There was a report going around last month that WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas was in jeopardy of being released due to Mark Henry being moved to the RAW brand and pushed as a face. It looks now as if WWE may have quietly released Atlas as his profile has been removed from the ECW roster page.

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Internally, it is believed that Tony Atlas is on his way out of WWE. Many feel he was solely brought back a year ago as a favor because he was dealing with some financial issues. There is hope that the WWE Hall of Famer saved the money he made during his latest run, not to mention use the television exposure he received over the past year to generate more bookings on the independent circuit.

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According to twnpnews.com:

Tony Atlas' future with WWE is very much in doubt following the transfer of his associate, Mark Henry, to the Raw brand this past Monday.

Company officials plan on pushing the "World's Strongest Man" as a top babyface, which as a result, has left Atlas to fend for himself as he is not being brought alongside him.

The WWE Hall of Famer's contract is coming due in a few weeks and it remains uncertain whether it will be renewed.

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The Great American Bash continues to round out, as sources say today that they have added an ECW Title Match:

Mark Henry vs Tommy Dreamer

The match comes off of the ending of ECW on Tuesday night as Tony Atlas took our Colin Delany and it looks as if it will be the showcase for he and Henry to be together for the first time as manager and champion.

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From: PWPIX.net

Some people within the company are scratching their heads over WWE's decision to bring Tony Atlas in as the manager/associate of ECW Champion Mark Henry. reports prowrestling.NET. The move came as a bit of a surprise to some. Two years ago, WWE wanted to bring Atlas in to serve as an on-air coach/mentor for the rising Bobby Lashley, but officials quickly scrapped the idea after receiving negative reports regarding him from other people within the company.

It is believed that Vince McMahon made the decision to bring in the WWE Hall of Famer. One source said, "Vince has always loved Tony." The source also recalled some bizarre backstage behavior involving Atlas in the past. The source noted that one time, Atlas hid backstage because he was startled by the pyro that went off just before he was supposed to join the other members of his WWE Hall of Fame class onstage at WrestleMania 22. Atlas was so rattled he had to be calmed down and then talked into going onstage with the the rest of the Hall of Fame members.

No word yet on how long Atlas' partnership with WWE will last, but multiple people within the company aren't too optimistic. Many are predicting that it won't last long regardless of what they have planned for him.

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