For those of you that missed it, Booker T took to his “Hall of Fame” podcast to give his thoughts on last week’s NXT and he had a lot to say about Ryback. There’s a follow-up with Ryback’s response at this link.
Booker T’s thoughts on the Tiffany Stratton vs Lyra Valkyrie match at Battleground:
“The match was good. They went out and actually rocked it. A lot of ebbs and flows, ups and downs, spots I didn’t see coming, which was cool. At the end of the day, what people are going to remember was that flawless moonsault. I don’t think I’ve seen anybody do the moonsault as good as Tiffany does. I’ve seen a lot of guys do it really, really good, but I’m just talking about the balance of the way she does it. It was almost like a perfect ten as far as the toes being perfectly together, the landing being spot on, and everything landing and hitting at one time. She’s unbelievably talented. I’m just hoping that winning the championship is going to make her a little bit smarter, more than anything, because one thing about the business is getting the title is one thing, but understanding what that role means is so much more than having that championship around your waists, so hopefully the title will make her a whole lot better.”
Booker T commenting on a possible Ryback return to wrestling:
“I have been hearing a lot of news, like little chirps. I wouldn’t say news, just chirps about Ryback trying to throw his name out there. I saw he posted a photo, like a silhouette of him in the background with the AEW caption over it. You know, I mean, an All Elite caption over it, so it seemed like he’s trying to lobby to get back in this business. I don’t know of Ryback working any independent shows or anything like that. All I remember Ryback doing is WWE work, and for someone who only did WWE work, came up in that system, I swear this dude talks like he’s been in the business for 100 years and worked at every major level. I’m serious. I’m just saying. I don’t know how difficult he was in the ring or anything like that. I don’t know. I’ve heard guys say this and that about him. Me personally, I have no personal knowledge. But when Ryback left the company and went out on this world tour to bash everything about wrestling, even to the point where he said the titles aren’t real, now you want to try to get back in it. Guys like that man, just go home. You blew the bridge up. So it’s like, coming back to this business, it seems like you should be wanting to move on in life. I’m not saying that just because I’m in this business. I’m just saying that because, like I say, you got out of it and it seems like you just went on a world tour to mess up every bridge that you have built and every road that you had crossed, it’s like, just screwed it all up?”
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article please credit The Hall of Fame with Booker T & Brad Gilmore with a h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.
