Pride: 10 of the best wrestlers of African origin

#4 Tony Atlas

A former Bodybuilding champion, Tony Atlas has held the crown of "Mr USA" no less than three times.

Atlas was a frequent tag team partner of Rocky Johnson, and also had a successful singles career. Unlike Johnson, Atlas wrestled all over the country and was a star in New England as well.

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Tony Atlas had a less than memorable run as "Samba Simba" in WWE. Part of the reason for his failure was that most fans instantly recognized Simba as Tony Atlas, and rejected the new character.

Atlas took bookings well into his fifties and still seems in great shape. Most recently he signed a Legends contract with the WWE, after acting as Mark Henry's on-screen manager.

About the author

Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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