Herman Stevens Jr

Born: 1965-06-17

is an American attorney and former professional wrestling manager, best known for his attorney gimmicks as Clarence Mason in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and as J. Biggs in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1999–2000. Stevens entered the WWF in 1995 as Clarence Mason, a lawyer primarily introduced to play off the publicity lawyers had gotten during the ongoing O. J. Simpson trial. His character and speaking style were based on Johnnie Cochran. According to Jim Cornette, Stevens' stage name was a play on Clarence Darrow and Perry Mason. Clarence Mason was introduced as the legal counsel for Jim Cornette, who was attempting to reverse a decision at an In Your House 3 pay per view event that had seen Yokozuna and the British Bulldog, whom Cornette was managing, lose the WWF Tag Team Championship held by Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels. Following this, Mason continued his association with Cornette and his stable of wrestlers. In August 1996, Mason left the Cornette stable and managed Crush (Brian Adams). 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. Later that year Mason became manager of Faarooq and the two formed The Nation of Domination, a heel stable loosely based on the Nation of Islam and Black Panther Party, Mason still managed Owen & Bulldog while with The Nation, but got fired by the Bulldog in March 1997, In mid-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), and Mason was written off television and released from his WWF contract. World Championship Wrestling Stevens resurfaced in WCW as J. Biggs, where he managed Chris 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 of Stevie Ray and Big T. The team feuded with Booker T. Biggs gained a (kayfabe) court order against Booker T, which stated he could not use the letter "T" after defeating Booker at SuperBrawl 2000 when 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 the wrestling business.


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WWE In Your House 13: Final Four

as Clarence Mason (Manager)
Released: 1997-02-16

The Rock defends the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Triple H. The Nation of...

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WWE Survivor Series 1996

as Clarence Mason (Manager)
Released: 1996-11-17

A traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match puts The Rock, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Barry...

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WWE King of the Ring 1997

as Clarence Mason
Released: 1997-06-08

1997 WWE King of The Ring Tournament Semi-Final Matches put Ahmed Johnson against Triple H and...

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WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games

as Clarence Mason
Released: 1996-09-22

In Your House: Mind Games features The Smokin’ Gunns defending the WWE Tag Team Title vs Owen...

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WWE Royal Rumble 1997

as Clarence Mason
Released: 1997-01-19

Thirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble Match with the winner advancing to...

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WWE SummerSlam 1996

as Clarence Mason
Released: 1996-08-17

The temperature is on the rise as WWE's annual Summer Spectacular comes your way. Shawn Michaels...

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WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies

as Clarence Mason (Attorney)
Released: 1996-04-28

In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies features Goldust defending the WWE Intercontinental...

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WWE WrestleMania 13

as Clarence Mason (Attorney)
Released: 1997-03-23

The Undertaker takes on "Sycho" Sid Vicious in a No Disqualification Match with the WWE...

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WCW SuperBrawl 2000

as J. Biggs (Manager)
Released: 2000-02-20

SuperBrawl 2000 took place on February 20, 2000 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco,...

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WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker

as Clarence Mason
Released: 1997-04-19

Stone Cold Steve Austin battles Bret "The Hitman" Hart to determine the number one contender for...

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WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

as Clarence Mason (Manager)
Released: 1997-05-11

A Cold Day In Hell features Hunter Hearst-Helmsley vs. Flash Funk, The Rock vs. Mankind and The...

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WWE In Your House 12: It's Time

as Clarence Mason
Released: 1996-12-15

In Your House 12: It's Time was presented by Milton Bradley's Karate Fighters. It took place on...

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WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive

as Clarence Mason
Released: 1996-10-20

In Your House: Buried Alive features The Undertaker vs Mankind a Buried Alive Match. Stone Cold...

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WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog

as Clarence Mason (Manager)
Released: 1996-05-26

In Your House: Beware of Dog features Shawn Michaels vs. "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith...

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WWE Raw

as Clarence Mason
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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