Anthony Norris
| Ahmed Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony Norris |
| Born |
June 6, 1963 Lake Alfred, Florida, US |
| Residence | Houston, Texas, US |
| Alma mater |
University of Tennessee Huston-Tillotson University |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ahmed Johnson Big T Moadib Night Breeder Black Superman Siva Tony Norris |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Billed from | Pearl River, Mississippi |
| Trained by |
Skandor Akbar Ivan Putski Scott Casey |
| Debut | 1989 |
| Retired | 2003 |
| Position: | Middle linebacker |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | June 6, 1963 |
| Place of birth: | Lake Alfred, Florida, US |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Tennessee |
| Career history | |
Anthony "Tony" Norris (born June 6, 1963) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Federation from 1995 to 1998 under the ring name Ahmed Johnson, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Championship, making him the first African American to win a singles championship in the WWF.
Norris was born in Lake Alfred, Florida on June 6, 1963. While attending high school, he performed well at American football, basketball, amateur wrestling, and track and field.
After leaving high school, Norris went on to play football at the University of Tennessee. He went on to play as a middle linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
Norris trained as a professional wrestler under Skandor Akbar, Scott Casey and Ivan Putski. After making his debut in 1989, he competed on the independent circuit for the next few years before debuting in the Global Wrestling Federation in 1993 as Moadib.
Norris made his first appearance on July 15th, 1995, wrestling on a house show in Houston, TX. Competing as Tony Norris he defeated Rico Suave. After being signed and given the ring name "Ahmed Johnson", he made his pre-television debut at In Your House 3 on September 24th, 1995 in Saginaw, MI. Wrestling as a face, Johnson beat Skip in a non-televised match. His televised debut came on the October 23, 1995 episode of Raw. Prior to his first televised match, he appeared at the end of a Raw taping by entering a post-match brawl and slamming Yokozuna. He made his pay-per-view debut at Survivor Series, as the team of Razor Ramon, Yokozuna, Owen Hart, and Dean Douglas took on the team of Johnson, Shawn Michaels, Sid, and The British Bulldog. In the end, Johnson, Michaels, and Bulldog won the match as the survivors of their team. At Season's Beatings on December 17, Johnson defeated Buddy Landel (who replaced Dean Douglas) in only 42 seconds. After the match, Johnson was interviewed by Jerry Lawler, at which time Lawler distracted him in order for Jeff Jarrett to attack him, starting a feud between the two in the process. At the 1996 Royal Rumble, Johnson defeated Jarrett by disqualification after Jarrett struck him with a guitar (causing Johnson to be hospitalized for a concussion). At WrestleMania XII, Camp Cornette (Vader, Owen Hart, and The British Bulldog) took on the team of Johnson, Yokozuna, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Camp Cornette won when Vader pinned Roberts with the Vader Bomb. At Good Friends, Better Enemies on April 28, Roberts and Johnson teamed up to take on Hart and Bulldog. While Jim Cornette had the referee distracted, Bulldog hit him in the knee with Cornette's tennis racket; he then forced Roberts to submit with a single leg Boston crab. After the match, Roberts and Johnson attempted to put Roberts' python, Revelations, on Cornette, but Hart pulled Cornette out of the ring.
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