History Wrestling / BookerT

* BigApplesauce: Was billed from Harlem, NY in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, despite being from UsefulNotes/{{Houston}}, Texas.

'''Booker T''' is one of the most decorated wrestlers of all-time, having wrestled for [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]], [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Entertainment]] and [[{{Wrestling/TNA}} Total Nonstop Action]]. Over the course of his career he's had six runs with a World Title (5 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW]] 1 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW]], 15 runs as a tag team champion (11 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW]], 3 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE]], 1 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-t.html TNA]]), and a Grandslam Champion in WCW ([[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Title]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Title]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Title]]). He is also a former King of the Ring. He currently is General Manager for WWESmackDown, and serves as one of the trainers on WWEToughEnough.

*BigDamnHeroes: Saving Teddy Long from Wrestling/MarkHenry

* TheDeterminator

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Harlem Heat (Booker and Stevie Ray)'s original, ''very'' short-lived, gimmick in [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} was chained prisoners being led around by a white Southern manager (Col. Robert Parker, aka "The Tennesse Stud" Robert Fuller in Memphis for decades and Wrestling/JeffJarrett's manager Tennessee Lee in 1998 [[Wrestling/{{WWE}}). The idea for the gimmick is usually attributed to wrestler Sid [=Vicious=].

* GoodIsDumb: As Smackdown GM, he believes everything restling/EveTorres tells him. To the point where Wrestling/{{Sting}} would probably think he's missing the obvious. He has gotten better though.

* MissingEpisode: While many people are familiar with the {{Botchamania}} quote under the picture, not many know the source of it. "Mean" Gene Okerlund was interviewing Harlem Heat and manager Sister Sherri (Martel) at WCW Spring Stampede 1997, April 6, 1997, to hype the Four Corners Match with Booker T. vs. Stevie Ray vs. Lex Luger vs. [[Wrestling/TheBigShow The Giant]], where the winner would ostensibly get a shot at [[Wrestling/HulkHogan "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]]'s [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Title]] at some undetermined point in the future, and Booker finished with the now-infamous quote. The word was changed to "sucka" for the VHS release.

* OnlySaneMan: He shares this role with Josh Matthews when it comes to commentary on Smackdown. Though unlike Josh Matthews, who wisely stays quiet about it, Booker [=T=] tends to call restling/MichaelCole out on his insanity.

* TheRival: Wrestling/JeffJarrett] and Wrestling/ScottSteiner during his WCW days. Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit during his time on Smackdown

!!'''This wrestler provides examples of:'''

* ActorAllusion: On commentary, has referenced how he and [[{{Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield}} JBL]] started in the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/gwf/ Global Wrestling Federation]] in Dallas, Texas in the early 1990s
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: With [[{{Wrestling/TheRock}} The Rock]] during his later days in WCW, as [[{{Wrestling/VinceRusso}} Vince Russo]] [[{{ExecutiveMeddling}} made him use the same finisher and spout catchphrases]].

* ArchEnemy: (Harlem Heat era): The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Bryan Knobbs), the Steiner Brothers (Rick and [[{{Wrestling/ScottSteiner}} Scott]]), the Stud Stable (Col. Robert Parker, Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater), the Outsiders ([[{{Wrestling/ScottHall}} Scott Hall]] and [[{{Wrestling/KevinNash}} Kevin Nash]]); (as a singles wrestler): [[{{Wrestling/JeffJarrett}} Jeff Jarrett]], [[{{Wrestling/ScottSteiner}} Scott Steiner]]

* BerserkButton: As a WWE Commentator, [[{{Wrestling/MichaelCole}} Michael Cole]]. It's pretty much guaranteed that Cole will say something to ''seriously'' piss Booker off at least OnceAnEpisode.
*BigDamnHeroes: Saving Teddy Long from [[{{Wrestling/MarkHenry}} Mark Henry]]

* CallBack: His late-2005 Best of Seven Series for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United States Heavyweight Title]] with [[{{Wrestling/ChrisBenoit}} Chris Benoit]] recycled the series they had done in 1998 over the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Title]].

** In WCW he would often say, "Don't hate the player, hate the game." It didn't really catch on. However, it led to a pretty cool moment in WWE. During a feud with [[{{Wrestling/TripleH}} Triple H]], he and [[{{Wrestling/Goldust}} Goldust]] were talking about Hunter. The conversation ended with Goldust prompting him with "Don't hate the player..." and Booker responding in a murderous tone with "...hate ''[[RedBaron The Game]]''."

* DemotedToExtra: At the start of the Invasion, Booker [=T=] was the top man in the Alliance. Very quickly, however, he was superseded by [[{{Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin}} "Stone Cold" Steve Austin]], [[{{Wrestling/KurtAngle}} Kurt Angle]], and [[{{Wrestling/RobVanDam}} Rob Van Dam]].

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Harlem Heat (Booker and Stevie Ray)'s original, ''very'' short-lived, gimmick in [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] was chained prisoners being led around by a white Southern manager (Col. Robert Parker, aka "The Tennesse Stud" Robert Fuller in Memphis for decades and [[{{Wrestling/JeffJarrett}} Jeff Jarrett]]'s manager Tennessee Lee in 1998 [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]). The idea for the gimmick is usually attributed to wrestler Sid [=Vicious=].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: While a 5-time WCW champ, Booker had to endure a lot setbacks in his WWE career (the finish of ''[[WrestleMania WrestleMania XIX]]'' is a good example where [[{{Wrestling/TripleH}} Triple H]] squashed him in humiliating fashion) before he finally won a world title again in 2006, five years after joining the company.

* {{Fanboy}}: Of [[{{Wrestling/BryanDanielson}} Daniel Bryan]] a.k.a "D-Bryan" who is consistently the top of Booker's "top five".

* FlatWhat: His reaction to [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry Lawler]]'s supposed anal bleeding.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: He listed all the accolades [[{{Wrestling/JohnCena}} John Cena]] accomplished, while describing the man as having "limited skills and abilities."
* GoodIsDumb: As Smackdown GM, he believes everything [[{{Wrestling/EveTorres}} Eve Torres]] tells him. To the point where [[{{Wrestling/Sting}} Sting]] would probably think he's missing the obvious.

* MissingEpisode: While many people are familiar with the {{Botchamania}} quote under the picture, not many know the source of it. "Mean" Gene Okerlund was interviewing Harlem Heat and manager Sister Sherri (Martel) at WCW Spring Stampede 1997, April 6, 1997, to hype the Four Corners Match with Booker T. vs. Stevie Ray vs. Lex Luger vs. [[{{Wrestling/TheBigShow}} The Giant]], where the winner would ostensibly get a shot at [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]]'s [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Title]] at some undetermined point in the future, and Booker finished with the now-infamous quote. The word was changed to "sucka" for the VHS release.
* MoralityPet: Was friends with [[{{Wrestling/Goldust}} Goldust]] despite being a heel. Later on his wife Sharmell filled this role.

* OddFriendship: Several over his tenure, [[{{Wrestling/RobVanDam}} RVD]], [[{{Wrestling/EddieGuerrero}} Eddie Guerrero]], and [[{{Wrestling/Goldust}} Goldust]].
* OnlySaneMan: He shares this role with Josh Matthews when it comes to commentary on Smackdown. Though unlike Josh Matthews, who wisely stays quiet about it, Booker [=T=] tends to call [[{{Wrestling/MichaelCole}} Michael Cole]] out on his insanity.

* TheRival: [[{{Wrestling/JeffJarrett}} Jeff Jarrett]] and [[{{Wrestling/ScottSteiner}} Scott Steiner]] during his WCW days. Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit during his time on Smackdown

** Incidentally, he got in a fistfight with [[{{Wrestling/Batista}} Batista]] backstage about [=Batista=] [[SmallNameBigEgo bragging about his push]]. Pretty much all the other wrestlers sided with Booker.

** To prove this? The Raw of 06/06/11. He gets challenged by [[JerkJock Jack Swagger]] and goaded into a match. Many people expect Swagger to [[CurbStompBattle squash him]]. After all, Booker's a commentator now and the commentary team kept hyping that he had at least four years of ring rust [[AlternateHistory (despite being part of TNA)]]. What happens? Booker beats Swagger so bad, Swagger tries to ''run away'' only for [[{{Wrestling/EvanBourne}} Evan Bourne]] to toss him back into the ring to receive Booker's patented [[FinishingMove Scissors Kick]]. Now, can you dig that? Sucka!
** Also, a series of very good and closely contested matches with [[{{Wrestling/Cody Rhodes}} Cody Rhodes]], who was about 20 years his junior. Booker came very close to ''winning the Intercontinental Championship'' after spending several months in semi-retirement at the announce table.

* VitriolicBestBuds: His Chemistry with [[{{Wrestling/MichaelCole}} Michael Cole]] on commentary seems to be building up to this. The duo seem to find a lot of humor in [[{{Troll}} trolling]] each other in an attempt to [[{{Corpsing}} make the other corpse.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Had he and [[{{Wrestling/KevinNash}} Kevin Nash]] not jumped to WWE, the "They" that were targeting Immortal revealed on February 3rd in TNA would have been the Main Event Mafia.

Now can you dig that, SUCKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

* TheRival: [[{{Wrestling/JeffJarrett}} Jeff Jarrett]] and [[{{Wrestling/ScottSteiner}} Scott Steiner]] during his WCW days. [{{Wrestling/JohnCena}} John Cena]] and [[[{Wrestling/ChrisBenoit}} during his time on Smackdown

For more information on BookerT's life and career, check TheOtherWiki.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: While a 5-time WCW champ, Booker had to endure a lot setbacks in his WWE career (the finish of ''[[WrestleMania WrestleMania XIX]]'' is a good example where [[{{Wrestling/TripleH}} Triple H]] squashed him in humiliating fashion) before he finally a world title again in 2006, five years after joining the company.

'''BookerT''' is one of the most decorated wrestlers of all-time, having wrestled for [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]], [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Entertainment]] and [[{{Wrestling/TNA}} Total Nonstop Action]]. Over the course of his career he's had six runs with a World Title (5 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW]] 1 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW]], 15 runs as a tag team champion (11 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW]], 3 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE]], 1 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-t.html TNA]]), and a Grandslam Champion in WCW ([[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Title]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Title]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Title]]). He is also a former King of the Ring. He currently is General Manager for WWESmackDown, and serves as one of the trainers on WWEToughEnough.

'''BookerT''' is one of the most decorated wrestlers of all-time, having wrestled for [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]], [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Entertainment]] and [[{{Wrestling/TNA}} Total Nonstop Action]]. Over the course of his career he's had six runs with a World Title (5 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW]] 1 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html WWE RAW]], 14 runs as a tag team champion (11 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW]], 3 [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE]] and a Grandslam Champion in WCW ([[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Title]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Title]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Title]]). He is also a former King of the Ring. He currently is General Manager for WWESmackDown, and serves as one of the trainers on WWEToughEnough.

* ArchEnemy: (Harlem Heat era): The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Bryan Knobbs), the Steiner Brothers (Rick and [[{{Wrestling/ScottSteiner}} Scott]]), the Outsiders ([[{{Wrestling/ScottHall}} Scott Hall]] and [[{{Wrestling/KevinNash}} Kevin Nash]]); (as a singles wrestler): [[{{Wrestling/JeffJarrett}} Jeff Jarrett]], [[{{Wrestling/ScottSteiner}} Scott Steiner]]

* BerserkButton: As a WWE Commentator, [[{{Wrestling/MichaelCole}} Michael Cole]]. It's pretty much guaranteed that Cole will say something to ''seriously'' piss Booker off at least OnceAnEpisode.
* BigOMG: OH MY GOODNESS

* MissingEpisode: While many people are familiar with the {{Botchamania}} quote under the picture, not many know the source of it. "Mean" Gene Okerlund was interviewing Harlem Heat and manager Sister Sherri (Martel) at WCW Spring Stampede 1997, April 6, 1997, to hype the Four Corners Match with Booker T. vs. Stevie Ray vs. Lex Luger vs. [[{{Wrestling/TheBigShow}} The Giant]], and Booker finished with the now-infamous quote. The word was changed to "sucka" for the VHS release.

'''The [[{{CatchPhrase}} Five Time]], [[BadassBoast Five Time]], [[LargeHam Five Time]], [[NoInDoorVoice Five Time]], [[BoisterousBruiser Five Time]], WCW Champion!'''

* ArchEnemy: (Harlem Heat era): The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Bryan Knobbs), the Steiner Brothers (Rick and [[{{Wrestling/ScottSteiner}} Scott]], the Outsiders ([[{{Wrestling/ScottHall}} Scott Hall]] and [[{{Wrestling/KevinNash}} Kevin Nash]]); (as a singles wrestler): [[{{Wrestling/JeffJarrett}} Jeff Jarrett]], [[{{Wrestling/ScottSteiner}} Scott Steiner]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Had he and [[[{{Wrestling/KevinNash}} Kevin Nash]] not jumped to WWE, the "They" that were targeting Immortal revealed on February 3rd in TNA would have been the Main Event Mafia.

'''BookerT''' is one of the most decorated wrestlers of all-time, having wrestled for [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]], [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Entertainment]] and [[{{TNA}} Total Nonstop Action]]. Over the course of his career he's had six runs with a World Title, 15 runs as a tag team champion, and a Grandslam Champion in the WWE. He is also a former King of the Ring. He currently is General Manager for WWESmackDown, and serves as one of the trainers on WWEToughEnough.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: With [[DwayneJohnson The Rock]] during his later days in WCW.

* BerserkButton: As a WWE Commentator, MichaelCole. It's pretty much guaranteed that Cole will say something to ''seriously'' piss Booker off at least OnceAnEpisode.

*BigDamnHeroes: Saving Teddy Long from MarkHenry

** In WCW he would often say, "Don't hate the player, hate the game." It didn't really catch on. However, it led to a pretty cool moment in WWE. During a feud with TripleH, he and {{Goldust}} were talking about Hunter. The conversation ended with Goldust prompting him with "Don't hate the player..." and Booker responding in a murderous tone with "...hate ''[[RedBaron The Game]]''."

* DemotedToExtra: At the start of the Invasion, BookerT was the top man in the Alliance. Very quickly, however, he was superseded by StoneColdSteveAustin, KurtAngle, and RobVanDam.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: While a 5-time WCW champ, Booker had to endure a lot setbacks in his WWE career (the finish of ''[[WrestleMania WrestleMania XIX]]'' is a good example where TripleH squashed him in humiliating fashion) before he finally a world title again in 2006, five years after joining the company.

* {{Fanboy}}: Of DanielBryan a.k.a "D-Bryan" who is consistently the top of Booker's "top five".
* FlatWhat: His reaction to JerryLawler's supposed anal bleeding.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: He listed all the accolades JohnCena accomplished, while describing the man as having "limited skills and abilities."
* GoodIsDumb: As Smackdown GM, he believes everything Eve tells him. To the point where {{Wrestling/Sting}} would probably think he's missing the obvious.

* MoralityPet: Was friends with Goldust despite being a heel. Later on his wife Sharmell filled this role.

* NoInDoorVoice
* OddFriendship: Several over his tenure, [[RobVanDam RVD]], EddieGuerrero, and Goldust.
* OnlySaneMan: He shares this role with Josh Matthews when it comes to commentary on Smackdown. Though unlike Josh Matthews, who wisely stays quiet about it, BookerT tends to call MichaelCole out on his insanity.

* TheRival: JeffJarrett and ScottSteiner during his WCW days. JohnCena and ChrisBenoit during his time on Smackdown

** Incidentally, he got in a fistfight with Batista backstage about {{Batista}} [[SmallNameBigEgo bragging about his push]]. Pretty much all the other wrestlers sided with Booker.

** To prove this? The Raw of 06/06/11. He gets challenged by [[JerkJock Jack Swagger]] and goaded into a match. Many people expect Swagger to [[CurbStompBattle squash him]]. After all, Booker's a commentator now and the commentary team kept hyping that he had at least four years of ring rust [[AlternateHistory (despite being part of TNA)]]. What happens? Booker beats Swagger so bad, Swagger tries to ''run away'' only for EvanBourne to toss him back into the ring to receive Booker's patented [[FinishingMove Scissors Kick]]. Now, can you dig that? Sucka!
** Also, a series of very good and closely contested matches with Cody Rhodes, who was about 20 years his junior. Booker came very close to ''winning the Intercontinental Championship'' after spending several months in semi-retirement at the announce table.

* VitriolicBestBuds: His Chemistry with MichaelCole on commentary seems to be building up to this. The duo seem to find a lot of humor in [[{{Troll}} trolling]] each other in an attempt to [[{{Corpsing}} make the other corpse.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Had he and KevinNash not jumped to WWE, the "They" that were targeting Immortal revealed on February 3rd in TNA would have been the Main Event Mafia.

* {{Narm}}: A lot occured during his King Booker gimmick in 2006.
** NarmCharm: But then there were the times when he would break character.

* GoodIsDumb: As Smackdown GM, he believes everything Eve tells him. To the point where {{Sting}} would probably think he's missing the obvious.

* OnlySaneMan: He shares this role with Josh Matthews when it comes to commentary on Smackdown. Though unlike Josh Matthews, who wisely stays quiet about it, BookerT tends to call MichaelCole out on his insanity.

'''BookerT''' is one of the most decorated wrestlers of all-time, having wrestled for WorldChampionshipWrestling, WorldWrestlingEntertainment and TotalNonstopAction. Over the course of his career he's had six runs with a World Title, 15 runs as a tag team champion, and a Grandslam Champion in the WWE. He is also a former King of the Ring. He currently is General Manager for WWESmackDown, and serves as one of the trainers on WWEToughEnough.

* KickedUpstairs: Has left the commentary team [[spoiler:to become the GM of Smackdown.]]

'''BookerT''' is one of the most decorated African-American wrestlers, having wrestled for WorldChampionshipWrestling, WorldWrestlingEntertainment and TotalNonstopAction. Over the course of his career he's had six runs with a World Title, 15 runs as a tag team champion, and a Grandslam Champion in the WWE. He is also a former King of the Ring. He currently is General Manager for WWESmackDown, and serves as one of the trainers on WWEToughEnough.

* [[RetiredBadass Semi-Retired Badass]]: Is currently a commentator for Smackdown.

* TedBaxter
** Incidentally, he got in a fistfight with Batista backstage about {{Batista}} [[SmallNameBigEgo bragging about his push]]. Pretty much all the other wrestlers sided with Booker.

'''BookerT''' is one of the most decorated African-American wrestlers, having wrestled for WorldChampionshipWrestling, WorldWrestlingEntertainment and TotalNonstopAction. Over the course of his career he's had six runs with a World Title, 15 runs as a tag team champion, and a Grandslam Champion in the WWE. He is also a former King of the Ring. He currently is a play-by-play man for WWESmackDown, and serves as one of the trainers on WWEToughEnough.

** Also, a series of very good and closely contested matches with Cody Rhodes, who was about 20 years his junior. Booker came very close to ''winning the Intercontinental Championship'' after spending several months on the announce table.

* ThisIsSparta: See CatchPhrase.

** During his time as King Booker, Booker used an obviously fake British accent. On occasion he'd slip back to his actual accent, mostly when someone caused him to revert to yelling "[[{{Catchphrase}} Tell me, he didn't just say that!"