Tony Atlas
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| Anthony White | |
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| Ring name(s) | Tony Atlas Saba Simba |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 261 lb (118 kg) |
| Born | April 23, 1944 (Age 62) Roanoke, Virginia |
| Trained by | Larry Sharpe |
| Debut | 1974 |
Anthony White (born April 23, 1944) is a bodybuilder, powerlifter and former professional wrestler who preformed under the ring name Tony Atlas.
Atlas started wrestling in 1974 National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Throughout his career he worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions, the World Wrestling Council (WWC), World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Among his regular partners were Tommy Rich (as "TNT"), Dick Murdoch, and Rocky Johnson.
During his time with the NWA, Atlas captured the NWA Georgia Tag Team Title with Tommy Rich. He later teamed with Mr. Wrestling II, Thunderbolt Patterson, Kevin Sullivan, and Rocky Johnson. In the WWF, Tony teamed with Rocky Johnson to defeat Wild Samoans to win the Tag Team Titles. In 1987, Tony teamed with Skip Young to win the World Class Texas Tag Team Title. In 1992, he wrestled in WCW, and in 1994 for the American Wrestling Federation (AWF).
On April 1, 2006, Tony Atlas was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Special Delivery Jones.
Now in his sixties, Tony Atlas continues to wrestle in many independent promotions on the east coast and currently runs his own promotion throughout the New England area called Atlas Pro Wrestling. He is a Certified Personal Trainer and trains at Fitness World in Lewiston, Maine.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Gorilla press slam
- Flying Axehandle
- Managers
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- The Duke
- Cactus Jack
- Tony Rumble
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Century Wrestling Alliance
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- CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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- ICW/IWCCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Regional
- NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Tommy Rich (1), Mr. Wrestling II (1), Thunderbolt Patterson (1), and Kevin Sullivan (1)
- NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA West Virginia/Ohio Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) – with Mr. Wrestling II
- Northern State Wrestling
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- NSW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
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- PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year 1980
- PWI ranked him # 171 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
- White Mountain Wrestling
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- WMW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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- WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)
- WCCW Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Skip Young
- WCCW Television Championship (1 time)
- World Wide Wrestling Alliance
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- WWWA Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
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- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Miguel Pérez, Jr.
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- WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rocky Johnson
- Inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)
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- AWF North American Championship (1 time)
- EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- ICCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- UWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- UWS Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with S.D. Jones
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