Mr USA Tony Atlas vs Kamala 1983 02 25

[@shnarfy]

Both great wrestlers putting on a show...the good old days.

[@Dajizoids]

Tony Atlas still holds up as one of the best built wrestlers ever

[@timbow1356]

Apparently, his PED of choice was an Oral. Dianabol 🧐 Other long time users such as Flair and Piper were known to use Deca Durablin IM shots. I'm assuming all the juices up wrestlers we're running a rather large Testosterone Base probably 4-600mg per week. (Just what I've heard on podcasts over the years, I always been curious what a Paul Orndorf cycle looked like to a Rick Rude to Hogan etc)

[@junioralsept9335]

I would have like to see Tony Atlas and Lex Lugar in a match back in the day. 2 Greek gods going at it.. Would have been awesome 😊

[@thespaceram2879]

​@@junioralsept9335 There are no other Gods besides God=Lord Jesus Christ. He does condemn idolaters later if those keep doing it and don't stop. Unfortunately there is no rest for the unrepentant and the disbelieving in the lake of fire and brimstone. It is the second death.

[@junioralsept9335]

@@thespaceram2879 I know that brother in Christ.. The flesh is weak and there's a continual war with the spirit and flesh. Thank the Lord Jesus he knows are struggles. Come to him and repent be baptized. Yee are saved by Grace not by works so no man may boast.. Are works are filthy rags to the Lord..

[@granddaddyofthemall6320]

@@thespaceram2879 How do you know that?

[@davisnganga6266]

Tony Atlas was well built. Beautiful physique.

[@jebsdaddy141]

Back in the day, I remember him benching 500 lbs on Mid Atlantic Wrestling. I also remember Andre the Giant took off his ring and the ring was so large that Tony could put two of his fingers thru it.

[@jeromeosills6095]

Steroids!

[@2bithustlers444]

I’ll never forget being picked up as a 3 year old boy by TONY ATLAS as he exited the locker room at West Columbus High School in Cerro Gordo NC. It was 1979. He carried me all the way to the steps of the ring and gave me a pack of Grape Hubba Bubba; 3 pieces left. I felt like I was an Angel and I remember his win. Watching the match Tony had on purple tights and knee pads. The crowd whole gym chanting 1..2..3 as the referee hit the mat. It was incredible… Then the main attraction a young Ric Flair came out that locker room to his music playing. The girls was all over him. I literally wrapped myself around Ric Flairs thigh as a 3 year old boy. I’ve thought about that so many times. But this video takes me literally in my mind to that night. Jimmy Valiant, Black Jack Mulligan, The Great Kabuki and a few more. Female wrestler Diana Prince. OMG I remember how attractive she was the long dark hair, beautiful makeup. My my my I wish wrestling could be more like that again.

[@repent4yoursins631]

Wow you must have one hell of a memory to remember all that and only being 3 yrs old

[@lahoucinechaine1155]

Cb

[@jeromeosills6095]

ii don't believe one word of this hoax you call a memory. Now if you said it was a dream then ok but....come on!

[@jeromeosills6095]

Hey I guess you can also remember being in momma"s womb as well huh? Was it dark in there? I wish I could remember that far back....wow giving hubba bubba bubble gum to a 3 yr old and you counted only three left, i wish I was able to count at that age....classic tales from the dark side 4real

[@jeromeosills6095]

Wen he gave you the hubba bubba did he pull it out from the front or back of his trunks?

[@derricksmoothy4392]

These were the real deal. I grew up watching these guys. TA is a legend

[@jamesstreet228]

Rest easy James "Kamala" Harris. I've listened to several interviews with him and he was such an humble man. He was in a wheelchair the last days of his life as he lost both legs to diabetes. It's amazing to see how different the man is from the ring persona.

[@joeancona2784]

This is priceless, referree gets bumped into ,acts like he's dying routine. This gag has been going on for decades!!! Damn,that ref made a 20 count!!

[@mc12358]

I was going to say the same thing, ref barely gets touched and crumbles to the ground immediately, it's hilarious 😂

[@timbow1356]

Clearly, it's just a dangerous position to be in if you are a referee. Clearly, there's absolutely ZERO acting going on 🤣

[@alcopower5710]

2 absolute legends right here 👌

[@wan2oo3333]

This is classic I remember watching as a kid wow thanks for the time travel and the memories 😊

[@iiiiiiiiiiiiiii6407]

It was some good time watching it in old day remember blood it always blood. Now it different. Old day better 😂

[@prorityfeed3210]

Classic. Two of the absolute best performers of any time.

[@chrispugh8598]

This Match took place over 30 Years ago vback when i was a kid and would emphatically deratizaciju up and Down Wrestling was Real. The NWA. With Ric Flair and Magnum Ta snd others put on a good show. Zjenica saw Hulk Hogan and the WWF which was entertaining but eventually put the cheese in cheesie matches.

[@ericbaker9688]

Kamala was one of my favorites as a kid! I've seen him in some wars. The Von Erich's, Fabulous free birds, One man Gang, The Ice Man, Brick house Brown, Bruiser Brody, King Kong Bundy, The Gentleman Chris Adams, Junkyard Dog made wrestling worth watching..I miss those days..

[@mutasasamuel5053]

Hahaha!!! Don't forget the Great kabuki

[@ericbaker9688]

@@mutasasamuel5053 KoKo B ware, Hacksaw Jim Dugan, The missing link.. Don’t pretend you from that era! lol

[@JayInCut]

Great memories of one of my favorites growing up... Tony Atlas, Ivan Putski and The British Bulldogs my all time best on my list .. Great memories

[@MrMrdlegend]

Yep, Tony picking guys up full press over his head and Putski with the Polish hammer

[@JayInCut]

@@MrMrdlegend Can't forget the Steiner Brothers.. Rick was my DAWG

[@heywoodjablome7834]

Ivan Putski!!!! Hell ya

[@michaelmckenzie6311]

Funny seeing Hacksaw as a heel pulling weasel moves, lol!

[@Kfm7]

I actually know tony, he doesn’t live far from me . He is a personal trainer and also works with handicapped kids. I spoken to him at the gym a lot he is a very smart man and he is still massive!!

[@timbow1356]

Ooof. Judging by the stories from MANY of his exes, I wouldn't want my child LET ALONE handicap child around Tony 🧐 it's amazing he's alive, he's been cycling on and off for nearly 40 years . Literally, nobody in the profession has ANYTHING good to say about him.

[@Kfm7]

@@timbow1356 I know he drives a shitty car and lives a little apartment in a not so hot area with his wife

[@jeffreyb6165]

The fact that he gets off by letting girls kick him in the face shows he has a screw loose, so probably wouldn't be leaving a child in his care.

[@MrChintaro]

@@jeffreyb6165 at least he is open about it.

[@markcollins4840]

I'm 52 and used to watch him and Rocky Johnson as a tag team woooooooow that sounds like him to work with handicap kids that fits his personality

[@reconstructionwouldhavesav9472]

My gosh Mr. Atlas was HUGE in his prime.

[@ishdawg9860]

The reaction of the crowd is priceless

[@westyraviz]

It’s fake. Not real. You can observe that the crowd isn’t as psyched. They just added all that fake noise for television.

[@BerserkerSloth]

@@westyraviz you’re right. I was like, Damn this really got them that hyped? 😂

[@scribe570]

@@BerserkerSloth You two just know too much today. These techniques really worked. The design of the match just frustrates people's sense of fairness. Referee bumps were rare then. I remember seeing my first one as a kid and I was incensed that my hero had the other guy beat, but by the time the ref was back, my hero had been attacked unfairly. Basic emotions come out. I believe the booing is real. This is a great setup for another big crowd to see Atlas vs. Duggin.

[@JohnnyBoy1969]

Mr.U.S.A. Tony Atlas! A name you never hear mentioned when it comes to Big Time Wrestlers these days! Tony Atlas came up in the Golden Era of Wrestling and laid the foundation for other Wrestlers that came after him to start making the millions of dollars! Tony Atlas deserves a hole hell of a lot more if you ask me he was one of the Greats! It's a shame people don't mention his name more often.

[@Strong978]

Very well said.

[@nvalle23]

Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs The Wild Samoans were my favorite tag team feud growing up

[@user-zt2os3xy7j]

It is just a fake

[@Ricobaca]

Yep, late 70s early 80s my great grandmother would yell for me and my brother to wake up and watch it with her....I'm surprised my father never stormed out and made a fuss of her yelling in the middle of the night.

[@antonioallen1763]

I agree 100%!

[@BigMoney21]

Just subscribed Thank You ❤️🦁👊👑

[@brodocbetty4856]

Crowd is lit. I remember both my parents would be screaming at the TV They were crazy about werstling.

[@elizabetho6506]

Damn Tony was jacked

[@harrykadaras9459]

His arms were stronger than most people's legs

[@jrsmith1998]

and a Bozo. On the butt ends of all kinds if jokes from the other guys. Mostly racist jokes and punchlines. He was a modern day loyal slave.

[@Dynamo001]

@@harrykadaras9459 ... including his own skinny ones.

[@harrykadaras9459]

@@Dynamo001 Slick has skinny legs...Tony's just disproportionately large up top that it makes his legs look small...

[@000777D]

@@jrsmith1998 Yes because unfortunately racism in the workplace was rampant back then.

[@anthonypolanowski3595]

This is definitely the biggest I have ever seen Tony Atlas before. Wow!!! Did the referee just say that Atlas only weighs 250 pounds here? No way! More like 280-290 pounds.

[@davidpigozzo5918]

Tony Atlas was the first wrestler I laid eyes on when I started to watch wrestling on tv. His physique just left me awestruck. I talked to Tony in Sept and spent about an hour talking to him about his powerlifting days and his time in pro wrestling.

[@clementsebastian1977]

What a Great Physique Tony Atlas had.... He-Man!

[@mterry4428]

Tony Atlas was a true bad ass I remember my dad took myself and 2 of my friends to a wwf attraction at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit and he was on the card wrestling I don't know what happened but all I saw was him grabbing some guy in the stands and over half dozen cops trying to get him off the guy!! That incident made me wanna be a cop thanks Tony for a great 23 year career.

[@screamingbaboon664]

Why? So you too could be grabbed by Tony Atlas and choked? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨 Tony is a half and half, you know?

[@mterry4428]

@@screamingbaboon664 you just had to be there the cops kicked his ass

[@MrTtaakk]

When Wrestling was REALLY great & wasn't commercialized.

[@roddyboethius1722]

Everything is best before it blows up. Music, actors, wrestling. The up and comers are hungry

[@libra42ful]

Watching Mr. USA Atlas punished so thoroughly by the wild Ugandan giant was somehow enjoyably stimulating, and satisfying, to see

[@steveprezzie6526]

Referee taking bumps like a pro

[@Dmaccabees]

This is what Play fighting for a check looks like 🎭..I’m definitely in the wrong business 😂…this was my childhood growing up

[@lilfloydshivers8237]

Mr Tony Atlas I've had a chance to meet to know him and he is one of the coolest guy ever met and his wife is a sweetheart. Tony is very humble. He was also a great wrestler

[@timbow1356]

I'm glad you had a good experience and I don't doubt what you say. However, you can't find ANY wrestlers or his EXES that will say ANYTHING good about the man. I mean, some real serious accusations . I've listened to a zillion podcasts, from Piper to Duggan to Orndorf and all down the line... Have Nothing good to say about him

[@timmccoy9881]

Kamala was a scary dude. Mr.Atlas was friends with a gas station owner in my hometown... tried to catch him a few times but i was always too late. Big dude...

[@BIGMAN7917]

Tony Atlas was Rocky Johnson(Father of The Rock) tag team partner

[@isaacngura5721]

That's a brotherly hug game and comedy

[@donm.theefdmgboogieman2266]

Him and rocky Johnson is why i did push ups as a kid

[@gilbertrios5283]

As a kid Kamala was horrifying... scared The hell out of me!!!

[@keithclark486]

He reminded me of uncle George on the little rascals. 😬😅

[@malachiisrael669]

Damn Tony was Diesel 🏋️🏋️🏋️🏋️. Holy cow Hacksaw was a heel? RIP eternal Kamala 😔😔😔

[@hottrodd4404]

Memories of my younger years going to the sport auditorium Dallas Tx

[@JohnnyEmpuerto]

Tony Atlas is my favorite during my kids time. Old is gold...

[@JohnnyBoy1969]

He was the original ''BIG POPPA PUMP!''

[@spaceace1006]

Tony Atlas has always been a stand up, honest Guy!! Of course, his opponent here was real Mensch himself! James "Kamala" Harris was known to be a gentle and loving soul!! Remember that match with Kamala and George Steele? Steele was carried out on a stretcher? That was George's idea!!!

[@TL....]

tony was jacked! dudes arms look bigger than arnold schwarzeneggers

[@jlionmenelik77]

He was a huge man

[@MrMrdlegend]

I was waiting to see Tony do the overhead lift with Kamala

[@mikelilly7285]

Loved all 3 of these legends.

[@dacoldest3896]

WTF that dude big asf LOL. He made sure to drink his orange juice and take his vitamins

[@Thriller26]

Tony Atlas Was Before My Time But DAMN! That Dude Was Muscular AH!!

[@roddyboethius1722]

I saw him live several times in person. He was an electrifying performer

[@mintythekid119]

What a great physique Tony atlas had compared with today’s wrestlers they got nothing on him!! A real life hercules 💪

[@myrongaines5542]

Today's guys aren't allowed to take steroids unless it's TrT but it's a small dose.

[@giovannisocci8793]

He was a bodybuilder first,wrestlers in the 70s and before didn t want to be muscle bound.Tony Atlas wasn t a great wrestler,good body,Yes,but once the novelty worn off,it was very obvious that he was very limited.

[@immaculateprince]

Was definitely the first hulk of the wrestling world

[@dreaderick8]

Steroids

[@sureshpandwala7407]

@@giovannisocci8793 pm

[@evangelistdidymuscarllupo1954]

I met him in Macon Georgia got his autograph and thee T-shirt 👕.

[@johnjobber2219]

I loved Kamala and Atlas was my favorite juicer.

[@amoruzz]

Two great performers 👍👍

[@henrycarmona8560]

This was it back in the day!😜

[@sanjacintoknives]

Never knew Duggan was a heel

[@michaelgallien7970]

I remember watching Tony Atlas back in the day as a young youth in the early eighties of wrestling, but I don't remember him being the size of a hulk in those days, he looks like he can defeat thanos.

[@anthonyhaylock6655]

James Harris who played the character of Kamala always did a great job in my books , it was a cool character for sure , RIP James , and I always loved Tony Atlas ( Anthony White ) Mr USA too

[@will6996]

He was seriously under payed

[@rampalsingh1411]

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@sleepingenergy4581]

That crowd🤯🤯🤯

[@manchuriancandybar864]

Another great promo by Mr. USA Tony Atlas at the end, just like his heel turn at Angelo Poffo's ICW, when he gave another great promo against The Polish Power Ivan Putski. Ironically, it would be Hacksaw Jim Duggan who will chant “USA” on his arrival in WWE. Tony Atlas is a WWE Hall of Fame material.

[@trimleshrao7454]

Xi9ip1

[@jamesstreet228]

I didn't realize Tiny Atlas was such a great artist as well until I watched the vid of him talking about the night Bruiser Brody was knifed by Jose Gonzalez. He had some of his portraits laud out on a table and Brody saw them and was impressed and he gave him a pic of his son and asked him if he would mind drawing it. Then, minutes later, he was stabbed by Gonzalez.

[@JG-pj3bg]

I still remember these matches when I was a kid, this was in Houston, TX. in the Sam Houston Coliseum and the guy doing the interview towards the end was Paul Boesch a wrestler from the golden days of wrestling turned promoter

[@hankwilliams141]

That had me at the edge of my seat. Lol

[@wolf-fd9nn]

Amg My father used to tell me about the most powerful man, Tony Atlas ✅👍💪

[@ajrockinshockin2893]

Watching this reminds me of my childhood, tag team wrestling on the front lawn with the other neighborhood kids. Those were fun times .

[@heathergibbs2904]

RIP James Arthur "Kamala" Harris

[@user-xu4qq4nu8h]

This is so goddamn raw.

[@bishopman2308]

Only like 4 moves between the two of them. Punches and kicks from Atlas, the chest muscle grab and chops from Kamala. I was wanting them to do at least a body slam or something. Still entertaining though.

[@johnbullabaugh8898]

Tony could definitely sell it.

[@hotty455]

Anybody know the date of this match? I need to find more matches of Tony during this time. His body has more muscle in this vid than I have ever seen. Incredible physique.

[@joetoth5465]

I’m also interested in seeing Tony at his peak. I asked someone on his channel what year was he in his best shape and they replied 1986…

[@jeremystark3350]

1984 -1986 I'd say if I had to guess by who was managing Kamala at the time.

[@blackatheistmillionaire1636]

Steve, the date was 2-25-83.I had great seats that night.

[@rp573]

@@blackatheistmillionaire1636 And you remember it like yesterday im sure. Date is on the beginning of the video

[@kenbrohere]

Just search Houston Wrestling in KZbin.

[@dietrichwilliams2913]

Tony was on straight swole!!!

[@johnnyjiel3146]

You guys made a history that will be spoken Mr Atlas and Kamala

[@nedraallen2700]

2 of my favorite wrestlers Kamala Tony Atlas When it was good

[@steelcastle5616]

Tony was one of the first muscled-up wrestlers of that time. I'm told not all guys like him could hack it in the ring (many tried and failed). Most were not as athletic and/or had the cardiovascular systems to do 25-to-30min matches. Matches are much shorter these days and other wrestlers are more skilled in working around non-athletic big opponents.

[@zombiefulci3301]

It's not real athletic competition, that's why these guys can "wrestle" 60 mins. When these wrestlers go to MMA, that's when you see how poor cardio they really have as they suck wind the first 2 mins

[@brandonricard3984]

Hacksaw Butch Reed. And he's was more agile than Tony

[@steelcastle5616]

@@brandonricard3984 Strange you should say that. Other wrestlers have said that Butch Reid was one of the stiffest wrestlers around.

[@brandonricard3984]

@@steelcastle5616 maybe they were the stiff ones. If you ever watch Reed wrestle,you wouldn't see it. He was Fluid for a huge guy

[@steelcastle5616]

@@brandonricard3984 I've seen Butch Reid before during and after "Doom". I didn't notice either way; I'm just going by what other wrestlers have said about him wrestling him.

[@dexterjames6256]

Tony Atlas was built like a tank

[@teddybrukshot1801]

what a monster Atlas was

[@lilrocnine6658]

My brother and I said so when we were kids and it kinda felt strange because we knew guys half Tony Atlas’s size that were real bad dudes but Atlas couldn’t get a win most nights.

[@projectpickmeup6207]

Tony atlas was my reason for working out.

[@shobinedvin5175]

Damn Tony Atlas Looks Crazy Big. Look Even Bigger Than Modern Day Wrestlers.

[@ThouSwell-zx3fd]

I think they were more tolerant of roids back in the day.

[@JefferyAshmore]

Exactly.

[@Chupacvabra]

I bet Kamala was less tired than Atlas after 3 mins.

[@carlbenjiphotography6651]

Tony Atlas is a great O.G wrestler. But, without Kamala, he couldn't shine! Shoutout to those great warriors. Big fan of Kamala & Tony Atlas.

[@williebowen1043]

Tony Atlas wrestled for the NWA Mid-Atlantic and Georgia Areas. Kamala sucks

[@FoundationalAmericanBadass]

Man you couldn't lock me in a phone booth with neither one of those cats, speaking of which, bring BACK the phone booths... 💯💯💯

[@spe3173]

Don't lie, you would love to be on your knees in a phone booth with both those cats.

[@fred4003]

I never saw Tony Atlas in person although I saw Stagger Lee(aka) The Junk Yard Dog vs Kamala . .

[@kenbrohere]

Houston Wrestling was the shit.

[@renerivera5096]

I remember watching Kamala n devastation incorporated wrestling as a young kid. Man them people never disappointed they always put on a great show .. when watching wrestling was always a must back in the 70s n 80s

[@anthonypolanowski3595]

Tony Atlas' arms were actually bigger than Hulk Hogans arms were. At least around this time in his career they were.

[@chrisfaizon1156]

Look at Ol Hacksaw directing traffic!

[@ericmunene688]

Kamala so sad 😞 what happened to him. Legend Match

[@trentaccid2177]

The worst thing was what Vince McMahon did to him at Wrestlemania he was against the Undertaker who was paid 500,00 dollar's and jim was paid 20,000 what a disgrace.

[@immaculateprince]

@@trentaccid2177 That's why i never liked vince because he always screwed certain well deserved wrestlers over

[@omegarugal9283]

tony atlas had some guns

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

Good posting

[@richki.24]

Loved Tony Atlas

[@kennethyoung95]

sugar bear harris was a big guy but as kamala he got even bigger and the gimmick that made him famous was also his undoing

[@nizamnizam5540]

THE BEST OF CHANNEL

[@koolpopjones6499]

Still miss you Kamala. RIP.🙏🏿🕊️

[@bassthumper7331]

Tony got that Jim Kelly Fro........

[@samuelgreer5223]

My favorite wrestler growing up

[@moeb113]

Kamala was also one of the WWF’s all time greats as well. Doesn’t feel like he gets enough credit for his time he put in.

[@roddyboethius1722]

He was extraordinary. Played his part to the hilt

[@donaldjohnson4634]

Hacksaw must been young. He don't even look built yet...

[@michaelgentry4908]

What year was this? Early 1980s somewhere?

[@concernedcitizen3594]

Kamala was from Mississippi😂

[@appypappy]

Tony: "I am from William Fleming High School. Why do I have to wait on the Mississippi mfer?"

[@granddaddyofthemall6320]

Hacksaw Jim Duggan looks like Martins Icis.

[@robertcornelius3514]

Proves the Smartphone has ruined the fan.

[@ProdSangreNueva]

Big Poppa Pump had nothing on Tony Atlas arms.

[@toeman8259]

Tony Atlas a native of Roanoke, Va. and a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in 1974…….my classmate.

[@nevelledavid386]

Look at those traps and delts, tony looks likes hulk

[@jumptube]

I think thats Bruce Prichard (Brother Love) as the ring announcer.

[@josemontano7767]

Awesome battle