Clarence Mason
| Clarence Mason | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Herman Stevens Jr. |
| Born | June 17, 1965 |
| Residence | South Beach, Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Clarence Mason J. Biggs Mr. Biggs |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Billed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Billed from | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Trained by | World Wrestling Federation |
| Debut | 1995 |
| Retired | 2000 |
Herman Stevens Jr. (born June 17, 1965) is an American attorney and former professional wrestling manager, best known for his attorney gimmicks as Clarence Mason in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and as J. Biggs in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1998–1999.
As a child, Stevens had always wanted to be a WWF Superstar. With no prior experience in the business, getting a foot in the door was difficult for the aspiring law school student. While in college, Stevens unsuccessfully attempted to obtain an internship with WCW. When Stevens was in law school, he befriended Ernie Ladd. Ladd managed to get Stevens a meeting with the WWF. He went to New York to meet with Vince McMahon and was signed to a contract.
Stevens entered the WWF in 1995 as Clarence Mason, a lawyer primarily introduced to play off the publicity lawyers had gotten during the ongoing O. J. Simpson trial. The name Clarence Mason may have come from the Disbarred New York Civil Rights Attorney C. Vernon Mason (or possibly the fictional attorney Perry Mason) or Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, while his character and speaking style were based on Johnnie Cochran.
Clarence Mason was introduced as the legal counsel for Jim Cornette, who was attempting to reverse a decision at an In Your House pay per view event that had seen Owen Hart and the British Bulldog, whom Cornette was managing, lose the WWF Tag Team Championship. Following this, Mason continued his association with Cornette and his stable of wrestlers.
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