Bios
Mighty Atlas
Nickname: The World's Strongest Wrestler
Weight: 220 lbs.
From: Brooklyn, NY
Birthday: Apr 1st
Pro Debut: 1936
Aliases: Butch Shapiro, Morris Shapiro, Maurice Shapiro, The Great Atlas, Young Atlas, Buddy Moreno, Omar Atlas
Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, Al Haft Sports (IL/OH), All Star Wrestling (Canada), All Star Wrestling (NE/SD), Big Time Wrestling (TX), Capitol Wrestling Corporation, Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Clark Sports, Inc. (IL), Eastern Sports Enterprises (MD/NJ/NY/DC), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Harry Light Wrestling Office (MI), Hollywood Booking Office (CA), International Wrestling (Canada), Jack Pfefer Promotions (CA), Kola Kwariani Booking Office (NY), Los Angeles Booking Office (CA), M & M Promotion (NM/TX), Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises (NJ/NY/PA/DC), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Mike London Sports (AZ/CO/NM), Minnesota Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN), National Wrestling Federation (NJ/NY/OH/PA), NWA Chicago (IL), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL), NWA Upstate (NY), P. L. Pinkie George Promotions (IA), Ray LaMontagne Promotions (Canada), San Francisco (CA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Studio Wrestling (PA), Super Pro Wrestling (PA), Sylvio Samson Promotions (Canada), Terminal Athletic Club (OH), Tri-State Sports (ID/OR/WA), Upstate Athletic Club (NY), Western Athletic Club, Inc. (OR/WA/Canada), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ)
Finisher: The Atlas Lock (Full Nelson)
Career Highlights: -NWA Central States Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA Mid-America Champion
-NWA (Mid-America) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Dennis Hall)
-NWA (Mid-America) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Oni Wiki Wiki)
-NWA Texas Champion
Affiliates: Dennis Hall, Oni Wiki Wiki
Notable Feuds: Primo Carnera, Jan Blears, Rudy Valentine, Pete Sauer, Antone Leone, Sonny Myers, Verne Gagne, Thor Hagen, Bob Ellis, Pat O'Connor, Yukon Eric
Other Facts: -Real name was Morris Shapiro
-Sometimes billed from Hollywood, CA
-Competed for a time as Mighty Atlas. He is not to be confused with the midget wrestler of the same name who also competed in Oklahoma.
-Former U. S. Army physical instructor
-Was a stunt man for an Abbott and Costello movie called "Here Come the Coeds"
-Passed away on October 28, 1999
Supplemental Information
Upcoming Events
- WAH · Jun 8 6:00pm · Tulsa
- NAW · Jun 8 6:30pm · Watts (Chewey)
- TIW · Jun 15 6:00pm · Claremore
- UWO · Jun 15 6:00pm · Oklahoma City
- EPW · Jun 15 6:00pm · Norman
- TexPro · Jun 22 7:00pm · Ardmore
- WAH · Jun 22 7:00pm · Tulsa
- UWE · Jun 28 6:30pm · Tahlequah
- BPW · Jun 29 7:00pm · Henryetta
- ASP · Jun 30 3:30pm · Bethany
- WFC · Jul 6 7:00pm · Broken Arrow
- ASP · Jun 30 3:30pm · Bethany
- BPW · Jun 29 7:00pm · Henryetta
- EPW · Jun 15 6:00pm · Norman
- NAW · Jun 8 6:30pm · Watts (Chewey)
- TexPro · Jun 22 7:00pm · Ardmore
- TIW · Jun 15 6:00pm · Claremore
- UWE · Jun 28 6:30pm · Tahlequah
- UWO · Jun 15 6:00pm · Oklahoma City
- WAH · Jun 8 6:00pm · Tulsa
- WAH · Jun 22 7:00pm · Tulsa
- WFC · Jul 6 7:00pm · Broken Arrow
- Jimmy Hart and Matt Riddle · Aug 10 10:00am · Cox Business Convention Center · Tulsa
- Jimmy Hart and Matt Riddle · Aug 11 11:00am · Cox Business Convention Center · Tulsa
- Jake Hager and Jimmy Hart · Oct 5 10:00am · A. J. Horton Event Center · McAlester
- Jake Hager and Jimmy Hart · Oct 6 10:00am · A. J, Horton Event Center · McAlester
Card Results
- 3CW
- 3DW
- 412PE
- AACW
- ACW
- AdCW
- AEW
- AmWF
- ASP
- AWA
- AWE
- AWF
- AWFUL
- BB
- BBOW
- BCW
- BLOW
- BMLL
- BPPW
- BPW
- BSWF
- BTW
- BYEW
- CAPW
- CCW
- ComPro
- CPW
- CWE
- CWF
- CXW
- DEMW
- DI2IW
- ECW
- EDW
- EmpCW
- EMWF
- EPW
- FCW
- FIW
- FTE
- GPCW
- GWF
- GWF2016
- HPB
- ICW
- IMPACT
- IPW
- IWR
- IWW
- IZW
- JCW
- KCW
- LA
- LDU
- LLQ
- LLR
- MajCW
- MAW
- MCW
- MERC
- MMWF
- MPW
- MSPW
- MStW
- MSW
- MSWA
- MVSC
- MWA
- MWF
- MWW
- NAW
- NCW
- NCWO
- NEW
- NMS
- NWA
- NWA-FTA
- NWA-OK
- NWA-TXO
- NWA-U
- NWA-West
- NXT
- NXW
- OCCW
- OCW
- OECW
- OKX
- OPW
- OWA
- OWF
- OWP
- PWR
- PWTV
- PZWA
- RDW
- ROH
- SCW
- SCWF
- SECW
- SLPW
- SoCW
- SPW
- SRPW
- SWCW
- TAP
- TAZW
- TCBW
- TCW
- TexPro
- TIW
- TNA
- TOPW
- TPW
- TSW
- TxPW
- UCW
- USWA
- UWE
- UWF
- UWF06
- UWO
- W4CW
- WAH
- WCCW
- WCP
- WCR
- WCW
- WCW92
- WFA
- WFC
- WIA
- WLW
- WWE
- WWEmp
- WWF
- WWG
- WWW
- XMW
Current Champions
Texoma Pro Wrestling
Texas Champion
Gorilla Militia
- Heavyweight Champion: Sam Adonis
- Rose Champion: Killa Kate
- Tag Team Champions: K. O. A.
- Oklahoma Champion: Tim Storm
- Dynasty Champion: Kari Wright