Booker T Rejected Joining the nWo
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BOOKER T has Always Been one of the WcW Greats,. He didn't need NWO to Validate Him as a Top Star in my Eye
@Lee5Carter
3 жыл бұрын
Book definitely one of WCW *GOATS*
@crushthecrushermachinewwel6500
3 жыл бұрын
Booker t is the man
@zayholloway6640
3 жыл бұрын
He made it more in wwe though
The best thing for Booker was for him to do his own thing!
This why Book one of the Goats. He always did what was best for business, never complained, and could've been buried in WWE and still worked hard for everything.
@kool9174
2 жыл бұрын
That’s exactly the reason he didn’t get his just due. Of course now when he has a podcast he is going to get fans, and now they are going to pretend like them supported him back then.
@Lee5Carter
2 жыл бұрын
@@kool9174 I've been a huge fan of his for the longest time, but okay.
Kinda glad that Booker didn't join nWo cuz like 85.5% of the WCW roster was already in it
@n4l734
3 жыл бұрын
Actually 88.6%
@aceloco817
3 жыл бұрын
U know, that Book knows, they were gonna make him the jobber in crew. Cuz he was black....
@officialnotoriousjohnwick6335
3 жыл бұрын
Aew
@thetaxman5998
3 жыл бұрын
Davon Baxter-Davis Yeah, that's fucking BULLSHIT. Everybody says it try try and appear smart and funny but it's just not true in the slighest. WCW had like 100 - 130 people on roster in 1998. And 30 at most were in the nWo between the 2 nWo factions. Goldberg, DDP, Flair, Rick Steiner, Rey, Jericho, Booker T, Eddie, Benoit, Malenko, High Voltage, Public Enemy, Norman Smiley, Regal, Finlay, Mongo, Juventud, Raven, Saturn, Reese, Kanyon, Wrath, La Parka, Meng, Barbarian, Lenny Lane, Lodi, Bigelow, Kidman, Ernest Miller, Disco, Alex Wright, Mike Enos, Tokyo Magnum, Nagata, Ultimate Warrior, etc. etc. etc. were never in the nWo.
@killwalker
3 жыл бұрын
@@n4l734 88.6 and 33 1/4% for a 150% roster in nWo
Here's a good question. Why did so many wrestlers in the WWE and WCW switch to wearing all black during the mid to late 90's. Sting, hogan, The Rock, Stone Cold, HHH etc.
Booker t is the greatest wrestler all time the man
@SparkyTakedown
3 жыл бұрын
Facts
Booker T smart by remaining a lone wolf n not running with the pack........he controlled what was known:thought about himself by not jumping into any clicking 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
"Book, book, I'm just a Booker T, BOOKER T!!!" 🤣😁🎶🎵
I'm glad Booker T, Didn't join that group, they wanted a Token Brother, They Got Virgil The Token Brother
@RealityOfWrestling
3 жыл бұрын
✊🏾
@adriancarlos9155
3 жыл бұрын
With them all actually trying to act; talk and swag "Black"
@adriancarlos9155
3 жыл бұрын
@Wolf 7th That was NWO Hollywood the B team by then
Book was at his peak at WCW and I loved it!! Than against all that WWE bs he still rises to the top. Legend 🙌
Booker was the best performer on the cards towards the end in wcw.
I think i still have like 5 nwo shirts lol
Watched his television title match on KZread against Curt Hennig from ‘99 Thunder and Booker T is legit making the whole arena cheer and into it! What a great match!
Booker T : " I Wasn't left laying in the ring by those guys" NWO HBK : "Something doesn't fit." Que Super kick to Booker T
@leevelllesure-jones5629
3 жыл бұрын
He talking about the wcw version not wwe
Booker T. was a hot solo act, a future break out star once him and Stevie Ray took a break from the Harlem Heat act, one of the greatest tag teams of all-time. Kudos for him not joining nWo in WCW until seeing it in WWE.
So glad Book stood his ground and didn't join. Would've definitely been having another conversation right now.
Now can you dig that SUCKAAAAAAA!!!!
Booker T looks so distinguished here!
I Wish Book would've faced HBK at one point in a one on one match. They could've used the storyline when HBK sweet chin music Book to kick him out of NWO.
@herecomesdatrain
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately it would've been another burial like booker vs hhh at wrestlemania
@Lee5Carter
3 жыл бұрын
@@herecomesdatrain i heard the original plans for Wrestlemania 23 was for Cena and HHH to have a rematch from the prior year with HHH going over, and HBK was supposed to face Book in a one on one match. They changed plans when HHH got injured. HBK around that time didn't have a problem putting anyone over. He helped put Orton, Benoit, Rey Mysterio the RAW tribute to Eddie, Y2J, Cena over. The HBK from the 90's in no way would've even excepted losing clean to Hogan at Summerslam, tap to Kurt Angle and Cena at Wrestlemania. Not sure who would've won match between them at Wrestlemania 23 but HBK would have helped put Book over if he had to. Now HHH once again had to come bury Book at Summerslam 2007.
@RealityOfWrestling
3 жыл бұрын
That’s the one match that got away from me
@matthewjenkins7488
3 жыл бұрын
I remember one Raw, Booker dropped HBK like a bad habit with a swift right. Then WWE never mentioned it again and I was like wtf
Good
Lol. Idk. Booket T and Vincent could've been paired up to get some heat. 😅
Looking back, it probably would have been a bad move for Booker to join. I would always keep a faction as big as the number of titles in the specific promotion. I believe WCW had the World, United States, Television, Tag Team & Cruiserweight. That's 6. -- Hogan, Nash, Hall, Syxx being 4. Scott Steiner & The Giant probably being the final two members if I were booking it nowadays.
My man Obi Book Kenobi!
✋🏿 TIME!!!!!!
Exelent
Booker the only person I know who kept the same theme through all that time. If he joined the nWo he’d prolly get some generic theme when he made the jump which wouldn’t of been as good lol
@ShubhamMishrabro
3 жыл бұрын
Sabu had same everywhere too.
@MASTER3371
Жыл бұрын
You gotta somewhat count King Booker in there
I always thought you didn't take your staring at your hand ✋ thing farther enough.
They respect the shit out of you Booker. I'm glad you didn't join and you just do YOU!
Love nwo run
Booker T is more over as part of Harlem Heat
@jrsmith1998
3 жыл бұрын
False.
@dickflair4538
3 жыл бұрын
Nah, Spinarooni 5 Tyme 5Tyme Booker is what got him over.
@jrsmith1998
3 жыл бұрын
@@dickflair4538 idk what this guy is talking about; and neither does he. He is right when it comes to booker being over when in Harlem Heat. But boiler was way more over as a singles guy. Period.
@dickflair4538
3 жыл бұрын
@@jrsmith1998 big fact
I think Booker would've been a great asset in the original red n black Wolfpac
Nwo had the whole roster as members
*What are Booker Ts thoughts on his brother joining the NWO?*
@RealityOfWrestling
3 жыл бұрын
Was a great spot for him because he was a few years older and not looking to wrestler for 10 more years and be a singles guy. Make your money doing a little less.
@JA-ev7om
3 жыл бұрын
@@RealityOfWrestling 🤘🏽
Booker controlled the value /worth of his brand/personal commodity by separating himself from the pack and building his own identity #LoneWolf #LeaderOfThePack #KingBooker #HarlemHeat #StevieRay
Booker wasn’t in it for one week he was in it for five weeks. And had a match all those five weeks. First the lumberjack match against Stone Cold when he was first announced as the new member. Then he teamed with Goldust against the Hardyz even though the nWo didn’t like him still hanging around Goldust. Then him and X-Pac teamed up against the Hardyz and he first started wearing the colors. Then he won a King of the Ring qualifying match against William Regal. Then he teamed with Big Show and X-Pac against Spike Dudley Tommy Dreamer and Shawn Stasiak. Then later that same night Shawn Michaels kicked him out. I always assumed he was put in it to replace Scott Hall.
Nwo
Stevie joined nwo I liked he when used the Slapjack to win matches and his finisher was called the Slapjack 😂
I bet money 💰 that guy that said bro we need some color was RNB Nash or Hall lol Who you guys think?
Book knows they were gonna make him job for em. Cuz Book woulda been the only blacc dude in it. Am i wrong tho? He did right....
@adriancarlos9155
3 жыл бұрын
Vincent and Stevie Ray
Shawn Michaels superkicked him out
@RealityOfWrestling
Жыл бұрын
😭
Yeah, Booker had creative. Absurd. If the story was for him to be in the nWo, he's in the nWo.
Scott Steiner won the World Title after his nWo run so don’t see that limiting Booker if he join in WCW.
Still join in WWE but HBK turn
Hard to become champ in nwo? Giant, savage, Nash, Steiner all became wcw champ while in nwo. I think in WWE booker could have been a massive evil heel leader of nwo If they had given him the ball. HBK never made sense he was DX leader why would he become NWO leader if he wanted a faction he would call it DX.
@takerdust
3 жыл бұрын
Savage had clout, and Giant was a special project brought in specifically to dominate. I don't think he counts anything after 1998. I mean... David Arquette and Russo were champions..
@adriancarlos9155
3 жыл бұрын
They not "Black"
@chadarcher13
Жыл бұрын
Shane made perfect sense in nWo... he Hall, XPac HHH and Nash were the backstage Kliq after all... also he and Nash were hella tight when Nash was Diesel too so it made alot of sense for him to join
Booker T should’ve been a member of the reformed 4 Horsemen instead of extreme vanilla midget Dean Malenko
But he did join it... 🤔 the shitty rehash version too, not even the cool one... 😕 tf you chattin dawg?
@RealityOfWrestling
3 жыл бұрын
Talking about the real nwo is wcw