Booker T has responded to Swerve Strickland’s comments following AEW Dynasty. The former AEW World Heavyweight Champion said, “F*** Booker T,” during a promo that took place after Dynasty went off the air.
This all started when Booker T addressed Strickland’s recent Vlad TV appearance on his Hall of Fame podcast last week. Booker T explained that he refused to participate in an interview with the YouTube channel because he was unwilling to be “exploited” or made to look foolish.
The former WWE World Champion stated he didn’t want to make any negative commentary about black individuals within the wrestling industry and understood their challenges. On this week’s Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T noted he wasn’t upset about it. However, he doesn’t think AEW CEO Tony Khan appreciated his statements.
“I’m not even going to get upset about it. I’m going to give Swerve Strickland a little bit of advice…that advice would be don’t be talking about something other than the pay-per-view at the end of the night. That’s the main event and the last thing people are going to remember….I’m sure Tony Khan don’t appreciate the news, the headline not being what happened at Dynasty with all the matches…they’re talking about Booker T. That was a bad move.”
Booker T continued, “People like Swerve, we come from a different cloth, a totally different cloth. I wish nothing but the best for this dude, man,” he later added. “I want to see him succeed. Would I ever say anything positive about him ever again? Probably not. Would I ever put him over as far as being a good worker and someone who could perhaps transform this business? I probably would never ever do that again. Because I learned my lesson.”
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.
