Dec 21, 2019 wwe hall of famer booker t finds himself part of the wwe backstage crew these days, giving his opinions on the wwe product every tuesday night on fs1. This clip of undertaker roasting booker t has us desperate. He didnt hold anything back as he flatout said that impact wrestling giving the title to. Moses robinsongetty images his brother stevie ray was vital, both in the personal and professional side of his life. He is not only a good wrestler but also a well known wrestling promoter and the owner of row. On sunday, tessa blanchard made history by becoming the first woman to win a major world title when she defeated sami callihan to become the new impact wrestling world champion. Dec 21, 2019 booker t feels christian is one of the most underrated stars in wwe history by gokul nair december 21, 2019 christian had a fairly prolific career in the wwe with his crowning moments coming. Huffman returned to wwe as a surprise entrant during the 2011 royal rumble. The booker also plans other aspects of the show, including interview. This was quite the milestone but the question became what she would do from there.
Jan 16, 2020 booker t brought up tessa blanchard during his hall of fame podcast. Remembering the time stone cold steve austin whupped. Booker t reveals how brock lesnar helped his colleagues in. Booker t and xavier woods take a look back at undertaker. Aug 31, 2017 booker t knows what success in the wrestling business looks like, as he was one of the top performers for both the wwe and wcw during the most profitable time in the sports history.
He didnt hold anything back as he flatout said that impact wrestling giving the title to blanchard was a bad move. August, 2000 wcw new blood rising at the pne center in vancouver. Sep 26, 2018 while booker t only won wwe s version of world heavyweight title only once in 2006, his last two reigns as wcw world champion in 2001 also took place under wwe banner, giving him a total of three. Booker t feels christian is one of the most underrated stars in wwe history by gokul nair december 21, 2019 christian had a fairly prolific career in the wwe with his crowning moments coming. The big dog has been somewhat of a wwe enigma these last few years. See more ideas about booker t, wwe and harlem heat. Moses robinsongetty images his brother stevie ray was vital, both in. Washington became the first african american to be invited to the white house in 1901, when president theodore roosevelt invited him to dine with him. Lawler became ill with diverticulitis on january 1, 2015, leading to the wwe payperview events kickoff analyst booker t taking his announcing duties. Me and that guyman, we made some beautiful music together back in the day.
During his hall of fame show, two time wwe hall of famer booker t revealed that he, along with brock lesnar, roman reigns and jbl were stuck in connecticut and decided to go to the. Theres some pretty big names among the roasters chris jericho, jim ross, rvd, ddp. Booker t, or his latest alias before his last run in the wwe, king booker, is a veteran superstar who made his debut in the business during the invasion. Mar 27, 2018 booker t remains one of the most highlydecorated wrestlers of all time, with the wwe hall of fame legend now calling colour commentary for the company the 53yearold was the last wcw world. He was considered one of the wcw pioneers leading the parade against the wwe, in a long drawnout feud to decide which entity was considered superior. Angle made history by becoming the first wwe wrestler to win the wcw championship. The booker also plans other aspects of the show, including. For the wrestler, see booker t a booker, as the term is used in wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match. Booker t talks wwe dream match, biggest rivals, reality of. The following is a listing of events that booker t has participated in. Booker t remains one of the most highlydecorated wrestlers of all time, with the wwe hall of fame legend now calling colour commentary for the company the 53yearold was the last wcw world.
In summer 2012, the sixtime world champion added yet another. Wwe backstage celebrates black history month with booker t. Booker t on his return to the ring and wwes current booking choices, an interview with ring of honors signature tag team and more. He is an overall 6time world champion, winning the wcw championship on five occasions and the wwe world heavyweight championship once. With the unique nature of this years mania, booker t believes that a theatrical element to the match will be able to push it beyond the confines of standard wrestling fare. Booker t beat rob van dam, december 14, 2003 wwe armageddon at. Booker huffman was born on march 1, 1965 in houston, texas, usa as robert booker tio huffman. Wwe booker t family pictures, wife, son, daughter, age. Wwe booker t family pictures, wife, son, daughter, age booker t stands in the list of top successful wrestlers in the history of wrestling. There was no warning, and the announcement came the day of the television show with jonathan coachman returning to the wwe and taking booker ts place on the wwes monday night television show.
Feb 25, 2020 booker t and mark henry talk about their career, which paved the way for the up and coming africanamerican superstars currently in the wwe. Booker losing the title to angle happened to be the best one during the july 24, 2001 edition of smackdown. What is this red bull incident undertaker roasted booker t. He has also worked for total nonstop action wrestling tna. Mar 23, 2020 the postroyal rumble 2015 episode of raw from hartford, connecticut got cancelled due to a blizzard and raw ended up being a studio show from the wwe headquarters. Booker t and stone cold steve austin had one of the most memorable segments in wwe history after wcw was acquired by wwe, their legendary grocery store brawl.
Booker t says that christian is one of the most underrated. As hyped on wwe backstage, booker ts reality of wrestling schoolpromotion is releasing clips of a 2016 roast of the fivetime wcw champion theres some pretty big names among the roasters chris jericho, jim ross, rvd, ddp, and of course stevie ray, just to name a few. Booker t slams tessa blanchards impact world title win as. Booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965 in houston, texas is an american retired professional wrestler that is currently signed to world wrestling entertainment wwe, working on their smackdown brand as a color commentator. Booker t and mark henry talk about their career, which paved the way for the up and coming africanamerican superstars currently in the wwe. He also bears the distinction of holding the wcw world heavyweight championship when the promotion folded in 2001. Robert booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965, better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and color commentator, signed with wwe. The postroyal rumble 2015 episode of raw from hartford, connecticut got cancelled due to a blizzard and raw ended up being a studio show from the wwe headquarters. Soon after, the veteran grappler joined the announce team on smackdown as a color commentator and appeared as a trainer on usas hit reality series wwe tough enough. While booker t only won wwes version of world heavyweight title only once in 2006, his last two reigns as wcw world champion in 2001 also took place under wwe banner, giving him a total of three. Calls tessa blanchard winning the world title the worst idea in the history of wrestling by thomas hall on january 17, 2020 in impact, news, videos. He is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion reality of wrestling row in texas city, texas. In the wwe, the best chemistry would have been my partner right here on the show, christian, booker t answered.
Booker t explains the breakdancing origins of the spinaroonie, prejudice he faced early in his career, and changing peoples opinions in this edition of the story of. He is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion reality of wrestling row in texas city, texas booker is best known for his time in world championship. After a night of austin chasing booker t in, out and around the arena, the fivetime wcw champion sought sanctuary in a supermarket. Booker t recently discussed the moment he reckons things started to go south for roman reigns. The duo of angle and booker had a few entertaining matches on wwe television. Booker t points out the moment things started to go wrong. Booker t slams tessa blanchards impact world title win as the worst idea in the history of wrestling speaking on his the hall of fame podcast, the wwe hall of famer lambasted blanchards win and. Booker t is an 11time wcw tag team champion, a sixtime world champion, winner of the 2006 king of the ring tournament and the man responsible for popularizing the word, sucka. Booker t feels christian is one of the most underrated stars. Mar 10, 2020 booker t recently discussed the moment he reckons things started to go south for roman reigns. Booker t at wwe summerslam 2001 lived up to the premise of the invasion storyline in one of the best matches in the events history. Booker t beat rob van dam, december 14, 2003 wwe armageddon at the orlando arena in orlando. He is an actor and director, known for wcw monday nitro 1995, ready to rumble 2000 and wwe smackdown. Robert booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965, better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and color commentator signed with wwe.
He has held various world tag team championships throughout his career. Robert booker tio huffman better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and color commentator signed with wwe. Booker t says christian is one of the most underrated wwe. While he has the looks of a man who should be the face of the company, he isnt as popular among fans as perhaps he should be. He has been married to sharmell sullivanhuffman since february 5, 2005. Booker t talks potential theatrics of edge vs randy orton. While he has the looks of a man who should be the face of the company, he isn t as popular among fans as perhaps he should be. Booker t and xavier woods take a look back at undertaker vs. Wcw world heavyweight champion booker t pinned jeff jarrett after a bookend to retain the title, march 1, 2002 wwe house show at the sundome in tampa. Booker t says tessa blanchard title win was worst move in history.
Making tessa blanchard world champion is the worst. Booker t slams tessa blanchards impact world title win as the worst idea in the history of wrestling the wwe hall of famer labels tessas big win. This includes a record six wcw world television championships, and 11 wcw world tag team championships. In 20, booker t was inducted by his brother stevie ray, into the wwe hall. During that hiatus he was busy with tna, so commenting on wwe and his views on the infamous feud with triple h wasnt something that popped up during that time. Wwe hall of famer booker t thinks it was a terrible idea for impact wrestling to make controversial figure tessa blanchard become their world champion the former wcw world champion commented on the situation on the latest installment of his hall of fame podcast. Wwe hall of famer booker t thinks it was a terrible idea for impact wrestling to make controversial figure tessa blanchard become their world champion the former wcw world champion commented on the situation on the latest installment of his hall of fame podcast booker t first praised tessa blanchard for her work, but he went on to claim that making her. Wwe hall of famer booker t finds himself part of the wwe backstage crew these days, giving his opinions on the wwe product every tuesday night on fs1. The fiends championship run ended last month when goldberg defeated bray wyatt at wwes super showdown in saudi arabia. Booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965, better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler. Dec 21, 2019 in the wwe, the best chemistry would have been my partner right here on the show, christian, booker t answered. For those of you that dont know, before booker t came to wwe in the postwcw world, he was a member of wcw, and was a damn good member of the company. Booker t reveals how brock lesnar helped his colleagues in 2015. Booker t has been on the wwe payroll since he defected from wcw in 2001, aside from a fouryear hiatus from 20072011 where he spent time in tna.
We are a little way away from finding out what is going to. Booker t brought up tessa blanchard during his hall of fame podcast. Booker t points out the moment things started to go wrong for. Mar 10, 2020 the fiends championship run ended last month when goldberg defeated bray wyatt at wwe s super showdown in saudi arabia. Remembering the time stone cold steve austin whupped booker. Booker ts first intercontinental championship reign. Booker t feels christian is one of the most underrated. He and his brother stevie ray were a dynamite tag team called harlem heat, and when the lights went dark on the final night of monday nitro, it was booker t that was the final wcw world.
Booker t left wwe in october 2007 but returned in 2011 as part of the biggest royal rumble in wwe history. Booker t returned to the wwe in 2011 and had a few matches, but was mainly restricted to a commentary role. Relive booker ts wwe hall of fame career from his early days as a tag team competitor with harlem heat to his recordsetting reigns as a singles champion. Booker t wrestler simple english wikipedia, the free. See more ideas about booker t, wwe and professional wrestling. The wwe made a hugely surprising move when they removed booker t from the accounting team on monday night raw the day after the royal rumble. Wwe hall of famer and cohost of the hall of fame podcast booker t recently commented on the upcoming wrestlemania 36 bout between edge and randy orton. Booker t slams tessa blanchards impact world title win as the worst idea in the history of wrestling the wwe hall of famer labels tessas big win the worst idea in the history of wrestling.