Tony Atlas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Atlas
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Apr 23, 1954(1954-04-23)
Age	70
Birthplace	Roanoke, VA
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Taurus

Tony Atlas Biography

Tony Atlas is one of the most popular and richest Professional Wrestler who was born on April 23, 1954 in Roanoke, VA, Virginia, United States. Anthony White (born April 23, 1954) better known by his ring name Tony Atlas is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. He is also known by his bodybuilding title, “Mr. USA” (a distinction he earned three times), the nom de guerre the “Black Superman”, as well as an alter ego named Saba Simba. He returned as an on screen manager for WWE, appearing on its now- defunct ECW brand. He re-signed with WWE in a legends deal in mid-2012.

One day after departing the AWA, Atlas returned to the WWF at a TV taping for All Star Wrestling in Hamilton, Ontario and pinned Rene Goulet in a match that aired on November 17. Upon his return, Atlas was shunted to the mid card in the WWF and was undefeated against competition that included Mr Fuji, The Spoiler, The Iron Sheik, and Moondog Rex. He scored a win against Bob Orton and a non-title victory over WWF Intercontinental Champion Greg Valentine at the Steel Cage Turmoil round robin tournament in Hartford, CT on November 23, 1984 (a predecessor to the King of the Ring tournaments that were held later in the decade as annual house show events), but suffered his first defeat on his comeback when he lost to Dave Shultz. This would be his only loss for several months, as he would not be pinned again until losing to Paul Orndorff on Prime Time Wrestling on March 19, 1985. At this point Atlas began to transition to a mid-card performer and would lose several matches, including bouts with Bret Hart, Greg Valentine, Don Muraco, and Roddy Piper. The company also programmed him into several short-lived tag-teams with Ivan Putski, Lanny Poffo and George Wells

Two months later Tony joined the Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling where he adopted the moniker of “The Black Superman”. He made his initial appearance on November 11, 1986 and defeated Tim Brooks in Fort Worth, TX. On December 1, Atlas defeated Crusher Yorkoff to win the World Class World Television Championship. In January 1987, Atlas competed in a tournament to crown the Texas Heavyweight Champion, beating Tim Brooks in the opening round but falling to Matt Borne in the quarter finals. In the summer of 1987 he had almost instant success when he teamed with Skip Young to win the World Class Texas Tag Team Title. Following a match that went to a time limit draw against Al Perez, Atlas left the company in 1988.

Atlas made his PPV debut in 1986 when he appeared in the Battle Royal at Wrestlemania 2 being eliminated by William Perry. He was also used as a jobber to the stars, putting over newly arriving talent like King Kong Bundy and Harley Race, as well as a series of matches with other muscle bound strongmen such as Hercules and “The Worlds Strongest Man” Ted Arcidi, the latter of which in an infamous match at Boston Garden where both men were booed by the crowd and mocked by commentators Gorilla Monsoon & Lord Alfred Hayes for their poor performances. Atlas began to be shunted further down the card, losing to Big John Studd, Iron Sheik, Dory Funk Jr., and Harley Race. His final match was a loss to Adrian Adonis in a bout that took place in Madison Square Garden and which aired on September 8, 1986 on Prime Time Wrestling.

From 1982-1983 he wrestled for Bill Watts’s Universal Wrestling Federation. Then from 1983-1984 he returned to Georgia and wrestled in St. Louis.

Tony Atlas Net Worth

Tony Atlas is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Atlas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Atlas started wrestling in 1974 for the National Wrestling Alliance World Wide/Mid Atlantic area. His debut, on July 10, was a tag team match with Bob Bruggers against Art Neilson and The Blue Scorpion. The match finished with Atlas winning the fall for his team with a sleeper hold on The Blue Scorpion.

Atlas made his debut in World Wrestling Federation on October 23, 1979 defeating Johnny Rodz on the taping for Championship Wrestling. One of Atlas’ earliest feuds in the WWF was with Jesse “The Body” Ventura, with both arguing over who had the better physique. In 1983, Tony teamed with Rocky Johnson under the team name “Soul Patrol” to defeat The Wild Samoans to win the WWF World tag team title, becoming the first Afro-American team to hold the belts. After losing the titles to Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch, Johnson soon departed. WWF management was prepared to offer Atlas a run as the company’s Intercontinental champion, but a burgeoning drug problem led to Atlas missing dates and becoming unreliable both inside and outside the ring. His final match was on May 16, 1984 in Lacey Township, NJ.

Two months after departing the World Wrestling Federation, Atlas resurfaced in Verne Gagne’s AWA. He made his debut on July 13 at a house show in Denver, Colorado and defeated Chris Markoff. At the time the AWA was being raided for talent by the WWF; this represented a swing in the opposite direction and Atlas received a push upon joining the promotion. He was undefeated against “Mr Electricity” Steve Regal, Larry Zbyszko, and Jake Milliman in July before finally being defeated by King Kong Bundy on August 11 in Indianapolis, IN. This and a disqualification loss to Nick Bockwinkle were Atlas’ only defeats in singles competition. On October 10, 1984 he teamed with The Crusher and faced AWA Tag-Team Champions The Road Warriors for a shot at the titles and won by disqualification. Ten days later he teamed with Jim Brunzell for another shot at the Road Warriors, but this time was defeated. His final match with the promotion was a victory against Tom Scott on October 28, after which he returned to the World Wrestling Federation.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tony Atlas Dating?

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Teaming with The Barbarian, Atlas made his debut as a heel for WCW on the October 10, 1992 with a victory over Jeff Daniels and TA McCoy. They were immediately programmed by WCW Vice President Bill Watts into a feud with Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes. He suffered his first pinfall when he was defeated by Tom Zenk in Chicago, IL on October 31, 1992. Atlas entered the King of Cable tournament but was defeated by Big Van Vader in the quarterfinals. On the house show circuit he continued his partnership with the Barbarian and received title matches against Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas, but were unsuccessful in obtaining the NWA/WCW Tag-Team Championship.

Facts & Trivia

Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tony Atlas celebrates birthday on April 23 of every year.

Tony Atlas returned to IWCCW in the fall of 1993 and faced Tommy Dreamer, Johnny Gunn, Tito Santana, and Primo Carnera III. He also wrestled for the CWA in 1994, and in 1995 joined the upstart American Wrestling Federation (AWF). He teamed with Koko B Ware to face Greg Valentine and Tommy Rich for the vacant AWF Tag-Team Championship. Apart from his AWF appearances Atlas wrestled primarily with the CWA in 1995 through 1997.