Norvell Austin

Norvell Austin
Born (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 height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight224 lb (102 kg)
Billed fromByhalia, Mississippi, United States
Debut1971
RetiredSeptember 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.