Expert: Dave Wolf - 8/24/2007

Question
One of my favorite wrestlers of all time was Mr. USA Tony Atlas.  I could never confirm it, but that man looked like he was on some serious steroids.  In this day and age when many wrestlers with similar physiques to his are not living much further past the age of 50, is he still alive?  If so, what has he been up to?  I thought he may have been promoting some small circuit wrestling stuff.  Thanks in advance.
OK, we all know wrestlers heights, weights, and size are greatly exaggerated.  I thought it would be interesting to find out if you could tell me the actual height and weight of some wrestlers so I could compare them:  The Great Khali, the Big Show and Andre the Giant.  Thanks in advance.

Answer
Hi Lucky.  Thanks for the question.

Yes, Tony Atlas is still alive.  He is 63 years old.  He was a professional bodybuilder before he became a wrestler, so the jury is still out whether he took steroids or not, but I would bet at some point he did.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006.  Last I heard anything about him, he actually still wrestled for independents from time to time.  At one point, he had his own promotion in the Boston area, although I don't know if he still does.  

As far as the height and weight of the wrestlers you mentioned, I don't know for sure exactly.  It seems like everyone has a different opinion.  Most of sources I look at have The Great Khali at 7ft3 and about 400lbs, The Big Show at 7ft and weighing well over 400lbs at his heaviest, and The Undertaker at 6ft9 and right around 300lbs.

Thanks again for the question.  Let me know if you have anything else.

Have a great day!

Dave