Just to see Booker go from written off the books to the man he is now! One word HEART!! The Most High weighs the actions of our heart; witness through Booker T's actions; a heart of a lion is only accepted by the true lion!! King of Kings Jesus Christ ( definitely not Triple H) Revelation 5:5 - And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. Shalom
Agreed, Booker was screwed early on his WWE career, when the WWE purchased wcw and they were bringing in the wcw guys, the invasion angle was used to get over all the WWE guys and have the wcw guys job to them. Despitte the WWE making themsleves look like the underdog babyfaces, booker at the time had the physicality, momentum and charisma, but WWE /Vince was not going to put over guys (wcw) from a rival (albeit folding) promotion. The invasion angle was Vince and WWE looking/coming out on top as the superior promotion. Which is why they screwed Booker and held him back many years.
@@icxcnika7722 Yeah, What is surprising is that despite him not being in wwe for very long and being buried, he got off lightly compared to most wcw guys that got their, At least he was able to be wwe whc champion unlike every other wcw guy, Goldberg was the only one that they didn't bury. Not saying that made it ok just that it was surprising.
Not really .it's was supposed to be Steiner vs triple h at mania but Steiner was to injured and things and couldn't wrestle so they chose another WCW guy booker t
@@TTJJCC hes not speaking for all of us but how are u going to tell him what his favorite wrestler was he’s black himself so he has more of a reaskn to say it was booker then the rock then you do
@@dend1 Rock is not black his father is black ,his mom is Samoan...y'all should stop saying mixed people are black.....no country but USA does this shit of calling mixed folks black
Booker did his job and didn't politic unlike the other guy! hunter enjoyed it and was disrespect and selfish with THAT long pinfall.......they need a rematch 😤
@@td163 because you have no clue how to book it right🤏 booker comes out and says it's a blemish on his career and cut a promo worthy of getting triple h fired, people talking on twitter and exposing the history that needs to be addressed so the company can move on for real this time. Booker can cut into HHH but just talk about he's been a leach his whole career, the"game" that cheated on chyna
@Meta Man that's a good take actually. I still say the "World Title" as they used it in 2006 was not as prestigious as holding the WWE title, especially compared to the WWE title in 2003 just a couple years after guys like Austin and The Rock held it. I've always felt it was their way of putting a "top title" on him, but never THEEE Title. It's crazy to think this guy never wore the NAME BRAND title. But as you said the 2006 run definitely was a good one and probably in the eyes of the WWE executives cemented him as a Hall of Famer.
@@mynameisjeff830 not to me triple h was a WWE guy Booker was a WCW guy same with Sting so I think at WrestleMania being WWE's biggest event the WWE guy should win. If it was Summerslam or the Rumble then sure the WCW guy can win
The thing that made me the most upset was how long HHH took to cover book for the pin. 21 seconds after he hit the pedigree and no kick out. You can’t tell me that book ain’t mad about that to this day.
So, his 2nd Wrestlemania and, as an underdog, he faced the top guy of the #1 brand for the top championship and that wasn't important enough to include in the documentary? If it was any other person, it would be a major talking point in any documentary about them. And if they truly believed that the "story" was something made up just for clicks, they wouldn't hesitate in talking about the match in any special involving Booker, and the fact that they avoid as much as possible to even mention it speaks louder than anything Prichard or Booker say.
Triple H wasn't the top guy, on the top brand, with the top title. Brock was the main guy, and by this point...the World title had yet to eclipse the WWE title. On top of that, Smackdown had been doing better numbers than Raw since the fall
@@lyricsanonymous9036 Hah, no. Raw was constantly pulling better numbers than SD. www.gerweck.net/tv-ratings/2003-ratings/ SD might have been the better show but was never the main show.
@@35antonio Maybe it was just the fall, I remember hearing that when Paul took the SD book, it wasn't seen as a good thing that they were doing better than Raw. Either way, Brock was the top guy. He main evented SummerSlam and beat Rock, main evented Unforgiven, and then got a clean win over Taker at No Mercy, then won the Rumble and main evented WM. Triple H vs Booker was behind Rock vs Austin on Raw, and was even behind McMahon/Hogan in promotion. The 2004 Rumble is when it became clear that the World title was the top title
@@lyricsanonymous9036 actually Brock was supposed to be the top guy and the WWE title was supposed to be the top title, but triple h was one of the top guys in the company
Just my opinion, the way things are today is why wrestling can't reach its full potential for us as fans. From business sponsors in wwe by it being publicly traded to cancel culture of social media, we are where we at and bringing up things like this muddy the waters to get people going with emotions. I could be wrong but I don't believe the story line was left out of the bio by accident, but merely to sensationalize something to pose a narrative and get likes or click bait 🤔. Anybody around from that time still kept watching and watched Booker T go on to do great things, become King Booker and bring his real life Queen to the spotlight with him. A phenomenal feat. Bottom line Booker T was amazing in the ring. His speed, quickness, agility, power, character, his mind for doing things differently were off the charts. His matches with Goldberg, Sting, Steiner, or tagging with his brother, man o man
What you're missing Booker is that, yes we understand its not the most significant moment in your career. And it absolutely does not define you. But the problem is that you are not addressing that fact that what happened that night was wrong. The issue is not even so much that you lost. Its how it happened. And the controversy of race wouldn't even be in the equation if Hunter didn't say what he said in the promo on Raw before the match. Even if Triple H is not a racist in real life, I'm sure even he knows that he crossed the line that night with what he said. On top of the fact that he beat you the way he did at mania. When historically with a build up like that and how the story line played out, everyone knows you should have won that match as the prevailing underdog. Everyone saw him hit you with the pedigree and wait at least 10 seconds before pinning you. You know the reality is that you should've kicked out after moving slowly for an entire eternity before covering you. Don't act dumb. And don't insult us to just think that was a coincidence. You were given the shovel that night. And they buried the hell out of you. I don't care how much you were paid for doing the job. That just wasn't right.
That's true, and due to the nature of HHH's promos he didn't just disrespect Booker, he disrespected a portion of the audience. That fact that the story has him say that and then be proven right on his victory is an insult to that portion of the audience. Everyone involved in that storyline should be ashamed IMO.
I honestly don't think that people are looking for an angle with the WM19 match. They genuinely believe that Triple H should have given you the rub. Triple H didn't need the win that night. It's a respect thing. No matter what your real feelings for each other were/are, it's a respect thing. Plain and simple.
Booker T is such a great story teller. One of the all time greats in and out of the ring. Booker T is the true definition of hardwork dedication and consistency paying off in the long run.
He is being politically correct . It was bullshit and more than just a “ job”. I understand he wants to stay in WWE good graces because he still gets a paycheck from then
You'll forever be one of my favorites, and I will argue with anyone who thinks you aren't one of the greatest of all time. I have facts to prove it, but my opinion provides the passion. Your post -wrestling takes and podcasts just proves you're also a hell of a dude outside the squared circle, and that's awesome to learn.
That storyline was horrible but that shouldn't overshadow Book's whole career. And we've talked about it to death. I'm more upset about Book dropping 2 titles in WWE than that storyline. Gave the US title to Kanyon then lost to Rock. We have way more GREAT memories of Book than bad ones.
@@HeIsKJW they need a rematch!!!way too much emotion and fan bitterness, that is a HUGE money match and people will pay to see outta nowhere like black panther
Triple H always had to bury the talent that came from WCW! This is why Bret Hart rips him every chance he gets! Booker T should've beat Triple H and creative should've Booked It! No Pun Intended!
Big issue with tht would fans care be invested in booker t as main eventer. He would be an afterthough just like benoit was as world champion. They would really need to push some good heel storylines on booker for fans to care
he was my childhood hero! got to meet him at a furniture store when I was like 8 y/o , I remember getting so starstruck asking for a pic my mom had to lol, such a sweet guy, i'll never forget that moment. Thanks for the memories Book!
You're the biggest mark ever, lol. You're like the person who wanted to kill Hayes back when he "blinded" Junk Yard Dog. If it's real to you, then it's real to you, dammit!
@@Iam123-i5j No need for that, it's just amusing that a storyline made people quit the product forever. Hey, you didn't miss anything anyways. The product has been terrible ever since.
Absolutely loved the doc. And listening to Booker as much as I can, he always has so much of experience to share. Thankful he can share is life experiences with us.
If you have not watched his biography yet, please do. It was AWESOME! They did a great job putting his life story together. Some stuff I did not even know. If you are not a fan of Booker T, you will be after watching his documentary.
@@jonahda0mega the due enjoyed Bookers in ring work and you call him a racist. so is Booker T a racist too for defending the match as well defending Hogan and Vince mcmahon after their N word use??
I like the way how you handle yourself booker. You are humble, you take every negative situation and look at in at a positive way, which alot of former wrestlers don't do, as they let their egos get in the way. Booker doesn't have a ego
Book, They had to pay you that amount of money. They essentially told you that you were just their play thing for entertainment and nothing more. So they paid you for the entertainment and just being a stepping stone for Triple H’s reign of terror
Booker seems like a nice guy but really seems to lack principles in certain areas. To fall back on the fact that he was well paid for everything that took place is a hollow cop out.
Booker is one of my favorite legends! That arc still pissed me off, and I think Booker deserved more, but it's awesome that he açcomplished the accolades he did. More power to him 💪🏿
Imma keep it real, Booker seems like he is being told what to say to a certain extent in this interview. I bet if we heard what his true feelings were off camera, it'd be different
When telling my life story that’s just not an important moment in my life. So many amazing moments and real life tragedies a wrestling angle just isn’t on that list
As a Booker T and main event mafia fan minus the king booker gimmick (although there were many great matches that happened during that time period) he is highly underrated. There should be more key Booker T matches being shown.
I was shocked then when he lost. I liked HHH a lot but it always seemed he was always winning when he wasn't THAT good to win all those matches. He just seemed to be the guy that was chosen to be the top heel that worked with the REAL top guys. If I'm saying that right.
Sadly I never looked at Booker T or Triple H the same way after that racist program. We are judged on character not skin color and race should never ever play a part in entertainment or real life… The fact that Booker T placed money over dignity shows why so many black people have no respect whatsoever for him …
I just don’t like how HHH continues to flex his power over you like when he “fired you” on live tv and said just kidding. It’s just frustrating, but like you said you are so much more than that storyline.
Booker T is absolutely a wrestling legend and is synonymous with King of the Ring imo. His greatness definitely isn’t questioned. I just think in those documentaries, people want to hear their thoughts and feelings towards some of the darkest moments in their careers. I think in this case it would have been a good thing because Booker T clearly didn’t let that match define his career.
WWE crapped on Booker from “jump” - losing his WCW belt to The Rock immediately (although Rock’s promos on Book were classic)…getting mopped up by Stone Cold in the grocery store (as entertaining as that was…I can’t front)…that weak ass King Booker title (like tossing him crumbs)…losing to Triple H at WrestleMania, even after all signs in the universe pointed to Booker getting that belt…and last but not least, Triple H firing Booker on MNR because while commentating, Booker criticized Triple H’s leadership, and then Triple H hiring him in the same segment just to show who was boss! That one really messed me up!
As a black man I gotta say Booker is one classy positive black man. All his answers and responses to these controversial topics are just an inspiration to us as black people. Just an all around class act!
But we were kids watching that build up and seeing you lose after all of that crap from HHH hurt. That's why the story still resonates with black folks.
I think it's more about the build up to the match . That's what we're mad about your one of the most decorated wrestlers in the game Booker. But u should've won from many of our perspective it felt more like you should have won. You overcame the odds all the smack talk all the disrespect that they would drop on you during the buildup of this match. I understand and see your point as well sir
Would have been great to have a happy ending but that year was about building HHH as the ultimate bad guy. Would have been a great moment but wasnt in the cards at that time
That's Bullshit HHH was a heel most of his career he didn't need that segment to help him to be the ultimate bad guy. What's understood doesn't have be explained!
@@kevinbrown2383 no one saying he need it but it was executed wasn't it. And what was the out come Booker lost and got a stupid rematch on a random Raw.
@@kevinbrown2383 yeah it's not like Trips didn't drug and Marry Steph, retire Foley, bust open numerous faces with the sledgehammer, join Austin in the two man power trip, turn on HBK. Trips was the top Heel long before 2003.
@@The810kid that's exactly what I'm saying, it's wasn't like Hunter couldn't go to the writers and say I not saying these thing about Booker. Because trust he could've done so if he wanted to, but let Booker tell it he was trying to be the ultimate bad guy... which I can't think of no one a bigger heel then Triple H at that time.
You shined for sure Book. Class act and real ground breaker. To me Harlem heat were the first cool wrestlers without using facepaint or gimmicky b.s. they made you want to be apart it. Sister Sherri. Dunmnanananana!
You were the first wrestler I saw that they did behind the scene and told your story of up bringing. WrestleMania 19 was your moment you was robbed if you go back at look at the promo the crowd holding the 6x signs was amazing.
Booker T was booked wrong from day one in the WWE he should have came in as a major face instead of a cowardly heel. Growing up Booker T was my guy and I just wanted the best for him in WWE to see someone who looks like you be the face of WWE.
That Wrestlemania storyline was a huge factor in me deciding to stop watching wrestling. I don't watch anymore but follow podcasts like yours and a few articles here and there because the business side and locker room politics/behind the scenes stuff is incredibly entertaining to me. You are one of my favorites and great to hear you speak on this (which I recall you have before but never as directly as this). So much respect for your story and what you've accomplished. "Should haves" don't matter at this point unfortunately especially if you're at peace with it. I however do not have cable, I do have streaming services but do any of those have the documentary available for viewing? Any chance they will make it to something like Hulu or Netflix?
Booker T has an amazing resume and I was mad we didn't see more of him in the first years after the take over. I was a fan of his going back to WCW when Harlem Heat was still a thing
I always thought Booker T was a company man that avoided the issues. However he changed my mind when he said he understood how others could be sour at the result of the HHH match. He said it wasn’t his story and one match doesn’t define his career and he receive his biggest payday ever. He’s so right I remember his best of seven series with Chris Benoit. That’s when I said he is one of the greatest to ever do it.
Book was supposed to win. That entire period where Trips was running wild with the shovel toward any and all competition made Raw rough too watch and keep up with.
And knowing how the internet works they gon be on Booker now "Oh you just a company man of course you didn't have a problem with it" I agree Booker should've won but y'all getting more upset and taking it more seriously than him is saying something about you.
If he was paid $5 for that match, how would he justify it regarding his self-worth?it was wrong back in the day and nothing good came out of it besides his paycheck!before him Ron Simmons was OUR champion and The rock is disqualified (his Samoan heritage got him the strap)so we had 2 black wrestler champions in 50 years at the time and to ACT LIKE it doesn't matter when its bad compared to good(kofimania) means black lives matter when white people allow it or are forced too
@@AJDaniels99 dude everyone debated it to the point rock tweeted about it and he came off fake so yeah he is half-black but dude be honest who had more pull???rocky Johnson or the current Samoan family that has 6 members working for wwe!!! 1.roman got pushed and force-fed like 3 wrestlemania main evente straight like the 2nd stone cold 2 & 3.the usos earned everything but are they on anyones top ten tag teams???4.nia jax haha 5.tamina hahaha 6. And Naomi she had the most potential but that's all gone now.......
He literally says that he got paid big time and that's what matters to him. So, the fact that he said that before defending the company gives you all the context you need.
It was a good documentary I learned a lot I didn’t know about booker. A lot of people are forgetting this was a time when rock and Austin was leaving they were pushing triple h to the moon, I think the racist promo with ric flair on raw was what was wrong with that feud and that’s the kind of history that gets buried. It was wrestlemania 19, stone cold had his last match although we all didn’t know that and the year before hhh beat Jericho at mania 18 for the undisputed straps. This was a time when they built up hhh to eventually lose to Benoit at mania 20, another piece of history that will be buried too
That's my feeling too, there was nothing wrong with pushing Triple H, but that story if you're going to use that story, there only had to be one outcome and the Booker going over. Loved both Booker and HHH, the match was good, wish the story was different.
@@edwardiputo1592 Fo real , loves hhh , my personal favorite , but he should have layed down. Imagine if Bryan beat triple h at mania only to lose in the triple threat between him Orton and Batista ? That’s the same with Booker , he should have won
@@togucvinw7 re-read what I said carefully. I said that there should’ve been one outcome, that was Booker going over due to the story. My point was they should’ve never have touched a racist storyline. By doing that The racist should never ever win.
Booker T was the Champion that should have been elevated at that time. Unreal how Trips buried so many people just to elevate himself during that time. I’m fine with Hunter in creative but as a wrestler…. I hated him. Booker T losing to that guy is a joke at best. Same with Stone Cold and Rocky. Makes no sense for Trips to be above these guys in championships and accolades….
You said it yourself, you hated hhh as a wrestler. That means he did his job perfectly people hated him get gor paid to make people hate him. You are the fool who thinks that booker show have won. Booker losing made people more emotional= more invested= money sings. Hhh going over was a heel pattern at that time = Kane,starter, Goldberg, RVD, Randy, Nash and even Michals and of cur Booker
No matter how you try to defend your match at Wrestlemainia 19 the truth is Triple H shouldn’t have won. This match was a great booking injustice of professional wrestling. The universal conclusion is that Triple H should have not won.
My brother and I went to live wrestling events for years, wwe, wcw, ecw. The best wrestler we've ever seen was Booker T. 6"3, 250 who moved like he was 5'8. 160.
A few years ahead, he had an amazing run as King Booker so it's all about your time to shine. Booker T should not have any regrets neither should his fans!
A real bitter moment for me as a wrestling fan and a admirer/fan of HHH. You was so over,and white hot during that build-up towards that match. Politics is a real "Bit*h", disappointing that Vince refused/didn't put his foot down and tell HHH to do the job for the business. Booker, I was so pissed for you, wished HHH just did the job and do what's right for business.
Book stop it. He made all kind of racial innuendo calling you nappy headed and people like you don't win and for him to still win the match is a slap in the face. Stop making excuses for it. Good documentary though
The Angle was shock value without question. Had less than 3 weeks to build a main event angle. Just won a battle Royal out of nowhere with zero feud build up with HHH and less than 3 weeks to make people care this much as they still do. Sadly good guys don’t always win every story but made people HATE HHH. The “This wasn’t about race” comment is about 2021 not being in the documentary and people making it a big deal.
@@RealityOfWrestling Uncle Book our pain and struggles aren't for shock value in the industry. I'm from Houston and you are a staple here. I love wrestling but we have been too stereotyped and placed in a box too many times. I agree with what you said about it never even being put in the documentary but you gotta understand to us and I think you do. That was literally art imitating life. It hurt because it's just another example of the black man not getting ahead. WWE just had a poll on which match result should be changed. Guess who allot of people kept putting on there. You. By the way how do you address Vince saying "My nigga" in front of you and The Queen
That’s why always made sure to bust ass and at the end of the story going down at the most decorate black champion of all time!!! One fight list doesn’t mean you lose the war ✊🏾
Booker is great and so is HHH. But it would’ve been so fantastic if Booker went over and had his moment. He was on fire (Booker T) at this time… I can’t imagine how higher Booker’s ceiling would’ve been. He’s a legend!!
I’m gonna be honest this was such a diplomatic answer. And I don’t mean that in a good way. Ofc the pay day was gonna be great. Vince was able to buy wcw. So ofc you were gonna make that house money. That mortgage money. Booker everyone and their momma knows you should’ve beat H at mania man. The build/set up was perfect for u too win. You were hot coming off wcw and what u had going on in wwe at the time. Then Triple K, whoops I mean H, went and jobbed u out. And tbh you were apart of a pattern. Just like Steiner, Goldberg, etc etc. but glad to see you’re trying to put a positive spin on it. “People like you don’t win championships” and u say u were meant to lose?! No chance. Triple h ego just acted up. Tell the truth
I do think the wrong character won booker t's match at wrestlemania 19, but damn! What a class act booker t is. How can anyone not love booker t? All hail king booker!
What a very wise and focused man. The very moment you think you are burying a man is when you should look around and see if that man is the one gifting you the shovel to bury yourself. They wanted the fame; He made the money. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
I've always enjoyed the Triple H/Booker T match and feud, and I think the fact that people are talking about it twenty years later says a lot. According to Bruce Prichard, it sounds like the original plan was for Triple H to face Scott Steiner, but when that fell through Booker T was the backup plan and a feud had to be built quickly. I think people forget that he won a battle royal by throwing The Rock out, had a mini-feud with him, and despite Triple H's WORDS, Booker T left him a bloody mess afterward (multiple times), and even pinned him clean in a tag match. Seriously, go watch the video package before their match. PHYSICALLY Booker T got the better of Triple H the entire feud. Triple H may have won the match, and dragged out of the arena with Flair's help, but Booker T came out as a major star in my opinion. Triple H was playing a character, and he did a hell of a job playing an evil SOB, and so did Ric Flair for that matter. Their WrestleMania XIX match was good, but the only problem in my mind is that the fans just weren't into it. Triple H got a pop when his music hit, and Flair got what you would expect from a WrestleMania crowd, but the fans were mostly cool for Booker T. It is what it is, and afterward Booker T would hang around the main event scene with Triple H, Michaels, Jericho, Nash, and Flair for a bit before spinning off into fantastic feuds with Jericho and Christian for the IC Title. In my opinion, LOSING did Booker T more good than a short title reign ever would've, which I believe any title reign would've been when both Nash and Goldberg were coming in to main event that year. By summer however, Booker T was getting HUGE pops and became one of the major players for RAW (and SD the next year). And Triple H was at the same level as Rock and Austin at that time, was the top heel in the company, and had a bunch of fresh faces to feud with. It was money waiting to be printed. If you're reading this, Booker, I've always been a huge fan of yours and it'd be an honor to meet you one day. In my opinion, you seem to understand what's really important in life, which is something a lot of wrestlers and fans seems to miss. God and family, and happiness. You and Triple H were playing characters, and you both did a tremendous job seeing how we're still talking about it twenty years later.
@@RealityOfWrestling @Reality Of Wrestling No problem, friend, and thank you for the response and kind words. Everything needs context, especially in sports and/or entertainment. While everyone points at what Triple H was SAYING, they miss Booker T continuously beating the crap out of him thereby shutting him up. Booker T beat him clean on RAW while Triple H needed Ric Flair's constant cheating to win at WM19, and even then he just barely won (may have even been concussed lol). I'm personally a fan of both men (not a Triple H hater), and one interaction between them that I loved was during the "Underroonie" post-RAW segment. Booker T could barely keep a straight face whenever Triple H opened his mouth, and it's always good to remember that these guys entertainers who just want to make the paying customers happy, and it doesn't get much better than Booker T and (evil SOB) Triple H. For both guys WM19 was just a footnote in what are/were hall of fame careers, but it's still one hell of a story all these years later. God bless, and keep up the great work :)
@@blakejames9743 It's such a shame it's look at so negatively twenty years later when it was a pretty good feud and a good example of making "chicken salad out of chicken crap". Even the ending of their WrestleMania match is botched (Booker T botched the Harlem Hangover and came down right on Triple H's head), and everybody continues giving TRIPLE H crap for it. That'd be like blaming Kurt Angle for Brock Lesnar's Shooting Star Press botch. Their rematch in Atlanta really deserves more eyes on it, and if Booker T was going to win the World Title (which wasn't going to happen since HHH/Nash and HHH/Goldberg were the big money matches and Booker T was dealing with injuries, that would've been the match to pull the trigger and have a solid transitional reign.
Booker T should've won that match don't care what nobody says, I know Booker takes it in stride he did have great reigns down the line but he should've won that night.
We say don’t say it but wrestling is entertainment, it’s a show of personalities and after the show it’s gonna have you talk it’s a show of everyday people.
For me the bio was great, even tho I always knew your story, as a black man yo old hood, look my old hood, certain parts of yo life reminds me of mine, it's a cold game.. and the fact it reminds me of how old I am, I remember living in memphis and seeing GI Bro on some local station and then watching espn after school and seeing GWF and Ebony Express, just old, lol.
I dont care what booker says. He was screwed at WM 19. and he didnt address the racism promo here. I was a huge fan of him since him battling for the TV championship on WCW. I was frustrated for years while they used him as a mid card after 19. Even when he won the belt as King Booker. He lost it against batista right after booker beat him up out of respect for himself and the locker room behind scenes. It's a shame. I've been a booker t fan for years, and I think people are realizing more today that he deserved more
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At the end of the story (my career) we won though after becoming the most decorated Champion in Wrestling history!! 💪🏾
We love you bro ❤ just superheated at triple h and the brass for using our pain for business they can never fully understand (or care about)
Best fans in the world ✊🏾
Just to see Booker go from written off the books to the man he is now! One word HEART!! The Most High weighs the actions of our heart; witness through Booker T's actions; a heart of a lion is only accepted by the true lion!! King of Kings Jesus Christ
( definitely not Triple H)
Revelation 5:5 - And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Shalom
That's Goat status right there
Can u dig that suckaaaaaaaa
I was so upset when you lost that match Booker! You deserved that World Title win! You had earned it brother!
Thanks Justin
Booker never won the WWE title but he did win the Undispute.
@@bobbydavis51 i keep telling people he never won a wwe title he won a wcw title an it sucks that wwe doesnt have more black wwe champs besides 3
@@curtissimmons2287 yeah and you saw how they did Kofi...Brock beat him in 6 seconds.
@@bobbydavis51 those two should've been given more time
I'll never get over Booker T jobbing to HHH at WM XIX. Booker had all the momentum in WWE at that point and WWE dropped the ball
True! Would have made an amazing moment.
Agreed, Booker was screwed early on his WWE career, when the WWE purchased wcw and they were bringing in the wcw guys, the invasion angle was used to get over all the WWE guys and have the wcw guys job to them. Despitte the WWE making themsleves look like the underdog babyfaces, booker at the time had the physicality, momentum and charisma, but WWE /Vince was not going to put over guys (wcw) from a rival (albeit folding) promotion. The invasion angle was Vince and WWE looking/coming out on top as the superior promotion. Which is why they screwed Booker and held him back many years.
@@icxcnika7722 Yeah, What is surprising is that despite him not being in wwe for very long and being buried, he got off lightly compared to most wcw guys that got their, At least he was able to be wwe whc champion unlike every other wcw guy, Goldberg was the only one that they didn't bury. Not saying that made it ok just that it was surprising.
Not really .it's was supposed to be Steiner vs triple h at mania but Steiner was to injured and things and couldn't wrestle so they chose another WCW guy booker t
Booker would of never been a draw as a WWE champion.
AS A BLACK KID GROWING UP IN THE 90S BOOKER T IS OUR G.O.A.T. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD OF YOU AND STEVIE RAY
FACTS! I was doing the spinarooni all in elementary school 😂
More so than the Rock?
@@TTJJCC hes not speaking for all of us but how are u going to tell him what his favorite wrestler was he’s black himself so he has more of a reaskn to say it was booker then the rock then you do
Rock is black and was awesome as well
@@dend1 Rock is not black his father is black ,his mom is Samoan...y'all should stop saying mixed people are black.....no country but USA does this shit of calling mixed folks black
Book you deserved to win that match. I do understand your perspective tho
Booker did his job and didn't politic unlike the other guy! hunter enjoyed it and was disrespect and selfish with THAT long pinfall.......they need a rematch 😤
@@jonahda0mega it's over bro. A rematch 18 years later would look pathetic as HHH and Bautista, sheesh
@@td163 agreed
@@extremeking425 fuck no
@@td163 because you have no clue how to book it right🤏 booker comes out and says it's a blemish on his career and cut a promo worthy of getting triple h fired, people talking on twitter and exposing the history that needs to be addressed so the company can move on for real this time. Booker can cut into HHH but just talk about he's been a leach his whole career, the"game" that cheated on chyna
I can see your point. Also, blink 4 times if Triple H has got you hostage...LOL.
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I blinked 20 times before he pinned Booker smh
@Meta Man that's a good take actually. I still say the "World Title" as they used it in 2006 was not as prestigious as holding the WWE title, especially compared to the WWE title in 2003 just a couple years after guys like Austin and The Rock held it. I've always felt it was their way of putting a "top title" on him, but never THEEE Title. It's crazy to think this guy never wore the NAME BRAND title. But as you said the 2006 run definitely was a good one and probably in the eyes of the WWE executives cemented him as a Hall of Famer.
I'm still mad that Booker didn't win the title at Mania 19.
He got paid well I'm sure he's ok
@@grant1739 I'm sure he did but from a fans perspective it made sense for him to win that match
@@mynameisjeff830 not to me triple h was a WWE guy Booker was a WCW guy same with Sting so I think at WrestleMania being WWE's biggest event the WWE guy should win. If it was Summerslam or the Rumble then sure the WCW guy can win
Look at his skin you know why 🤔
@@grant1739 benoit and eddie literally had Their biggest moments at WM20 and they were not only WCW but ECW guys
Money is not everything 💯... the fact we are still talking about it to this day says something
That promo broke people's hearts that is why, he should've won the match but the fact he didn't made the promo true and things worst
If the wrestler isn’t worried about it maybe we should let it go lol.
@@marshallcarter4928 foh it was racist booker just blocks out the racist bullshit to get along.
Aston Reid I don’t think booker would do that just to get along if he felt offended.
@@astonreid1532 exactly, Ahmed Johnson say a lot of bs but I believed him when he said Booker's the type to try to get along with everyone
The thing that made me the most upset was how long HHH took to cover book for the pin. 21 seconds after he hit the pedigree and no kick out. You can’t tell me that book ain’t mad about that to this day.
That was the true burial of BT. I mean could he look any weaker? But hey I get it, I have to eat my bosses shit too. 🤷🏻♂️
So, his 2nd Wrestlemania and, as an underdog, he faced the top guy of the #1 brand for the top championship and that wasn't important enough to include in the documentary? If it was any other person, it would be a major talking point in any documentary about them. And if they truly believed that the "story" was something made up just for clicks, they wouldn't hesitate in talking about the match in any special involving Booker, and the fact that they avoid as much as possible to even mention it speaks louder than anything Prichard or Booker say.
I know you a minority 😁😁😁if not you're a honorary one today
Triple H wasn't the top guy, on the top brand, with the top title. Brock was the main guy, and by this point...the World title had yet to eclipse the WWE title. On top of that, Smackdown had been doing better numbers than Raw since the fall
@@lyricsanonymous9036 Hah, no. Raw was constantly pulling better numbers than SD. www.gerweck.net/tv-ratings/2003-ratings/
SD might have been the better show but was never the main show.
@@35antonio Maybe it was just the fall, I remember hearing that when Paul took the SD book, it wasn't seen as a good thing that they were doing better than Raw. Either way, Brock was the top guy. He main evented SummerSlam and beat Rock, main evented Unforgiven, and then got a clean win over Taker at No Mercy, then won the Rumble and main evented WM. Triple H vs Booker was behind Rock vs Austin on Raw, and was even behind McMahon/Hogan in promotion. The 2004 Rumble is when it became clear that the World title was the top title
@@lyricsanonymous9036 actually Brock was supposed to be the top guy and the WWE title was supposed to be the top title, but triple h was one of the top guys in the company
If that storyline happened today...in this social media era.....WWE would get buried
Couldn’t happen today
WWE survived worse things than that storyline.
Just my opinion, the way things are today is why wrestling can't reach its full potential for us as fans. From business sponsors in wwe by it being publicly traded to cancel culture of social media, we are where we at and bringing up things like this muddy the waters to get people going with emotions. I could be wrong but I don't believe the story line was left out of the bio by accident, but merely to sensationalize something to pose a narrative and get likes or click bait 🤔. Anybody around from that time still kept watching and watched Booker T go on to do great things, become King Booker and bring his real life Queen to the spotlight with him. A phenomenal feat.
Bottom line Booker T was amazing in the ring. His speed, quickness, agility, power, character, his mind for doing things differently were off the charts. His matches with Goldberg, Sting, Steiner, or tagging with his brother, man o man
Crime Tyme: Book you wanna see wack story lines, we got something for ya.
@@jamesharris9364 that ish was hilarious.
King Booker: Squire coachman
Booker T: I don't speak ebonics😆
I'm 30 now and I remember being 12 and pissed
We love you Book!
Thanks bro ✊🏾
What you're missing Booker is that, yes we understand its not the most significant moment in your career. And it absolutely does not define you. But the problem is that you are not addressing that fact that what happened that night was wrong. The issue is not even so much that you lost. Its how it happened. And the controversy of race wouldn't even be in the equation if Hunter didn't say what he said in the promo on Raw before the match. Even if Triple H is not a racist in real life, I'm sure even he knows that he crossed the line that night with what he said. On top of the fact that he beat you the way he did at mania. When historically with a build up like that and how the story line played out, everyone knows you should have won that match as the prevailing underdog. Everyone saw him hit you with the pedigree and wait at least 10 seconds before pinning you. You know the reality is that you should've kicked out after moving slowly for an entire eternity before covering you. Don't act dumb. And don't insult us to just think that was a coincidence. You were given the shovel that night. And they buried the hell out of you. I don't care how much you were paid for doing the job. That just wasn't right.
Not ONE WRONG WORD 💯
the most beautiful realist comment ever!!!!!! booker T is playing ball with wwe and don't wanna burn bridges booker t sometimes makes my eyes roll
Oh he knows, he just knows it would piss off a certain egomaniac.
@@nasirjones9149 thank you!!!!!! FACTS!💯
That's true, and due to the nature of HHH's promos he didn't just disrespect Booker, he disrespected a portion of the audience. That fact that the story has him say that and then be proven right on his victory is an insult to that portion of the audience. Everyone involved in that storyline should be ashamed IMO.
He’s basically protecting Vince’s brand at the end of the day it’s about the business so they have to protect each other
I honestly don't think that people are looking for an angle with the WM19 match. They genuinely believe that Triple H should have given you the rub. Triple H didn't need the win that night. It's a respect thing. No matter what your real feelings for each other were/are, it's a respect thing. Plain and simple.
Booker T is such a great story teller. One of the all time greats in and out of the ring. Booker T is the true definition of hardwork dedication and consistency paying off in the long run.
Honestly Booker you had no business going along with that promo
He is being politically correct . It was bullshit and more than just a “ job”. I understand he wants to stay in WWE good graces because he still gets a paycheck from then
Yep
You'll forever be one of my favorites, and I will argue with anyone who thinks you aren't one of the greatest of all time. I have facts to prove it, but my opinion provides the passion. Your post -wrestling takes and podcasts just proves you're also a hell of a dude outside the squared circle, and that's awesome to learn.
Thanks Bryan ✊🏾
Fuck the money, Booker should've won WrestleMania 19.
That storyline was horrible but that shouldn't overshadow Book's whole career. And we've talked about it to death. I'm more upset about Book dropping 2 titles in WWE than that storyline. Gave the US title to Kanyon then lost to Rock. We have way more GREAT memories of Book than bad ones.
It was the most disrespectful storyline of all time but we don't blame or hate booker....
We blame the boss' daughter's husband's ego
@@jonahda0mega agreed
@@jonahda0mega exactly
@@jonahda0mega cough only reason triple h is high in wwe cause he married Steph.
@@HeIsKJW they need a rematch!!!way too much emotion and fan bitterness, that is a HUGE money match and people will pay to see outta nowhere like black panther
Triple H always had to bury the talent that came from WCW! This is why Bret Hart rips him every chance he gets! Booker T should've beat Triple H and creative should've Booked It! No Pun Intended!
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Word is they booked for Booker to win the match but Triple H talked Vince to changing the results
Yup! Big Poppa Pump, Booker T and even Sting years later. Triple H made it his business to bury every WCW star
Amusingly HHH started out in WCW.
Hate Books answer, surely he realizes that he had more money to gain by winning and main eventing for 3 more months
Big issue with tht would fans care be invested in booker t as main eventer. He would be an afterthough just like benoit was as world champion. They would really need to push some good heel storylines on booker for fans to care
he was my childhood hero! got to meet him at a furniture store when I was like 8 y/o , I remember getting so starstruck asking for a pic my mom had to lol, such a sweet guy, i'll never forget that moment.
Thanks for the memories Book!
I stopped watching wwe for 15 years after that angle
You're the biggest mark ever, lol. You're like the person who wanted to kill Hayes back when he "blinded" Junk Yard Dog.
If it's real to you, then it's real to you, dammit!
@@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind Da Fuq you talking about???
@@Iam123-i5j The storyline made you do mad you quit watching. You marked out big time.
@@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind It was a turn off. Sue me
@@Iam123-i5j No need for that, it's just amusing that a storyline made people quit the product forever. Hey, you didn't miss anything anyways. The product has been terrible ever since.
Absolutely loved the doc. And listening to Booker as much as I can, he always has so much of experience to share. Thankful he can share is life experiences with us.
Thanks ✊🏾
If you have not watched his biography yet, please do. It was AWESOME! They did a great job putting his life story together. Some stuff I did not even know. If you are not a fan of Booker T, you will be after watching his documentary.
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Thanks for the love JJ
This is a great story about a man , who ended up being, one of the most polarized people in pro wrestling.
Big respect for Book! That match was awesome. I wanted Booker to win, but it wasn’t in the cards that night. STILL was entertained as a 14 year old.
I bet you loved that promo too (I can't find a white hood emoji)
@@jonahda0mega the due enjoyed Bookers in ring work and you call him a racist. so is Booker T a racist too for defending the match as well defending Hogan and Vince mcmahon after their N word use??
@@greenkidd529 haha what colorblinds you have.....amazing 👏
Every time I watch this show I think of WCW Saturday night and watching Harlem heat.
Great times
I like the way how you handle yourself booker. You are humble, you take every negative situation and look at in at a positive way, which alot of former wrestlers don't do, as they let their egos get in the way. Booker doesn't have a ego
Truth speaking the Truth ✊🏾
Book,
They had to pay you that amount of money. They essentially told you that you were just their play thing for entertainment and nothing more. So they paid you for the entertainment and just being a stepping stone for Triple H’s reign of terror
Booker seems like a nice guy but really seems to lack principles in certain areas. To fall back on the fact that he was well paid for everything that took place is a hollow cop out.
Booker still protecting the brand 20 years after that promo. The brand has paid him well.
Booker T is such a class act time to put that storyline to rest Booker T never let anybody or one thing stop him from achieving his goal
Thanks 🙏
Booker is one of my favorite legends! That arc still pissed me off, and I think Booker deserved more, but it's awesome that he açcomplished the accolades he did. More power to him 💪🏿
Thanks for the love Travy ✊🏾
@@RealityOfWrestling Fo Sho OG! You da man! ✊🏿
Its like the new day got power of positivity from Book. Dont let them keep painting picture
Booker T is a class act. He is the type of guy who companies love as an employee.
Imma keep it real, Booker seems like he is being told what to say to a certain extent in this interview. I bet if we heard what his true feelings were off camera, it'd be different
Can we say omitted rather than removed. That is a fair point.
When telling my life story that’s just not an important moment in my life. So many amazing moments and real life tragedies a wrestling angle just isn’t on that list
As a Booker T and main event mafia fan minus the king booker gimmick (although there were many great matches that happened during that time period) he is highly underrated. There should be more key Booker T matches being shown.
Thanks Marquis ✊🏾
The documentary was excellent! Honestly, that match/angle was just a drop in the ocean that is the wrestling career of Booker T.
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I was shocked then when he lost. I liked HHH a lot but it always seemed he was always winning when he wasn't THAT good to win all those matches. He just seemed to be the guy that was chosen to be the top heel that worked with the REAL top guys. If I'm saying that right.
Sadly I never looked at Booker T or Triple H the same way after that racist program. We are judged on character not skin color and race should never ever play a part in entertainment or real life… The fact that Booker T placed money over dignity shows why so many black people have no respect whatsoever for him …
Facts, I've felt the same way eversense.
I just don’t like how HHH continues to flex his power over you like when he “fired you” on live tv and said just kidding. It’s just frustrating, but like you said you are so much more than that storyline.
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Vince broke that buck long time ago 😂😂😂😂
Booker T is absolutely a wrestling legend and is synonymous with King of the Ring imo. His greatness definitely isn’t questioned. I just think in those documentaries, people want to hear their thoughts and feelings towards some of the darkest moments in their careers. I think in this case it would have been a good thing because Booker T clearly didn’t let that match define his career.
WWE crapped on Booker from “jump” - losing his WCW belt to The Rock immediately (although Rock’s promos on Book were classic)…getting mopped up by Stone Cold in the grocery store (as entertaining as that was…I can’t front)…that weak ass King Booker title (like tossing him crumbs)…losing to Triple H at WrestleMania, even after all signs in the universe pointed to Booker getting that belt…and last but not least, Triple H firing Booker on MNR because while commentating, Booker criticized Triple H’s leadership, and then Triple H hiring him in the same segment just to show who was boss! That one really messed me up!
I stopped watching Wrestling for years after that. I even missed King Booker. I was done, done.
What a success story. Always has a smile on his face too.
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Man Booker is a company man always have been
No man, money should never control a man's dignity.
This. 💯
As a black man I gotta say Booker is one classy positive black man. All his answers and responses to these controversial topics are just an inspiration to us as black people. Just an all around class act!
They never put in “that scene” because it was “that bad”
Facts
5 times !!! Great bio booker good to see you and Stevie
The time it took triple h to cover is longer than the bryan sheamus match
Well said Booker T. Thank you for sharing what the resource officer told you. That was the point of the biography.
This is bigger than wrestling matches and felt it needed to be shared
But we were kids watching that build up and seeing you lose after all of that crap from HHH hurt. That's why the story still resonates with black folks.
Completely get it.
Enough love for Booker T from a fan from the UK. you were one of my favourite wrestlers growing up bro!
Thanks Nabil ✊🏾
I think it's more about the build up to the match . That's what we're mad about your one of the most decorated wrestlers in the game Booker. But u should've won from many of our perspective it felt more like you should have won. You overcame the odds all the smack talk all the disrespect that they would drop on you during the buildup of this match. I understand and see your point as well sir
Would have been great to have a happy ending but that year was about building HHH as the ultimate bad guy. Would have been a great moment but wasnt in the cards at that time
That's Bullshit HHH was a heel most of his career he didn't need that segment to help him to be the ultimate bad guy. What's understood doesn't have be explained!
@@kevinbrown2383 no one saying he need it but it was executed wasn't it. And what was the out come Booker lost and got a stupid rematch on a random Raw.
@@kevinbrown2383 yeah it's not like Trips didn't drug and Marry Steph, retire Foley, bust open numerous faces with the sledgehammer, join Austin in the two man power trip, turn on HBK. Trips was the top Heel long before 2003.
@@The810kid that's exactly what I'm saying, it's wasn't like Hunter couldn't go to the writers and say I not saying these thing about Booker. Because trust he could've done so if he wanted to, but let Booker tell it he was trying to be the ultimate bad guy... which I can't think of no one a bigger heel then Triple H at that time.
Wow man….I’m becoming a superfan of Booker T. Stand up. I can dig it
It was a great documentary Booker T!
In an alternate universe Booker won that match and balance was restored
Kudos on Book for keeping it real and not playing into victimhood. Book ain't soft like that.
You shined for sure Book. Class act and real ground breaker. To me Harlem heat were the first cool wrestlers without using facepaint or gimmicky b.s. they made you want to be apart it. Sister Sherri. Dunmnanananana!
Thanks J
You were the first wrestler I saw that they did behind the scene and told your story of up bringing. WrestleMania 19 was your moment you was robbed if you go back at look at the promo the crowd holding the 6x signs was amazing.
Booker T is being naive about that particular promo. ....Love his positive attitude though. .....HE NEEDS IT.
Booker T was booked wrong from day one in the WWE he should have came in as a major face instead of a cowardly heel. Growing up Booker T was my guy and I just wanted the best for him in WWE to see someone who looks like you be the face of WWE.
Thanks James ✊🏾
That Wrestlemania storyline was a huge factor in me deciding to stop watching wrestling. I don't watch anymore but follow podcasts like yours and a few articles here and there because the business side and locker room politics/behind the scenes stuff is incredibly entertaining to me. You are one of my favorites and great to hear you speak on this (which I recall you have before but never as directly as this). So much respect for your story and what you've accomplished. "Should haves" don't matter at this point unfortunately especially if you're at peace with it. I however do not have cable, I do have streaming services but do any of those have the documentary available for viewing? Any chance they will make it to something like Hulu or Netflix?
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Booker T has an amazing resume and I was mad we didn't see more of him in the first years after the take over. I was a fan of his going back to WCW when Harlem Heat was still a thing
Booker T should have got the win at mania 19. They didn’t do much with him after that event for a while
Thanks for the support over the years tho ✊🏾
You should’ve won Booker! No one, not even time will erase that fact! You should’ve won that night!
I always thought Booker T was a company man that avoided the issues. However he changed my mind when he said he understood how others could be sour at the result of the HHH match. He said it wasn’t his story and one match doesn’t define his career and he receive his biggest payday ever. He’s so right I remember his best of seven series with Chris Benoit. That’s when I said he is one of the greatest to ever do it.
Always just being real and honest with the fans
I love that Booker can have that outlook but at the same time... WE AS FANS KNOW IT WAS BULLLLSHIT!! PERIOD.
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Booker deserved the win period
Would have been amazing to have the big win that night but Booker did win at the end of it all. Most decorated Champion Wrestling history 💪🏾
Book was supposed to win. That entire period where Trips was running wild with the shovel toward any and all competition made Raw rough too watch and keep up with.
And knowing how the internet works they gon be on Booker now "Oh you just a company man of course you didn't have a problem with it" I agree Booker should've won but y'all getting more upset and taking it more seriously than him is saying something about you.
If he was paid $5 for that match, how would he justify it regarding his self-worth?it was wrong back in the day and nothing good came out of it besides his paycheck!before him Ron Simmons was OUR champion and The rock is disqualified (his Samoan heritage got him the strap)so we had 2 black wrestler champions in 50 years at the time and to ACT LIKE it doesn't matter when its bad compared to good(kofimania) means black lives matter when white people allow it or are forced too
@@jonahda0mega Ok that just sounds ignorant to put down Rock's black side just because he's half Samoan
@@jonahda0mega You keep disrespecting The Rock, you would not dare to say that in front of his face.
@@AJDaniels99 dude everyone debated it to the point rock tweeted about it and he came off fake so yeah he is half-black but dude be honest who had more pull???rocky Johnson or the current Samoan family that has 6 members working for wwe!!! 1.roman got pushed and force-fed like 3 wrestlemania main evente straight like the 2nd stone cold 2 & 3.the usos earned everything but are they on anyones top ten tag teams???4.nia jax haha 5.tamina hahaha 6. And Naomi she had the most potential but that's all gone now.......
He literally says that he got paid big time and that's what matters to him. So, the fact that he said that before defending the company gives you all the context you need.
For me growing up it was Doom, Ron Simmons and Harlem Heat. Huge for me growing up without a father figure
Means a lot ✊🏾
It was a good documentary I learned a lot I didn’t know about booker. A lot of people are forgetting this was a time when rock and Austin was leaving they were pushing triple h to the moon, I think the racist promo with ric flair on raw was what was wrong with that feud and that’s the kind of history that gets buried. It was wrestlemania 19, stone cold had his last match although we all didn’t know that and the year before hhh beat Jericho at mania 18 for the undisputed straps. This was a time when they built up hhh to eventually lose to Benoit at mania 20, another piece of history that will be buried too
Well said
That's my feeling too, there was nothing wrong with pushing Triple H, but that story if you're going to use that story, there only had to be one outcome and the Booker going over. Loved both Booker and HHH, the match was good, wish the story was different.
@@edwardiputo1592 Fo real , loves hhh , my personal favorite , but he should have layed down. Imagine if Bryan beat triple h at mania only to lose in the triple threat between him Orton and Batista ? That’s the same with Booker , he should have won
@@togucvinw7 re-read what I said carefully. I said that there should’ve been one outcome, that was Booker going over due to the story. My point was they should’ve never have touched a racist storyline. By doing that The racist should never ever win.
@@togucvinw7 Bryan did beat triple h, he beat 3 members of evolution in 1 night
Booker T was the Champion that should have been elevated at that time. Unreal how Trips buried so many people just to elevate himself during that time. I’m fine with Hunter in creative but as a wrestler…. I hated him. Booker T losing to that guy is a joke at best. Same with Stone Cold and Rocky. Makes no sense for Trips to be above these guys in championships and accolades….
You said it yourself, you hated hhh as a wrestler. That means he did his job perfectly people hated him get gor paid to make people hate him. You are the fool who thinks that booker show have won. Booker losing made people more emotional= more invested= money sings. Hhh going over was a heel pattern at that time = Kane,starter, Goldberg, RVD, Randy, Nash and even Michals and of cur Booker
No matter how you try to defend your match at Wrestlemainia 19 the truth is Triple H shouldn’t have won. This match was a great booking injustice of professional wrestling. The universal conclusion is that Triple H should have not won.
Totally agree would have made a better story and should have won.
But these rumors of backstage heat and some deep story just aren’t there.
My brother and I went to live wrestling events for years, wwe, wcw, ecw. The best wrestler we've ever seen was Booker T. 6"3, 250 who moved like he was 5'8. 160.
Thanks man! ✊🏾
A few years ahead, he had an amazing run as King Booker so it's all about your time to shine. Booker T should not have any regrets neither should his fans!
A real bitter moment for me as a wrestling fan and a admirer/fan of HHH.
You was so over,and white hot during that build-up towards that match.
Politics is a real "Bit*h", disappointing that Vince refused/didn't put his foot down and tell HHH to do the job for the business.
Booker, I was so pissed for you, wished HHH just did the job and do what's right for business.
I wonder why he doesn’t keep it real when it comes to the WWE racism. We wanna hear the truth.
Booker just to let you know. Your fans love you brother. For sure I know it’s just the business. No need to explain to much. Much love you did it
Thanks Alvarado
Book stop it. He made all kind of racial innuendo calling you nappy headed and people like you don't win and for him to still win the match is a slap in the face. Stop making excuses for it. Good documentary though
The Angle was shock value without question. Had less than 3 weeks to build a main event angle. Just won a battle Royal out of nowhere with zero feud build up with HHH and less than 3 weeks to make people care this much as they still do. Sadly good guys don’t always win every story but made people HATE HHH. The “This wasn’t about race” comment is about 2021 not being in the documentary and people making it a big deal.
@@RealityOfWrestling Uncle Book our pain and struggles aren't for shock value in the industry. I'm from Houston and you are a staple here. I love wrestling but we have been too stereotyped and placed in a box too many times. I agree with what you said about it never even being put in the documentary but you gotta understand to us and I think you do. That was literally art imitating life. It hurt because it's just another example of the black man not getting ahead. WWE just had a poll on which match result should be changed. Guess who allot of people kept putting on there. You. By the way how do you address Vince saying "My nigga" in front of you and The Queen
Oh and seeing you as a aristocratic black King was dope as well. I used to die when you get pissed off and the Southside come out of you
That’s why always made sure to bust ass and at the end of the story going down at the most decorate black champion of all time!!! One fight list doesn’t mean you lose the war ✊🏾
@@RealityOfWrestling I got you Uncle Book #HTown #Southside
Booker is great and so is HHH. But it would’ve been so fantastic if Booker went over and had his moment. He was on fire (Booker T) at this time… I can’t imagine how higher Booker’s ceiling would’ve been. He’s a legend!!
I’m gonna be honest this was such a diplomatic answer. And I don’t mean that in a good way. Ofc the pay day was gonna be great. Vince was able to buy wcw. So ofc you were gonna make that house money. That mortgage money. Booker everyone and their momma knows you should’ve beat H at mania man. The build/set up was perfect for u too win. You were hot coming off wcw and what u had going on in wwe at the time. Then Triple K, whoops I mean H, went and jobbed u out. And tbh you were apart of a pattern. Just like Steiner, Goldberg, etc etc. but glad to see you’re trying to put a positive spin on it. “People like you don’t win championships” and u say u were meant to lose?! No chance. Triple h ego just acted up. Tell the truth
Wrestlemania 19 should have been Booker T's moment!! That match STILL pisses me off!!!
I do think the wrong character won booker t's match at wrestlemania 19, but damn! What a class act booker t is. How can anyone not love booker t? All hail king booker!
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What a very wise and focused man. The very moment you think you are burying a man is when you should look around and see if that man is the one gifting you the shovel to bury yourself.
They wanted the fame; He made the money. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
Very well said ✊🏾
I've always enjoyed the Triple H/Booker T match and feud, and I think the fact that people are talking about it twenty years later says a lot. According to Bruce Prichard, it sounds like the original plan was for Triple H to face Scott Steiner, but when that fell through Booker T was the backup plan and a feud had to be built quickly. I think people forget that he won a battle royal by throwing The Rock out, had a mini-feud with him, and despite Triple H's WORDS, Booker T left him a bloody mess afterward (multiple times), and even pinned him clean in a tag match. Seriously, go watch the video package before their match. PHYSICALLY Booker T got the better of Triple H the entire feud. Triple H may have won the match, and dragged out of the arena with Flair's help, but Booker T came out as a major star in my opinion.
Triple H was playing a character, and he did a hell of a job playing an evil SOB, and so did Ric Flair for that matter. Their WrestleMania XIX match was good, but the only problem in my mind is that the fans just weren't into it. Triple H got a pop when his music hit, and Flair got what you would expect from a WrestleMania crowd, but the fans were mostly cool for Booker T. It is what it is, and afterward Booker T would hang around the main event scene with Triple H, Michaels, Jericho, Nash, and Flair for a bit before spinning off into fantastic feuds with Jericho and Christian for the IC Title. In my opinion, LOSING did Booker T more good than a short title reign ever would've, which I believe any title reign would've been when both Nash and Goldberg were coming in to main event that year. By summer however, Booker T was getting HUGE pops and became one of the major players for RAW (and SD the next year). And Triple H was at the same level as Rock and Austin at that time, was the top heel in the company, and had a bunch of fresh faces to feud with. It was money waiting to be printed.
If you're reading this, Booker, I've always been a huge fan of yours and it'd be an honor to meet you one day. In my opinion, you seem to understand what's really important in life, which is something a lot of wrestlers and fans seems to miss. God and family, and happiness. You and Triple H were playing characters, and you both did a tremendous job seeing how we're still talking about it twenty years later.
A lot of people don’t look at everything else going on. Great job breaking it down
@@RealityOfWrestling @Reality Of Wrestling No problem, friend, and thank you for the response and kind words. Everything needs context, especially in sports and/or entertainment. While everyone points at what Triple H was SAYING, they miss Booker T continuously beating the crap out of him thereby shutting him up. Booker T beat him clean on RAW while Triple H needed Ric Flair's constant cheating to win at WM19, and even then he just barely won (may have even been concussed lol).
I'm personally a fan of both men (not a Triple H hater), and one interaction between them that I loved was during the "Underroonie" post-RAW segment. Booker T could barely keep a straight face whenever Triple H opened his mouth, and it's always good to remember that these guys entertainers who just want to make the paying customers happy, and it doesn't get much better than Booker T and (evil SOB) Triple H. For both guys WM19 was just a footnote in what are/were hall of fame careers, but it's still one hell of a story all these years later.
God bless, and keep up the great work :)
That feud was the best thing cooking, and the black community invested in wrestling.
@@blakejames9743 It's such a shame it's look at so negatively twenty years later when it was a pretty good feud and a good example of making "chicken salad out of chicken crap". Even the ending of their WrestleMania match is botched (Booker T botched the Harlem Hangover and came down right on Triple H's head), and everybody continues giving TRIPLE H crap for it. That'd be like blaming Kurt Angle for Brock Lesnar's Shooting Star Press botch. Their rematch in Atlanta really deserves more eyes on it, and if Booker T was going to win the World Title (which wasn't going to happen since HHH/Nash and HHH/Goldberg were the big money matches and Booker T was dealing with injuries, that would've been the match to pull the trigger and have a solid transitional reign.
Booker T should've won that match don't care what nobody says, I know Booker takes it in stride he did have great reigns down the line but he should've won that night.
Thanks Elroy
I’m sorry Booker you’re part of the problem. How do you expect great black wrestlers to succeed when you let this racism bs slide.
Facts
We say don’t say it but wrestling is entertainment, it’s a show of personalities and after the show it’s gonna have you talk it’s a show of everyday people.
That visual pin triple h had on booker before he covered him to win was so unnecessary though. Make booker seem not in his league
For me the bio was great, even tho I always knew your story, as a black man yo old hood, look my old hood, certain parts of yo life reminds me of mine, it's a cold game.. and the fact it reminds me of how old I am, I remember living in memphis and seeing GI Bro on some local station and then watching espn after school and seeing GWF and Ebony Express, just old, lol.
Thanks bro ✊🏾
I think they are referring to one comment HHH made in the promo, leading up to the match. Which was one of the most racist things to say.
Booker, even though I still wished you had won that match, I'm glad you brought some clarity to this.,
I dont care what booker says. He was screwed at WM 19. and he didnt address the racism promo here. I was a huge fan of him since him battling for the TV championship on WCW. I was frustrated for years while they used him as a mid card after 19. Even when he won the belt as King Booker. He lost it against batista right after booker beat him up out of respect for himself and the locker room behind scenes. It's a shame. I've been a booker t fan for years, and I think people are realizing more today that he deserved more