- He and Jimmy Korderas recollecting about his first WWE match (which Jimmy refereed) and “why Taz left the WWE”

- Talking about the original ECW and Taz’s opinions on rehashes of that era

EXCERPT: “When companies try to re create history in their business…that pisses me off. Unfortunately I’ve worked for some companies that have done it at that time. I’ve voiced my opinions with those companies behind the scenes that I personally wasn’t happy. I didn’t expect them to stop that. These companies try to re-do and re create ECW because it worked. I don’t see anyone trying to re-do WCW. ECW worked because the stars were aligned perfectly at that time. It was that era, that group of people, that leader in Paul Heyman. We were that little engine that could.”

FULL PODCAST INCLUDING INTERVIEW: http://radio.thescore.com/episodes/taz-right-after-wrestling-dec-13-2010

Right After Wrestling with Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas interviewed WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas. Highlights:

- His book “Atlas: Too Much Too Soon”, where the name of the book comes from and stories within the book

- Talking openly about his foot fetish, racism / sexism in wrestling, rules and locker room etiquette then vs now

- How he credits the “Saba Simba” character that many people criticize, for saving his life

- Jimmy recollects about Tony Atlas always being cheerful in the locker room and never being upset, and Tony explains why

- Talking about making $1500 in his first week in wrestling, and $75,000 his first year.

EXCERPT: “In the early 80’s, I went to LA.  It was my decision to get involved in drugs which screwed me up at the beginning of my career.  I became homeless in 1989.  This lady saw me sleeping in the park in Maine, didn’t know who I was.  I had been homeless for a year and half.  I slept on the park bench.  That day, it was 22 below zero and she invited me into her home.  When Vince tried to get a hold of me, he didn’t know how to reach me.  Vince didn’t know how to get a hold of me so a policeman told me he had a number of someone who wanted to reach me so I called Vince and he told me about the idea of bringing me back as Saba Simba.  Before I went homeless I was 280 pounds, when she found me I was 190 pounds and when I went back to Vince I was 240 pounds.  Saba Simba saved my life.”

INTERVIEW PODCAST: http://radio.thescore.com/episodes/tony-atlas-interview-dec-13-2010

RIGHT AFTER WRESTLING Radio
With Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas
Mondays, 11:05pm - midnight EST
The Score on SIRIUS Radio 98
iTUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/right-after-wrestling/id379948064