On the latest “Hall of Fame” podcast, WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T explained his recent travel schedule:
“Let me lay it out for you. I left Houston. Went to London. Took a trip from London to Manchester, you know, bing, bing, bing, a couple of days I went from Manchester to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Houston, Houston to Dallas, Dallas to Orlando, Orlando to Houston, and boom, here I am ready to do the show.”
On the clip that went viral of a fan recording him ordering from DoorDash during Indi Hartwell’s farewell on NXT:
“It was the end of the show. The show was over. It had nothing to do with me (he laughs). I was gonna be exiting the building shortly after that. I wanted my meal hot and ready to go when I got there” (he continued to laugh).
Booker was asked what he ended up ordering:
“Chicken parmesan from Fridays.”
Booker said he still did what he was supposed to do for the Indi Hartwell segment:
“Good for Indi Hartwell. I made sure I got the last note that I had to say which was, ‘When a man loves a woman. It’s a beautiful thing.’ That’s all I needed to say in that segment. The camera wasn’t on me. But I get it. You have to watch yourself at all times.”
Booker was asked if he’s mad that the fan taped him:
“A little bit, you know, but that’s on me. I gotta be on my P’s and Q’s, but no doubt I was trying to make sure I get my meal ready and hot because I’m gonna be out of there, bro. I had a long day. You know how long it had been since I had American food. That right there in itself should give me the right to do what the hell I wanted to do at that moment in time.” (He said this in a joking manner).
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On some of the talent in NXT going to the main roster after the Drafts were held:
“Some of my favorites left and they’re moving onto bigger and better things. Congratulations. I’m glad to see them move on to the next level because, you know, guys like JD McDonagh. I didn’t know JD McDonagh had put that much time into the business. I really didn’t. I was listening to him talk just earlier today and I think he said 21 years that he’s put in this business. He said around the 16 mark, he just didn’t think he was gonna get a shot, but he just kept pushing and kept pushing, and boom, NXT has led him now to the main roster. I appreciate that, man. I appreciate that.”
“I think I might have ordered DoorDash again at the end of the JD McDonagh match (he laughs) because I was looking down. I was doing something. I might have been messing with my notes or something, but I was totally unaware of my surroundings and then the next thing you know, somebody came this close to me and then gave me like the biggest kiss right there on the jaw. I look up and it’s JD McDonagh. I was like, wow, that was really cool because he appreciated the way I treated him in his time in in NXT. I always pushing for that guy. I was always trying to make sure that there was some spotlight on JD McDonagh because I always thought this dude is next level. He’s a star. He really is. Give him a shot. For him to come to me and do that on his exit, it was awesome.”
“Grayson Waller, he’s another guy who came to me and thanked me for the time in NXT. For me, it’s my job to pump those guys up and give them the rub. You know, Pretty Deadly, Zoey, same thing. I’m so glad to see these guys put that work in and get a shot because I was once upon a time that kid who was putting the work in and somebody gave me an opportunity, I cashed in, and I became the person I am today. Now all of those guys got that same chance go out there and do that.”
“I’m excited, but there again, it’s kind of bittersweet because I was so into having guys like Pretty Deadly and JD McDonagh on the roster on a weekly basis because they made me feel alive when they came out and did their work. But I tell you what, you know what they say about the show, the show must go on. Last night, NXT guys came out there and they took it to another level at the same time. So I see the next guys that’s going to be coming up. It’s just a matter of who’s going to step into that spotlight.”
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.
