Tony Atlas on was Dick Murdoch Racist?

Tony Atlas on was Dick Murdoch Racist?

WWE Hall of Famer and first black WWE Wolrd Tag Team Champion "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas talks about Dick Murdoch who his ex partner Rocky Johnson and other wrestlers from the era have accused of being a member of the KKK and racist.

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[dantheman]

I would have slapped the shit out of him for that.

[MzRC-]

Yes, Dick Murdoch was racist. He won a match so I approached him to say that he cheated! He said to me "Shut Up N... I wasn't offended. I cussed him out and told him his Mama was a N. This was during my high school years and tickets were $3.00 for floor seats.

[damnnina]

I remember reading where Dusty Rhodes said Dick Murdoch took him to a Klan meeting without telling him where they were going.

[lpri]

Tommy Rich had a backbone, wouldn't sell you out Tony.

[sumlittlepunk]

I fucking love Tony Atlas. Some casting agent should put him in a movie or tv show. Hes just such a delightful charismatic guy.

[Halbared]

The more I see of Tony Atlas the more I like him.

[tmiller]

Its shameful that wrestlers you looked up to as a child are some racist hillbillies...

[lonewolftruckerky]

Tony seams like a great man to have as a friend. It’s a shame people would miss out on that because of a racial bias.

[Schallazar]

I never thought much of Tommy Rich as a wrestler, but thank God for the person he actually is.


He saved a life that night.

[omgbreezy]

Tony Atlas is a simple and and Murdoch took advantage of that. He wouldn’t of did that to any other black wrestler. Bad News Brown said he told him on day one he not with none of that before he even thought

[SatoshiHODL]

Who knew how big of a dirtbag most of these wrestlers we loved and rooted for were? Wow, I sure didn’t realize just how much they were wicked human beings.

[silentstryker]

Man...that's fucked up. I know mindsets change with the times but this is fucked nomatter what era you grew up in.

[blackmurderousrowpodcast]

God this racoon is embarrassing he played with your life sending you to that meeting. Simpleton

[josephmiller]

How Tony wasn't a longer lasting champ somewhere is beyond me.

[ItsAGoodChannel]

"Dirty" Dick Murdoch: The name says it all.

[miesvaillanykyisyytta]

Seems Tony was pragmatic. You're in a business to make money and form a legacy; not to micromanage other adults no matter how much you disagree with them. Full on serious crimes are another issue but being 'racist'? Not worth jeopardizing your spot for.

[dmnyumadislive]

Should have asked him about the match they had in WWF it was He beat the breaks off Murdoch. Knocked teeth out bloodied him.

[zachmo]

People in the comments will never understand what the 70's were like. You could have a Klan member, a Black Panther and a Peurto Rican gangster all hanging out together and as long as nobody got out of line people were cool with it. Totally differnet society than today.

[JohnDoe-ides]

Tony Atlas- one of my favorite wrestlers as a kid, and what a F cool guy in real life...

[mrmonte]

Just goes to show that there were layers with race back in the 60s, 70s and early in contrast to today. Basically people weren't very easily offended back then as they are now.

Which is crazy because people actually faced really in your face racism back then.