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** He very clearly yelled "OW FUCK!" when he landed badly after taking a suplex in a match with Wrestling/TheRock.
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* ScaryBlackMan: He honestly looked like he could rip the entire WWF roster apart with his bare hands, and the constant scowl he wore on his face definitely made him look that much more intimidating.
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* GlassCannon: Strong but injury prone.

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* GlassCannon: Strong Enormously strong and looked like a superhero during his early WWE career, but despite his imposing appearance he was horribly injury prone.prone. That eventually wound up undermining his career.
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Bald Of Awesome is going to be renamed and redefined per TRS decision. Also ZCE


* BaldOfAwesome[=/=]BaldOfEvil: Depending on his Face/Heel status
* TheBigGuy[=/=]TheBrute: Depends on his Face/Heel status.

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* BaldOfAwesome[=/=]BaldOfEvil: Depending %%* BaldOfEvil: Sometimes, depending on his Face/Heel status
* TheBigGuy[=/=]TheBrute: %%* TheBigGuy: Depends on his Face/Heel status.status, overlapping with TheBrute.



As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Johnson The Other Wiki]].
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* FormerlyFit: By the time he resurfaced in WCW, he had put on a ton of weight, making him even slower than before.
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* ArchEnemy: Faarooq, easily. So much so that both of them got themselves eliminated when they participated in the 1997 Royal Rumble.

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* ArchEnemy: Faarooq, easily. So much so that both of them got themselves eliminated when they participated in the 1997 Royal Rumble.Rumble- Ahmed jumping out of the ring to attack Faarooq when he appeared from backstage, and then when Faarooq entered legally, Ahmed rushed out with a 2x4 and chased him out of the ring.
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* ArchEnemy: Faarooq, easily.

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* ArchEnemy: Faarooq, easily. So much so that both of them got themselves eliminated when they participated in the 1997 Royal Rumble.
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* DidntSeeThatComing: [[Wrestling/TammyLynnSytch Sunny]] had offered to manage him and he turned her down, calling her "trash." Her response was to bring in Faarooq.

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Anthony Norris (born June 6, 1963) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1995-1998. He debuted in 1989 and worked various Texas promotions under a variety of names. He arrived in WWE in 1995 and became the first African-American [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]] by defeating Wrestling/{{Goldust}} at ''Wrestling/KingOfTheRing 1996''. His career began to fall apart when the debuting [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] attacked him, giving him a kidney injury. WWE released him in February 1998. He had a very weak run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 2000 as "Big T" before disappearing again.

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Anthony Norris (born June 6, 1963) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1995-1998. He debuted in 1989 and worked various Texas promotions under a variety of names. He arrived in WWE in 1995 and became the first African-American [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]] by defeating Wrestling/{{Goldust}} at ''Wrestling/KingOfTheRing 1996''. His career began to fall apart when the debuting [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] attacked him, giving him a kidney injury. WWE released him in February 1998. He had a very weak run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 2000 as "Big T" before disappearing again.
again. He also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title]].



* IHaveManyNames: His own, Ahmed Johnson, Siva, Moadib
* PowerStable: Wrestling/TheNationOfDomination

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* IHaveManyNames: His own, Ahmed Johnson, Siva, Moadib
Moadib, Ahmed Williams, Big T, The Night Breeder, The Black Franchise/{{Superman}}
* PowerStable: PowerStable:
** (in GWF and AWU in Texas): [[Wrestling/GeneralSkandorAkbar Devastation Inc.]]
** (in WWE):
Wrestling/TheNationOfDomination
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Tony Norris (b. June 6, 1963) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1995-1998. He debuted in 1989 and worked various Texas promotions under a variety of names. He arrived in WWE in 1995 and became the first African-American [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]] by defeating Wrestling/{{Goldust}} at ''Wrestling/KingOfTheRing 1996''. His career began to fall apart when the debuting [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] attacked him, giving him a kidney injury. WWE released him in February 1998. He had a very weak run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 2000 as "Big T" before disappearing again.

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Tony Anthony Norris (b. (born June 6, 1963) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1995-1998. He debuted in 1989 and worked various Texas promotions under a variety of names. He arrived in WWE in 1995 and became the first African-American [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]] by defeating Wrestling/{{Goldust}} at ''Wrestling/KingOfTheRing 1996''. His career began to fall apart when the debuting [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] attacked him, giving him a kidney injury. WWE released him in February 1998. He had a very weak run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 2000 as "Big T" before disappearing again.




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* PrecisionFStrike: To Jeff Jarrett, who refused to wrestle him on the December 1, 1997 ''Raw.''

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* PrecisionFStrike: To Jeff Jarrett, Wrestling/JeffJarrett, who refused to wrestle him on the December 1, 1997 ''Raw.''

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->'''[[{{CatchPhrase}} "YOU'RE GOING DOWN!"]]'''



* RedBaron: "The Pearl River Powerhouse

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* RedBaron: "The Pearl River PowerhousePowerhouse"

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* ArchEnemy: Faarooq, easily.



* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His surprise debut on the October 30, 1995 ''Wrestling/{{WWERAW}}'' when he ran into the ring and slammed Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}.



* IHaveManyNames: His own, Ahmed Johnson, Siva, Moadib



* RedBaron: "The Pearl River Powerhouse"
* UnderwearOfPower

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* RedBaron: "The Pearl River Powerhouse"
* UnderwearOfPower
Powerhouse
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Tony Norris (b. June 6, 1963) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1995-1998. He debuted in 1989 and worked various Texas promotions under a variety of names. He arrived in WWE in 1995 and became the first African-American [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]] by defeating Wrestling/{{Goldust}} at ''Wrestling/KingOfTheRing 1996''. His career began to fall apart when the debuting [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] attacked him, giving him a kidney injury. WWE released him in February 1998. He had a very weak run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 2000 as "Big T" before disappearing again.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Johnson The Other Wiki]].

!! "Pearl River Tropes":
* BaldOfAwesome[=/=]BaldOfEvil: Depending on his Face/Heel status
* TheBigGuy[=/=]TheBrute: Depends on his Face/Heel status.
* FinishingMove: The Pearl River Plunge (Tiger Driver)
* GlassCannon: Strong but injury prone.
* PowerStable: Wrestling/TheNationOfDomination
* PrecisionFStrike: To Jeff Jarrett, who refused to wrestle him on the December 1, 1997 ''Raw.''
-->"Well, I guess you're just chicken(bleep!)"
* PutOnABus: Because he kept getting injured since August 1996 and couldn't stay healthy.
* RedBaron: "The Pearl River Powerhouse"
* UnderwearOfPower
* TheUnintelligible: Unfortunately, along with getting injured a lot, he is best known for this.

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