Booker T

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Booker T at a TNA wrestling event in 2008.

Booker T at a TNA wrestling event in 2008.
Data
Surname Booker Huffman Jr.
Ring name Booker T
King Booker
GI Bro
Kole
height 1.88 m
Fighting weight 116 kg
birth March 1, 1965 (age 55)
Houston , Texas
Announced from Harlem
Houston , Texas
Trained by Scott Casey
Ivan Putski
Paul Boesch
debut 1989
retirement 2016

Booker Huffman Jr. (born March 1, 1965 in Houston , Texas ), known under the stage name Booker T , is an American wrestler . For years he and his brother Lane Huffman (Stevie Ray) formed the Harlem Heat Tag Team , which holds the all-time record for receiving the WCW World Tag Team Champion title with 10 reigns . As a single wrestler, he also held several titles.

Private life

Huffman has a son from a previous and longstanding relationship. He has been married to Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman since 2002. She was a former "Miss Black America" ​​and earlier as Paisley a member of the WCW dance troupe " Nitro Girls ". Since Huffman's move to WWE, she has come more and more to the fore and also acted as his manager.

He has created a second mainstay in addition to wrestling. In his hometown of Houston , he runs the JamZone store, a video game, music CD, and clothing store. He also runs his own wrestling school (Pro-Wrestling Alliance) with his brother Lane, where he works as a trainer.

Huffman made a guest appearance on an episode of Charmed and played a demonic wrestler. He also played in Ready to Rumble .

Wrestling career

Beginnings

Huffman grew up in a family without a father. In his youth he was a boxer and was jailed for robbery. After his release, he joined his brother Lane and they both started wrestling training with former WWF wrestler Ivan Putski . In 1989 he made his debut in the Western Wrestling Alliance as GI Bro . A little later, the two switched to the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) and appeared there as Ebony Express , where they were also able to win the local Tag Team title. GWF champion Sid Vicious finally made contact with World Championship Wrestling, which the team signed a little later.

World Championship Wrestling (1993-2001)

At World Championship Wrestling they then appeared as the Harlem Heat. They were allowed to win the Tag Team title ten times against teams like the Nasty Boys , Sting ( Steve Borden ) and Lex Luger , the Steiner Brothers ( Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner ) as well as Billy Kidman and Konnan.

Towards the end of 1997 the first attempt was made to establish Huffman as a single wrestler. First he was allowed to defeat Disco Inferno and win its World Television title . After he was allowed to hold the title for a few months, he had to surrender it due to injury. Upon his return, he feuded against Stevie Ray. In the spring of 1999 , Huffman was allowed to take the television title from Scott Steiner, but had to hand it over to Rick Steiner a few weeks later. In the middle of the year Harlem Heat was reunited and they were allowed to win the title again. At the Bash at the Beach 2000 he was allowed to win the World Heavyweight title from Jeff Jarrett . He was allowed to hold this title until the end of the year when he had to lose it to Scott Steiner.

Before the WCW was bought by the WWE in 2001 , Huffman was allowed to defeat Rick Steiner and became WCW United States Champion and at the last Nitro edition on March 26th, he was allowed to defeat Scott Steiner for the World Heavyweight title.

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (2001-2007)

King Booker at a SmackDown edition in 2006.

At Summerslam , Huffman lost the WCW title to The Rock . Brief feuds followed against Undertaker and Steve Austin . At the beginning of 2002 he led some feuds and he was briefly a member of the New World Order . In the second half of the year he won the World Tag Team Championship with partner Goldust . After he had to lose this title again, he was allowed to win it again in 2004 together with Rob van Dam . In the meantime he feuded with Triple H and Christian .

The following spring, Huffman became SmackDown! changed. After a brief feud against the Undertaker , he was allowed to win the WWE United States Championship from John Cena . On October 3, 2004 at No Mercy , he lost the title again to Cena. This was followed by a feud against JBL for its WWE Championship . On October 18, 2005, Huffman was allowed to secure the US title again - this time from Chris Benoit . He had to give up the title on February 19, 2006. In the meantime he won the title again on January 10, 2006 after a best-of-seven series, because on November 22, 2005 in SmackDown there was a double pinfall in a match against Benoit and the title was declared vacant .

Shortly afterwards he was allowed to win the re-introduced King of the Ring tournament. At the Great American Bash on July 23, 2006 he was allowed to defeat Rey Mysterio and became the new World Heavyweight Champion . At the Survivor Series on November 26, 2006 he lost the WHC to Batista .

On June 11, 2007, Huffman was named by SmackDown! drafted to RAW. There he initially feuded against Jerry Lawler . This was followed by a match against the returned Triple H at SummerSlam . At RAW on August 27, he played his last match against John Cena. On September 9, 2007, as part of the WWE's wellness policy, Huffman was suspended for 60 days for repeated drug use. He himself denied the use of non-prescribed and illegal substances. On October 16, 2007, the WWE announced the official dismissal of Huffman and his wife Sharmell on October 27 of the same year.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007-2010)

Booker T and Sharmell at the Bound for Glory event in 2008.

On November 11, 2007, Huffman made his debut as Booker T at the major TNA event "Genesis" as a surprise partner of Sting . On October 23, 2008 he was allowed to introduce the TNA Legends Championship and declared himself the first title holder. He lost the title to AJ Styles on March 15, 2009 . At Victory Road on July 19, 2009, he was allowed with Scott Steiner , the TNA World Tag Team Championship of Beer Money win. They lost the title at Bound for Glory on October 18, 2009 to Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams. This was also his last appearance for TNA.

Return to WWE (since 2011)

On January 30, 2011, Huffman returned to World Wrestling Entertainment after over three years . There he took part in the Royal Rumble Match at the major Royal Rumble event. He then became part of the SmackDown commentary team. His participation as a trainer for the fourth season of WWE Tough Enough was also known.

Until November 2011, apart from one match in June, he worked exclusively as a commentator. From late November 2011 to early January 2012, Huffman was in a feud with Cody Rhodes .

In the Smackdown -Issue of 31 July 2012, he was from Mr. McMahon appointed as the new general manager of Smackdown. On March 18, 2013, it was announced that Huffman would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013 .

Wrestling successes

King Booker, with Queen Sharmell, as World Heavyweight Champion in 2006.
Booker T, with the Main Event Mafia, as TNA Legends Champion in 2008.
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Championship Wrestling
Total non-stop action wrestling
Global Wrestling Federation
  • North American Tag Team Championship (2 × with Stevie Ray )
Reality of Wrestling
  • ROW Tag Team Championship (1 × with Stevie Ray )

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Commons : Booker Huffman  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Booker T
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Huffman, Robert Booker Tio (real name); King Booker (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Houston , Texas