Post by Booker T on Nov 9, 2006 15:57:03 GMT -5
Full Name : Booker Huffman
Nickname : Booker T
Favoured Moves : Spinning kick, scissors kick
Finishers : Book End
Divas/Wrestler alliances or relationships : With his wife, Sharmel, also trained MONSTER, Sherri Huffman (sister)
Format : He is now Takedown, originally RAW- worked with MONSTER (he trained him)
Enemies : Kurt ANgle, Eddie Guerro
History : Booker is a former amateur boxing competitor. He was able to show some of his boxing skills in a commercial for 1-800-COLLECT. Booker has also appeared in actual commercials for Swanson Hungry Man TV dinners.
Prior to Booker's wrestling career, he was convicted of several armed robberies in 1987, including robbing a Wendy's where he was employed (while still wearing his uniform and name tag), and spent 19 months in jail.
In 1997 he accidentally called Hulk Hogan a "nigga" at WCW Spring Stampede 1997. It was just after Hogan joined the nWo, so everyone in WCW was against them, be it heel or face. The Harlem Heat was giving a pre-match promo and as Booker was wrapping up his piece he started to say how after this match, the nWo was next. However, he got so caught up in the moment that he ended up closing his statement by yelling " Hulk Hogan, we're coming for you, nigga!" After proclaiming this, he immediately put his hand over his eyes and turned away. Sherri Martel, Harlem Heat's manager at the time, started cracking up and rubbing Booker's shoulders while whispering something to him.
In 2000, Huffman appeared in the film Ready to Rumble as himself. Booker has appeared in an episode of Charmed, called "Wrestling With Demons" alongside Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner.
In April 2002, Huffman opened a retail outlet in Houston, Texas at 12313 Bellaire Boulevard, called "The Jam Zone." The shop sells music, video games and hip-hop gear. He and brother Lane "Stevie Ray" Huffman have also opened up a wrestling school in Houston.
Booker presented his then wife Levestia to the WCW Monday Nitro crowd the night after his WCW Championship title win at WCW Bash at the Beach 2000. She was also used to further the feud between himself and Jeff Jarrett when Jarrett hit her in the head with a guitar. They divorced in October 2001. Booker has a son from his first marriage, Brandon, with whom he has a strained relationship due to his time spent on the road.
Booker would go on to marry former Nitro Girl, and Miss Black America Sharmell Sullivan in March 2005. Booker T, who was planning to retire in early 2005 due to a travel schedule keeping him away from his home life, credited much of his new found success in 2006 to his third wife who would join him on-screen and on the road. [1]
Booker has a tattoo of a flame on his right shoulder and a sun on his left shoulder.
He was made to take the Harlem/Houston Hangover finisher out of his arsenal by both WCW and WWE officials when he gave Rick Martel a major concussion with it in WCW and Big Show a minor concussion in WWE; however, he did use it on WWE's ECW show September 19, 2006.
On May 8 2006, it was reported on WWE.com that Booker T and Batista got into a fight during the shooting of the SummerSlam commercial. Pictures were later revealed on WWE.com allowing fans to view the injuries. Booker T later appeared on that week's edition of Smackdown with a very noticeable black eye, further evidence showing that this fight was not a work but a shoot. The fight was born out of a disagreement between the two, with Booker T claiming that Batista was being disrespectful to the more experienced members of the WWE Roster. Batista has denied showing disrespect in any way, shape or form.
He then joined Takedown and trained MONSTER for the WWE title and Takedown title.
Nickname : Booker T
Favoured Moves : Spinning kick, scissors kick
Finishers : Book End
Divas/Wrestler alliances or relationships : With his wife, Sharmel, also trained MONSTER, Sherri Huffman (sister)
Format : He is now Takedown, originally RAW- worked with MONSTER (he trained him)
Enemies : Kurt ANgle, Eddie Guerro
History : Booker is a former amateur boxing competitor. He was able to show some of his boxing skills in a commercial for 1-800-COLLECT. Booker has also appeared in actual commercials for Swanson Hungry Man TV dinners.
Prior to Booker's wrestling career, he was convicted of several armed robberies in 1987, including robbing a Wendy's where he was employed (while still wearing his uniform and name tag), and spent 19 months in jail.
In 1997 he accidentally called Hulk Hogan a "nigga" at WCW Spring Stampede 1997. It was just after Hogan joined the nWo, so everyone in WCW was against them, be it heel or face. The Harlem Heat was giving a pre-match promo and as Booker was wrapping up his piece he started to say how after this match, the nWo was next. However, he got so caught up in the moment that he ended up closing his statement by yelling " Hulk Hogan, we're coming for you, nigga!" After proclaiming this, he immediately put his hand over his eyes and turned away. Sherri Martel, Harlem Heat's manager at the time, started cracking up and rubbing Booker's shoulders while whispering something to him.
In 2000, Huffman appeared in the film Ready to Rumble as himself. Booker has appeared in an episode of Charmed, called "Wrestling With Demons" alongside Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner.
In April 2002, Huffman opened a retail outlet in Houston, Texas at 12313 Bellaire Boulevard, called "The Jam Zone." The shop sells music, video games and hip-hop gear. He and brother Lane "Stevie Ray" Huffman have also opened up a wrestling school in Houston.
Booker presented his then wife Levestia to the WCW Monday Nitro crowd the night after his WCW Championship title win at WCW Bash at the Beach 2000. She was also used to further the feud between himself and Jeff Jarrett when Jarrett hit her in the head with a guitar. They divorced in October 2001. Booker has a son from his first marriage, Brandon, with whom he has a strained relationship due to his time spent on the road.
Booker would go on to marry former Nitro Girl, and Miss Black America Sharmell Sullivan in March 2005. Booker T, who was planning to retire in early 2005 due to a travel schedule keeping him away from his home life, credited much of his new found success in 2006 to his third wife who would join him on-screen and on the road. [1]
Booker has a tattoo of a flame on his right shoulder and a sun on his left shoulder.
He was made to take the Harlem/Houston Hangover finisher out of his arsenal by both WCW and WWE officials when he gave Rick Martel a major concussion with it in WCW and Big Show a minor concussion in WWE; however, he did use it on WWE's ECW show September 19, 2006.
On May 8 2006, it was reported on WWE.com that Booker T and Batista got into a fight during the shooting of the SummerSlam commercial. Pictures were later revealed on WWE.com allowing fans to view the injuries. Booker T later appeared on that week's edition of Smackdown with a very noticeable black eye, further evidence showing that this fight was not a work but a shoot. The fight was born out of a disagreement between the two, with Booker T claiming that Batista was being disrespectful to the more experienced members of the WWE Roster. Batista has denied showing disrespect in any way, shape or form.
He then joined Takedown and trained MONSTER for the WWE title and Takedown title.