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Rep Power: 19   | Booker T Career ------------------------------------------------------------------- Global Wrestling Federation Huffman was trained by Scott Casey and debuted on March 1, 1989 as Booker T. He and his brother Lane wrestled in the Texas-based Global Wrestling Federation as "The Ebony Experience", with Lane known as "Stevie Ray". The Ebony Experience held the GWF Tag Team Championships on two occasions. World Championship Wrestling Booker and Lane signed with WCW in the mid-1990s. They debuted as the tag team Harlem Heat, with Booker renamed "Kole" and Lane renamed "Kane". At their request Kole and Kane were once again named "Booker T" and "Stevie Ray" respectively. and would hold the WCW World Tag Team Championships a record ten times. In the late 1990s, Huffman began competing as a singles wrestler, while his brother was injured and then became a member of the nWo, then became a color commentator. Huffman won the WCW World Television Championship six times, and defeated Chris Benoit in a "best of seven" series on Nitro, Thunder and pay-per-views, for a match against the TV Champion, Fit Finlay. He was the first ever African American to hold the title. During 2000, Stevie Ray reformed Harlem Heat with Big T, and had lawyer J. Biggs strip Huffman of his right to use the letter "T" as part of his name. Throughout this period, Huffman was referred to simply as "Booker". Huffman would eventually completely change his in-ring name, joining General Rection's military-themed Misfits In Action faction as G.I. Bro. He regained his more popular alias shortly before his World Title win. Huffman was elevated to the main event in 1999; Lane Huffman has speculated that this could in part have been due to a number of racial discrimination lawsuits filed against WCW. After WCW booker Vince Russo grew disgruntled with WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan's alleged politicking, he fired Hogan during the live broadcast of Bash at the Beach 2000 and announced an impromptu match between Jeff Jarrett and Huffman for the now-vacant World Title. Huffman won the match, in the process becoming the second ever African American Champion. He went on to win the title three more times in 2000 and 2001, and would win the title once more in the World Wrestling Federation (where he lost the belt to The Rock. Coincidentally, the similarity in gimmicks between the two wrestlers has called into question who was the originator of said gimmick). Huffman won a total of twenty three titles in WCW, making him the most decorated athlete in the history of the organization. World Wrestling Entertainment After WCW was bought by the WWF in March 2001, Booker T originally appeared as a face. However, he turned heel during The Invasion storyline as a senior member of The Alliance. After the Alliance disbanded following the 2001 Survivor Series, he remained a heel. In December 2001, Booker T joined forces with Vince McMahon and The Boss Man and feuded with Stone Cold Steve Austin. After Booker T cost Austin a match against Chris Jericho for the WWE Undisputed Championship at Vengeance 2001, Austin gained revenge by attacking Booker T in a grocery store, humilitating him by covering him in food. Booker T won the WCW World Tag Team Championships for an eleventh time, this time with Test. In addition, he held the WWE Hardcore Championship twice in May 2002. When the WWE roster was split into two groups, Booker T was drafted to RAW. Booker T joined the WWE version of the nWo in 2002, but was thrown out of the group by Shawn Michaels, thus turning face. He formed a successful tag team with Goldust, another enemy of the nWo and won the World Tag Team Championships. By 2003, Booker T's popularity had soared and he amicably separated from Goldust in order to pursue the World Heavyweight Championship. In February 2003 he eliminated The Rock to win a battle royal for the number one contendership, granting him a title shot at WrestleMania XIX. Several weeks before WrestleMania, the incumbent champion, Triple H, cut a controversial promo on Booker T in order to gain heat. Triple H downplayed Booker T's WCW success, pointing out that the WCW Championship had been held by non-wrestlers like Vince Russo and actor David Arquette. He implied that Booker T, as a black wrestler, would never win a world championship in WWE. Booker T went on to lose to Triple H at WrestleMania, falling victim to a botched Pedigree. Booker T remained on RAW for another year, trading the WWE Intercontinental Championship with Christian and winning the World Tag Team Championships a third time, this time with Rob Van Dam. On March 22, 2004 he was traded to SmackDown! along with The Dudley Boyz in exchange for Triple H. On SmackDown!, Booker T quickly established himself as a heel again by disparagingly referring to SmackDown! as the "minor leagues". He first ruffled the feathers of then WWE champion, the late Eddie Guerrero. He then feuded with former partner Rob Van Dam, then with The Undertaker in a feud which saw him utilize voodoo magic in order to try and overcome his "supernatural" foe. Later Booker immersed himself in a feud with John Cena, winning the vacant WWE United States Championship. Eventually, a Best-of-Five series of matches was booked to determine the undisputed United States champion, which Cena won back in the fifth match at No Mercy 2004. On October 21, 2004, SmackDown! general manager Theodore Long placed Booker T in a six man tag team match with Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio against John "Bradshaw" Layfield, René Duprée and Kenzo Suzuki. Bradshaw expected Booker T to betray his partners, but instead Booker T pinned Bradshaw, this turning face once again. Booker T faced Bradshaw for the WWE Championship at the 2004 Survivor Series on November 14, but lost after he was hit in the head with the championship belt. In March 2005, Booker Huffman signed a two-year contract extension with WWE, quelling rumors that his retirement was imminent. Booker T's wife Sharmell was soon introduced to SmackDown! and became his valet, leading to a feud with Kurt Angle, who began stalking Sharmell. Angle referred to Sharmell as a "gutter slut", claiming that he "liked it". The feud ended when Booker T defeated Angle at Judgement Day 2005. In July 2005 Booker T began a feud with Christian, who he defeated at The Great American Bash. On the October 20th edition of SmackDown!, Booker T was placed in a match against Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship. He won the match due to an unseen assist from Sharmell. Although Booker T is believed to have become a heel, he had yet to turn due to him being unaware of his wife's doings. On the following edition of SmackDown!, General Manager Theodore Long showed footage of Sharmell interfering in Booker T's matches. Later Booker T and Sharmell went to apologize to Benoit and give him a rematch, but instead they both attacked Benoit, officially turning heel. Booker was then boast that he had been fully aware of what Sharmell had been doing and had been playing dumb to fool everyone. On November 25, 2005 Booker T fought against Benoit for the United States Championship. Booker T was stripped from the belt by Theodore Long, because of the confusion of who won since they pinned each other at the same time. Long decided to put Benoit and Booker against each other in a best of seven series, just like the one the two had in their WCW days. The two met at Survivor Series for the first match for the vacant United States Championship, which Booker T won. He increased his lead to 2-0 during a special live episode of SmackDown!. On December 9, 2005, an episode of SmackDown!, Booker T increased his lead 3-0. At Armageddon 2005, in a must win match for Chris Benoit, Booker T tapped out to the Crippler Crossface, making the series 3-1. At a house show in White Plains, NY on December 26, 2005, Booker T strained his groin muscle, which will reportedly take four to six weeks to heal. Booker T was scheduled to face Chris Benoit in Match 5 of the Best of Seven Series at the SmackDown! tapings the following night. At the beginning of the show, general manager Theodore Long said that Booker would have to forfeit. Both Booker and Benoit protested (Benoit not wanting a cheap victory). Booker managed to persuade Long to allow him to choose a stand-in for the match. After shooting down Orlando Jordan's request, Booker selected Randy Orton as a stand-in. Benoit claimed victory over Orton via disqualification, due to interference from Sharmell. In Match 6, taped on January 3rd, Benoit again beat Orton via disqualification, this time from Orlando Jordan after Jordan promised to rise to the occasion earlier that night. This tied the series at 3 matches apiece. In the last contest, Match 7, on January 13(Taped January 10) Randy Orton once again acted as a substitute, pinning Chris Benoit following Booker T hitting the latter with the United States Title Belt giving Booker the series and the championship. Orton shook Booker's hand after the win but then informed Booker he "owed me one," presuambly with a future title shot. At WWE No Way Out, Booker T lost his U.S. Title to Chris Benoit after tapping out to the Crippler Crossface. He tried to back out at the start and forfeited the title, but Benoit called him a coward and the match proceeded. On the Februrary 24, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, Booker sat at commentary for a match between Boogeyman and the recently released Chad Dick and James Dick. After Boogeyman won the match , he proceeded to try and get to Booker, but the Bookman and his wife Sharmell hopped over the barrier and escaped through the crowd. Boogeyman proceeded to throw a sack of worms over the announce table. Personal information ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In 2000, Huffman appeared in the film Ready to Rumble as himself. In April 2002, Huffman opened a retail outlet in Houston, Texas at 12313 Bellaire Boulevard. The shop sells music, video games and hip-hop gear. Booker married former Nitro Girl and WWE interviewer Sharmell Sullivan in March 2005. It is his second marriage. Booker has captured every major title in the WCW except the WCW's Hardcore title during his time as a star there thus unofficially making him a WCW Grand Slam Champion. Booker has a tattoo of a flaming fire on his right upper bicep and a sun on his left upper bicep. 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In all, Booker T has won 36 titles in his 17-year career. (to date) |
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