Clarence Mason was a professional wrestling manager in the mid-1990s for the World Wrestling Federation. Professional wrestling show at the World Wrestling Entertainments Tribute to the Troops. Shown here is WWEs Chris Masters. ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a non-wrestler character who is paired with a wrestler. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

Career

The Clarence Mason character (probably named after Clarence Thomas & Raymond Burr's character Perry Mason) real name is Herman Stephens was a lawyer, primarily brought in to play off of the publicity lawyers had gotten in the ongoing O.J. Simpson trial. His character and speaking style were plainly based on Johnnie Cochran. Mason was originally introduced as the legal counsel for Jim Cornette, who was attempting to reverse a decision at a recent In Your House PPV event that saw his team of Owen Hart and The British Bulldog lose the WWF Tag Team Titles. After this, Mason was associated with Cornette and his stable of wrestlers. Justice Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American jurist and has been an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991. ... Raymond Burr Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) was an actor, most known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. ... Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. ... A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... O.J. Simpsons mugshot Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California), publicly known by the initials O.J., and nicknamed The Juice, is a Hall of Fame former college and professional football player and film actor. ... Johnnie Cochran Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. ... Jim Cornette James Cornette, better known by his stage name James E. Cornette, which is often shortened to Jim Cornette (born September 17, 1961 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. ... In Your House is a budget Pay-Per-View series created by the then-World Wrestling Federation (now-WWE). ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian professional wrestler and entertainer. ... David (Davey) Smith (November 27, 1962 – May 17, 2002) was an English professional wrestler. ... The World Wrestling Entertainments World Tag-Team Championship is the WWEs original tag-team championship and is now exclusive to the RAW brand. ... In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet...

Mason eventually began to manage on his own, beginning with Crush who was, at the time, portraying an ex-convict character. Mason was also paired with Faarooq not long after, as the Nation of Domination stable was formed. Mason managed both Crush and Faarooq separately for some time, but the two were brought together in time, as Crush joined the Nation. Eventually, Faarooq would fire all of the Nation members (with the exception of D'Lo Brown) in an effort to re-start the group. This would be the last of the Clarence Mason character in the WWF. Brian Adams (born January 31, 1963 in Kona, Hawaii) is a former actor and professional wrestler who performed for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ... Ron Faarooq Simmons Ron Simmons (born May 15, 1958 in Perry, Georgia) is a professional wrestler who wrestled for WCW under his real name and later the WWF (now WWE) under the names Faarooq and Faarooq Asad. ... The Nation of Domination The Nation of Domination is a now-defunct stable that used to exist in the WWF (now WWE). ... Accie C. Connor or A.C. Connor (born October 22, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois), is a professional wrestler and former accountant better known by his stage name of DLo Brown. ...

Stehpens, who played Clarence Mason, however, would surface again in WCW. Now under the name J. Biggs, he would manage the Harlem Heat 2000 faction consisting of Stevie Ray, Big T., and Kash. The faction would feud with Booker T. before fading in to obscurity. Biggs would be briefly paired with Chris "Champagne" Kanyon before leaving the company without much fanfare. World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that was based in Atlanta and existed from 1986 to 2001. ... A stage name or a screen name is a pseudonym used by performers (such as actors, comedians, musicians, clowns, and musicians). ... Harlem Heat Harlem Heat was a professional wrestling tag team made up of two brothers, Booker and Lane Huffman. ... Lane Huffman (born August 22, 1958 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional wrestler who is better known as Stevie Ray. ... Anthony Tony Norris (born June 6, 1970 in St. ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1, 1965 in Houston, Texas), better known by his ring name, Booker T, is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. ... Chris Klucsaritis (born January 4, 1970 in the Sunnyside, Queens neighborhood of the City of New York, New York) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as Chris Kanyon. ...