Ahmed Johnson

Real name: Tony Norris
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 325 lbs.
Date of birth: June 6, 1970
Hometown: Pearl River, MS
Pro debut: 1989
Trained by: Skandor Akbar
Finishing move: Pearl River Plunge

Biography

– Norris began his career in Texas’ GWF as ‘Moadib’
– In 1994, Norris briefly competed as ‘Siva’ before reverting to using his real name
– Norris had a brief stint with Big Japan in March 1995
– Norris wrestled a pair of WWF house show events in July 1995 and would sign with the company shortly thereafter
– ‘Ahmed Johnson’ made his WWF television debut on October 23, 1995
– On November 6, Johnson defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified World Title
– On November 13, Johnson defeated Tracy Smothers to retain the USWA Unified World Title
– At the 1995 Survivor Series, Johnson, The British Bulldog, Shawn Michaels & Sid defeated Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, Dean Douglas & Yokozuna
– On December 11, Johnson defeated Jesse James Armstrong by DQ to retain the USWA Unified World Title
– At In Your House 5, Johnson defeated Buddy Landel in under a minute
– At the 1996 Royal Rumble, Johnson defeated Jeff Jarrett by DQ
– Johnson won the 1996 ‘New Sensation’ Slammy Award in March
– Johnson won the 1996 WWF Kuwait Cup Tournament, defeating Hunter Hearst Helmsley in the final
– In a dark match prior to In Your House 8, Johnson defeated Jerry Lawler
– At King Of The Ring 1996, Johnson defeated Goldust to win the WWF Intercontinental Title, and defended it against Bart Gunn the next night on Raw
– Johnson was forced to vacate the WWF Intercontinental Title due to injury in August 1996
– Johnson returned to action in December 1996 at a Superstars taping
– At the 1997 Royal Rumble, Johnson defeated Faarooq by DQ
– At WrestleMania 13, Johnson & The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) defeated The Nation Of Domination (Farooq, Crush & Savio Vega) in a Chicago Street Fight
– At the 1997 Survivor Series, Johnson, Ken Shamrock & The Legion of Doom defeated The Nation Of Domination (The Rock, Kama Mustafa, D’Lo Brown & Faarooq)
– At In Your House 20, Johnson, Ken Shamrock, Chainz, Skull & 8-Ball defeated The Nation Of Domination The Rock, Kama Mustafa, D’Lo Brown, Mark Henry & Faarooq)
– Johnson abruptly left the WWF following the event to deal with family heath concerns. It was later revealed that his sister was battling cancer and actually passed away a week later
– In late 1999, Norris signed with WCW and debuted at the 2000 Souled Out PPV as ‘Big T’
– At SuperBrawl 2000, Big T defeated Booker T to win the rights to the Harlem Heat tag team name and the rights to the letter T…yup, WCW
– Big T was released by WCW in the summer of 2000 due to his inability to control his weight
– Norris, back under the Ahmed Johnson name, wrestled a few indy dates in 2002 and 2003, but retired from wrestling thereafter. He would return to college and earn a degree in criminology