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Netflix's documentary about Vince McMahon titled 'Mr. McMahon' was released on the streaming platform on September 25th, 2024. Several known faces within the pro wrestling industry have been interviewed such as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Paul Heyman, and The Undertaker, among others.
One of the names interviewed was Tony Atlas. He worked with World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) back in the 80s and 90s. He made his debut on October 23rd, 1979, and worked against Johnny Rodz. During his first stint with the pro wrestling juggernaut, he teamed up with Rocky Johnson to form The Soul Patrol and defeated The Wild Samoans to become the new WWF Tag Team Championship.
This was a milestone in WWE's history since The Soul Patrol were the first champions of American-African ethnicity. Tony's final match during his first run with WWE was on May 16th, 1984 in New Jersey.
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Tony Atlas returned to Vince McMahon's promotion in October 1984 and remained there till 1987. During this time he had matches against names such as The Iron Sheik, Bob Orton, David Schultz, and others. His PPV debut was in 1986 at WrestleMania 2's Battle Royal where he was eliminated by William Perry.
Tony Atlas' final run with Vince McMahon's promotion
After 1987, Tony Atlas returned to the company in 1990, but under the name of "Saba Simba." During his time as Simba, both Vince McMahon and Atlas acknowledged that the new character saved him. His last match as Saba Simba was on September 13th, 1991.
Tony Atlas made a surprise return in 1997 after Rock Maivia dethroned Tony Roy to become the new Intercontinental Champion. He emerged from the crowd to celebrate his former tag team partner's son's victory. He appeared on RAW the following week to stop Maivia from attacking The Sultan. Atlas was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 by S.D. Jones.
Tony Atlas made some big revelations about Vince McMahon and himself, especially stating how their behavior back in the day would land them behind bars in today's society.
