Booker T (wrestler)
Rob Parker's team in the WarGames match at Fall Brawl 1993 on September 19 against Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes, and the Shockmaster.By the end of 1994, they held the WCW World Tag Team Championship after defeating Stars and Stripes (The Patriot and Marcus Alexander Bagwell) in December.Harlem Heat won the WCW World Tag Team Championship at Fall Brawl 1995, defeating Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck.On September 23, Booker T and Stevie Ray were defeated by Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) but took the titles back for the seventh time on October 1.Booker made the transition into singles action and won the WCW World Television Championship from Disco Inferno on the December 29, 1997, episode of Nitro.[17] They lost the WCW World Tag Team titles to Barry and Kendall Windham on August 23,[citation needed] but Harlem Heat regained them about a month later at Fall Brawl.[18] When The Filthy Animals were stripped of the WCW World Tag Team belts due to an injury suffered by Rey Mysterio Jr., the title was put up in a three-way dance at Halloween Havoc.Harlem Heat claimed their tenth WCW World Tag Team title defeating Hugh Morrus and Brian Knobs and Konnan and Kidman.After being defeated with a surprise small package, Stevie Ray turned on both Booker and Midnight to form Harlem Heat, Inc. with Big T, Kash, and J. Biggs.[20] When Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff formed The New Blood, Huffman eventually completely changed his in-ring persona, helping lead Captain Rection's military-themed Misfits In Action stable as G.I.[21] On the final episode of Nitro on March 26, Booker T defeated Scott Steiner to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship for the fourth time.[24] In its aftermath, Booker T remained a heel, and he joined forces with Vince McMahon and The Boss Man in December to feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin.[citation needed] At Insurrextion on May 4, Booker T briefly held the WWF Hardcore Championship twice, defeating Stevie Richards only to lose it to Crash Holly seconds later.On the February 24 episode of Raw, he eliminated The Rock to win a battle royal to become the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XIX on March 30.[10] Booker T and Van Dam held the titles for a month, even defending the belts at WrestleMania XX on March 14 in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match.Cena successfully defended the title at The Great American Bash on June 27 in a four-way elimination match against Booker T, René Duprée, and Rob Van Dam.[34] After Cena was stripped of his title by Angle for "laying a hand" on the general manager,[citation needed] Booker T took advantage of the situation and won an eight-man elimination match to win the vacant United States Championship, thus becoming the one-hundredth United States Champion in history, in a match that also featured Cena, Dupree, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas, Luther Reigns, Kenzo Suzuki and Van Dam.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 (JBL), René Duprée, and Kenzo Suzuki.He was then joined by Eddie Guerrero and The Undertaker who also wanted a shot at JBL's title, prompting Theodore Long to make a fatal four-way match for the WWE Championship at Armageddon on December 12.[citation needed] On the October 21 episode of SmackDown!, Booker T defeated Benoit for the United States Championship, due to unseen help from Sharmell.[citation needed] Booker T next entered the 2006 King of the Ring tournament on SmackDown!, advancing through to the finals due to a bye as his semi-final opponent, Kurt Angle, was unable to wrestle.After King Booker won the World Heavyweight Championship, he began a rivalry with the returning former champion Batista, who vowed to regain the title he was forced to forfeit due to injury.[10] After losing the title, King Booker feuded alongside former royal court member Finlay against Batista and John Cena, which led up to Armageddon on December 17 where they lost.[citation needed] At WrestleMania, Matt Hardy set up Sharmell for a Twist of Fate during the Money in the Bank match with the briefcase in King Booker's grasp – thus forcing him to choose between a guaranteed title shot and his wife.[citation needed] Booker T and Sharmell won a mixed tag team match against Robert Roode and Ms. Brooks at Final Resolution on January 6, 2008.Even with the advantage, Booker T's team lost at No Surrender on September 20 when James Storm of Beer Money pinned Doug Williams of The British Invasion.Styles, who was unable to attend the event due to travel issues, and wrestled Rob Van Dam for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort.[53] On the February 1 taping of SmackDown, Booker T debuted as the show's new color commentator, working beside Josh Mathews and Michael Cole, replacing Matt Striker.In February 2019, Booker T sued video game company Activision over the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 character David "Prophet" Wilkes.Because of the gunmen's uniforms and familiarity with the fast food chain's operations, police suspected the robberies were inside jobs—and it did not take long before Huffman and three other men were found.
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