Booker T (wrestler)

Not to be confused with Booker T. Jones, Booker T. Washington, or Booker (professional wrestling).
For the song by Bad Bunny, see Booker T (song).

Booker T
Booker T in 2018
Birth nameBooker T. Huffman Jr.
Born (1965-03-01) March 1, 1965 (age 59)
Plain Dealing, Bossier, Louisiana, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)
Levestia Huffman
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(m. 1996; div. 2001)​
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(m. 2005)​
Children3
RelativesStevie Ray (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Black Snow[2]
Booker
Booker T[3]
GI Bro[4]
King Booker[5]
Kole[6]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[7]
Billed weight256 lb (116 kg)[7]
Billed from110th Street in Harlem, New York
Houston, Texas[7]
Trained byIvan Putski[8]
Scott Casey[8]
Debut1986
RetiredJanuary 28, 2023[9]

Booker T. Huffman Jr.[a] (born March 1, 1965),[1] better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he serves as a color commentator on the NXT brand, and is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion Reality of Wrestling (ROW) in Texas City, Texas. Booker has been frequently named by peers and industry commentators as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time; he was voted WWE's greatest World Heavyweight Champion in a 2013 viewer poll.

Booker is known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling holding 35 championships between those organizations. He is the most decorated wrestler in WCW history, having held 21 titles, including a record six WCW World Television Championships (along with being the first African American titleholder), and a record 11 WCW World Tag Team Championships: 10 as one half of Harlem Heat with his brother, Lash "Stevie Ray" Huffman in WCW (most reigns within that company), and one in the WWF with Test. Booker was the final WCW World Heavyweight Champion and WCW United States Heavyweight Champion under the WCW banner.

Booker is an overall six-time world champion in professional wrestling, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship five times, and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once. With his fifth WCW Championship win (which occurred in the WWF), Booker T became the second African-American to win a world championship in WWF/E (after The Rock), and also the first to be of non-mixed race. He is also the winner of the 2006 King of the Ring tournament, the 16th Triple Crown Champion, and the eighth Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. As the ninth WCW Triple Crown Champion, Booker is one of four men to achieve both the WWE and WCW Triple Crowns. He has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF/E, WCW and TNA throughout his career.

Booker was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013, by his brother, Lash. Both he and Lash were inducted together into the 2019 class on April 6, 2019, as Harlem Heat, making Booker a two-time Hall of Famer.

  1. ^ a b Huffman, Booker T with Andrew William Wright (2012). Booker T: From Prison to Promise: Life Before the Squared Circle. Aurora, Ill: Medallion Press. ISBN 978-1605424682.
  2. ^ Caldwell, James (January 30, 2009). "Caldwell's AEW report 1/29: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast...on Friday afternoon". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Booker T WWE bio". WWE. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "GI Bro vs. Mike Awesome - Ambulance Match: Nitro, May 29, 2000". WWE. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "King Booker's bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  6. ^ "Booker T.: Profile & Match Listing – Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Booker T bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference slamsportsinterview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "411Mania".


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