TNA was really at its peak around this time when Kurt Angle, Christian, Sting, Abyss, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe were all there, Hulk Hogan ruined it

@metalholio11

Жыл бұрын

No he didn’t, Dixie ruined it

@anthonydeadman

Жыл бұрын

@@metalholio11 She gave Hulk Hogan a bit of control when he was there at the time. So yes he played a part.

@dvonrich123

Жыл бұрын

Flair didn't help

@cheesepizza9143

Жыл бұрын

Vince Russo was there before Hogan, so they was doom than.

@Apo_Ni_Baby_Kupal

8 ай бұрын

This was also the time when Jim Cornette was running the show behind the scenes. The downfall started when Russo pushed him out then Dixie hired Hogan and Bischoff.

Love how Booker T had the same entrance EVERYWHERE 😂😂😂

@1993bahamut

5 жыл бұрын

some things shouldnt change XD

@remywhite4377

5 жыл бұрын

If its not broke don't have to fix it. Lol

@lhmmhl1

5 жыл бұрын

Its not the same entrance though. Its similar but his wwe and wcw one was different.

@chistied5411

5 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@saudalarfaj88

5 жыл бұрын

Almoast the same

Dude had the sign saying “I knew it was Booker T” lmao

@bjesus203

2 жыл бұрын

I sat next to him at the event his sign only said"I knew it was" and he added Booker T immediately after his intro music

@ChrisManley1994

Жыл бұрын

@@bjesus203 Well played 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@mrjameshendry

10 ай бұрын

​@@bjesus203he ad-libed it 😂

Seeing all the love Booker T getting almost brings a tear to my eye. 🙂

@alvinweaver1450

2 жыл бұрын

Why because he is Black and you are Black? So if I said Watching a White Man win MVP in NFL or NBA brings tear to my eyes, that wouldn't be racist of me then?

@fritzspry8899

2 жыл бұрын

@@alvinweaver1450 Man Booker T was just that guy for us but my favorite wrestler is Stone Cold. I think you took it wrong brethren but totally get where you're coming from

@eazybucketz_23

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of my favorites. Loved him in WCW.

@ultima_373

Жыл бұрын

@@alvinweaver1450 Idiot

@praveshmaharaj4387

Жыл бұрын

@@alvinweaver1450 im indian and love seeing it what u gonna say about that u racist piece of trash.

Back when this show was good... those were the days... TNA IMPACT 2002-2009. RIP

@shaqyardie8105

2 жыл бұрын

My G, TNA was on fire during the aforementioned period. Not perfect, but nothing ever is in wrestling.

2:55 "Is cookin....."

@JiggyT

3 жыл бұрын

is cookies

@mrxfactor11

3 жыл бұрын

Bihhh “Hollywood Rock” 🤣🤣🤣

@jayw.1042

3 жыл бұрын

Is*

One of the best debuts I have ever seen. I love the suspense, the pop, Booker T shouting his catchphrase, and the commentary.

@shanebrown7457

6 жыл бұрын

Jerry Thomas oh my god really? I thought it was real!

@obscurereference1927

6 жыл бұрын

Jerry Thomas Ur mom gay

@brockf5

6 жыл бұрын

Jerry Thomas so was avengers but you're ass went to go see that!

@garycannon4644

4 жыл бұрын

what pop?

@salmankhanhandsome

4 жыл бұрын

And don't forget the theme song bro ☺

Lol I always loved how he would look at his hand and shake his head like he couldn't believe he had a hand.

@MrJaysoul13

2 жыл бұрын

Lol Classic Booker T and King Booker version was hilarious "To all you little peasants"

@dewayneperry8395

2 жыл бұрын

If you look at early Harlem heat Entrance music when it goes yes yes Yes no no no Booker T says that's what the looking at the hand and shaking the head stands for.. It's subliminal. Just found that out a few weeks ago And now it makes sense

Always enjoyed Booker T, even back when WWE was giving him the "Oh it's a WCW guy, better make him a heel 90% of the time" treatment. Guy had charisma - guy could bust out moves - guy was smooth in the ring - guy was hella entertaining. Grossly underappreciated talent and it put a big smile on my face to see him get a nice pop. Seems it also put a smile on his face, too.

@monochromenight8943

5 жыл бұрын

@Kieran Dempsey They know it's not real. That's irrelevant to what they're saying. If you need to point out the obvious so you can feel clever, you've got a big problem.

@julesbadguy5878

4 жыл бұрын

There's always one idiot like you Kieran..

@girlgarde

4 жыл бұрын

Even as a heel during the Invasion angle in the WWF in 2001, Booker T acted like a heel who thought that his side were the good guys sort of like Ken Shamrock did in 1998-99 when he was part of the Corporation.

@zacharybaudean1506

4 жыл бұрын

Booker T, Goldberg and Sting were the only reason I kept up with WCW back in the day. Just amazing performers with terrible writing

@Josteldrasfurion

4 жыл бұрын

@British Bulldog So it didn't really happen but in our imagination??.. not real≠scripted..

Back when all these wrestling nerds wouldn't spoil anything

@egagnard

5 жыл бұрын

BRUH she literally had a sign that said "I knew it was Booker T"

@shoresy6927

5 жыл бұрын

But you're a wrestling nerd too...

@creydadj

4 жыл бұрын

Blame social media and the internet for that

@skill14

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I remember TNA put out a picture that had Borden written backwards and underneath it, it said Huffman backwards. They spoiled it themselves lmfao

@thefamilymealgaming

4 жыл бұрын

i miss those days

This was back when even Impact wrestling could afford pyros.

@suyt4063

6 жыл бұрын

MCTanman1 stfu

@TheBengalDragon

6 жыл бұрын

What, I'm not saying it in a derogatory fashion. Just shows how much wrestling overall has fallen. BTW, I'm one of the biggest Impact fans on youtube, just not an impact cheerleader.

@suyt4063

6 жыл бұрын

MCTanman1 miss pyro myself.

@robertlouis5109

6 жыл бұрын

MCTanman1 TNA probably had that Spike tv deal that the Dixie Carter regime foolishly lost.

@HeelJay

6 жыл бұрын

Lol TNA had pyro but retired it in 2012

With the exception of Kurt Angle, this is a WCW reunion.

@missourinative9168

6 жыл бұрын

boldsign that’s what I was thinking too

@afcchiza784

6 жыл бұрын

Thats what TNA basically was

@TheFyffeDawg

6 жыл бұрын

You forgot Jeff Hardy and everyone else who was in wwe on tna

@mr.suplex927

5 жыл бұрын

At the time it wasn't necessary a bad thing

@salmankhanhandsome

5 жыл бұрын

@boldsign Me too I too thought the same☺

As a African American, Booker T had a Excellent, Amazing overall Wreslting career. I respect, praise and appreciate all what he has done impacted the bussines and providing us wrestling fans with historical and comical memories of entertainment. Booker This a True HOF and Legend

@backendz2024

2 жыл бұрын

True Hof

@MayraTanisha-jt4nf

Жыл бұрын

Wcw used him but wwe destroyed him

@Truename586

4 ай бұрын

@@MayraTanisha-jt4nfhow I think they did well with him

There's a reason that this company reached its height of popularity during this time. Yes you need young athletic workers...but nothing will ever be able to move people more...than STAR POWER.

@greenwithevil6

6 жыл бұрын

Adrian Brown, not really, Hogan was there a few years later and TNA stunk, what they needed was the right players and this was amazing

@_meangreenjersey973

6 жыл бұрын

greenwithevil6 hogan been past his prime as a super start

@ivenstorm

5 жыл бұрын

Except the company was doing fine prior to even Sting showing up. Actually I'd argue that bringing in guys like Sting, Nash, Angle and the like hurt TNA more than helped it. Yeah, they had other former WWF performers, but they were always midcarders who never got a proper shake in WWE. Angle beating Joe made no sense, Hogan showing up at all made no sense(if you look back with him doing literally no promotion work while he was with the company, anytime he was out making the media rounds it was all about himself, never about TNA)

@michaelmayers3622

5 жыл бұрын

Adrian Brown basically there were wokers

@outsideredge

5 жыл бұрын

Negative Ives TNA was fine when they focused on being unique. But when they bought in Bischoff and Russo and tried to turn it into WCW 2 with Sting, Hogan, and Nash, they lost the plot.

I'm surprised Kevin Nash didn't tear a quad while standing there shocked

@noptic

5 жыл бұрын

The pyro going off probably did it.

@prize5ighter

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe coz TNA promised to pay him more than WWE.

@KoiinaCup

5 жыл бұрын

lmao

@dongadson1099

5 жыл бұрын

Damn.

@Joneth_Piptne

4 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this😂.... anything with Kevin Nash in it look for these comments....these comments and the TK KIRKLAND comments never gets old 🤣🤣🤣

The commentary is on point. TNA needs that level of enthusiasm right now.

@arsenal4739

6 жыл бұрын

JakeWan River yeah but its after he said his catchphrase its when it went awkward

@bleachdog5678

6 жыл бұрын

Yep

@dr6770

6 жыл бұрын

funny because when these two were on commentary for years lots of people were hating on them, not that they are both gone for years and years now everyone acts like they never hated them. lol I always really liked these two, DW with his excitement and Mike T with his years of knowledge.

@Lawsoncole34

6 жыл бұрын

I disagree . They should of shut up during the unveil of book . Tenay sounded weird . I like don west even tho everyone hated him

@blankoish3262

6 жыл бұрын

JakeWan River not possible they are runing out of bussiness...

Look at the lightning in the arena and the camera angles. You can see the big crowd. I wish IMPACT Wrestling had this.

@zedx_

6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Lee they “had” .

@chaudharyysahab8375

6 жыл бұрын

yeah..this TNA was awesome

@steveh4290

6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Lee - TNA was my fav promotion back then, especially in the AJ v Daniels v Joe era. Impact Zone had its own character then & the crowd actually cared, with regulars turning up each week, like the scarf twirling guy that used to twirl each time there was a good move.

@char7403

6 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the towel/scarf guy going crazy for all those x-division spots

@char7403

6 жыл бұрын

Ha! That's funny but I'm pretty sure they were towels, that guy made every show special.

Booker was so happy to be there.. he couldn't hide the smile..

@jttorrio2441

3 жыл бұрын

They showed him a lot of love

The star power TNA had was unbelievable miss them days

When TNA was worth watching

@VintageWrestlingFan

6 жыл бұрын

Pogo Gichel that's true

@saykuku2

6 жыл бұрын

Thats a lie

@corwinbrown2643

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah when they were voted the worst wrestling company during that time by Meltzer like three or four straight years, and were 90 million in debt. Great times?

@jamesdarwinsmithii7039

6 жыл бұрын

Dave D Back when the Dinosaurs buried the young talent

@timbartschwolfman

6 жыл бұрын

Pogo Gichel I watched it back then

Love how Booker looked so happy, like he was back to his best again!

Sting, Angle, Nash, and Booker T along with Scott Steiner would then form the Main Event Mafia

@trinitysingularityzombiech7836

6 жыл бұрын

Tim Bartsch wish I would of known back then but I missed it.

@timbartschwolfman

6 жыл бұрын

pc Juggalo I remember bits and pieces of the Original Main Event Mafia Storyline before Hogan and Bischoff arrived It was a battle between Main Event Mafia vs the TNA Frontline which was the TNA Originals.....Fans were back and forth on Sting.....Main Event Mafia would form up with World Elite which was lead by Eric Young..... there even was a big riot that happened between all of the TNA Roster and I remember seeing it and it was just so bloody crazy

@timbartschwolfman

6 жыл бұрын

Charlieboy Saldivar Your welcome

@Lucsamuels

6 жыл бұрын

The DAYS, drink it in maaan..

@timbartschwolfman

6 жыл бұрын

Isiah ˈDʒɛnjʊɪn. Nice quote from Jericho

“Can you dig it? Suckaaaa!!!” I still get goosebumps when I hear that!

Sting was so in shape... Just imagine if he went to WWE that time and had a WM match with '07 Taker. Damn.

@terrorazeing

3 жыл бұрын

​@Ray Black Two dark and brooding characters (it may not be an exact character description but Crow Sting at least has that vibe too) coming from the two rival companies - WWF/E and WCW. Taker and Sting were both good too during their primes so just imagine the possibilities especially on the storytelling side.

Booker T is in my top 10 superstar list.

@PaulieAFantoneJays19

6 жыл бұрын

Mine as well brother!

@brucecarter4834

6 жыл бұрын

khris Bonilla That says enough about you.

@tennellwilliams9188

6 жыл бұрын

+Bruce Carter you're a trash troll 😂

Booker T is a bonafide legend in any company he's worked in

Booker Ts entrance was like something you would get in a video game when you unlock a legendary character .... suspense que theme YOU HAVE UNLOCKED BOOKER T.

Sting was loyal to WCW and to the WCW wrestlers where he first got his start.

@MetalMe55iah

Жыл бұрын

sting started in 85 nearly 10 years before he went to WCW

This is how a wrestler should debut

That old WCW theme song is on point

@richiebee1984

6 жыл бұрын

Slightly modified theme

@jonnehayesjr.9299

4 жыл бұрын

@@richiebee1984 For copyright purposes of course...

Booker T is one of the most athletic wrestlers of all time!

Can’t believe I taught TNA was going to take over around this time!! I was 15 I’m 28 now and don’t watch wrestling but still come back to these old videos 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@krazivon6659

2 жыл бұрын

Wwe monopolized it and became lazy thus it began to become stale

I like how Sting starts with "hes been champion everywhere hes been" then goes into "and HES A NICE GUY"

Booker, Sting, Angle, Aj, Cristian, Jeff Jarrett, joe, abyss, LAX, motorcity machine guns, amazing red, elix skipper, monty brown, awesome Kong, Cristopher Daniels, Kazarian, rhyno... When TNA lost their soul (basically with Hogan) we all lost a part of our soul, make sure you bring back the best wrestling company, We want Total Non-stop Action!!

@bartexistexas8073

6 жыл бұрын

They got many more but yeah you right it was bad Booking

@retrossbm9219

6 жыл бұрын

Isaac Sandhu No. Tna lost it when dumbass bischoff and hogan told dixie to go head to head with raw even though Russo advised against it.

@SwitchOnThaBeat

6 жыл бұрын

GlobalGoals lol they got crushed real bad by raw what was they thinking

@Ason.Unique

6 жыл бұрын

3D, Aires, Suicide, Homicide & Hernandez, Steiner, Velvet, Gail - man i miss those times

@kyewilson7837

6 жыл бұрын

punkisnotdead77 I liked some hogan era stuff take the aces and eights for example

Booker T in TNA AKA the greatest paid vacation ever

@cjfrm3658

4 жыл бұрын

fixxxer3456 Facts

@DirtiestSoul

4 жыл бұрын

Why bro?

@cjfrm3658

4 жыл бұрын

frikendo09 /ayrton sena What?

@DirtiestSoul

4 жыл бұрын

@@cjfrm3658 "The greatest paid vacation"

@jerry85g7

4 жыл бұрын

Booker did his thing

Booker tryin so hard not to smile like crazy

Kurt Angle's reaction had me dying lmaooooooooooo

@duvipearson6251

3 ай бұрын

SHARMELL.EXE

3:17 Booker-T was controlling his laugh ?

Sting is still my all time favorite wrestler.

They had 2 Entrance Ramps back then? That's actually awesome to see. Would be great if we had that today.

@rumpleforeskin833

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the heels would come out from one side and the faces would come out from the other

@gerardootero1149

4 жыл бұрын

ChrisK I’m glad AEW brought them back.

I remember watching this on PPV at my friends house.

This never gets old! Booker T legend twice! Once as a part of Harlem Heat and twice a legendary solo career

@praveshmaharaj4387

Жыл бұрын

thats 3 times pal.

Booker T could wrestle forever and I’d never get tired of seeing him

3 of the greatest WCW Legends

We love you Booker T

THIS WAS AWESOME!!!

@1mandynasty727

6 жыл бұрын

Javier Draven ctfu how yo it's Booker t lol not that big a deal 😅😅

@saykuku2

6 жыл бұрын

It was fine

@toni4PF

6 жыл бұрын

John Nunez You wouldn't understand how big Booker was.

King Booka

@iloveretromirzie7230

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Gamer04 bookah!!! Lol

@kevinallen7776

5 жыл бұрын

All hail king booka

@kevinallen7776

5 жыл бұрын

Bookah

@prince_sach50

5 жыл бұрын

ALL HAIL

Damn shame Booker has only been champ 7 times. He's an all time great.

@queenskid3780

3 жыл бұрын

It's even more shameful that he NEVER won the WWE Championship!!

@MrJaysoul13

2 жыл бұрын

Other wrestling companies how many total belts he won will blow your mind underrated GOAT

@THEREALLORDJ

10 ай бұрын

PLUS 6 TIME US/TV CHAMP AND 10 TIME TAG!!!

11 years ago omg lol

@DMG118

6 жыл бұрын

Man that is crazy. I'm feeling old!

@saykuku2

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, you are old

@TobeyStarburst

5 жыл бұрын

I remember it like it was yesterday.

@albaheth68

5 жыл бұрын

I no longer realize the passage of time I still think that the 70s were 30 years ago!!

@chaomac

3 жыл бұрын

14 years ago omg lol

I like the respect Sting has for Booker, well earned. The announcers should've shut-up during the moments b4 Booker's intro tho...

Greats Moments... TNA Classic, OMG! The Best of Wrestling... #BrazilInImpact

Shortly after along with Scott Steiner, they all form the Main Event Mafia, which was the best thing on TNA back then!!!

I have loved Booker T for decades.

I been saying this for years, If they ever do a "The last dragon remake", for the love of God, cast Booker T as "Shonuff"!

@blackwidow4564

4 жыл бұрын

James Palmer I can hear him saying kiss my converse

@miaorange

3 жыл бұрын

😆👏

@REAL6

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually a good pick.

@jamespalmer5679

3 жыл бұрын

@@REAL6 Right. Man i can straight up imagine him as that character.

This music for Booker was amazing..

I can rewatch this over and over! Its Showtime!

2:15 sounds like The Rock's Hollywood Theme

Who can forget booker t african accent

@HeelJay

6 жыл бұрын

Lol I remember that

@tomtanaka841

6 жыл бұрын

He knew the way.

@stopit9280

6 жыл бұрын

That was legendary.

@adrian-et6zr

6 жыл бұрын

In my country haha

@char7403

6 жыл бұрын

Have you never seen Booker T's fake ass african accent?

I love the fact that Sting and Booker have a great friendship and work relationship dating back to the pre NWO WCW days 😭 🖤 🦂 🔥

One of favorite TNA debut! I shed a tear as youngling seeing Booker T making his debut on TNA.

Booker T is a legend but also a boss backstage he legit kicked Batista’s ass all over back stage in a real row over a match 😂 Batista missed a shot Booker T painted him all over the floor.

Almost 12 years ago I feel old I remember jumping up and down when I heard Can you dig it sucka?

Never watched IMPACT or TNA but this made me smile.

All of them are former WCW World Heavyweight Champions 😎

TNA was so good. I miss the good old days

Commnetary should of kept quiet until booker was revealed

@sheepdavis

5 жыл бұрын

JR and the King would have just kept quiet.

@jimmy_the_squid9456

4 жыл бұрын

JR has talked about this kind of thing before, sometimes you just need to be quiet while the moment unfolds and let it speak for itself. At least it isn't Michael Cole just yammering on and on before ruining the reveal by shouting "OH MY!" or "Are you kidding me?/You gotta be kidding me!"

@yassinmziya2733

4 жыл бұрын

Nah. On point commentary through and through

@TruckerJenkins82

4 жыл бұрын

They ruined that '30 seconds too long' Enya synth piece

@KingGemini87

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmy_the_squid9456 In case you forgot, J.R. would also say "You gotta be kidding me" not just Michael Cole

Booker T is definitely a legend of the wrestling world. Too bad WWE screwed his career over.

@tomaton777

4 жыл бұрын

by giving him a World Title Run, US championship run, great booking, and tag gold?

@kingpacman_9118

4 жыл бұрын

And HOF

@imswago8005

4 жыл бұрын

How in the hell was he screwed over?

@imswago8005

4 жыл бұрын

@DemonKnightOhara you determine his whole career off 1 match?

@SuperAshras

4 жыл бұрын

King booker gimic was flop

Damn! How much time has passed by and the nostalgia as well. 🙂

Love Stings Promo On Booker T.....Sting And Booker T Two Guys That Are Really Good People And You Just Tell.....

Back when TNA/Impact Wrestling was worth watching

@VintageWrestlingFan

6 жыл бұрын

Jacques Anderson still couldn't break 1 million viewers though

@CaptDickJackman

6 жыл бұрын

VintageWrestling Fan that’s true.

@a.fields9789

6 жыл бұрын

VintageWrestling Fan They did break the millions point.

@kyewilson7837

6 жыл бұрын

Tihetris Weathersby he meant tv also even though they drew they didn't keep the money very long

@kyewilson7837

6 жыл бұрын

Tihetris Weathersby not on tv they didn't and even if they did it didn't make a bit of difference

such a awesome moment. loved tna in the golden years.

Such good storytelling here... Look at how real that reaction from Angle was.

I love this TNA heel and face entrance setup 😁

Sting thinks the world of Booker T. U hear it whenever Sting's asked about him.

I was there that time in TNA...I couldn’t even hear what my friend was saying because it was so loud ....the pop...it was amazing.

Back when i didn’t read spoilers or dirt sheets. I was genuinely surprised.

I miss this commentary so much energy and what ever happened to the pyro and the entrance whole so many memories gone. Such as shame.

@mantis5581

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize how much I loved (later) Don West until he was gone

@CEJRAID

Жыл бұрын

I thought the commentary was pretty annoying here. They couldn’t let the silence speak for the moment. They just wouldn’t shut up haha.

Back when TNA was TNA!

That first smile he gave when he was trying to fight it was hilarious you could tell he was happy to be there in front of a crowd that actually pops

entrance theme before booker coming out is like hollywood rock's at no way out'03 - still awesome

Lmao sting’s hype for booker ‘he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met’

It's Showtime 🔥🔥🔥

You can see the emotions in booker t face

Legends! Love Booker’s entrance, even with budget pyrotechnics, his energy just makes everything feel premium.

I miss these days of tna it really was like wcw.but I never thought Booker t was going to be his parnter I thought it was somebody else

One of the biggest and greatest names tna has ever signed

I remember this moment so well!

Love Bookers ambient music!!!!

one of the best TNA moments in its history. when TNA was good

This is lit this is lit

Sting was always one of my favorite wrestlers but being super young during his wcw run I’m glad his TNA run let me enjoy the character properly

I loved that pop he got as soon as “can you dig it “ came on.

Great content

I wish I watched TNA back in its glory days. Back in 07 I didn’t even know it existed.

A Great moment on TNA !!;)

Greatest moment for TNA FANS !!!!!

This was 11 years ago. Goddamn I feel old.

One of the best debuts of all time!

@Chris-en2wd

6 жыл бұрын

TYM4CILLIAN -Emmet yea tna TNA TNA TNA TNA TNA TNA TNA TNA TNA TNA TNA Ohhh I mean GFW GFW GFW GFW

@Emmet-wb8cc

6 жыл бұрын

LECHOKE JAMES it’s not called GFW, it’s called Impact Wrestling

@Emmet-wb8cc

6 жыл бұрын

stone cold bsr you stink

This was a great PPV Booker is definitely a WCW/WWE guy but had some good times in Impact. 1 member of MEM , feuds with Joe, Roode, AJ etc etc he said he really tried to help certain guys get to the next level while in Impact and I think he did

Booker t is a legend