Shortly after defeating booker t at wrestlemania, edge was drafted to the. Goldberg vs jeff jarrett vs kevin nash vs scott steiner wcw. Title is the second oldest active championship in the wwe, as the belts lineage dates back to 1975 under the nwa banner in jim crockett promotions. Wwe legend booker t transcends racial boundaries in. The wcw international world heavyweight championship is a defunct professional wrestling world heavyweight championship that was contested in world championship wrestling wcw between 1993 and 1994. Booker t is a sixtime world champion, having won four wcw world heavyweight championships in wcw, and one wcw championship and one world heavyweight championship in wwfwwe. Kurt angle vs lashley tna world heavyweight championship impact wrestling 320. This video is for educational purposes only and is not mea. The list of wcw world heavyweight champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the wcw world heavyweight championship by ring name the wcw world heavyweight championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and its lineage began when ted turner purchased jim crockett promotions jcp, which used the national wrestling alliance nwa alliance name. He is the most decorated wrestler in wcw history, having held 21 titles including a record six wcw world television. He also won the united states championship three times, once the intercontinental championship, three times the wwfworld tag team championship with test, goldust and rob. There were also two payperview events, in the big bang and wcw pride. The title was defended on wwe television as well, it was won by the rock who then lost it to chris jericho it was swapped a couple of times between these two untill jericho unified the titles.
Booker t on who has the best promo in wrestling by anutosh bajpai december 9, 2019 having great inring skills is not the only requirement for becoming a successful wrestler. So essentially, a guy who claimed that he wasn t a wrestler vacated the title and shat on the guy he beat a full time wrestler that the match proved that how he could be the world wrestling champion. For the wrestler, see booker t a booker, as the term is used in wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match. Wcw world championship wrestling world heavyweight title defeating jeff jarrett july 10, 2000. Wcw world tag team champions the two ogs from street were actually two brothers from the low income south park section of houston, tx but i guess houston heat doesnt have the same ring to it or come across as menacing. Booker t and stevie ray were one of the best tag teams in wcw history. Shortly after defeating booker t at wrestlemania, edge was drafted. Booker t on who has the best promo in wrestling wrestlingedge.
Booker did great work as a tag team wrestler in harlem heat. The very worst of pro wrestling wwe, 2002 i blame this one on the failed invasion story line. Booker t booker t he has done it all in the wrestling business. Eric did what he could to ignore shane mcmahons calls, but the money problems keep mounting despite the influx of revenue that the weekly ppvs should be bringing. After booker t cost austin a match against chris jericho for the wwf undisputed championship at vengeance, austin gained revenge by attacking booker t in a grocery store by covering him in food. Booker is best known for his time in world championship wrestling wcw, the world wrestling federationentertainment wwfe, and total nonstop action wrestling tna, holding 35 championships between those organizations. Booker took advantage of the opportunities offered as the older names started to leave. He was a fan favorite and the peoples champion in the 20002001 era of wcw. The duo of angle and booker had a few entertaining matches on wwe television.
The alliance, also known as team wcw ecw and the coalition, was a professional wrestling stable in the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe that lasted from july to november 2001. Eventually, gangrel and christian convinced edge to join them, and the three of them formed an alliance known as the brood. Booker t is an 11time wcw tag team champion, a sixtime world champion, winner of the 2006 king of the ring tournament and the man responsible for popularizing the word, sucka. Mar 01, 2017 booker t defends the wcw title against goldberg. The title was introduced on february 27, 1974 in midatlantic championship wrestling macw, a territory of the national wrestling. Booker ts most memorable matches, moments in wrestlemania. Angle made history by becoming the first wwe wrestler to win the wcw championship.
Edge was then placed in a feud against the vampire wrestler gangrel. Booker ts first wrestlemania appearance was at wrestlemania x8 against edge. The end of wcw featured mostly sad moments of the company spiraling out of control. Credit goes to wwe and kosinus music also to craiguk for giving me the track. Booker t vs kurt angle wcw championship match video. Feb 05, 2020 booker t says his days as a fulltime wrestler are long over but he loves having matches with students of his wrestling school. Every wrestler in the 90s and early 2000s wanted to win the wwe and wcw world championships when spending time in each company. Dec 09, 2019 booker t on who has the best promo in wrestling by anutosh bajpai december 9, 2019 having great inring skills is not the only requirement for becoming a successful wrestler and the ability to. With bill goldberg, curt hennig, dallas page, karl malone.
Ahhhhh the old good times from wwe i really miss it wwe in my childhood began in 1997 the best times in my opinion was from 19972014. Booker t, on the last nitro he defeated scott steiner becoming the us and wcw champ. Mar 24, 2020 wcw utilized veteran wrestler kevin sullivan as a lead booker behind the scenes. He also bears the distinction of holding the wcw world heavyweight championship when the promotion folded in 2001. His lawsuit alleges that multiplayer character prophet is based on his g.
Booker t and christian react to ronda rouseys comments. The wcw world television championship was a professional wrestling world television championship owned by the nowdefunct world championship wrestling wcw promotion. And thats what irritates me more than anything about this match how much it essentially makes booker look like a second rate champion. The legendary career of booker t saw him accomplish everything possible in wcw. Booker t talks about his reality of wrestling promotion. Booker t born robert booker tio huffman, march 1, 1965 is one of the most decorated wrestlers of alltime, having wrestled for world championship wrestling, world wrestling entertainment and total nonstop action. Three months prior, the monday night war had come to an end when wwe purchased world championship wrestling.
Name all people who have ever won a wwe branded world championship as of 11042019 wcw and ecw championships just count reigns during wwe ownership ordered by number of wins, then longest time as champion. Shortly after defeating booker t at wrestlemania, edge was drafted to the smackdown. At the survivor series, booker t was eliminated third by the rock after a rollup and eventually the alliance was defeated, causing them to disband. Both championship belts were top prizes that usually meant the top star in the company was holding them. Professional wrestler booker t is suing activision keengamer.
Booker t and christian react to ronda rouseys comments about pro wrestling. Pages in category nwa wcw wwe united states heavyweight champions the following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total. Jul 14, 2017 the rock vs booker t wcw championship match attitude classics. The wcw united states heavyweight championship will be on the line at wcw wrath in a high stakes triple threat match, as booker t has been hounded by the franchise shane douglas. He was the first african american to hold the wcw world television championship and the only one to legitimately win the title stevie ray also held and. Booker t talks about his most memorable moment from raw. On a recommendation from sid, the ebony experience signed to wcw.
Douglas changed his focus briefly by entering into a qualifying match for the wrath match, and when he wasnt victorious, he took those frustrations out on. The rock vs booker t wcw championship match youtube. Wcw world heavyweight champion goldberg vs curt hennig. Wcw is a defunct american professional wrestling promotion founded by media tycoon ted turner in 1988. In the wwe he is a former 11time world champion 4 reigns with the wwe championship and 7 reigns with the world heavyweight championship as well as a member of the wwe hall of fame, being inducted as part of the class of 2012. On the march 3 episode of sunday night heat, edge defeated mr. They won the wcw world tag team championship belts 10 times and are now wwe hall of fame superstars. For much of its existence, wcw was one of the top professional wrestling promotions in the united states, and was a significant competitor to the dominant world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. Sep 20, 20 can booker t become a five time wcw champion. Though it was reversed, chuck palumbo was the legitimate wcw champion for a moment. But i still had a job to do and that was to represent wcw. The brothers split when a female valet named midnight got inbetween them, driving stevie to turn on booker and form a stable with former wwe talents ahmed johnson and clarence mason known in wcw as big t and j biggs, respectively called harlem heat, inc. One of the few bright spots was booker t rising from the tag team division to the top of the card.
However, booker t is also a wwe hall of fame superstar on his won. Booker t pro wrestling fandom pro wrestling wiki pro wrestling. Chuck palumbo wins the wcw championship but not really. Booker t wrestling observer newsletter star ratings. The united states championship is a highly prestigious title that has catapulted pro wrestlers to success in nwa, wcw, and wwe. April was a big month for world championship wrestling, as the brand new wcw friday nitro premiered. Since that time, top names such as hulk hogan, ron simmons and bret hart carried the championship prior to wcw s demise. Martin found additional success in the tag team division, twice becoming a world tag team champion with booker t by winning the wwf and wcw world tag team championships once each. The bookend wcw the scissors kick wwf favorite moves. Kevin nash recently revealed he wants sullivan to get his deserving hall of fame induction, but wwe never cared for him. Although it was owned and controlled by wcw, the championship was presented as the highest accolade of wcw international, a fictitious subsidiary. Just one wrestlemania prior, booker t was the wcw world and us champion and poised to play a major role in the invasion storyline for years to come. Best known for his time in world wrestling entertainment wwe and world championship wrestling wcw.
Perfect, and at wrestlemania x8, edge found himself in a match with booker t that was the result of edge beating out booker for a fictitious japanese shampoo endorsement. Big t even wrestled booker t for the rights to use the letter t in his name. The title had been vacated by vince russo after winning it from booker. Booker t believes drew mcintyre was the right choice to face brock. Jun 11, 2012 wwe developmental wrestler appears unmasked, booker t talks buff bagwell match. Wcw international world heavyweight championship wikipedia. Booker is a sixtime world champion, having won the wcw world heavyweight championship five times and wwes world heavyweight championship once. Booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965, better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler. Be the booker forum is where they big boys play tew2020, tew2016, total extreme wrestling, ewr, extreme warfare revenge, journey of wrestling, tnm7, fire pro wrestling, fire pro wrestling world fire promoter, wwe2k20, wwe gm mode, promotion wars, pro wrestling tycoon, fedsimulator, open wrestling, pro wrestling superstar and many other. Most wrestlers to work with booker in wcw and wwe have huge praise for him, especially since he got to the top without backstabbing others. The list of wcw world heavyweight champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the wcw world heavyweight championship by ring name the wcw world heavyweight championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and its lineage began when ted turner purchased jim crockett promotions jcp, which used the national wrestling alliance nwa alliance. Robert booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965, better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler.
Stone cold and kurt angle vs booker t and rhyno, smackdown, 7 july 2001. He is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion reality of wrestling row in texas city, texas booker is best known for his time in world championship wrestling wcw, the world. Edge samurai shampoo wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling. Adam joseph copeland october 30, 1973 is a canadian actor and professional wrestler better known by his ring name edge. March 26, 2001, changed the world of professional wrestling forever, as world championship wrestling presented the last episode of monday nitro. Booker losing the title to angle happened to be the best one during the july 24, 2001 edition of smackdown. At wrestlemania x8, edge found himself in a match with booker t that was the result of edge beating out booker for a fictitious japanese shampoo endorsement. During his nineyear tenure with the wwfwwe, he found his greatest success as a singles performer, winning the intercontinental and european championships once each, and the hardcore championship twice. They feuded over who would appear in a fictional japanese shampoo commercial. He is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion.
Wcw having booker hold his own against an established top name helped get him over at a higher level. Booker t was among the younger wrestlers that benefited immensely from working with bret hart. The undertaker vs booker t wcw championship match youtube. Huffman, the houston, texas native went from a troubled youth trapped in a life of poverty and crime to a sixtime world heavyweight champion, wwe intercontinental champion, united states champion, wwe and wcw tag team champion. World championship wrestling was once an undeniable force in the world of professional wrestling, going toetotoe with wwe in the midnineties and igniting the monday night wars. Goldberg vs jeff jarrett vs kevin nash vs scott steiner wcw championship match. Wcw world tag team champions the two ogs from street were actually two brothers from the low income south park section of houston, tx but i guess houston heat doesn t have the same ring to it or come across as menacing.
Top 20 greatest wcw superstars of all time thesportster. Booker t won the wcw world tag team championship for an eleventh time, this time with test, and he also had a wwf tag team championship reign with test. This time it was sid vicious, who was performing for world championship wrestling. During the feud, gangrel introduced christian, edge s storyline brother, as his ally.
Remembering the forgotten wcw wrestlers 19 years after. Wwe developmental wrestler appears unmasked, booker t talks. Sullivan worked with other names, but he was a constant when writing the show. The wrestling career of booker t saw him thriving in both wcw and wwe. I knew that buff wasn t prepared for that stage, booker t said. Wwe recognizes ron simmons winning the wcw world title in 1992 as the first time an african american won a professional wrestling world championship, and first in wcw until booker t. The singles run of booker saw him thriving as a midcarder before moving into a bigger program with hart now playing a heel character. Edge vs kurt angle wcw united states championship wwf raw 12112001. Wwe bringing back booker t for a long run as a broadcaster shows a lot about his relationship with his peers. Robert booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965, better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and color commentator signed with wwe. The five time, five time, five time, five time, five time, wcw champion. But there were a select few that never did win any wwe championship in any capacity.
Fans fell in love with him as a singles star and it led to him winning the wcw championship. He is an overall 6time world champion, winning the wcw championship on five occasions and the wwe world heavyweight championship once. The spinerooni harlem sidekick houston sidekick harlem hangover houston hangover spinebuster missile dropkick heat seeker sunset flip rollup out of corner 110th street slam the knee drop the. Sep 24, 2014 top 20 greatest wcw superstars of all time. In a year of lawsuits against game developers, the fivetime, fivetime, fivetime, fivetime, fivetime, wcw champion is going after call of duty publisher activision. The first world championship win of booker t in wwe came at the great american bash 2006 event. Wwf invasion no mercy mod matches kurt angle vs booker t. Booker t lights out match wrestling nations duration. Mar 27, 2018 booker t remains one of the most highlydecorated wrestlers of all time, with the wwe hall of fame legend now calling colour commentary for the company the 53yearold was the last wcw world. In wwe edge has won the world heavyweight championship a record seven times. This is a documentary i made based off of booker t in wcw. Wcw world championship wrestling world tag team titles defeating the west texas rednecks september 12, 1999.
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