Ahmed Johnson
Anthony "Tony" Norris (born June 6, 1963), better known by his ring name, Ahmed Johnson, is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he wrestled from October 1995 to February 1998. He is a former one time Intercontinental Champion and the first African American to ever hold that title. He was also the winner of the WWF's first Kuwait International Tournament in 1996. He defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley (Triple H) in the final match of the tournament.
| Anthony Norris | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Ahmed Johnson[1][2] Big T[1][2] Black Superman[3] Moadib[1][2] Night Breeder[3] Siva[3] Tony Norris[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 305 lb (138 kg)[1] |
| Born | June 6, 1963
(aged 62)[1] Kokomo, Indiana[3] |
| Billed from | Pearl River, Mississippi[1][2] |
| Trained by | Skandor Akbar[3] Ivan Putski[1] Steve Casey[1] |
| Debut | 1989[3] |
| Retired | 2003[3] |
Films and television
- Witness to the Execution (1994) as Reggie Foster[4]
- Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story (2001) as Marion "Suge" Knight[4]
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) in episode "Unfinished Business" as Bruno[4]
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Texas All-Pro Wrestling
- TAP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- United States Wrestling Association
- World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[11]
- Kuwait Cup[12]
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- New Sensation of the Squared Circle (1996)[13]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst on Interviews (1996, 1997)[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Ahmed JohnsonOnline World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ahmed Johnson's Bio. Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Cagematch profile.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tony Norris. IMDb. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 1996Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ↑ PWI 500 of the PWI Years. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated AwardsPWIOnline. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories (2000)Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship history at Wrestling-Titles. The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
- ↑ USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship history at Solie. Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
- ↑ WWE Intercontinental Championship historyWWE. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
- ↑ Solie's Title Histories: WWF. www.solie.org. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ↑ The Slammy Awards. www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave. Jan. 19, 1998 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 18th Annual Newsletter Awards Issue. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (January 19, 1998).
Other websites
- Tony Norris on IMDb
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