5 Wrestlers That WWE Legend Booker T Loves (& 5 He Doesn't)
Daniel Davis
Booker T, a legend of both WWE and WCW, had an incredible career with many accolades to his name. During the last couple of years of WCW, he was a big star of the company, winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship four times. He also captured the World Heavyweight Championship and won King of the Ringin WWE.
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In his lengthy wrestling career, Booker T has made some lifelong friends. He is close to many of his peers from the business. On the other hand, the former World Champion has heat with a number of wrestlers.
10 Loves: Roxanne Perez
Roxanne Perez is the NXT Women's Champion and is just 21 years old, making her one of the youngest talents on the WWE roster. She is from a completely different generation from Booker T, but the two share a great bond.
Booker T trained Roxanne Perez to become a professional wrestler. Roxanne started training under the supervision of Booker T at the age of 16. She also wrestled at Booker T's wrestling promotion, Reality of Wrestling. Roxanne mentioned in an interview that Booker T was like a father figure to her.
9 Doesn't Love: Sammy Guevara
Booker T and Sammy Guevara work for different companies. While Booker T is associated with WWE, Sammy wrestles for AEW. But the legendary WWE Hall of Famer isn't a big fan of the former TNT Champion.
Last year, Sammy Guevara and Andrade El Idolo had a real-life beef. Booker T didn't like Sammy Guevara's lack of professionalism and slammed him for it.
8 Loves: The Undertaker
With a long career of thirty years, The Undertaker was certainly one of the leaders of the WWE locker room for a long time. When Booker T arrived in WWE following the death of WCW, The Phenom was one of the first persons to make him comfortable in the locker room.
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Today, Booker T respects The Undertaker for his achievements in the ring. He congratulated The Deadman when he hung up his boots after three decades.
7 Doesn't Love: Sting
Sting and Booker T have a long history in professional wrestling. While they worked together in WCW, they also did the same in TNA. Despite their working relationship over the years, the two legends aren't close friends.
In the past, Sting talked about Booker T publicly, which the latter didn't agree with. However, Booker T said that he didn't hold any grudge against The Icon, but they aren't more than former colleagues now.
6 Loves: Stevie Ray
Stevie Ray is the real-life elder brother of Booker T. Stevie and Booker T had great success in WCW, where they were known as Harlem Heat. The tag team won the WCW Tag Team Titles a record ten times
Considering Stevie Ray is the brother of Booker T, he obviously loves him. The duo opened a pro wrestling academy back in 2005. In addition, Stevie was the one to induct Booker T into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.
5 Doesn't Love: Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin and Booker T worked together in WWE. Their brawl in the supermarket was one of the best segments in WWE history. But the two legendary Superstars almost got into a real fight once during a match in WWE.
Booker T shocked Stone Cold Steve Austin during a match after connecting a big right. Well, the Texas Rattlesnake might be the toughest SOB, he couldn't keep his cool after the punch. As a reply, Stone Cold also threw a right hand and tried knocking out Booker T, but he failed to connect it. After that incident, the two are probably not good friends.
4 Loves: Bret Hart
When Bret Hart signed for WCW, he was already an established star and draw. Hart played a big role in Booker T's rise from a mid-carder to main event star. Booker T earned a clean fall win over Bret Hart on Nitro.
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In fact, Bret Hart talked about Booker T in his book, and how he loved helping Booker T to reach another level as a singles star in WCW. Therefore, Booker T has the highest level of respect for Bret Hart as a person and an influencer in his career.
3 Doesn't Love: William Regal
William Regal and Booker T are both veterans of the business. But when they met each other in 2001 for the first time, it didn't go well. As a matter of fact, Booker T mentioned in an interview that they almost got into a fight when met for the very first time.
Their first meeting took place in the gym of Lex Luger and Sting, with both giving death stares to each other. Their relationship certainly improved when they worked together in WWE, but they are certainly not close buddies.
2 Loves: Goldberg
Goldberg was another name who helped to elevate the stature of Booker T as a singles star in WCW. Booker was one of the few men to pin Goldberg, who was having a heel run in WCW.
With time, their friendship has developed behind the curtain. The two legends are great friends in real life.
1 Doesn't Love: Batista
Batista and Booker T didn't see eye to eye during their heyday in WWE. They were involved in one of the famous real-life backstage fights in WWE. The incident happened during a commercial shoot for SummerSlam 2006.
Following the backstage fight, the two men reconciled. However, they never became good friends.