(1951-03-09) March 9, 1951 (age 73) Pensacola, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Black Panther The Junkyard Dog Norvell Austin The Shadow
Billed height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight
224 lb (102 kg)
Billed from
Byhalia, Mississippi, United States
Debut
1971
Retired
September 25, 2004
Norvell Austin (born March 9, 1951) is a retired American professional wrestler. Austin worked for most of his career in the Southern United States, most often in tag team competition. Norvell Austin is most famous for teaming with Sputnik Monroe in one of the first "mixed races" villainous teams seen in the south.[1] Austin was also part of the original Midnight Express from 1981 to 1983.[2] Later on he would team with Koko B. Ware as one half of the "Pretty Young Things".[3]
^Greg Oliver & Steve Johnson (2005). "Integrating the south". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 978-1-55022-683-6.
^Pope, Kristian & Whebbe, Ray (2003). The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of History, Headlines & Hitmakers. Krause Publications. pp. 159, 210, 225. ISBN 978-0-87349-625-4.
^Greg Oliver & Steve Johnson (2005). "Imitation is the sinceres form of flattery". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. pp. 261–264. ISBN 978-1-55022-683-6.
NorvellAustin (born March 9, 1951) is a retired American professional wrestler. Austin worked for most of his career in the Southern United States, most...
original version of The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose and NorvellAustin) including a series of unsuccessful challenges for the Express’ Southern...
September 1985, he won the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship with NorvellAustin, defeating The Nightmares. They lost the title back to The Nightmares...
with Rocket Monroe NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with NorvellAustin NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) – with Rocket...
of Koko Ware and NorvellAustin. During a tag-team tournament in 1983, the masked Stagger Lee teamed up with fellow face NorvellAustin to take on “Fargo’s...
Championship Wrestling. The duo initially feuded with NorvellAustin before joining forces with Austin to form a stable, The Midnight Express. The trio dominated...
Alabama in 1985. He worked early on as a heel against Austin Idol, Wendall Cooley and NorvellAustin before turning face in 1986. Street was so convincing...
the titles to NorvellAustin and Pat Barrett on August 15. After holding the titles two more times, the team lost them for good to Austin and Barrett on...
2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 7): Bobby Roode and Austin Aries wins tag gold". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February...
Freedom Fighters (Rock† and Flash) The Grapplers Midnight Express (NorvellAustin and Dennis Condrey) and Randy Rose Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels...
NWA Southeast Tag Team Championship from the team of Jimmy Golden and NorvellAustin in October 1979. Their reign only lasted about a month before being...
Championship (9 times) AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (14 times) – with NorvellAustin (1), Robert Gibson (1), Jerry Lawler (4), Robert Fuller (1), Tommy Rich...
Adams-Toni-Jeanie-Austin angle. The climax of the Austin-Adams feud occurred just before the USWA/World Class breakup; when Austin wrestled in a come-as-you-are...
Buddy Wayne to act as their manager. Travis also briefly teamed with NorvellAustin during the summer of 1985 as he worked a storyline feud with The Fabulous...
Orton, Jr Toru Tanaka Mr. Fuji Jim Dalton Bob Roop Brickhouse Brown NorvellAustin Sterling Golden Tom Prichard The Bullet Wendell Cooley Brad Armstrong...
Express as they defeated the Pretty Young Things (Koko B. Ware and NorvellAustin) in the final match. The Pretty Young Things won the championship only...
teamed up with Randy Rose, and formed the Midnight Express, alongside NorvellAustin. They left for Mid-South wrestling in 1984. Once in Mid-South, Condrey...
Fuller and Ron Fuller March 18, 1980 SCW show Dothan, Alabama 1 56 16 NorvellAustin and Randy Rose May 13, 1980 SCW show Mobile, Alabama 1 N/A Championship...
Championship Wrestling in January and February 1986 as the bodyguard of NorvellAustin. She assisted him in his feud with "Exotic" Adrian Street and Miss Linda...
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