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
Born	(1963-06-06) June 6, 1963 (age 61)[1] Kokomo, Indiana[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Ahmed Johnson[1][3] Big T[1][3] Black Superman[2] Moadib[1][3] Night Breeder[2] Siva[2] Tony Norris[3]
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Billed weight	305 lb (138 kg)[1]
Billed from	Pearl River, Mississippi[1][3]
Trained by	Skandor Akbar[2] Ivan Putski[1] Steve Casey[1]
Debut	1989[2]
Retired	2003[2]

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
  • PWI ranked him No. 5 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1996^[5]
  • PWI ranked him No. 380 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003^[6]
  • PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1996)^[7]
• Texas All-Pro Wrestling
  • TAP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[8]
• United States Wrestling Association
  • USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[9][10]
• 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. "Ahmed Johnson". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
2. "Cagematch profile".
3. "Ahmed Johnson's Bio". Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
4. "Tony Norris". IMDb. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
5. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 1996". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
6. "PWI 500 of the PWI Years". Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
7. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards". PWIOnline. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
8. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
9. "USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship history at Wrestling-Titles". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
10. "USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship history at Solie". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
11. "WWE Intercontinental Championship history". WWE. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
12. "Solie's Title Histories: WWF". www.solie.org. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
13. "The Slammy Awards". www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
14. Meltzer, Dave (January 19, 1998). "Jan. 19, 1998 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 18th Annual Newsletter Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

External links

• Tony Norris on IMDb