I remembered when saba simba debuted and Roddy Piper was on commentary and he just busted him out he was like that's Tony Atlas and he just kept going on and on lol lol
When it comes to getting a call from Vince while he was homeless, Tony Atlas talked about this on the Boston Wrestling MWF channel. He said the police hunted him down, not to arrest him, but to tell him that Vince wanted to get a hold of him.
Tony Atlas' step-daughter also when on Boston MWF and refuted all that and said its all lies. who knows whats true i guess its up to the public to decide what they want to believe
He remembered his roots, but forgot his boots...lol😂 I'd all but forgot that gimmick with Mr. USA Tony Atlas ages ago. WOW!! It certainly brings back memories of a long gone time
Tony Atlas said, at this point, he had finally kicked his drug addiction but his reputation and finances were still in tatters. Vince had no plans or interest in him, but hired him to help him back onto his feet and show other promoters that they could hire him again.
@Greg Bailey, Tony got the last laugh. He was giving half of his money to the woman who took him in, and who he'd eventually marry, and she hung onto the money and gave it back to him so he could become a personal trainer, and when he was brought back in the early 2000's for ECW, he saved that money and bought a house with it.
He was there. Rick "the Model" Martel eliminated him. They both went over the top rope but Martel pulled himself back inside the ring. That's where Piper had to feverishly explain, on commentary, that you had to clear the top rope and hit the floor to be officially eliminated.
I know that Tony said that Vince was contacting local-promotions to look for him, but I could have sworn that he said that the police actually recognized-him and told the woman he was staying with that got him off the streets (whom he later married) that Vince had been inquiring about him.
Hahahaha Prichard is trying so hard to avoid talking about it and the fact is they knew the gimmick was racist af and forced Atlas to do it anyways cause they could and Vince found it amusing and people like Prichard nodded in agreement like yes-men
Did Tony Atlas as himself ever draw any money ? Im too young to remember. Maybe if he was such a big star they wouldnt have to give him a dumb gimmick ?
Tony Atlas Drew well in the territories. If you can find some of his old Memphis tapes etc the guy was built like a human freaking He-Man figure. there's a match of him against Kamala and he is almost as big as Kamala and solid muscle. Dude was fucking jacked and on all the steroids. He wasn't a big draw for WWE/F or WCW, but he did really well in a lot of the Southern territories.I remember him mentioning in an interview once he even had guys who were carrying clan memberships in thier wallets giving him a free ride to the next town because they wanted to talk him into working with them on the trip. As much as they may have hated black people, they liked Green money in their wallet even better.
He was a big draw in the early 80s in various territories. He actually pinned a heel Hulk Hogan cleanly in 1981. Hogan would not lose again until his match with Warrior in 1990.
Love how everything Bruce says here is wrong. Tony was in the Rumble as Saba Simba. He had the full gear before that...not at the end of 1992. Like...Bruce you were there. This podcast is like listening to Lawler do commentary: zero homework done.
Conrad totally lets Bruce off the hook by avoiding the obvious question about who came up with this racist ass gimmick and why. The fact is VKM came up with it and Bruce was too much of a butt sniffer to object, and Tony was a bit of an ass himself for going along with it. But why talk about the gimmick like it just so happened to randomly pop up from nowhere? Except to conveniently avoid anything that would paint WWE in a bad light.
I remembered when saba simba debuted and Roddy Piper was on commentary and he just busted him out he was like that's Tony Atlas and he just kept going on and on lol lol
When it comes to getting a call from Vince while he was homeless, Tony Atlas talked about this on the Boston Wrestling MWF channel. He said the police hunted him down, not to arrest him, but to tell him that Vince wanted to get a hold of him.
Tony Atlas' step-daughter also when on Boston MWF and refuted all that and said its all lies. who knows whats true i guess its up to the public to decide what they want to believe
@@mtbd215 Yeah, I also heard that episode. Total attempt at character assassination. I really don't know what to believe.
He remembered his roots, but forgot his boots...lol😂 I'd all but forgot that gimmick with Mr. USA Tony Atlas ages ago. WOW!! It certainly brings back memories of a long gone time
There is no way Tony Atlas has an IQ of over 90.
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i'm thinking about 70 at most...... Tony has admitted to being illiterate on several occasions.
He set black people back 400 years - New Jack
I think they just like saying Saba Simba. "Tell me about Saba Simba."
"Saba Simba?"
"Yes Saba Simba, tell us about Saba Simba."
Conrad-"We're wrapping up the regrettable gimmicks here"
Vince- "We signed Ron Simmons. Hold my beer."
Tony said that the police had to track him down and told him that Vince wanted him.
“That ain’t no Saba Simba…THAT’S TOOOOOOOONY ATLAS!”- Rowdy Roddy Piper
Tony Atlas said, at this point, he had finally kicked his drug addiction but his reputation and finances were still in tatters. Vince had no plans or interest in him, but hired him to help him back onto his feet and show other promoters that they could hire him again.
@Greg Bailey, Tony got the last laugh. He was giving half of his money to the woman who took him in, and who he'd eventually marry, and she hung onto the money and gave it back to him so he could become a personal trainer, and when he was brought back in the early 2000's for ECW, he saved that money and bought a house with it.
@@medmar76two years from this comment now the "Mr McMahon" character has been erased from the WWE database.
He was there. Rick "the Model" Martel eliminated him. They both went over the top rope but Martel pulled himself back inside the ring. That's where Piper had to feverishly explain, on commentary, that you had to clear the top rope and hit the floor to be officially eliminated.
I was homeless before Vince made me saba simba, said what you liked, it's saved my life, thank you Vince and my wife monika
A cop tracked him down at the gym and told him Vince was trying to get in touch with him. The cop even allowed Tony to use his phone.
When he comes out in The Rumble Monsoon and Piper go silent before saying his name like they didn’t know what to say
Prichard sounds blitzed
Vince contacted some smaller wrestling promotions who went out and found Tony while he was living on the streets.
I know that Tony said that Vince was contacting local-promotions to look for him, but I could have sworn that he said that the police actually recognized-him and told the woman he was staying with that got him off the streets (whom he later married) that Vince had been inquiring about him.
@@D2Kprime that's exactly what he's said multiple times. Idk why he was being petty and told part truth for a lame joke
This was six months after Tony atlas was homeless.
Damn I didn't know Vince likes Eddie Murphy's movies like Coming to America
The dance had less and less effort as the gimmick progressed it seemed Good that it got Tony payoffs which he needed a lot then.
Saba Simba Saba Simba! Hi Ya Hi Ya Hi Ya Ya!😅😂😊
Hahahaha Prichard is trying so hard to avoid talking about it and the fact is they knew the gimmick was racist af and forced Atlas to do it anyways cause they could and Vince found it amusing and people like Prichard nodded in agreement like yes-men
They had Tony out there looking like an idiot lol barefoot with a sphere. Jesus Christ 😂
Is Bruce high on something...
Did Tony Atlas as himself ever draw any money ? Im too young to remember. Maybe if he was such a big star they wouldnt have to give him a dumb gimmick ?
His run as WWF tag champions with Rocky Johnson was probably his peak. Drug problems got in the way. He's lucky to still be alive.
Tony Atlas Drew well in the territories. If you can find some of his old Memphis tapes etc the guy was built like a human freaking He-Man figure. there's a match of him against Kamala and he is almost as big as Kamala and solid muscle. Dude was fucking jacked and on all the steroids.
He wasn't a big draw for WWE/F or WCW, but he did really well in a lot of the Southern territories.I remember him mentioning in an interview once he even had guys who were carrying clan memberships in thier wallets giving him a free ride to the next town because they wanted to talk him into working with them on the trip. As much as they may have hated black people, they liked Green money in their wallet even better.
@@RobwLPOC True he did well in Georgia pre WWF. 4 time NWA Georgia tag team champion for Jim Barnett. My boy.
He had match with Ken Patera at Shea Stadium in 1980. He had a little feud with Paul Orndorff around '84 I think.
He was a big draw in the early 80s in various territories. He actually pinned a heel Hulk Hogan cleanly in 1981. Hogan would not lose again until his match with Warrior in 1990.
Damn is Bruce drunk??? He sounds like he's had a looong night lol
Love how everything Bruce says here is wrong. Tony was in the Rumble as Saba Simba. He had the full gear before that...not at the end of 1992. Like...Bruce you were there. This podcast is like listening to Lawler do commentary: zero homework done.
Remember when Lawler tried to advertise Yu Yu Hakusho
This was a terrible gimmick lol
I love how Bruce pretends that racism doesn't exist in wrestling when all of that crap was racist.
Awful
Conrad totally lets Bruce off the hook by avoiding the obvious question about who came up with this racist ass gimmick and why. The fact is VKM came up with it and Bruce was too much of a butt sniffer to object, and Tony was a bit of an ass himself for going along with it. But why talk about the gimmick like it just so happened to randomly pop up from nowhere? Except to conveniently avoid anything that would paint WWE in a bad light.