrestling (MA), CCW, Century Wrestling Alliance (New England), Deaf Wrestlefest (PA), East Coast Championship Wrestling (MA), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Independent Wrestling Entertainment (ME), International Championship Wrestling (MA), International World Class Championship Wrestling (MA/TX), Iron Ring Wrestling, North End Wrestling (MA), NWA Tri-States, Powerhouse Wrestling (MA), Pro Wrestling Maine (ME), Rice Pro Wrestling, Squared Circle Wrestling (NY), Top Rope Promotions (MA), United States Wrestling Federation (MA), World Wrestling Council (PR),
Finisher: Press Slam
Signature Moves: Full Nelson
Career Highlights: -AWF North American Champion
-Century Wrestling Alliance Champion
-EWA Champion
-ICW Champion
-IWCCW Champion
-NWA Georgia Champion
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (4x; 1 each w/
Mr. Wrestling II, Tommy Rich,
Thunderbolt Patterson, and Kevin Sullivan)
-NWA Georgia Television Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
-NWA West Virginia/Ohio Champion
-NWA Tri-States Champion
-Southwest Brass Knucks Champion
-UWS Champion
-UWS Tag Team Champion (w/ S.D. Jones)
-WCCW Television Champion
-WCCW
Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
-WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion (w/
Skip Young)
-WWC Caribbean Champion
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Miguel Perez Jr.)
-WWF World Tag Team Champion (w/ Rocky Johnson)
-WWWA Intercontinental Champion (2x)
Affiliates: Rocky Johnson, Mr. Wrestling II, Tommy Rich, Skip Young, Thunderbolt Patterson, Kevin Sullivan,
Dick Murdoch, The Duke,
Cactus Jack, Tony Rumble,
Junkyard Dog, Johnny Fabulous, Mike Dillon, Mark Henry, Abraham Washington, Dawn Marie
Notable Feuds: The
Wild Samoans,
Paul Orndorff, Nailz, Adrian Adonis, Dick Murdoch, Ivan Koloff, The
Iron Sheik
Official Website: www.tonyatlas.com/
Other Facts: -Brother of pro wrestler Charles Atlas
-Won his debut match, a tag team competition with Bob Bruggers against
Art Neilson & The Blue
Scorpion.
-Competed under a mask as Black Atlas in Georgia until he was unmasked by
Abdullah the Butcher
-As Saba Simba, he was announced as hailing from Uganda
-Owns his own wrestling promotion called Atlas Pro Wrestling
-Works as a certified personal trainer in Lewiston, Maine
-Former member of the Brotherhood
-Holds the record for the longest WCCW Texas Tag Team Title reign (w/ Skip Young; 6 months, 7 days)
-Voted Most Improved Wrestler of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1980.
-Inducted into the
WWE Hall of Fame in 2006
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006
-Ranked # 64 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 169 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 129 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 135 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked # 230 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked # 225 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked # 237 in the 1997 PWI 500
