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Clarence Mason

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Clarence Mason
Born
Herman Stevens Jr.

(1965-06-17)June 17, 1965(age 59)
Sioux City, Iowa,U.S.
Other namesClarence Mason
J. Biggs
Mr. Biggs
Alma materSouthern University Law Center

Herman Stevens Jr.[1](born June 17, 1965) is an Americanattorneyand formerprofessional wrestlingmanager,best known for his attorneygimmicksasClarence Masonin theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF) and asJ. BiggsinWorld Championship Wrestling(WCW) from 1999–2000.

Early life

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As a child, Stevens always wanted to be a performer in the wrestling industry. While in college, he unsuccessfully attempted to obtain an internship with WCW. When Stevens was in theSouthern University Law Center,he befriendedErnie Ladd,who managed to get him a meeting with the WWF. Stevens went to New York to meet withVince McMahonand was eventually signed to a contract.[2]

Professional wrestling career

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World Wrestling Federation (1995–1997)

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Stevens entered the WWF in 1995 as Clarence Mason (whose stage name was a play onClarence DarrowandPerry Mason), a lawyer[3]primarily introduced to play off the publicity lawyers had gotten during the ongoingO. J. Simpsontrial.His character and speaking style were based onJohnnie Cochran.

Clarence Mason was introduced as the legal counsel forJim Cornette,who was attempting to reverse a decision at anIn Your House 3pay per viewevent that had seen Yokozuna and the British Bulldog, whom Cornette was managing, lose theWWF Tag Team Championshipheld byDieselandShawn Michaels.Following this, Mason continued his association with Cornette and hisstableof wrestlers.[4]

In August 1996, Mason left the Cornette stable and managedCrush(Brian Adams).[5]Adams had been arrested in March 1995 and spent some time in jail; upon his return the WWF gave him a biker gimmick and used his real-life incarceration as part of a storyline, with Mason as his attorney.[6]Later that year Mason became manager ofFaarooqand the two formedThe Nation of Domination,a heel stable loosely based on theNation of IslamandBlack Panther Party,Crush would join the stable as well. Mason still managed Owen & Bulldog[7]while with The Nation, but got fired by the Bulldog in March 1997.[8]In June 1997, Faarooq "fired" Mason from the Nation of Domination, according to Mason in a shoot interview, he requested to be taken out of the Nation because he was uncomfortable with their racial comments in storylines and interviews that they were doing, the other reason was becauseVince McMahonwanted managers to start taking more bumps and getting involved in matches and Mason was written off television and released from his WWF contract.[9]

World Championship Wrestling

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In 1999, Stevens resurfaced in WCW asJ. Biggs,where he managedChris Kanyon.A few months later, Kanyon dropped his association with Biggs, which left him to search for a new client. This time, Biggs picked the newly established tag team of Harlem Heat 2000, which consisted ofStevie RayandBig T.The team feuded withBooker T.[10]Biggs gained a (kayfabe) court order against Booker T, which stated he could not use the letter "T" after defeating Booker atSuperBrawl 2000when the lights were turned off and Big T rolled Booker up when they were turned back on as per match stipulation. Shortly thereafter, Biggs was released from his contract and left professional wrestling.

Post-wrestling

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After leaving WCW, Stevens headed to South Florida and returned to his original profession, a practicing attorney. He currently practices out of offices inDelray Beach.[1]

References

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  1. ^ab"Lawyer Search: Herman Stevens, Jr".The Florida Bar.Retrieved2009-05-19.
  2. ^"Where Are They Now? Clarence Mason".WWE.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  3. ^"Clarence Mason - OWW".Online World of Wrestling.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  4. ^"Clarence Mason - Tag Teams & Stables".Archivedfrom the original on 2021-06-05.
  5. ^Crush (with Clarence Mason) returns to WWF after brief Jail stint, in match vs Savio Vega!,retrieved2021-06-05
  6. ^"History of WWE - 1996".Archivedfrom the original on 2007-10-16.
  7. ^"Owen Hart & British Bulldog - OWW".Online World of Wrestling.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  8. ^British Bulldog fires Clarence Mason: Shotgun Saturday Night, Feb. 22, 1997,retrieved2021-06-05
  9. ^"tOA: the Other Arena".2001-05-21. Archived fromthe originalon 2001-05-21.Retrieved2021-06-05.
  10. ^"Harlem Heat - OWW".Online World of Wrestling.Retrieved2021-06-05.
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