As a singles wrestler, he drew large crowds particularly in Toronto against Billy Watson and The Sheik and in Detroit against Dick the Bruiser.

[5] He served in the Australian Imperial Forces during World War II, where he was Australia's Heavyweight Amateur Boxing champion for two years.

Layton would also win tag team championships with Bobo Brazil in August 1970 in Detroit and Ilio DiPaolo in November 1959 for the Midwest Wrestling Association.

[7] Owing to concerns over an eye injury, Layton wrestled his final match in 1976 at Maple Leaf Gardens, teaming with Lou Klein in a tag-team match against the Kelly Twins[4][5] As early as June 1961 Layton was working as a television commentator for the Tunney promotion for the live TV wrestling show on CBLT Toronto and later at CHCH in Hamilton, Ontario.

[citation needed] In addition to his other M/C positions his show also appeared on a Windsor Ontario station CKLW across from Detroit,Michigan where he grappled physically with the likes of The Sheik & Dick The Bruiser.

[5] Athol Layton died at the age of 62 on 18 January 1984, at his home in Mississauga, Ontario as the result of a massive heart attack, myocardial infarction.