[8.0] "Another rewrite: Tony is a ying/yang type wrestler. On one hand you have his inspired work from the early to mid 80's. Here is where he could press slam a Buick (probably). He was usually charged up and full of explosive charisma. He was the hottest thing in the WWF/New York during '81-82. The crowds were HOT for him here and he looked outstanding. A real highlight from a mostly dull territory. He would go onto places like Mid South and had the same enthusiasm, but not quite the success. Looked phenomenal all through 83 though. I'm not sure where/when** but something happened and you'd be surprised with just how abysmally terrible some of his work was, and not just comparatively speaking. He still carried a certain charm though and was just so darn cute that he could get away with most of it. While his work deteriorated in the late 80's; he still had notable chemistry with Al Perez. Perez was able to pull out more of the no nonsense side of Tony & helped lesson the needless comedic spots he was shoe horning in at the time. Things began to worsen though and his Saba Simba run was notably horrible, his WCW tenure was at least unremarkable. But damnit I wanna pinch his cheeks cuz he's so darn likable! He showed his true colors in the Brody incident; a beautiful soul. While some of his bad is ...ugh, dire. His good is on fire! EDIT! **It was around the time he showed up at World Class that he started to fall off. I still really like him though - he has earned bonus points."
[4.0] "Rocky Johnson was the better of their tag team. Atlas was the typical strong guy, punchy, kicky, slammy stuff. Okay for the early 80's but by the time Hogan started taking off, he was kind of old fashion and out of place with the new crop of over the top comic book characters coming up."
[8.0] "Tony Atlas is a legend. First African American tag team champions with Rocky Johnson. Had the look and the strength needed to be a big star. Had good charisma before getting put into the Saba Simba character. Age caught up with him at the end of his WWE career and for his WCW career."
[10.0] "I am surprised about how underrated he is. He was great in his early days especially in the Mid-Atlantic. Why i am giving him 10 because he a pioneer that broke the color barrier in wrestling when he teamed with Rocky Johnson and became the first black team to win tag titles. He was a star in the early 80's before Hulk Hogan. He beat Hogan in 1981. In 1984 with WWF he was big but when Hogan came in the picture he went downhill and was put to mid-low card level. I thought it was not fair. His Saba Simba gimmick was horrible. He has been a big star in the indies for over 25 years. Future WWE Hall Of Famer!"
[6.0] "Despite his size Tony Atlas was just a "guy who was just there. " He never carried any matches but his size alone made him at least a draw for a decent midcard match."
[4.0] "Toller Körperbau, aber sein Talent als Wrestler war davon ab sehr überschaubar, wirkte im Ring auf mich immer unbehofen und auch davon ab hatte er wenig zu bieten. Als Manager von Mark Henry kam er dagegen ziemlich gut rüber."
[6.0] "Tony Atlas is a good case of the ups and downs of the life of a professional wrestler. He had all the skills and the backing to become one of the true greats of the business but was a victim of the drug culture that ran rampant through the business during his time, coupled with his own demons. He is also a sign how even though you may fall all the way down to the bottom of the barrel, in his case homelessness, there is a way to come back from that, even if to others what becomes after may seem to be a total and utter failure, a joke we all share looking back."
[8.0] "really really really powerful guy who is now working on a 40 year career. A good shoot interview guy too if you like shoot interviews. Atlas was always a victim of the politics associated with black wrestlers in the 1970's-1980's. This was the era of wrestling where a promotion wouldn't give a black man the title... and wouldn't have more than one black man in the area for much more than a few months at a time. Based on having heard a few shoot interviews with Atlas, I get the impression he was difficult to work with for a promoter... and that he protected his own interests. Still, Atlas was always in high demand simply because he looked amazing in the ring. Atlas was money and could draw... which again, is what wrestling is all about. A lot of fans here need to be educated on that point when they give a guy like Atlas their grades of 6 and lower. If Atlas could talk like Junk Yard Dog or the Rock, this is the guy who would have been the first ever black world champ imho. He was a poor interview on the mic though and an average worker in the ring. His selling point was all about having the body of a greek god and being black."
[8.0] "In seinem Alter immer noch ein Powerhouse, nur scheint er streckenweise zu vergessen, dass er kein 20 mehr ist, sein Stil scheint sich in all der Zeit nicht verändert zu haben. Vielleicht macht er noch ein paar Jahre, denn durch sein erscheinen und durch seine Erfahrung, macht er noch einiges wett!"
[4.0] "Unterer Durchschnitt. War aufgrund seiner hochgezüchteten Muskeln sehr unbeweglich. Wrestlerisch sehr limitiert. Mir ist schleierhaft, warum er in die Hall of Fame aufgenommen wurde. Ohne die Zeit im Tag Team mit Rocky Johnson hätte ich ihm auch nur zwei Punkte gegeben. Das Gimick Saba Simba war einfach nur grottenschlecht und passte überhaupt nicht zu ihm."
[4.0] "An der Seite von Rocky Johnson konnte er mich überzeugen, ebenfalls die Fehde gegen Paul Orndorff war recht ordentlich, dennoch hat er an der Seite von Washington mehr und mehr seine Karriere und die ''Legende'' Tony Atlas ruiniert."
[5.0] "Atlas ist in seiner aktiven Wrestlerzeit eher unaufällig geblieben hat aber seine Arbeit gut geleistet. Als Hall Of Famer im hohen Alter konnte er mich erst überzeugen."
[2.0] "Er macht sich mittlerweile als Lakai von Abraham Washington nur noch lächerlich, als Manager von Henry war es auch nicht unbedingt besser. Der Mann hatte den besten Body im Wrestling und ist Hall of Famer. Warum zur Hölle muss er dann im gehobenen Alter noch zurückkehren und seine Legend zerstören? Wirklich gut im Ring war er nie, doch durch seine aktive Zeit bekommt er noch gerade so die 2 Punkte. Würde ich nur den jetzigen Atlas kennen, wäre es eine glatte 6!"
[6.0] "Durch seinen TT-Run als erster farrbiger Vertreter in der WWE bekannt, aber sicher der schlechtere Part hinter Johnson. Nun als Manager ganz ok."
[6.0] "Tony Atlas - lange habe ich an den nicht mehr gedacht. Und wenn, dann nur im Zusammenhang mit Rocky Johnson. Ich habe Tony Atlas unter dem lächerlichen Gimmick "Saba Simba" kennen gelernt - gut, dass das bald wieder verschwand. Kurz darauf verschwand aber auch Atlas von der internationalen Bühne. Atlas lebte hautsächlich von seinem (vor allem für 80er Jahre-Verhältnisse) außergewöhnlichen Körperbau. Große in-Ring-Skills sind mir keine in Erinnerung geblieben. Mal schauen, wie er sich nun als Manager Mark Henrys machen wird."
[6.0] ""Mr. USA" Tony Atlas! Legendär durch seinen Tag Title Run mit Rocky Johnson, sonst ein unbedeutenderer Wrestler, der als einer unter vielen verschwindet."
