“That’s Tony Atlas! That ain’t no Saba Simba!”.
I just love that Roddy refuses to put over this horrible gimmick right from the get-go.
Atta boy, Roddy! Treating the viewers at home like they aren’t complete idiots- what a novel idea!
I bet Vince really yelled at him once this match finished.
As stupid and offensive as the gimmick was, at least he had some pretty catchy theme music to dance to. Gotta give them credit, there.
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Good Lord you really forget how awful this gimmick was until you watch it in its fully glory. Did Vince get this from having a stack of old National Geographic magazines on his desk and just figured why not. Is it me or did always seem like Tony was trying to hold a big turd at bay in his trunks the way he walk so stiffly in the ring.
That National Geographic theory is probably not too far from the truth!
I’d bet that NG theory is probably actually where they came up with the idea.
Haha he legally changed his name to Saba Donna.
Simba… stupid auto correct
You may have come up with a tag team there Ron Simmons & Saba Simba…The New Bodydonnas managed by Sunny.
I like Kamala’s theme music better.
Pretty smooth recovery from Vince, though. Saying that Tony is just proud of his heritage, like how Roddy is of Scotland.
His celebratory dance was aptly named the “Does Anybody Here Have A Sella-Fone?” dance…
That episode of MTV True Life made me like Tony quite a lot- seems like a really nice guy who’s just trying to keep his life in order and pay the bills and help keep kids stay on the right track.
That was the most humilating moment in Tony Atlas’s career…until he did the laugh on The Abraham Washington Show.
Roddy Piper telling it like it is
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WTF happened!! — Insert Tony Atlas wrestling BAREFOOT and Depends jokes here please—
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I remember Eddie Ellner from Pro Wrestling Illustrated remarked:
“Word is SIMBA is short for See, I’m Making Bucks Again.”
Now, if this had been introduced when “The Lion King” was hot…
…it would still be prime WrestleCrap.