I remember as a kid the first time I laid eyes on Tony Atlas. I had no idea humans could be so muscular and strong! He inspired me to start lifting and though I never achieved results close to him, it most definitely made me a better athlete as a young man. Plus the modest results I did get, set me apart from most young guys back in the day, with a reputation as being one of the strongest and better built young athletes in my hometown. Thanks Tony and God bless!
True rocks father deff has more demons him and the rock really didn't get along in the beginning of the rocks career cause of the mistreament to ms maivia
Roderick Tombs Tony’s always has been a jovial type guy. And Rocky Johnson was always low key and serious minded. He and Toney were both muscular but totally different otherwise
Every one of these videos with Tony Atlas,I feel he's telling the truth because it seems as though he goes into great and specific details about the stories he tell.
then you believe liars pretty easy.. This guy changed his Brody story 100% then claimed he did everything lol and everyone else there says Atlas did shit.
Have to admit, while bereavement for a fellow pro is genuine , its always interesting to see what they felt about each other when they were both alive!
There is no lying in Tony. It's truly a dark business that never had any type of formal investigation. Even though I painted these wrestlers as my heroes growing up throughout the eighties and nineties. Feel guilty, knowing now from a few perspectives reportin from Brusier Brody murder and the tag team duo Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas days. And the surrounding tales of the industry. Keep in mind. As tall and muscular Atlas was, he was a mind of a 5-year-old in the industry do, don't, and way of business. Bless him and all that has fallen to the greediness of the wrestling entertaining sport
Oh wow! I had no idea that Tony and Rocky did not get along. They were the tag champs back in the day. They were good on making it look friendly for the camera.
Kinda sucks when you find out your favorite tag team didn't like one another. But I'm not a kid anymore and can understand real relationships between people can be complicated. In the least I can appreciate the work the did in the ring even more cause you would never have guessed there was any animosity between then when we watched them.
That's really messed up if that's true. However, their are three sides to every story. Your side, my side, and the truth that usually falls in the middle. The wrestling business is definitely a cut throat business. i couldn't imagine the things that go on behind closed doors. After hearing interviews with many of the wrestlers it would definitely make you think twice about joining the business.
So Tony & Rocky got into a fight before dropping the belts. Interesting. Also finding the reason Wahoo McDaniel never wrestled for the WWF and Fuji had beef with other Asian wrestlers back in the day? Finding out a lot from these guys.
I WISH Wahoo wouldve worked in WWF! He'd would definitely have been better than Jay Strongbow who was terrible. And wasn't even Native, he was Italian.
Wait a minute...Atlas is lying!!! Tony said on the interview of Rocky's death said they NEVER got physical and he said his arguments were because of his drug use
This video somewhat contradicts what Tony Atlas said recently concerning Rocky Johnson’s passing. Here, he says that they “were never friends.” And on his most recent video, Tony says “he loved Rocky.” I guess the statements said in each video can be reconciled,!but causes me to wonder if I am getting the truth in either video.
Don't forget, wrestlers love to do worked shoots. Bret and Shawn and the Montreal screwjob is a good example. They were probably friends, but not perfect. After all, if they were so unfriendly, the tag team never would have worked out.
Rocky was the GREATEST entertainer in the WORLD B4 it was Fashionable in the 70'$ & 80'$. The Muhammed Ali of Wrestling, Ring General Summersault perfectionist.
Great interview. Rocky left this part of the story out when he went to diss TA. Cheating with your wife and son in the next room is bogus as fuck. But then to put it on TA as to why they were late is ludicrous. Sad to hear that the black dudes didn't have some form of unofficial alliance, like the Samoans do. Never heard of Tiger Conway until now, just wiki'd him and turns out Mad Dog Vachon broke his kneecap, proving once again the bigoted history of wrestling,
I don't know whose side to believe when it comes to the Rock or Tony Atlas but it's not right for Tony Atlas talking about the rocks affair that's not right
What would Rocky have gained from throwing his tag partner under the bus, especially as first WWF black tag champs? Maybe it was just ribbing, and it wound up getting Tony fired?
Rocky is a Canadian and if he got busted for drugs while he and Tony was driving. Rocky would get deported back to Canada. Tony its said that he used drugs. So Rocky would drive without tony to not get deported.
Yeah Rocky was way better than Tony Atlas. Rocky was the better wrestler and athlete. Rock was blacklisted from wrestling, but make no mistake about it he was all arorund better than Tony.
Tony you didn’t know about rental car services 🙀smdh You must have slipped school and went straight to the gym. Nice guy but I see why they ran all over you. You have to have some knowledge of how things function and it seems that you never cared when you were young about the business side of things.
Rock, and Vince decided Brock would drop the strap to Rock in Miami, and Brock was told this 2 hours before the match by Rock instead of Jack Lanza who usually gave him the finish. The Rock then proceeded to throw Vince under the bus, and acting surprised that Lesnar was not informed by Vince about finish sooner when Brock asked what the finish was. Vince knew Lesnar was not going to renew his contract because Brock opened up to Kurt Angle about it, and that's why it was decided to give the belt to Rock before he left. Brock insists he would of had zero problems doing a job for Rock if he just would of been straight up with him from the start. He didn't like the sneaky way it was handled, and was also hurt that Angle was talking to Vince about their private conversations. Actually it wasn't a title match just a clean win for Rock. The story starts on page 94 of "Death Clutch" Hardcover if you are interested.
Musashi-san ____ You are describing typical WWE relations with it's talent going back to 1983. It's not so much the Rock being shady as it is Vince and his older agents.
You mean Vince’s?? It all came down to business. I don’t think Vince will take brock over the rock due to the fact that they are at both different levels. So Vince knew what he was doing to twist things. If anything I think the rock just got offered to do anything and he went with it.
Frank Davis I’m sure you’ve never reminisced about what happened to you in your younger days. So when Tony Atlas talks about Bruiser Brody’s death is he snitching also?
@@AR-ii3ly technically yeah it is. That's the reason Carlito sent people to Tony's hotel room, because he tried to have Tony killed cause he was talking. I Honestly don't blame tony for talking and telling the cops it was piece of shit Invader that killed Brody.
I said this is the Democrat cowboy we're playing Ric Flair music on a football game unbelievable come on Pats you got to win the Atlanta I know it's going to be hard and they using mostly all wrestling tools on you it looks like they're using every wrestling thing there is on you I see you throws a Dusty Rhodes reviews I see a lot of TNT's how do you race with use come on Pax I'm watching my first football game this is the Democrat Cowboy hanging that ass you got to win you got to win come on Pats see you later in the Democratic Cowboys looking for you to win come on Patriot's you go into England kraselsky just
Damn looks like the fruit dont fall far from the tree! I see why Dwayne is a republican! And from this I can see his pops can get a good job working for Donald Trump in the White House!
As a small child Tony Atlas was one of my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE wrestlers and HE STILL IS! A WONDERFUL MAN!
Dress shirt, tie....and the sleeves cut off.
Epic.
Best look in the world ohh yeahh
@techCUISINE 😂😂😂😂😂😂
this dude lies constantly.. Its kinda sad
@techCUISINE LOL
I remember as a kid the first time I laid eyes on Tony Atlas. I had no idea humans could be so muscular and strong! He inspired me to start lifting and though I never achieved results close to him, it most definitely made me a better athlete as a young man. Plus the modest results I did get, set me apart from most young guys back in the day, with a reputation as being one of the strongest and better built young athletes in my hometown. Thanks Tony and God bless!
Tony seems way happier and more at peace than the rocks dad.
True rocks father deff has more demons him and the rock really didn't get along in the beginning of the rocks career cause of the mistreament to ms maivia
agree he's more likeable than Rocky but liked him prior to WWF
He ruined Rockys run with the belts and the big push was over, he owes money to him etc
Roderick Tombs Tony’s always has been a jovial type guy. And Rocky Johnson was always low key and serious minded. He and Toney were both muscular but totally different otherwise
@@TripleAidan right
Every one of these videos with Tony Atlas,I feel he's telling the truth because it seems as though he goes into great and specific details about the stories he tell.
I will always have tespect hiw he stayed with that guy who got stabbed in Puerto Rico. You know your friends when youre down
joe boyles I believe Tony Atlas
Yup, and good imagination to tell them.
then you believe liars pretty easy.. This guy changed his Brody story 100% then claimed he did everything lol and everyone else there says Atlas did shit.
Most liars do too
Good Ol Tony......glad he survived his demons!
@Roi Moore agreed
He's a great story teller. :D
Have to admit, while bereavement for a fellow pro is genuine , its always interesting to see what they felt about each other when they were both alive!
Tony seems like a real good guy
Before anyone says anything there was a new interview on Tony Atlas yesterday. Both were pissed off at one another but they made up long ago.
Tony is still a Virginia country boy. Good dude. Knew him from World Gym East, Hamden, CT around 1983/84 time frame.
Great guy! Still in good shape!
There is no lying in Tony. It's truly a dark business that never had any type of formal investigation. Even though I painted these wrestlers as my heroes growing up throughout the eighties and nineties. Feel guilty, knowing now from a few perspectives reportin from Brusier Brody murder and the tag team duo Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas days. And the surrounding tales of the industry. Keep in mind. As tall and muscular Atlas was, he was a mind of a 5-year-old in the industry do, don't, and way of business. Bless him and all that has fallen to the greediness of the wrestling entertaining sport
Oh wow! I had no idea that Tony and Rocky did not get along. They were the tag champs back in the day. They were good on making it look friendly for the camera.
I thought that they were the best of friends.
Tony is a good dude one of the real legends from back in the days 👍
I’m glad he and Rocky have mended their relationship. Both legends on the game.
I believe Tony he seems more honest than Rocky Johnson.
He's just simple. He reminds me of that huge black dude from The Green Mile.
@king nc I wanna go home, boss
Tony atlas owes Rocky Johnson money that is why all this bullshit cover up Tony knows this, check out Rocky's interview says about it
R.I.H.P. Rest In Heavenly Peace Rocky Johnson
I admired Tony atlas he was an upright person
Rocky Johnson vs Tony Atlas for Wrestlemania!
Much love from Bankstown and Marrickville.
Tony Atlas had a physique like no other...
The Hannibal tv Devan this was great thanks for this
Kinda sucks when you find out your favorite tag team didn't like one another. But I'm not a kid anymore and can understand real relationships between people can be complicated. In the least I can appreciate the work the did in the ring even more cause you would never have guessed there was any animosity between then when we watched them.
First time the man needs money, though, who does he call...
Dwayne had to deal with a lot of BS from the kliq remnants.
He could kick any 3 of the kliq's asses.
@@ChrisDavis-jp8wq idk
That's really messed up if that's true. However, their are three sides to every story. Your side, my side, and the truth that usually falls in the middle. The wrestling business is definitely a cut throat business. i couldn't imagine the things that go on behind closed doors. After hearing interviews with many of the wrestlers it would definitely make you think twice about joining the business.
Come to think of it I have never really heard the Rock talk about his Dad as an inspiration.
RIP Rocky Johnson ! You were one of the best !
U left out the part when Tony said Rocky didn't want to be black.
His mother side was racist toward the black side of him, well known fact.
Southsideman not true high chief didn't want his daughter to marry a wrestler
So Tony & Rocky got into a fight before dropping the belts. Interesting. Also finding the reason Wahoo McDaniel never wrestled for the WWF and Fuji had beef with other Asian wrestlers back in the day? Finding out a lot from these guys.
A lot of tag teams got into fights back in the day, tag teams in wrestling are like rock bands.
Guess I need to find this book.
I WISH Wahoo wouldve worked in WWF! He'd would definitely have been better than Jay Strongbow who was terrible. And wasn't even Native, he was Italian.
Tony is wrong about Wahoo, Vince wanted Wahoo in NY, he just didn’t want to go.
@@Batony Yeah I think even Cornette said that Vince desperately wanted Wahoo so much he made Strongbow a native because he barely passed for one
Soul patrol was everything!!!
RIP SD and Ernie
Wow! When did they pass away..? I really enjoyed SD. His trademark Headbutts!
Tell'n it like it is Tony!
You've got to get Bill Watts down for an interview. I would love to see that. :)
Yes he's on my list!
That's a great idea. I'd love to see that too.
Hey, that sounds like a great story....I wish I understood it.
Lmao dont take bumps n here son
Wait a minute...Atlas is lying!!! Tony said on the interview of Rocky's death said they NEVER got physical and he said his arguments were because of his drug use
And you believe that who is rocky Johnson’s son case closed don’t be a dummy your whole life
@@calvinbrown2822 STFU..Go research if you choose to..Don't be dick all your life
Tony def seems like compulsive liar and not too bright
I seen him wrestle in HS. true muscles over brains.
You actually saw him wrestle in High School? You know him?
@@thesting6820 yup, though i was a young kid.
@@markalan3108 Wow, that's awesome.
@@thesting6820it was awesome. got to meet him several times when he was wrestling for a territory that came back home. he was/is a good man.
This video somewhat contradicts what Tony Atlas said recently concerning Rocky Johnson’s passing. Here, he says that they “were never friends.” And on his most recent video, Tony says “he loved Rocky.”
I guess the statements said in each video can be reconciled,!but causes me to wonder if I am getting the truth in either video.
Don't forget, wrestlers love to do worked shoots. Bret and Shawn and the Montreal screwjob is a good example. They were probably friends, but not perfect. After all, if they were so unfriendly, the tag team never would have worked out.
Rocky was the GREATEST entertainer in the WORLD B4 it was Fashionable in the 70'$ & 80'$. The Muhammed Ali of Wrestling, Ring General Summersault perfectionist.
Rocky blame Tony. Tony blame Rocky. nobody know who really the blame. I say both of them the blame what happen between them.
RIP Rocky Johnson.
Is tony atlas wanting to join right to censor?
It was his outfit when he was managing Mark Henry. Most people who watch my channel including me stopped watching WWE by that time.
Jim Sydnor yeah man you need to catch up a bit bro
Wow! I had no idea that there was such animosity between those two.
Tony Atlas☝️😂
Wahoo McDaniel was a real indian. Chief Jay Strongbow was an Italian American.
I believe every word
Great interview. Rocky left this part of the story out when he went to diss TA. Cheating with your wife and son in the next room is bogus as fuck. But then to put it on TA as to why they were late is ludicrous. Sad to hear that the black dudes didn't have some form of unofficial alliance, like the Samoans do. Never heard of Tiger Conway until now, just wiki'd him and turns out Mad Dog Vachon broke his kneecap, proving once again the bigoted history of wrestling,
I don't know whose side to believe when it comes to the Rock or Tony Atlas but it's not right for Tony Atlas talking about the rocks affair that's not right
Too Bad Mr. Fuji gave tor tanaka (actually was Charles Kalani) a hard time, cause they both knew each other while youngsters in Hawaii.
LOOKS LIKE YA GOT 2 BROKEN ARMS
What would Rocky have gained from throwing his tag partner under the bus, especially as first WWF black tag champs? Maybe it was just ribbing, and it wound up getting Tony fired?
Rocky is a Canadian and if he got busted for drugs while he and Tony was driving. Rocky would get deported back to Canada. Tony its said that he used drugs. So Rocky would drive without tony to not get deported.
The brown mr.patato head
I like Tony
Somebody Lying
So, Johnson had a girlfriend and wife with kid in the same motel that close to each other? Maybe.
Oriental?
👍🏻👍🏻
racist promoters one minority, but all the white wrestlers you can book
Lol.... you write to your audience, moron
Lol
Rocky was better half of tag team ?
Tony had a more successful career long term
Yeah Rocky was way better than Tony Atlas. Rocky was the better wrestler and athlete. Rock was blacklisted from wrestling, but make no mistake about it he was all arorund better than Tony.
Tony you didn’t know about rental car services 🙀smdh You must have slipped school and went straight to the gym. Nice guy but I see why they ran all over you. You have to have some knowledge of how things function and it seems that you never cared when you were young about the business side of things.
Rocky not a good guy IMO.....Muraco called him a lazy SOB
You can tell the rock was a cocky prick and still is , he has reason to be proud but he is a asshole easy ,
Atlas and SD Jones made a better team and should have got a run with the belts instead of Tony and Rocky, JMHO!
Rocky Johnson is a weasel just like his son. Brock talks about the Rock's shady behavior in his book too.
Rock, and Vince decided Brock would drop the strap to Rock in Miami, and Brock was told this 2 hours before the match by Rock instead of Jack Lanza who usually gave him the finish. The Rock then proceeded to throw Vince under the bus, and acting surprised that Lesnar was not informed by Vince about finish sooner when Brock asked what the finish was. Vince knew Lesnar was not going to renew his contract because Brock opened up to Kurt Angle about it, and that's why it was decided to give the belt to Rock before he left. Brock insists he would of had zero problems doing a job for Rock if he just would of been straight up with him from the start. He didn't like the sneaky way it was handled, and was also hurt that Angle was talking to Vince about their private conversations.
Actually it wasn't a title match just a clean win for Rock. The story starts on page 94 of "Death Clutch" Hardcover if you are interested.
Musashi-san ____ What year was this? 2004 Rock was part time and not coming back
I believe it was 2004, and it was a house show in Miami.
Musashi-san ____ You are describing typical WWE relations with it's talent going back to 1983. It's not so much the Rock being shady as it is Vince and his older agents.
You mean Vince’s?? It all came down to business. I don’t think Vince will take brock over the rock due to the fact that they are at both different levels. So Vince knew what he was doing to twist things. If anything I think the rock just got offered to do anything and he went with it.
That's fucked up
Pains me to say this what a dirt bag rocky was he was so lucky he had the Rock as his son
WaHoo didn’t want to work in NY, that’s why Vince used Strongbow.
For real? Why ? Wahoo played for the New York Jets at one time .
😅😂
Muthafuka. lmao
Figures the Rock is kind of shady himself
What the hell are you smoking The Rock is not shady at all look up the stuff he's done for people before you speak
😂🤣
Dang, this is snitching at it's finest!
Frank Davis I’m sure you’ve never reminisced about what happened to you in your younger days. So when Tony Atlas talks about Bruiser Brody’s death is he snitching also?
@@AR-ii3ly technically yeah it is. That's the reason Carlito sent people to Tony's hotel room, because he tried to have Tony killed cause he was talking. I Honestly don't blame tony for talking and telling the cops it was piece of shit Invader that killed Brody.
I said this is the Democrat cowboy we're playing Ric Flair music on a football game unbelievable come on Pats you got to win the Atlanta I know it's going to be hard and they using mostly all wrestling tools on you it looks like they're using every wrestling thing there is on you I see you throws a Dusty Rhodes reviews I see a lot of TNT's how do you race with use come on Pax I'm watching my first football game this is the Democrat Cowboy hanging that ass you got to win you got to win come on Pats see you later in the Democratic Cowboys looking for you to win come on Patriot's you go into England kraselsky just
Wtf are babbling about?
son like father, have nasty ways
Rocky would kill this guy back in the day.
Damn looks like the fruit dont fall far from the tree! I see why Dwayne is a republican! And from this I can see his pops can get a good job working for Donald Trump in the White House!
As many Tony Atlas videos as I have seen I have never got any inkling that he was a liar!
Tony seems like a real good guy