Booker Huffman

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Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1, 1965 in Houston, Texas), better known by his ring name, Booker T, is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand.

1 Career
- 1.1 World Championship Wrestling
- 1.2 World Wrestling Entertainment
2 Personal information
3 Additional facts
4 Championships and accomplishments
5 References
6 External links

Career

World Championship Wrestling

Huffman debuted in WCW as "Kole", one half of the tag team Harlem Heat with his brother Lane, wrestling as "Kane". Kole and Kane were later renamed "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 joined the nWo, then became a color commentator. Huffman won the WCW World Television Championship six times, and traded the belt with Chris Benoit in a "best of seven" series which saw the belt contested on Nitro, Thunder and pay-per-views. He was the first ever African American to hold the title.

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 a man whose gimmick Huffman allegedly copied, The Rock).

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 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. HHH downplayed Booker T's WCW success, pointing out that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship had been held by Vince Russo and actor David Arquette, and implying that Booker T, as a black wrestler, would never win a world championship in WWE. Booker T went on to lose to HHH at WrestleMania.

Booker T remained on RAW for another two years, 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 feuded with former partner Rob Van Dam, then with The Undertaker in a feud which saw him utilise voodoo magic in order to try and overcome his "supernatural" foe. Later Booker T won the vacant WWE United States Championship, only to lose it to John Cena in a Best-of-five match series.

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. JBL expected Booker T to betray his partners, but instead Booker T pinned JBL, this turning face once again. Booker T faced JBL 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 married Sharmell, a former Nitro Girl, in March 2005. Sharmell was introduced to SmackDown! as Booker T's 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 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.

Personal information

In 2000, Huffman appeared in Ready to Rumble as himself.

In April 2002, Booker T opened a retail outlet in Houston, Texas at 12313 Bellaire Boulevard. The shop sells music, video games and hip-hop gear.

Additional facts

Previous managers

Finishing and signature moves

Quotes

"Save the drama for your mama!"
"Don't hate the player, Hate the game!"
"Tell me you didn't just say that!"
"Now can you dig that, Sucka?!"
"I am the 5 time, 5 time, 5 time, 5 time, 5 time WCW Champion!"
"You damn skippy hippy"

Championships and accomplishments

Global Wrestling Federation

3-time GWF Tag Team Champion (with Stevie Ray)

Las Vegas Pro Wrestling

1-time LVPW UWF Heavyweight Champion

World Championship Wrestling

5-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion
1-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion
6-time WCW World Television Champion
11-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (10-time with Stevie Ray, 1-time with Test)

World Wrestling Entertainment

1-time WWE Intercontinental Champion
2-time WWE United States Heavyweight Champion
3-time WWE World Tag Team Champion (2-time with Goldust, 1-time with Rob Van Dam)
2-time WWE Hardcore Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked him # 133 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
PWI ranked him # 62 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Stevie Ray.
PWI Tag Team of the Year Award with Stevie Ray (1995, 1996)
PWI Most Improved Award (1998)
PWI Most Inspirational Award (2000)

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References

Booker T at Bodyslamming.com

External links

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Booker Huffman

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Contents

Career

World Championship Wrestling

World Wrestling Entertainment

Personal information

Additional facts

Previous managers

Finishing and signature moves

Quotes

Championships and accomplishments

Global Wrestling Federation

Las Vegas Pro Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling

World Wrestling Entertainment

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

References

External links

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