Charles Norris (October 21, 1963 – February 6, 2023) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure in the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1993. He spent the majority of his career in Minnesota-based Pro Wrestling America (PWA), where he became a five-time Heavyweight Champion and a two-time Tag Team Champion. Early life Norris was born on October 21, 1963, in Red Lake, Minnesota, a community located in the Red Lake Indian Reservation. He graduated at Red Lake Senior High School in 1984. Professional wrestling career Pro Wrestling America (1989–1993) Norris began training with Eddie Sharkey in 1988 and signed with Sharkey's professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling America (PWA), where he was quickly pushed as a main eventer. He was booked to win the promotion's Heavyweight Championship for the first time by beating Ricky Rice on October 4, 1989. This was the first title of his career and he had an impressive reign as he held the title for eight months before dropping the title back to Rice on May 14, 1990. Norris regained the title from Terminator Riggs on February 7, 1991, only to lose it back to Riggs four days later. Norris' second reign was the shortest in the title's history. On May 11, Norris won his third Heavyweight Championship by beating The Golden Idol, who substituted for Riggs after the champion no-showed the event. Norris lost the title to Teijo Khan on October 14 before beating Khan for his fourth Heavyweight Championship on December 22. Norris lost the title to Punisher Sledge on February 17, 1992, and beat him to win the title for a record setting fifth time on April 26. His fifth reign lasted six months as he lost the title to The Hater on October 20. This was Norris' final reign as champion. Shortly after, he departed the company in early 1993. Norris was considered to be brought in during early 1991 to portray a Native American character in the World Wrestling Federation, but the company instead opted for Chris Chavis. National Wrestling Alliance (1993) In April 1993, he teamed with Masa Saito to defeat The Hater and Nailz at NWA Grandslam, an interpromotional event between W*ING and the National Wrestling Alliance, before signing with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). World Championship Wrestling (1993) Norris made his televised debut in WCW as a fan favorite on the August 21, 1993 episode of Saturday