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Booker was the final WCW World Heavyweight Champion and WCW United States Heavyweight Champion under the WCW banner. In February 2020, Booker T returned to wrestle for the promotion in an eight-man tag team match. [11] He later lost the WCW Championship to Kurt Angle, but he went on to win the title back on the July 30 episode of Raw. [11], On the June 11 episode of Raw, both King Booker and Queen Sharmell were drafted to the Raw brand as part of the WWE Draft. As the ninth WCW Triple Crown Champion, Booker is one of four men to achieve both the WWE and WCW Triple Crowns. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (March 1, 1965), better known as Booker T is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and color commentator, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a color commentator for NXT. Booker formed a royal court that included his wife, Queen Sharmell, Sir William Regal, and Sir Finlay, and began including the mannerisms and attire of a stereotypical English-style king as part of the character, all the way down to wearing a crown and cape and speaking in a fake English accent. in Fresno, California and a live event the next night in Sydney, Australia, to take a 21 lead. Booker was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013, by his brother, Lash. [11] They feuded over who would appear in a fictional Japanese shampoo commercial. Booker has been frequently named by peers and industry commentators as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time; he was voted WWE's greatest World Heavyweight Champion in a 2013 viewer poll. He then re-defeated Crash and lost the title to Stevie Richards a few minutes later. On the July 9 episode of Raw, Jerry Lawler won by pinfall against Michael Cole in a WrestleMania XXVII rematch. Booker T's first WrestleMania appearance was at WrestleMania X8 against Edge, a match he lost. [11][14] Subsequently, they fired Col. Parker and beat him up and became full-fledged faces. Booker won his Impact! In Ivan Putski 's Western Wrestling Alliance, he first started feuding with his brother, Booker (who was G.I. Booker managed to persuade Long to allow him to choose a stand-in for the matches. He has also won five times the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and once the WWE's World Heavyweight Championship. [citation needed] At SummerSlam, Booker lost to the returning Triple H.[citation needed] On the August 27 episode of Raw, Booker wrestled against John Cena in a non-title match, which he lost by disqualification when Randy Orton interfered. Huffman has a son, from a previous relationship with a high school girlfriend, named Brandon (born in 1982),[82][10] with whom he has a strained relationship due to his time spent on the road. Booker is known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA - now Impact Wrestling), holding 35 championships between those organizations. [11][16] After seven matches and interference from Bret Hart and Stevie Ray, Booker T won the series, and on June 14, regained the Television Championship. He speaks of his son Brandon, now an adult and in jail, and how he couldn't really be a father at that early point in his life. Her ex-husband on the other hand is 54 years old as of 2022. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Booker_T_(wrestler)&oldid=1152745780, LVPW UWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Ranked No. Booker took a plea deal and received a five-year prison sentence. He would become involved in the match during the event. Booker and his brother Stevie Ray signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after Sid Vicious recommended they sign with the company. Cena successfully defended the title at The Great American Bash in a four-way elimination match against Booker, Ren Dupre, and Rob Van Dam. After WCW booker Vince Russo grew disgruntled with Hulk Hogan's politics, he fired Hogan during the live broadcast of Bash at the Beach on July 9, 2000, and announced an impromptu match between Jeff Jarrett and Huffman for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. [80] Levestia was also used to further the feud between himself and Jeff Jarrett when Jarrett hit her in the head with a guitar on Nitro on July 31, 2000. He has appeared in an episode of Charmed, called "Wrestling with Demons" alongside Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner. This promo is often interpreted as racist due to Triple H referencing Booker T's "nappy" hair and implying that Booker T was just in WWE to dance and entertain for "people like" Triple H. During the WrestleMania XIX press conference Michael Cole asked Triple H as to whether he had deliberately cut a racist promo, Triple H claimed this was not the case and that he was just referring to Booker's criminal past. Cite this record . [87] He was quoted saying that, "2020 is going to be a new era in the city of Houston. The youngest of his mother's eight children, his father died when Booker was 10 months old.. He later became a two-time inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. Booker, Robert Tio Huffman is the birth and real name of Levestia's husband Booker T. Booker T was born on March 1, 1965, in Plain Dealing, Louisiana, in the United States. where Theodore Long would inform him he would be facing The Undertaker), which lent some comedic aspect to the character; he even went as far as having Lashley kiss his "royal" feet. At Sacrifice, Booker T received a rematch for the Legends Championship, but lost to A.J. [19] By late 1999, a female bodybuilder named Midnight had joined Harlem Heat. After Booker won the World Heavyweight Championship, he began a rivalry with the returning former champion Batista, who vowed to regain the title he was forced to forfeit due to injury. Styles, who was unable to attend the event due to travel issues, and wrestled Rob Van Dam for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort. From a prior relationship, he had a son named Brandon. He has a son named Brandon from a previous relationship. [18] They lost the WCW World Tag Team titles to Barry and Kendall Windham on August 23,[citation needed] but Harlem Heat regained them about a month later at Fall Brawl. Also around this time he reverted to a gimmick similar to his King Booker gimmick albeit while proclaiming himself a supposed king of Africa. Their marriage was reflected in their WWE personas: as he took to the ring as King Booker, she became Queen Sharmell. Booker T is a WWE wrestling superstar. Despite the break-up of his Court, Booker lost to Batista by disqualification on the October 20 episode on SmackDown!, due to interference from WWE Champion John Cena from Raw and ECW World Champion Big Show, the two of whom King Booker was to face at Cyber Sunday in a "champion of champions" match. [36] He then briefly teamed with Eddie Guerrero, at one point challenging Mysterio and Van Dam for the WWE Tag Team Championship, and feuded with Heidenreich. After the match, Roode punched Sharmell in the face,[citation needed] leading to a match at Against All Odds. . "[67] In 2001, sports journalist Michael Landsberg stated that Booker was considered "one of the best wrestlers alive", capable of "any match, any style". He was then joined by Eddie Guerrero and The Undertaker who also wanted a shot at JBL's title, prompting Theodore Long to make a fatal four-way match for the WWE Championship at Armageddon. [31] Booker and Goldust lost the rematch and decided to go their separate ways. In 1996, Booker T got married to Levestia Huffman. Styles, and Brother Devon. At WCW in 1993, the brothers formed a tag team known as the Harlem Heat. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.114), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. On the August 28 episode of SmackDown Live Booker T made a surprise appearance as "King Booker" in the opening segment when he interrupted and joined in on The New Day's "five timers" celebration, following the latter's fifth tag team championship win. [30] At No Mercy, Booker and Goldust battled Chris Jericho and Christian for the World Tag Team Championship, but they lost the match with Jericho using the title belt on Goldust. Under the moniker King Booker, he became champion in 2006's King of the Ring Tournament. In fall 1997, they fired Sherri and added a new manager, Jacqueline. [16][26] In his debut match in the company, Booker defended his WCW Championship against Buff Bagwell on the July 2 episode of Raw;[11][27] sports journalist Michael Landsberg reported that many have called this bout "the worst match ever". On the March 26, 2012 episode of Raw, Booker T saved Teddy Long from an attempted attack by Mark Henry, thus becoming the sixth and final member of Team Teddy at WrestleMania XXVIII, where Team Johnny emerged victorious. The following month, he regained the TV Championship from Scott Steiner,[18] who, in turn, defeated Booker in the finals of the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament. 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On September 19, 2021, All41 Studios and Microgaming released WWE Legends: Link & Win,[79] a game for mobile and desktop browsers. [24] He won a total of twenty-one titles within the organization, making him the most decorated performer in its history. On March 23, 2004, he was "traded" (along with the Dudley Boyz) to the SmackDown! [citation needed], Booker targeted Evolution after Batista and Randy Orton attacked Booker's former partner, Goldust. [citation needed] Booker won the battle royal and then defeated Mysterio at The Great American Bash to win the World Heavyweight Championship after Chavo Guerrero betrayed Mysterio by hitting him with a steel chair. Booker T. Huffman Official Account of WWE Hall of Famer, 35X Wrestling Champion, Host of #TheHallofFame on @espn975 & Founder of @RealityofWrestling. In 1996, Booker T got married to Levestia Huffman. [citation needed] At a house show, Booker was injured,[11] and he did not wrestle again until after the "Best of Seven" series with Benoit was completed. However, Booker found he could win wrestling fans over with moves like his breakdance-inspired "Spinaroonie." After WCW was folded into WWE, Booker continued his wrestling career at WWE. On January 13, 2004, the album WWE Originals was released, featuring Booker T performing "Can You Dig It?". [11] The gimmick for Booker and Goldust was Goldust being a strange, yet dependable ally who Booker eventually warmed up to after initial skepticism. [35] The next night, Booker T demanded a rematch, citing Orlando Jordan's interference. 1M followers. Brandon Huffman Founder / Principal With over 2 decades of real estate experience in multifamily, hospitality, office and retail, Brandon oversees Huffman & Co. development, construction, and management divisions. During the match, Booker got specifically involved with Christian. He served 19 months, earning his GED behind bars before he was released on parole. Then at Hard Justice, Booker T and Steiner retained the World Tag Team Championship against Team 3D. The cool city, 2020 is coming. He is American by nationality. Bro at the time) under the ring name Jive Soul Bro. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}10 Things You Might Not Know About Jimmy Butler, Celebrities & Notables Running the Boston Marathon, 7 Facts About Gymnast and TikTok Star Olivia Dunne, Nat Sweetwater Cliftons First NBA Season, 8 Negro League Legends Featured in a New MLB Game, Get to Know NCAA Tournament Star Caitlin Clark. Akbar American Mini Storage Angela apartment Billie Jean Bonita Booker Brandon brother Butch called Carolyn cool door dudes everything eyes face feeling felt Fiesta Mart fuck G.I. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.147), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. He's also on a mission to find the legendary dog collar worn be his childhood idol, Junkyard Dog. Booker T. Huffman Jr. Net Worth: $5 Million: Place of birth: Plain Dealing, Louisiana, United States: Wife: Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman: Children: Brandon Huffman and Kennedy Rose Huffman: Booker T . Booker shares twins, a boy and a girl, with his wife Sharmell. On the April 19 SmackDown, Booker became angry with Long for making matches without his consent. Because of the gunmen's uniforms and familiarity with the fast food chain's operations, police suspected the robberies were inside jobsand it did not take long before Huffman and three other men were found. Booker was born Robert Booker Tio Huffman Jr. on March 1, 1965, in Plain Dealing, Louisiana. [75], On September 1, 2012, Booker released his first autobiography, Booker T: From Prison to Promise, with Medallion Press. Booker T went go on to form the Mafia's resident tag team with Scott Steiner, and at Victory Road, Steiner and Booker defeated Beer Money, Inc. to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship, marking Booker's 15th World Tag Team title reign overall. program with his brother as G.I. Follow. After stepping back from wrestling, he worked as a commentator and trainer. On the July 16 episode of Raw, King Booker came to the ring using Triple H's theme music "The King of Kings", even using his video. Booker T has dated - Levestia Huffman (1996-2001) - Booker and his first wife Levestia got married on May 23, 1996. Levestia Huffman has also kept her age also away from the public. 5 of the top 500 wrestlers in the, SCW Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time), ROW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Stevie Ray, This page was last edited on 2 May 2023, at 01:35. [citation needed] On a special live episode of Impact!, Booker and Roode had another outing, this time with the fans being able to vote on the stipulation of the match. Their relationship came to an end in 2001. Subscribe 51K views 6 years ago 6'10 Brandon Huffman was a beast in the paint this spring and summer for Team Loaded North Carolina. Styles", "PARKS' TNA BOUND FOR GLORY PPV REPORT 10/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the pre-game and first hour of the show", "Resultados: Histeria Boricua Bayamn 01/06/09", "Perros del Mal (Resultados 16 de septiembre) Booker T se une a Konnan y a "La Sociedad", "WWE News: Smackdown spoiler Booker T to begin new WWE role on this Friday's episode of Smackdown", "WWE News: Booker T joining "Stone Cold" Steve Austin as coach on "Tough Enough" (contains Smackdown SPOILER)", "Cody Rhodes picked the wrong man to anger in Booker T", "WWE Continues To Build Booker T vs. Cody Rhodes", "Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes def. As a father at the age of 17 years, he needed to provide for his son, but the jobs he took were not earning him enough money. [11], Huffman was elevated to main event status in 2000. [11] Later on, Booker T bragged about how he was the biggest star on SmackDown! They won the World Tag Team Championship at Armageddon in a Tag Team Elimination match defeating the teams of Christian and Chris Jericho, Lance Storm and William Regal, and the Dudley Boyz. [citation needed] On the February 23 episode of SmackDown!, Booker won a Falls Count Anywhere Money in the Bank qualifying match, defeating Kane (with assistance from The Great Khali) and earned himself a spot in the match at WrestleMania 23. In 2000, Booker appeared in the film Ready to Rumble, starring as himself. As a professional wrestler he is known for his time in WWE, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA . January 1, 1987 WWE wrestler Booker T. (real name: Booker Tio Huffman) was arrested in 1987 after committing several armed robberies of Wendy's restaurants in Houston (at the time, Booker. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.139), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. debut match, but afterwards, Christian Cage and Robert Roode beat down Booker until Kaz made the save. [28] At the Survivor Series, Booker T was eliminated third by The Rock after a roll-up and eventually The Alliance was defeated, causing them to disband.[25]. "Wrestling's historical cards" (pp. Bro," and he has created copyrighted comic books based on his G.I. [citation needed] However, Booker T lost to Triple H at WrestleMania. Big Show arrived and thanked Long for doing a better job than Booker, further infuriating him. [citation needed] Booker then competed in the King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary. born Booker T. Huffman Jr. on March 1, 1965, in Plain Dealing, Louisiana, in the United States of America. They have twins, a girl, Kennedy, and a boy, Kendrick. After Lashley defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) for the United States Championship at the end of May, Booker began chasing after the title and even resorted to making Lashley kiss his "royal feet" on the June 2 episode of SmackDown!. This turned out to be his final bout in wrestling as he announced on his podcast that he was done with professional wrestling due to his age. [37], On the February 24 episode of SmackDown!, Booker and Sharmell provided guest commentary for a match involving The Boogeyman. [11] In a must win match during Armageddon, Benoit was able to defeat Booker T to bring the series to 31. Booker has a son, from a previous relationship with a high school girlfriend, named Brandon with whom he has a strained . [25] When the brand extension was introduced in March, Booker T was drafted to the Raw brand. He and his partners wore Wendy's uniforms during the holdups since they had been working there for 2 years. At Hard Justice, Samoa Joe defeated Booker after a guitar shot, thus reclaiming physical possession of the title belt, which Booker had kept after Victory Road. [citation needed] The finals were held at Judgment Day where Booker defeated Bobby Lashley. Booker T. Huffman Jr. (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American color commentator and retired professional wrestler.He is currently signed to WWE where he serves as a commentator on the NXT brand, and is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion Reality of Wrestling (ROW) in Texas City, Texas.Booker has been frequently named by peers and . [23], According to sports journalist Michael Landsberg, Huffman was salaried at "close to a million dollars a year" in WCW. It has featured the biggest names from the WWE, as well as NBA stars like Dwight Howard. Activision moved to . The match at Victory Road ended in a draw after Sharmell replaced the referee and counted after the match was already over. 149150), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [33] Booker, meanwhile, was out of action until October. Booker lived in Abingdon, Virginia 24210, USA. [11] They became heels and were on Harley Race and Col. He is currently signed to WWE where he serves as a commentator on the NXT brand, and is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion Reality of Wrestling (ROW) in Texas City, Texas. [8] His brother Lash (Stevie Ray) suggested that he and Booker check out a new wrestling school being opened, run by Ivan Putski, in conjunction with his Western Wrestling Alliance organization. At the beginning of the show, General Manager Theodore Long said that Booker would have to forfeit. Booker T With Wife Sharmell Sullivan. General Manager Theodore Long placed Booker in a six-man tag team match with Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio against John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), Ren Dupre, and Kenzo Suzuki. At Final Resolution, Booker T, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, and Sting defeated The TNA Front Line (A.J. 115117). [citation needed] Booker and Sharmell won a mixed tag team match against Robert Roode and Ms. Brooks at Final Resolution. [8], Eight weeks later, Booker debuted as "G.I. [11], Booker returned on the October 20 episode of Raw and subsequently joined Team Austin at Survivor Series for a match to determine whether Eric Bischoff or Stone Cold Steve Austin (both co-general managers) would be the sole General Manager of Raw. Booker T: With Booker Huffman, A.J. Suggest an alternative. [citation needed] He regained the title a few weeks later in a steel cage match with Nash at Fall Brawl,[21] but again lost the title, this time to Vince Russo himself in a cage match (Russo was speared out of the cage by Goldberg and won the title), Russo vacated the title and Booker won it for the third time in a San Francisco 49er Box Match against Jeff Jarrett on the October 2 episode of Nitro. [citation needed], While competing in the Royal Rumble match, King Booker was eliminated by Kane. Francis, Stephanie McMahon, Paul Levesque. Booker was interested but didn't have the required $4,000 fee. Booker T would go on to win the match-up. He and his brother Lane Stevie-Ray Huffman formed Harlem Heat, which won an unprecedented 10 WCW World Tag Team Championships. [citation needed]. [52] The match was won by Cotto, who reversed a "Book End" attempt and scored a pinfall victory. [11] At Backlash, Booker's team lost when Triple H pinned Nash after a sledgehammer shot. Booker T was featured as one of four main characters alongside Macho Man Randy Savage, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Eddie Guerrero. [citation needed], On October 21, SmackDown! 108110), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. They then joined Dallas's Global Wrestling Federation, where they formed a tag team known as the Ebony Experience. [11] He then began a short feud with John Cena over the WWE Championship, Booker would wrestle Cena in a Five Pack Challenge along with Bobby Lashley, Mick Foley and Randy Orton at Vengeance: Night of Champions for the title in a losing effort. After being defeated with a surprise small package, Stevie Ray turned on both Booker and Midnight to form Harlem Heat, Inc. with Big T, Kash, and J. Biggs. He is the most decorated wrestler in WCW history, having held 21 titles, including a record six WCW World Television Championships (along with being the first African American titleholder), and a record 11 WCW World Tag Team Championships: 10 as one half of Harlem Heat with his brother, Lash "Stevie Ray" Huffman in WCW (most reigns within that company), and one in the WWF with Test. He and Rob Van Dam, never got their rematch due to Rob Van Dam being drafted to SmackDown! [52] There he was booked against Chicano, the incumbent IWA Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. [19] When The Filthy Animals were stripped of the WCW World Tag Team belts due to an injury suffered by Rey Mysterio Jr., the title was put up in a three-way dance at Halloween Havoc. [11] Throughout this period, Huffman was referred to simply as Booker, as Harlem Heat 2000 won the rights to the name "T" in a match with Big T against Booker on February 20, 2000, at SuperBrawl X. "[88] Huffman was quoted in 2016, stating his focus for the three years leading up to the 2019 election would be concentrated on the city's "homeless, underprivileged, and low income areas.

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