Ken Patera's Feats of Strength - Part 2 of 2

[@TyTyslickster]

I remember watching 👀 this as a kid on Saturday morning 📺 TV in absolute amazement with my grandpa. Oh the sweet memories of my childhood .

[@MypronounIsKing]

If your grandpa saw the disgrace you’ve grown into hed roll over in his grave.

[@Robocoppat]

Me too...God I miss these shows. Thank God for KZbin

[@dchange7277]

Me too. What memories

[@johnreidy2804]

@@Robocoppat I agree, all we have on now is tattooed, pierced circus freaks

[@tripleffarms2872]

I know brother makes me sad

[@chrisoconnor3119]

There is NO entertainment produced today that is half as real as this! Great stuff

[@razzledingle]

What a great segment! This is how great wrestling USED to be.

[@ralph4857]

They didn't read from a script!

[@molokomongalo6003]

If they did this today your ass would ne the first to complain "this isn't wrestling ". GTFO

[@dantegood2195]

Lol. Wasn’t that great. It was just from ur era

[@quesoblanco444]

Not really, also your avatar is a serial rapist, so your opinion is questionable at best

[@goodeye6373]

The Claw.

[@SurgeCess]

Atlas is still a beast at 62. I loved his tag-team with Rocky Johnson.

[@WyldApache]

Man! I used to watch ALL wrestling as a kid in 80s!! BEST era!!

[@dogleg]

I met Tony Atlas in the early 80's. I was twelve or so. Very nice guy and a real gentleman to a star struck kid.

[@dilbertdoe601]

Proof?

[@Scyllax]

Dilbert Doe I believe him, but I live in Auburn, Maine, and I have run into Tony Atlas a half dozen times in the last few years.

[@johnwilburn]

Why is that hard to believe. Atlas was and still is a touring professional. I met Raviahing Rick Rude in a restaurant when WCW came to town in the 90s. And he was, well, rude. He was kayfabing at lunch time. Some did and others didn’t.

[@Mark-hz5nc]

I met Tony Atlas in 1980 and he was just the nicest guy. A real gentleman.

[@kimberlyisherwood4564]

@@dilbertdoe601 really? So what if he is lying. But why lie?

[@Gatsu_Gambino]

After this they went on to be the best of friends. Breaking barriers for days!!

[@rickharris4513]

Someone told me back in the day that guys like Hacksaw Jim Duggan and The Iron Sheik had a huge and "bitter" rivalry, yet traveled everywhere together in a shared RV to reduce expenses. He said behind every fued was normally a close friendship.

[@justafanmarvel9669]

they were both very strong guys.. Atlas was a bidybuilder and had great gym strenth. Patera was more of a strong man power lifter and had a lot of real world strenth, as in knowing leverage and how to use your own body to generate alot of force.. both great legends and neither man should be disrespected as they both accomplished alot in wwf and both enhanced the sport.

[@johnwilburn]

Both extremely legit strong. Great analysis of gym strong, versus strongman strong. Different styles with a lot of crossover, certainly, but have unique virtues.

[@mouna2029]

tony atlas also didt wresteling judo boxing before he was a body builder

[@maxxxmodelz4061]

Patera was an Olympic lifter I think. Powerlifters are very different, and strong man is different still. Ken had some serious explosive power, but stuff like this would have very little to do with explosive power. It's more endurance strength, so Tony would definitely have an equal amount of that.

[@justafanmarvel9669]

@@maxxxmodelz4061 Ken did compete in The World's Strongest Man competition and did rather well also.. and that goes outside of the realm of weightlifting if you have ever watched the events. The stuff they did here was geared to be applicable to weightlifting exercises... for example the bend the bar behind your head... watch Tony do it and then replace the bar with a fly press machine in your mind... these are movements that a traditional gym body builder would be familiar with. I'm in no way disparaging one man over the other... I love them both, but Atlas is a traditional competition bodybuilder... you can tell by looking at his body... it's like Arnold would train back in the day... Ken is a powerlifter, his definition is less but the bulk is more... he is trained more for lifting things that are not balanced evenly like dumbells are. Basically if I was moving furniture I would ask Ken to help me, if I was in the gym wanting to know the proper form on an exercise I would ask Tony to help.

[@maxxxmodelz4061]

@@justafanmarvel9669 You're right. I almost forgot that he placed 3rd in the WSM 1977. He actually didn't get any medals in the Olympics in 72, although he was a favorite to come in at least silver that year. He had been racking up medals in the PanAM Weightlifting and various international competitions in the early 70s and was one of the heavy favorites heading into the 72 Olympics but he fouled out on his lifts and didn't qualify for the podium. You're right that he did do well in WSM, which at the time had events like this bar bending and other stuff that really is really old school strongman stuff for sure.

[@datacipher]

I never realized how good Patera was on the mic - always remember Heenan talking for him. He wasn't much of a face but he's a great heel. Not like the cartoon characters of today - all catchphrases and ridiculously exaggerated drama with polished - yet stilted - speeches. This was when guys did off-the-cuff interviews and acted like real human beings. You could totally believe this is the real Ken and he was just a mean, strong, scary, power-lifting jerk lol.

[@davefet1450]

If you listen very carefully, you an hear Andy Kaufman... it's as if Kaufman studied Patera heel persona and then took it to Memphis and applied it to his intergender wrestling heel gimmick. Patera is old school greatness.

[@Traducteur1]

You're right. He sounded believable as a heel, but his face run versus Heenan and the Goon Squad wasn't so memorable, at least promo-wise! 😂

[@JamusChristus]

They bleeped out most of what Heenan said. It was hilarious

[@sealtyk]

I can respect your opinion but I don't see good skills🤷‍♂️

[@nelsonvargas7977]

Tony Atlas and ken patera both were very powerful , lots of respect for old school wrestlers , unlike the shit from today .

[@shrimboi8909]

THis is more entertaining than any episodes of modern day SNL.

[@MrJpauline]

Dayum, I miss these days.

[@dcavalli9]

"I'm gonna get some more of you until I get that title, boy!" Great line!

[@stardust1621]

Iconically legendary!💯😎

[@jhodges3131]

Awesome... Tony Atlas was my motivation as a child to begin weight training.

[@Kayspaify]

I dig Patera, he seems like an A+ heel.

[@BrotherPatriot]

Just to damn fun to watch. Sure miss these days...and those guys!

[@terancebowles5665]

This is classic. ..the good old days....

[@rodeleon2875]

both incredible specimens. this was where wrastlin' was fun to watch.

[@JesseH76]

Now, THIS IS WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT!

[@jimmadonna1436]

It's sad what happened to professional wrestling.

[@ralph4857]

No! This is professional wrestling.

[@Juggalo5588]

Ken was a great heel. He was a great wrestler.

[@MyMuleHasAName]

I remember this I was 13. Great stuff. The two strongmen of the NWA. I get into it now at my age. The modern wrestling not so much. But Sheamus reminds me of Atlas an old school wrestler who is a fan favorite. But when I was a kid these men were huge to me.

[@loosescrews7055]

This is raw "wrestling" by two of the best professionals in the business. not scripted by professional writers and no loud music or explosives were necessary. but yet this was very entertaining. I miss this .

[@gaddyify]

"No, no. But if you do it. I'm gon try." Why was I expecting yesar boss to come out his mouth next.

[@jeffrielley920]

I loved spending my Saturdays watching Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Back when Ric Flair was called a "Young Lion." Patera was known as the first person to military press 500 lbs.

[@josephgeorge7385]

I remember this watched as a child

[@jonathanadams3944]

I miss this.

[@NightWarriorAlive]

I loved Patera as heel- he's perfect for it; all smug and angry.

[@johnwilburn]

He was so good at it because that's an extension of his real personality.

[@kevingraham785]

These were the good old days. 😊

[@garydavis9691]

Two awesome guys who were legendary.

[@mainegreengrower4209]

Ive talked to tony alot..hes told me all kinds of stories about what he went through when he was wrestling..some cool stuff also alot of drugs and alcohol..tony lives in maine and is a great dude..

[@hfontanez98]

OH man... I had forgotten all about Ken Patera. This video took me WAY back!

[@BigBadOzBoyMark]

Love this. They were both very strong guys in their day. Love how well Patera plays the bad guy and the stuff he comes out with... Always good for a laugh!

[@jaredontv]

I didnt realize how good of a talker Ken Patera was.. he'd make a good head liner villain even in today's WWE.. up there with Triple H...

[@davidtaylor6613]

Ken was a real strong man. Saw him slam Andre easily. First American to overhead press 500 pounds I believe.

[@mdd1963]

Saw Ken Patera in person at a MACW event, Columbia SC, circa 1977 or so...back in the days of the Super Destroyer, Mr Wrestling No 1 and 2, and, Paul Jones, The Avenger, Wahoo McDaniel, Blackjack Mulligan, and Ric Flair...

[@tedbundywastheultimatechad8400]

@@mdd1963 - The glory days.

[@jamespryor7358]

I enjoyed wrestling during that time.

[@rfjohns1715]

It was really nice to see a legitimate Olympic Weightlifter like Ken who was on US team make some $.Ken still holds US record of 505 pounds press.

[@marcomustang876]

That's not a record

[@paulnewsom7629]

To the both of them ,Thank you both for so many Great Memories esp AWA DAYS AND WWF 83TO 85

[@naijanistan]

You do not see wonderful shows such as this in today’s wrestling.

[@johnwilburn]

Patera was 36 and Tony was just 24 here. Fantastic promo by Patera. He put both of them over and really set the stage for what kind of match they should have.

[@tubucoco]

Tony was a big ole country boy! Lol

[@TheDruDogg84]

He was actually 26. He is 10 years younger than patera bud

[@bluemarvel6750]

I remember this as a kid watching this live on TV😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆!

[@brianchristenson6055]

This was awesome! Looks like they were having fun up there. Thx

[@chuckadams195]

I watched this live as a kid awesome stuff when wraslen didn’t suck 🤣😂

[@BaronNate]

"WOOOAH, GOOD GOD!" I lost it at that. Rock on Tony, Good God :D

[@Romulan2469]

Years later, Ken would prove his strength yet again by throwing a boulder through a McDonalds window.

[@daleholbert3111]

Was not him

[@brikkijim]

he blamed it on someone else. lol

[@TheMARCVISION]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@swmita]

😂😂😂😂

[@harristonrichardson4754]

He also held back a truck with his legs while leaning against a wall,

[@SuperSonicHot]

Tony Atlas is actually doing REALLY good. He's on the active ECW roster, able to travel with them, and he still frequents the gym (of course he's not in this shape anymore).

[@HatianHurricane]

WHEN I WAS A CHILD WATCHING THESE GUYS I NEVER REALIZED THAT THEY WERE MAKING TONY ATLAS LOOK LIKE SOME KIND OF BUCKWHEAT CHARACTER! THANK GOD FOR TIME, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andrewmiller2321]

Yes. To see this now is sickening!

[@mojoesixpack]

Nobody was making Tony Atlas look that way, and looking like Buckwheat was not part of his character in any way.

[@unclecreed2986]

@@mojoesixpack seems like he was playing a normal baby face he just has a lisp.

[@mojoesixpack]

@@unclecreed2986 Right, he was just being Tony Atlas, the crowd favorite, no Buckwheat act.

[@ricksanchez3501]

I agree if anyone doesn't see probably approves of black men being called boy

[@gamelord3135]

My childhood was pretty awesome when I remember stuff like this

[@michaelwilliams27]

I remember seeing this as a kid they both are very strong

[@fightingcock8096]

That jumping headbutt was awesome 😂

[@ThunderwingMatrix]

CLASSIC angle! Tony Atlas & Ken Patera were 2 of the most entertaining wrestlers at the time.

[@dua72]

I'm hear to tell you that Tony Atlas seems to be doing well. HE runs a gym in Maine,got his on website and recently went into the WWE HOF.He still looks good in his 60's

[@TheDruDogg84]

He wasn’t in his 60s when you posted this comment. He was 54. Cmon get it together

[@JayDogTitan]

I've seen some of the things Ken Patera has done to show his strength, Very strong man indeed, Ripping big phone books in half, Holding back a pick up truck with his legs while it sat there burning rubber, No doubt he was strong. But so was Tony Atlas.

[@stevelee4653]

Tony was a very strong man.. I remember these days too.. they were very entertaining

[@diagreen]

these guys were nuts.those were the days

[@paulnewsom7629]

Yes Tony is a class act i met him in 2009 Newark Calif ,along with million dollar man Ted ,and it was great time Tony has had it Tough after Wresling but Never gives up

[@bos3835]

That's the wrestling I remember from my early childhood.

[@danielhudson5424]

Lol "I Said Your Body Not Your Face!" Comment To Tony Atlas Was Great Heelwork From Ken Patera

[@cmbjive]

Now this is entertainment!

[@100secondworkout]

These two were great !

[@victorcolon1454]

Imagine Patera in his prime testing strength with Mark Henry.

[@stardust1621]

Mark Henry is true natural strength!

[@emptyhand777]

@@stardust1621 - Pantera was one of the top weight lifters in the world back when the communists were juicing all their lifters.

[@thehmc]

I love this kind of stuff in wrestling because it's a feud that MEANS SOMETHING. They're fighting over something very specific. Who's the strongest man? None of the bullshit "Oh we'll just fight in the ring for no reason and call it a day." nonsense.

[@85futureshock]

Don't forget most of the heels today would rather be cheered than work to get heat. No wonder WWE or TNA don't draw money today.

[@whitelionthunder1990]

That's why I tune into youtube for some ol' classic wrestling. ^_^ Stuff like this is awesome.

[@johnwilburn]

Modern wrestling doesn't tell a story. These days, they get all their high spots in and point to the WrestleMania sign after a 20 minute monologue. Patera and Atlas did more in 12 to hype a high concept match than every 20 minute RAW opening ever.

[@psfgtech]

That was great

[@lamonnwawrestler2010]

the team who thought of this was genius, Tony Atlas played this character perfect.....

[@Skate1968B]

agreed. good stuff. and patera was a good heel. can't root for the hero if he has nothing challenging him. they were both great.

[@illuminatedperspectives2894]

WRESTLING WAS SOO SIMPLE BACK IN THE STONE AGE

[@PA_Cheddar]

Ken patera did time at Fox Lake Correctional Facility in Wisconsin

[@IAMGWH1]

What for?

[@rsinghny]

classic, you don't see stuff like this in wrestling today

[@fakeymcfakename2243]

laughing my ass off when he does his little dance after he doing something

[@dctruckguy]

I miss the old days. When I was young these guys looked so massive to me.

[@BClarke]

How in the world did that end without Patera hitting him with one of the steel bars? Surprising, but still a good bit.

[@shawngreene1225]

What's up with the buckwheat routine from Tony atlas smh

[@nicksix6212]

He was fresh outta Virginia...it wasnt a gimmick,he is a straight up country boy

[@shawngreene1225]

@619 OG stfu asshole.

[@shawngreene1225]

@@ROZAKRIU I'm not coming down on him, I just didn't like what I saw. But I understand what you're saying

[@shawngreene1225]

@Donald Trump definitely

[@misterprickly]

Are they doing that old magic trick where you hide a pre-bent steel bolt inside the cloth and replace it with a straight one? The secret to bending the rebar is the length of the bar. The longer it is, the easier it is to bend. Got to love the days of carnival strongmen!

[@Scyllax]

No, that was one of the easier stunts. However, if you let that air back into you from the hot-water bottle, you can end up very dead.

[@pickzkickz]

Yes but bar needs to long enough to hold...lol

[@randywhite2872]

Yeaup th nails I thought we’re bent to close to be done by hand . Just sayin

[@randyshopher7146]

Metal had been heated to do away with the temper.

[@tyronesmith8250]

"And I just happen to have one for you"

[@markstoner9953]

I remember going to into the the Wi prison system bk in the late 80's n never getting to make it to minimum security staffing to lift the weights that Patera and Mr. Sieto (spelling wrong I am sure) purchased and dontated to the Gordan Prison camp so they could stay big and in shape.

[@tedbundywastheultimatechad8400]

Both guys are impressive. Also, shout-out to Bob Caudle for being amazing at his job.

[@buddmannable]

Notice while bending the bar Tony grips it with his hands while Patera uses just his lower forearms. Yes Atlas was strong but Patera was a freak. Probably one of the strongest men who has ever lived.

[@pedro-delgado-jr]

Ken Patera looks like Bob from that '70s show with that hair lol 😂

[@razorbacks1983]

They got our people out here looking bad tap dancing

[@kennopalus]

I can't believe I know who Tony Atlas was before I watched the clip 😁. Loved this stuff on channel 20 I'm DC on Saturday mornings back in the day 🙂

[@dondarnel1149]

Mayne that brings back memories of Ken in the AWA in Minnesota

[@sirwilliamreid1811]

Tony Atlas' dance is classic!

[@ПорфирийИванов-з2ф]

Патеру знаю,это известный штангист в 70х годах,конкурировал с Алексеевым.А что за темнокожий атлет?😲Как его зовут?

[@dougmoesizlack9807]

It was important for Ken to say his full name after each time he spoke to him Tony Atlas...Tony Atlas.

[@BIGFACTSENT]

Why was Tony talking like a run away slave

[@mikeseaquest9246]

hes from the south asshole

[@shishioh]

+2pacexpert Because he's playing it up. Tony is legit dumb though.

[@joeytrimble1558]

+2pacexpert you got a cell-a-phone

[@mbp7060]

+Ash ro He is far from dumb.

[@shishioh]

***** Evidence? Because we have a wealth of contrary examples...

[@markboudreau1410]

OMG, They were both so young! "Win if can, lose if you must....but always cheat!" Ken Patera, the strongest Man in the world👍👍👍

[@jamie.777]

Ken Paterson is putting on a Heal Clinic here, clear and concise and calmly building heat.

[@Tsadi9Mem9Khet9]

See, this was a million times better than what they've had to do since exposing "the business". They could actually play a single headbutt as an incapacitating shoot move rather than having to go totally overboard.

[@erichoward1731]

I actually remember this wow where did you get this footage from taking me back to the days that Tony Atlas was one of the strongest wrestlers to ever grace the square circle Him and Ken Patera Both.

[@amoruzz]

Love it! Thank you

[@macromonster365]

The Atomic Headbutt finish was hilarious 😂😂😂

[@noloking]

I miss shit like this in wrestling, lawls!

[@prophetickey]

The south in the 80's. Black wrestlers had to shuck and jive their way through, paving the way for others.

[@JoJoBeast]

If people cant talk entertaining they hold themselves back

[@Sargebri]

Of course, Patera was the one who helped get Flair into pro wrestling. He was Flair's roommate and he was a year ahead of Flair at Verne Gagne's camp.

[@PeacefulStressfree]

This is hard to watch on so many levels

[@congavril210]

amazing strength by both gentlemen and very entertaining not like today's rubbish

[@thomasbays8292]

Saw this. Wow.

[@trazzy01]

Tony talking like he jus got the plantation!

[@mainilla268]

What does Tony have on., a pull-up?

[@christopherqueen8540]

A depends

[@malawri67]

ah the good old days!

[@KTtraintowin]

Tony was and is a very strong guy , but very few have Patera strength .

[@superlyger]

Tony Atlas is acting like a lot of the kids in highschool in highland park, MI

[@toscodav]

where is the racism? Just wrestling showmanship.

[@blaqjoker9105]

Who said racism

[@michaelfrazia4569]

actually Tony called patera "boy"...the problem in our society today is that back then noone noticed it or even cared enough to waste the time on insignificant bs....but if in this interview patera had used the word boy the way atlas did , this would be one of the old interviews the sheep of today would cite as evidence that patera was racist. People today that want to be social justice warriors don't actually research things and place things in proper context so that they may be fully educated on a topic. They hear it on some bs cable news channel or listen to an uneducated athlete or some politician only trying to get their votes and use that as their basis to make claims.