Booker T On King Bookah

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T joins Chris to discuss memories of his time as the infamous King Booker and details his relationships with William Regal & Fit Finlay as 'The Kings Court'.
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[@ZealKingdom]

Sharmell: "All hail....King Bookah!" JBL: "Aw, hell. Aw, hell."

[@toddpace4588]

Yes I remember that! 😂

[@PancakeInu]

"What can I do for you Thaddeus?". I like he when called Theodore Long Thaddeus.

[@natebaxter9551]

Jerome Lawler.

[@el84oro]

he called jim ross, james ross lol

[@17thNO]

​@@natebaxter9551That's the first one that came to mind. "Jerooooommee" (which is Jerry Lawler's real first name)

[@yousafihsan167]

He was the best king of the ring of the 2000s. Him winning the world heavyweight championship while being the king was a cherry on top

[@SHANKDAWGBABY]

Yep cause it seems like that never happens

[@tawhidemtiazjahangir621]

“I Do not speak Ebonics!” LOL 😂

[@darrendent8288]

😂😂😂😂😂 that was a great gimmick

[@fernandokuran1636]

Oh hell naw i think i got bumped 😂😂😂😂

[@Joecameup]

And moments later, he goes straight back to the Booker T character when he gets robbed. 😂

[@michaelburke7978]

Booker T was the only one to make the "I'm a king now because I won the KOTR tournament" gimmick work. I also loved when he would get flustered, he would revert back to classic Booker T lol

[@Thor-Orion]

Macho King made it work.

[@aaluuuuuuuuuuuu]

no, Macho was boring ​@@Thor-Orion

[@natebaxter9551]

​@@aaluuuuuuuuuuuugo somewhere with that.

[@te4500]

I think Gunther is gonna be next

[@mvwi1]

@@Thor-OrionAlso Owen.

[@darkprince3794]

Do not underestimate JBL’s role on Commentary, on putting Bookah over!

[@kalalakapay]

They had so much fun with it.

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

JBL is so underrated on commentary

[@ASirensFlame]

18 years later and noones been a better King

[@DannyX15-565]

Never thought about it but yeah 18 years has gone by so fast. Hell! It’s been nearly 20 for Eddie

[@wwechampion]

King Bookah from the facial expressions, mannerisms, and the posh gentlemen to hood AAVE accent slips always killed me 😆

[@mitrisaosefh9610]

KING…BOOKAH!

[@g-dub5272]

What is this Thaddeus? 😂…..Batista is DAAOOWWN…..so many classic lines from King BOOKAH

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

King Bookah was easily the most entertaining act in wrestling at the time. I'm so glad that Booker finally got his chance to wear a WWE world championship belt and have his talent recognized.

[@PJxBuchwild]

He should've beat HHH at Wrestlemania man.

[@benrichardson8099]

King bookah was royalty sukka 😂

[@ChrisWattsOfficial]

And likes to play snookahhh

[@vincentgood2234]

And his queen was a lookah.

[@Berightbackwithsurjeet]

King Bookah and queen sharmel

[@lordglaesgaroth596]

Triple H : “You see Booker…” King Bookah : “HEY HEY HEY IT’S KING BOOKAH!!!!”

[@SHOWSTOPPA79]

Man that King Bookah run was epic 😂

[@donwestdot]

Booker should have been WWE Champion Easy.

[@Sego425]

He was 🗝️😊😎💙all hail king bokahhh

[@sobversion3]

​@Sego425 nah, he wasn't. Big Gold ain't the same as being WWE's heavyweight champion

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

Booker t King booker gimmick was legit legendary

[@Ozzable1]

Booker deserved more title reigns. I'm so glad he had a good reign as king bookah

[@kratosgow342]

I think he felt a bit of burnt out at the end of his King Booker run and reverted back to Booker T for awhile before he left WWE in 2007 and joined TNA

[@paulc1553]

All hail King Bookkkkahhhh!

[@ballerfications]

King broker's rivalry with Batista is very underrated. Despite their real life heat, they had great chemistry together with promos and in the ring.

[@rabronin]

With that gimmick, he was the top heel on Smackdown in 2006. Fun times.

[@cloudxz92]

King Booker, Queen Shamell and JBL on Commentary made this so great.

[@marshallcarter4928]

JBL gotta get more credit for his announcing skills when it came to King Bookah

[@kalalakapay]

JBL helped put him over big time.

[@dueceybaby8023]

Batista is DOWN, BATISTA IS DOWN!!!! 😂😂

[@JLWprime10]

This was my childhood man king bookah is so underrated he was the legit hilarious king 😂😂😂

[@jordonvazquez7620]

He most certainly had the time of his life with it. "THE KIIIIIIIINGGGGGGGGGGGGG OF ZA WAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[@certifiedchaos4643]

I really wish Booker went into Hollywood he would have been a big star. I can see him in action comedies like lethal weapon bad boys and movies like fast and the furious transformers etc

[@markereyna2363]

I remember my sister running into he and his wife when they were in Bakersfield. They gladly took a photo with her and she was so thrilled on how nice they both were to her. 👌

[@Heller103085]

I used to do the pinky finger thing all the time….king bookah was such a great gimmick , and So glad that he took it and ran with it and people still appreciate it to this day

[@WeNeedMorePeps]

All hail… King… Bookah!!!!

[@arishok89]

I remember watching him as a kid, I was right in the middle of discovering that storylines are not real life. And I hated him so much when he went from Booker T to King Bookah, I literally couldn't stand him 🤣then after I realized he was actually acting and he was not like that in real life, I loved him so much because he was just to good to be hated 🤣

[@DXVI9]

Nobody:...... King Booker: "BATISTA IS DOWN!!!"

[@RicketyKrickett]

All the heat he drew with King Bookah, and then winning the title with that gimmick 🔥🔥🔥🔥 glad to have met him and hung out with Booker there in Webster during the early ROW days at the youth center

[@Saitamaz94]

British Booker T gives me life lol All hail King Bookah

[@LORDGRIM1OF1]

Definitely miss that time & era of the King Bookah! Lol

[@andrewalker2056]

Never heard a bad story about regal yet💯💯👊🏾

[@colinmx.]

Just a fun gimmick that had us glued to the TV week after week

[@topgnetwork0187]

KING BOOKAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH👑

[@mr.lamont1420]

At one point, i was pissed at how wwe/hhh did him. Then when they gave him this run and job afterwards...i kinda changed my mind. Booker is an inspiration period.

[@EddieTheGentleman]

My favorite variation of Booker T... KING BOOKAH

[@robertcoleman2162]

Not to get overly deep but king booker changed my life. The way he was royal, noble etc but could flip the switch was/ is how I felt in everyday life

[@MarcYanruw]

I hated this when i was a kid 😂😂

[@kratosgow342]

that mean his gimmick work his heel work as King Booker was glorious back then it's still hold up as an adult due to how funny he is

[@MarcYanruw]

@@kratosgow342 yeah I appreciate it now but before I hated it when he's on the mic. But always enjoyed his in ring action

[@user-xq3sm2wy1p]

Booker T had my elementary school’s bully wearing a crown and a towel around his neck

[@BBoldGaming]

Underrated run

[@Landofnothing]

Batista is down! Batista is down! Batista is down!

[@SylentEcho]

Queen Sharmelle MADE that gimmick go over the top! "All hail King BOOkerrrrr!!"

[@justina9137]

I was a big fan of him and Srevie in Harlem Heat

[@billyxkid5062]

That was seriously the right decision to put the title on King Booker

[@purplehayes8687]

Gotta hold the pinky up with it....King Bookah!!!

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

King Bookah was the champion of champions

[@JohnnyTech712]

All Hail King Bookah and Queen Sharmel of the Royal Court!

[@davidlyles7586]

I remember when he called Jim Ross Jerome instead of James

[@erickflostar9124]

I felt like I was the only kid in school who remberbed he was king because he won king of the ring not because he was an actual king lmao

[@harley_yelrah9429]

Does Chris ask about that hogan promo?

[@pezjme]

I liked Booker as a tag team with Stevie in WCW. Not so much as a singles competitor. But that could just be because I thought his character was better as part of Harlem Heat. When he got to WWF and had the programs with Angle and Austin, those were great. And King Booker, I think, was his best stuff. It's kind of like Cena's acting. I did not like one thing he did till he did Peacemaker. He was made just for that role.

[@andyrevo19]

I wanted Booker T to win the WHC but I hated King Bookah when he won the WHC 😂 lol

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

JBL was incredibly pivotal in king bookahhh getting over but Booker still did so good he ruined the King of the Ring for everyone

[@4yourent007]

All hail king Bookah

[@lilbigfan3782]

Instead of kissing king bookah feet, we were simply kicking king bookah uss

[@uriahsturdivant1918]

Before the king of Wakanda there was Ming Bookkah

[@ChrisWattsOfficial]

Bookahhh G

[@thewyldone3748]

I never heard Booker T swear

[@kalalakapay]

King Bookah was so over. A great run. Needed a babyface run but they wanted to start a family.

[@thatboybear]

I don’t think I’ve heard Book cuss before. Feels weird.

[@KindaGrump]

King Bookah was great, but I actually prefer Black Snow.

[@TOEAZYB]

Wcw Saturday night good times good times

[@1990sKook]

I hated king booker so much as a kid 😂 i always wanted lashley to win but he would end up getting jumped every time

[@larryalexander6333]

Batista is down ! Batista is down !

[@thegoat6189]

And now kotr means nothing yeah their getting a title shot now but winning the kotr tournament was its own title Gunther and Niya don’t even wear the crowns anymore 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ramses1500]

King bookah was good but black snow in tna was better lol

[@Sego425]

King booooooker!!!!

[@VXGaming]

Nothing more entertaining? Have you forgotten I'm Black Snoooow.

[@StrongArmEntertainment]

I hated this character

[@jamezbond2373]

Stupid ass gimmick, Vince just wanted to make a black champion look goofy

[@kalalakapay]

Maybe, but look like he said, he knew that but took it and ran with it. It worked and he made tons of money and now a 2 time HOF.

[@PreacherJenkins]

Ehh he's made enough white champions look ridiculous that I don't think it was intentional

[@kratosgow342]

I mean he make it work and got a championship out of it.