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BOOKER T.
Booker Tio Huffman was
born on May 1, 1965 in Houston, Texas. In 1987,
he was arrested for robbing a Wendy's and served
19 months in prison. With his brother Stevie Ray
(Lance Huffman), they made their wrestling
debuts in 1989. They wrestled in the Global
Wrestling Federation as the Ebony Experience. He
is currently married to Sharmell Sullivan, a
former WCW Nitro Girl.
Harlem Heat:
Booker T and Stevie Ray made their WCW debut in
1993. Originally, WCW wanted them to be led to
the ring by chains by their "owner" Col. Parker.
Thankfully, that idea was scrapped and they were
known as Harlem Heat. Their original WCW names
were Kane & Kole, but they were quickly changed
back to Booker T & Stevie Ray. They dominated
the tag team scene until 1996 when Booker T
became a solo wrestler.
TV Title & The Letter
T:
In 1997, Booker T got his first real run as a
singles wrestler. In a memorable feud, he won a
best of 7 match series with Chris Benoit to win
the TV title. At the end of 1998, he suffered a
knee injury. When he returned, he regained the
tag team title with his brother. They eventually
broke up and Big T (Ahmed Johnson) took Booker
T's place in the team. They feuded over the
letter T.
Misfits in Action:
In 2000, Booker T was renamed GI Bro and
joined the Misfits in Action. Then out of
nowhere, he became the WCW Champion. That night,
Hulk Hogan was to fight Jeff Jarrett, but there
were political issues going on and Jarrett layed
down for Hogan. Vince Russo cut a scathing promo
on Hogan and stripped him of the title. Hogan
left WCW and sued over the incident. Later that
night, Booker T beat Jeff Jarrett to win the
title.
Death of WCW:
In the dying days of WCW, Booker T was one
of the few bright spots. He became a main
eventer and on the final night of WCW, was
crowned World Champion. He then was one of the
leaders of the Invasion of the WWF and feuded
with the Rock. He would go on to be a 5-time WCW
champion before the belt was retired.
All Hail King Booker:
Since entering the WWE in 2001, Booker T has
been a star in the WWE. He has always been in
the running for a title and has a very
impressive title resume. He was in a world title
match at WrestleMania 19. In 2006, he burst into
the main event scene by winning the King of the
Ring. While King, he beat Rey Mysterio at the
2006 Great American Bash to win the World
Heavyweight Championship.
WCW & WWE Title
History:
WCW
WCW Title
7/9/00 Bash at the Beach - Jeff Jarrett
9/17/00 Fall Brawl - Kevin Nash
10/2/00 - Jeff Jarrett
3/26/01 Final Nitro - Scott Steiner
7/30/01 - Kurt Angle
US Title
3/18/01 Greed - Rick Steiner
WWE
World Heavyweight Champion
7/23/06 Great American Bash - Rey Mysterio
(Sources: PWI Almanac,
Death of WCW, WWE.com & Obsessed with Wrestling)
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