However, Booker, who was subbing for Lawler on commentary, threw Cole back into the ring after he tried to escape. Cena successfully defended the title at The Great American Bash in a four-way elimination match against Booker, Ren Dupre, and Rob Van Dam. Booker made the transition into singles action and won the WCW World Television Championship from Disco Inferno on the December 29, 1997, episode of Nitro. @BookerT5x. [11] Booker T kept the title until SummerSlam, when he lost it to The Rock after feuding with him over the similarity in their gimmicks and their identical finishing moves, the Book End/Rock Bottom. He pleaded guilty in December 1987 to two aggravated robbery counts and was sentenced to five years in prison. [11] The storyline then turned to a sexual nature,[23] as Angle began stalking Booker's new wife, Sharmell. [11] Several weeks before WrestleMania, the incumbent champion and Evolution's leader, Triple H, cut a controversial promo on Booker T. Triple H downplayed Booker T's WCW success, pointing out that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship had been held by non-wrestlers like booker Vince Russo and actor David Arquette, calling WCW and its title "a joke", despite the fact that, as World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H was holding the WCW World Heavyweight Championship's physical belt, the Big Gold Belt, and that Triple H's Evolution stablemate, Ric Flair, had been a multiple-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. [31] For several weeks, he teamed with Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash in a feud against Triple H, Ric Flair, and Chris Jericho. "Wrestling's historical cards" (pp. 115117). He has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF/E, WCW and TNA throughout his career. 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. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.111), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Booker T has dated - Levestia Huffman (1996-2001) - Booker and his first wife Levestia got married on May 23, 1996. 1M followers. After WCW was folded into WWE, Booker continued his wrestling career at WWE. Being born on 1 March 1965, Booker T is 58 years old as of today's date 2nd April 2023. Booker still had to work day jobs in between traveling to and from Dallas for the Global Wrestling Federation. [11] In a must win match during Armageddon, Benoit was able to defeat Booker T to bring the series to 31. After they successfully committed this crime, the group went on to rob other Wendy's franchises until they were arrested in 1987. In December 2016, after Jerry Lawler and Lita left the pre-show team, WWE ended their Raw and SmackDown pre-shows leaving Booker T to the WWE pay-per-view pre-shows and other WWE Network specials. 152153), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. They have twins, a girl, Kennedy, and a boy, Kendrick. On the June 6 episode of Raw, Booker wrestled his first match on the brand in four years, gaining a victory against Jack Swagger by count out. On February 21, 2015, Booker T and Stevie Ray reunited as Harlem Heat for one last match in Reality of Wrestling for the promotion's "The Final Heat" event. Emerging from an adolescence marked by poverty, drugs and jail time, Booker T went on to become one of the biggest stars in sports entertainment. This rivalry spilled over to real life when the two got into a legitimate fistfight at a SummerSlam pay-per-view commercial shoot, reportedly due to Batista considering himself superior to the rest of the roster due to his quick climb to main event status. program. Booker was born Robert Booker Tio Huffman Jr. on March 1, 1965, in Plain Dealing, Louisiana. He later became a two-time inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. Bro, reprising his gimmicks from his days in the WWA. [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. [citation needed] Over the next few weeks, Boogeyman would stalk Booker and Sharmell. [citation needed], On October 21, SmackDown! He and his partners wore Wendy's uniforms during the holdups since they had been working there for 2 years. He later became a two-time inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame. Suggest an alternative. [citation needed] The finals were held at Judgment Day where Booker defeated Bobby Lashley. [citation needed] Booker later defeated Christian at The Great American Bash. [citation needed] Booker then competed in the King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary. On July 11, 2010, Booker T was booked by World Wrestling Council in a match against Carlito which also involved Orlando Coln and El Mesias. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.154), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Booker was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his brother, Stevie Ray, the night before WrestleMania 29. 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. [citation needed]. Steiner won by TKO when he put an unconscious Booker into the Steiner Recliner at Mayhem. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.151), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Sharmell is a former Miss Black America who'd toured with James Brown. 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. At Sacrifice, Booker T received a rematch for the Legends Championship, but lost to A.J. He organized a Reality of Wrestling promotion featuring his school's talent. He then re-defeated Crash and lost the title to Stevie Richards a few minutes later. When WWA closed down, Booker and his brother moved to Texas All-Pro Wrestling. [11] After losing the title, Booker feuded alongside former royal court member Finlay against Batista and John Cena, which led up to Armageddon where they lost. Also around this time he reverted to a gimmick similar to his King Booker gimmick albeit while proclaiming himself a supposed king of Africa. He has appeared in an episode of Charmed, called "Wrestling with Demons" alongside Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner. [11] Once again, Booker failed to win the title, as JBL retained it. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.142), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Career Before working for WCW, he was working in a storage company in Texas. On May 21, 2010, Booker T made a one night return to TNA at a live event in Lake Charles, Louisiana, replacing A.J. While the punch was intended to be a work, Roode had in fact made contact with Sharmell during the punch, dislocating her jaw and causing her to be off TV for a few weeks, therefore making it into a shoot. [citation needed] On the July 26 episode of SmackDown!, Booker T gave up his WCW United States Championship and handed it over to Chris Kanyon. [23] He is also a fan of Formula One, and was in attendance at the 2012 U.S Grand Prix as a guest of Lewis Hamilton. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! [40] However, whenever King Booker would get angry he would launch into a tirade in the style of Booker T (an example of this was an episode of SmackDown! After stepping back from wrestling, he worked as a commentator and trainer. [citation needed]. [11] Booker tried to utilize voodoo magic to try to overcome his "supernatural" foe;[citation needed] however, it did nothing to prevent him from losing to the Undertaker at Judgment Day. On January 28, 2023, Booker returned to the ring in WWE by participating in the 2023 Royal Rumble but was eliminated by Gunther in 42 seconds. [74] During the week of November 5, 2007, he appeared on Family Feud with several other WWE wrestlers. [citation needed] Benoit was allowed to pick his next challenger to see who would face him at No Mercy, so Booker, Christian, and Orlando Jordan tried to impress Benoit by winning matches. On July 27, 2012, Booker T was appointed the new General Manager of SmackDown. Since 2014, Booker T has commonly done work on the WWE Network, including the Raw pre-show and also being a part of the "expert panel" on Kickoff shows before each pay-per-view event. Booker was able to gain custody when Brandon was 5. [citation needed] This started a short feud between the two resulting in a match at No Way Out, which Kane won. He is signed to WWE, and is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion Reality of Wrestling (ROW) in Texas City, Texas. 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 . But even as his career in the ring flourished, his journey as a father to his oldest son, Brandon Terrell Huffman, was characterized by clashes between the two headstrong men. The match ended when Benoit suplexed Booker and two referees made a three count on either competitor, claiming that their wrestler had won. After this loss, his family relocated from Louisiana to Texas. In its aftermath, Booker remained a heel, and he joined forces with Vince McMahon and The Boss Man in December to feud with Steve Austin. Martel, the man that was originally supposed to win the match, went down early due to a knee injury, meaning the finish and the remainder of the match had to be called in the ring. [11][8] Gilbert teamed Stevie Ray and Booker T together as the Ebony Experience,[8] and they won the GWF Tag Team Championship on July 31, 1992. He has also won five times the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and once the WWE's World Heavyweight Championship. Booker T successfully defended the title at Turning Point against Cage. "Wrestling's historical cards" (pp. It has featured the biggest names from the WWE, as well as NBA stars like Dwight Howard. Francis, Stephanie McMahon, Paul Levesque. As the ninth WCW Triple Crown Champion, Booker is one of four men to achieve both the WWE and WCW Triple Crowns. [citation needed] On the July 19 SmackDown, he returned to continue as SmackDown General Manager, but soon lost the job to Vickie Guerrero, on Vince McMahon's orders. [70] Considering both Booker's WCW and WWF/E accolades, WWE recognizes him as one of the most decorated performers of all-time. 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. Booker and Sharmell Huffman were married on February 5, 2005. After the match, Roode punched Sharmell in the face,[citation needed] leading to a match at Against All Odds. We're going to be looked at now from a different perspective. General Manager Theodore Long decided that if Booker got counted out or disqualified, he would lose the title. JBL expected Booker to betray his partners, but instead Booker pinned him, thus turning face again. pgat.us . On March 14, the titles were vacated. [citation needed] Booker T returned to his old "King Booker" gimmick in a segment with the SmackDown Live Survivor Series tag teams where he gave a motivational speech and convinced Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) to join the team. [citation needed], Three days after losing the tag team titles to the Steiner Brothers, Harlem Heat regained the titles back from the Steiners on July 27. Booker went to apologize to Benoit and give him a rematch, but then attacked Benoit, busting him open with the United States title belt and turning heel once again. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.139), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Professional wrestler Booker T. Huffman is the creator of a special operations action hero known as "G.I. [23], According to sports journalist Michael Landsberg, Huffman was salaried at "close to a million dollars a year" in WCW. On May 9, 2022, Booker was the subject of the Biography: WWE Legends. [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. Booker T's eleventh WCW World Tag Team Championship reign overall and first under the WWF banner, where it was known as the WCW Tag Team Championship. He is Sports Persons (Wrestler) by profession. 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. Associated With In 2020, Booker made his return by wrestling at the Reality of Wrestling promotion. 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.
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