Booker T On LA Knight, His Favorite Catchphrase, King Booker's Accent, NXT Commentary

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Booker T (@bookert5x) is a 2-time WWE Hall of Famer and is known for his time in WCW, TNA and WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Reality of Wrestling in Houston, TX to talk about his radio show "The Hall of Fame" that he hosts with Brad Gilmore, his wrestling promotion "Reality of Wrestling", his thoughts on LA Knight, which of his WCW Championships meant the most to him, his hilarious segments with Goldust, the Supermarket Brawl with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, his memories of the last episode of WCW Nitro, becoming the King Booker T character, doing commentary on NXT with Vic Joseph, his favorite catchphrases and much more!
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00:00 Intro
00:26 How does he approach staying in shape?
01:41 Difference between WWE commentary and NXT
02:39 Cheering for Grayson Waller to get called up
05:47 Kevin Nash comparing LA Knight to The Rock
06:10 Who did Booker T ‘steal from’?
06:47 What advice does he always come back to?
09:34 Concerns with making headlines on his podcast?
10:46 Which catchphrase does he hear the most?
12:14 Which catchphrase didn’t get over?
13:38 Working with Vic Joseph on NXT
16:38 The origins of “Can you dig it sucka?”
17:28 Which of his world championships means the most?
19:28 Memories of the last WCW Nitro
21:09 Did he talk to Shane McMahon the at the last Nitro?
23:02 Not taking himself too seriously
23:53 Wrestlemania 18 vs Edge over a shampoo commercial
25:08 Memories of his tag team with Goldust
26:45 Wrestlemania 21 imitating Samuel L. Jackson
27:56 Favorite wrestlers to work of all time
29:22 Booker T’s pro wrestling Mount Rushmore
31:06 Memories of his run as King Booker
32:38 Forming the Main Event Mafia in TNA
34:43 When did he go from being good to being great?
35:46 What advice would he give to his younger self?
37:43 What are his thoughts on Vince Russo?
39:38 His Hall of Fame Ring inscriptions
41:03 3 Things Booker T is grateful for
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@ChrisVanVliet 10 ай бұрын

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@MidnightPodcastGaming 10 ай бұрын

Alexa Bliss swallows.

@garyhen2028 10 ай бұрын

My man booker! Man, I live in the same town as cryback, I got him for ya king bookahhhh!

@garyhen2028 10 ай бұрын

I love bookers commentary, I'd love a team of booker and JBL. That would be so entertaining.

@garyhen2028 10 ай бұрын

Speaking of championships, that wcw world tv title is still on the sale block, yes people, booker, I have it my man, and willing to sell.

@garyhen2028 10 ай бұрын

I agree with booker, I hate shitstain too

@theraypodcast9666 10 ай бұрын

The fact he skiing this whole interview with a blunt is wild lol love booker t

@TheCroatia7 10 ай бұрын

Is it a blunt tho? I been trying to see what it is lol

@terryindachat7296 9 ай бұрын

I couldn't see it at first but then I seen it, and I'm like that is a blunt...

@goldenserenity2385 10 ай бұрын

Chris Van Vliet is fast becoming the top interviewer in the industry. You know why? Because he isn't big headed, doesn't try to get himself over, doesn't think highly of himself, keeps himself in good shape but doesn't need to wear his little sisters clothing to show it, is respectful to the people he is interviewing and doesn't come across as a mark either. Hopefully we see a lot more

@WWE2KUNIVERSEELITE 10 ай бұрын

Chris just puts his interviews in a chill environment.

@ryancromer2110 10 ай бұрын

I wanna see Chris on hot ones and then Sean on insight. 2 best interviewers ever.

@scotty6388 10 ай бұрын

Cvv dropped to Ryan satin levels of respect after the get well soon message. Proper cringe

@davidratty2242 6 ай бұрын

@scotty6388 who said Get well soon and to who?

@theuniverse7227 10 ай бұрын

Booker with the blunt rolled 😂

@RicoSuavae 10 ай бұрын

I thought I was tripping 😂

@ccoleporter 10 ай бұрын

maaaan i thought i was the only one who peeped lmfao @@RicoSuavae

@HereWeGoAgainYO 10 ай бұрын

i was looking for this comment... LMFAO

@hubakun3721 10 ай бұрын

LMAOO I WAS LIKE MY MAN BOOKER GETTING HIS MING RIGHT!

@dru9384 10 ай бұрын

Bruh I legit didn’t even notice it until I saw this comment lmaooo I smell what the book is cookin

@asianbro9173 10 ай бұрын

Booker T is one name people don't mention much on their wrasslin Mt. Rushmore. He absolutely deserves to be on one. Entertaining, humble and one of the greatest performers of all time.

@TheSuckoShow 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely one of the greatest all around entertainers in the game.

@DastardlyDavid69 3 ай бұрын

I’ve never really thought of him as being at that level. But I cannot argue against it. He’s a true trailblazer.

@Lembardi 10 ай бұрын

50 seconds in and Booker bringing up his beef with Ryback😂😂 absolute legend

@matthewevans3543 10 ай бұрын

It's crazy how insightful he is, he dropped some knowledge in this interview

@ChrisVanVliet 10 ай бұрын

"Insight"... I see what you did there 😎

@noahg1693 10 ай бұрын

That was a great interview, Chris! I can say for everyone we appreciate you responding to as many people as you could during the premiere! We're all thankful for you!

@ChrisVanVliet 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure! See you on the next one!

@CamAkaThe1 10 ай бұрын

Fact's we appreciate you 💯

@nolanberger1235 10 ай бұрын

@@ChrisVanVlietI'm sure you are super busy and booked out Chris. I have a small request can you get Devon Larratt on for an interview? He's a fellow Canadian and an arm wrestler. The arm wrestling community is going through an unprecedented level of growth post pandemic and I had initially found out about Devon thru the Hannibal tv channel. Both fan bases have a lot in common and could appreciate both of your content. He does in person and zoom interviews often and doesn't turn down any opportunities to grow his sport. Thank you if you read this and I hope you take my comment into consideration. I even hope that some of your older retired wrestlers looking for a sport or hobby outside of wrestling could use this as an outlet for their passion for showmanship and competition.

@doctorsuave 10 ай бұрын

So excited to hear this interview. King Booker is one of my all time favorite heel characters, the last one to do the KOTR gimmick right.

@russenterprise6502 10 ай бұрын

He was great as a babyface too, Booker face and heel turns were most like Big Show and Mark Henry and Randy Orton as well. The 5 time WCW champion is one of the goats in wrestling history

@doctorsuave 10 ай бұрын

@@russenterprise6502 oh to clarify there’s no part of Bookers career that I DONT love, I just happened to love his reign as king the most. ALL HAIL KING BOOOOOOKAH

@magilla2282 10 ай бұрын

I must be the only one who hated the King Booker gimmick.

@doctorsuave 10 ай бұрын

@@magilla2282 unlikely that you’re alone. That’s the beauty of this thing called wrestling, there’s no right or wrong for who to love and who to hate, unless your favorite is Giant Gonzales, and you consider stone cold to be bad on the mic.

@Sky_Blaze 10 ай бұрын

I started to tune out of wwe and switch to tna during that period because of dumb characters like King Booker, Finlay, Umaga, Carlito, and soooo many other people that gimmicks just suck and didn't focus on serious wrestling.

@veryananduren8513 10 ай бұрын

I like that he's not excessively humble. He knows what he's done and what it means and take reasonable pride in it.

@DastardlyDavid69 3 ай бұрын

yeah, being humble is cool. But there is nothing wrong with taking pride in the things that you’ve done. Especially when you’ve done the amazing things that Booker has.

@AccursedHawk 10 ай бұрын

Booker is one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time. Dude was stellar in the ring and just oozed charisma. His King Booker gimmick was one of the best as well

@STARKILLA89 10 ай бұрын

Booker T holding a blunt 😂😂😂

@HereWeGoAgainYO 10 ай бұрын

whole time! lmfao

@masterairhart 10 ай бұрын

Chris: “I just had Vince Russo on the show.” Booker: “I hate Vince Russo” 😂

@doubles7533 10 ай бұрын

Another great one Chris! Booker T is one of the all time greats!

@ChrisVanVliet 10 ай бұрын

He's the man!

@zachnotzack4 10 ай бұрын

Did Booker T do this whole interview with a blunt in his hand? 😂😂😂 I love Booker man

@chrisgullett4332 10 ай бұрын

Just a Backwood cigar. Not a Blunt. A Blunt is just a cigar made by Phillies, and they have a distinct look, and that is not a Blunt.

@franklin8618 10 ай бұрын

@@chrisgullett4332Chris vacuuming away that smoke 💨💨💨....that it's not a blunt lol.

@chrisgullett4332 10 ай бұрын

@@franklin8618 It's not a blunt, nor is it weed. Y'all are complete goofs.

@franklin8618 10 ай бұрын

@@chrisgullett4332 Your MAMA! 😄

@chrisgullett4332 10 ай бұрын

@@franklin8618 Oh good one. Take time off from playing internet bully, and fix your emotions and work on your insults. You can do better. Your insult game i super weak. You have fragile emotions, use emojis, so I am guessing you're a 12 year old female.

@RealityOfWrestling 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great interview

@realsteel7260 10 ай бұрын

Booker T deserves his flowers….always felt like he was under appreciated

@thepancakemann 10 ай бұрын

I just got back into wrestling after stopping during the ruthless aggression era. Out of all the promotions right now, Im finding NXT surprisingly entertaining, thanks in huge part to King Booker. Always a beauty 👑

@V1LL1N 10 ай бұрын

I love how CVV is never afraid to say "come on..." when its called for. Respect not respest. Keep up the great work

@MrMegaManFan 10 ай бұрын

It is one of my greatest regrets as a wrestling fan that I had a pay per view poster of Booker T, sitting on his throne as King Booker, and when my basement flooded the poster was completely ruined. I've looked for replacements on eBay but at the price they go for... I'll just have to live with my regrets.

@CaliPaliGuy 10 ай бұрын

Booker is for sure a top 10 best worker, his best of 7 series with benoit in Wcw was epic

@GreenAthletics 10 ай бұрын

Awesome interview with one of my faves, Booker. I try to catch him and Brad weekly. Fun fact for me, I met Chris and Brad at Wrestlemania 39 and they spent some time to chat with me. Very appreciative of that. What we see on air is who they are, both down to earth and humble.

@JudahKellyMusic 10 ай бұрын

Banger after banger with these interviews!

@ChrisVanVliet 10 ай бұрын

🙏🙌

@ciarantreacy7721 10 ай бұрын

The BangerView of wrestling interviews, Chris Van Vilet!!

@Izm_Skizm 10 ай бұрын

Great interview. Soooo many jewels were dropped. Booker is such a professional. He tows the line at the same time he is always his own man. As a young black male I never saw race with him. He’s just a great person that is universally loved. He deserves all the flowers 👑💍👘 💐

@GTrawick 10 ай бұрын

Booker T is one of the all time best. It feels awesome to grow up watching him with The Harlem Heat to seeing him now still in the game. On a side note... We're not going to talk about the blunt my Mans is holding through out this whole interview. The whole time I was like please light it up 😂

@OrashiTV 10 ай бұрын

Booker T with the villain mustache and a backwood is legendary lol

@NottyGurlStyle 10 ай бұрын

Amazing interview! Broker has seen and done it all and always remained humble & down to earth. I could listen to him talk all day 👑

@ElArlequin 10 ай бұрын

"Respect your elders is okay... but respect your young people too". Man. The wisdom! The humbleness!

@ApexLodestar 10 ай бұрын

Booker T is one of my favorites. The man was and still is entertaining. His commentary always cracks me up and his vibe resonates with me. Great interview. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@THE_GOONIES_FANATIC4lyfe15 10 ай бұрын

Booker T!! 2012 he and WWE came to Richmond Virginia where I used live and he came out to wrestle I think it was Jack Swagger. This was also the year Tough Enough was brought back and Andy Levine won. Stone Cold Steve Austin was there. When the show ended my friends and I weren't really tired but wanted to do something else even though we had an early shift at Chik FIL A at the time 🙄. We drove to Waffle House thinking we were going to run into some of the guys. One by one Big Show, Booker T, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Vince came in and sat in the back. Booker T looked right at me and gave me a nod.

@MelissaAndersonTheFutureLegend 10 ай бұрын

My favorite Booker T moments... "Main Event Mafia took over the show in TNA and Booker T was beating up guys while commentating his own actions." "When the Main Event Mafia first formed, Booker T kept saying "Respect" whenever someone mentions the word respect."

@BigPhilly98 10 ай бұрын

RESPECTTTTT 😂

@jcchambers7896 6 ай бұрын

Bro was talking and kicking people out man I rember that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@kiianjackson2773 10 ай бұрын

That was a DOPE interview, Chris! You earned yourself a subscriber! Much love to Book...hes one of my heroes!

@ritchierich2793 10 ай бұрын

Booker t, taz, excalibur and michael cole is the ultimate dream commentary... The waffles they would be doing commentary is going to explode the internet..

@Immortalangel14 10 ай бұрын

Don't bring sockface into this

@ritchierich2793 10 ай бұрын

@@Immortalangel14 😂😂🤣🤣🤣waffles McGee..

@The19Flo93 10 ай бұрын

I love hearing Booker talk, I love CVVs Interviews. I enjoyed that. Time flew by. Keep up the great work Chris. 🙏🏻😊

@alleybob_eh9598 10 ай бұрын

Getting some great interviews this summer Chris thanks for all your work

@rave400v6 3 ай бұрын

Bookers' theme is always my personal favorite. It always gets me hyped followed by the explosion, knowing we're going to see something special. It's fantastic.

@riskypugga 10 ай бұрын

Great interview as always, Book is a legend.

@tj2nasty4ya83 10 ай бұрын

Black snow is Booker T's greatest work on commentary

@narcolepsyboy94 10 ай бұрын

Awesome interview man keep up the great work Chris

@Monkeysuncle123 10 ай бұрын

Great interview, 1 of the greatest ever, King Booker lol, mi watching him on Monday night's along with others!!! God Bless n stay safe

@GHOSTHOUSEJD 10 ай бұрын

Very nice interview 💪🏾💯

@vazqueze20 10 ай бұрын

Is it me or is booker holding a blunt

@HereWeGoAgainYO 10 ай бұрын

Like a boss!

@MrhollyWood167 10 ай бұрын

Great Interview Man , such words of wisdom

@DrFatDabs 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely love that Booker shouted out Kevin! Dudes the backbone of ROW!!! Always love listening to booker speak, an absolute ICON from my city!

@juliocorona1595 10 ай бұрын

Chris on fire with these interviews bro !! 🔥

@amcdonald7479 10 ай бұрын

Not sure If book is the GOAT but he would for sure be in the conversation.

@franklin8618 10 ай бұрын

🙄 No one is the GOAT....except if you were born as one.

@amcdonald7479 10 ай бұрын

@@franklin8618 dumbest response of the day award. All yours buddy.

@franklin8618 10 ай бұрын

@@amcdonald7479 GOAT is the dumbest acronym that is ridiculously used all the time. Might as well name your child the Goat too.

@stevemelnyk7480 10 ай бұрын

@@franklin8618 People aren't born great. You have to work to become that way. I know there are some people who truly believe that some were born the way they are when they get older like Michael Jordan etc but you have to work at whatever craft you're trying to master to become great.

@CaliPaliGuy 10 ай бұрын

Booker T is an all time legend, list the names he’s worked with and has great matches… definitely one of the top 10 GOAT off wwe/wcw

@AnarooDub 10 ай бұрын

One of my all time favourites! Thanks for getting him on Chris. Was a great interview

@KingsDomicile 10 ай бұрын

Great interview! King Booker is my all time favorite character!... Also, is that a blunt that Booker T is holding? 😂😂😂

@vajidalishah3595 10 ай бұрын

Can't wait until my break at work il listen to this!

@coffinfleet 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely love Booker T. One of my favorite wrestlers ever!!!!

@perceivedvelocity9914 10 ай бұрын

It's always great to hear from Book.

@yureion 10 ай бұрын

i kept looking at the thing in Booker's hand like "is that a blunt?" lmfao great interview!

@tommydeamon7657 10 ай бұрын

What a true national treasure bookers hole story is so moving and inspiring I caint believe Hollywood ain't allready made a movie about booker t

@melmanchildjones696 10 ай бұрын

Booker T is in the GOAT conversation!!..great interview Chris!

@juniors_mind 10 ай бұрын

Chris with them bangers back to back 🔥💪

@zerohcrows 10 ай бұрын

love booker ✊🏾 and what a great interview !!

@BobbyJericho 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris!

@nipplehead 10 ай бұрын

Booker T is one of the greatest to ever do it. So many great moments. He will be remembered by 90s kids way into the future.

@Eloh_Dragons 10 ай бұрын

Chris Van Vla as Jericho calls him is on fire with these interviews 🔥

@MrSweetAsbru 10 ай бұрын

Who is the best wrestling interviewer in the game??? CHRIS. VAN . VLIET!! YEAAAAHH!!🎉

@theharv1490 10 ай бұрын

Booker is so funny on commentary even if I don’t understand what he says half the time 😂

@judahandtheasantetribe4life 10 ай бұрын

Chris you are putting a lot of these interviewers to shame. Like one comment said (he beat me to it lol) that you don't come off as a mark, not big headed and trying to put yourself over. Lots of respect to you. Keep on doing the good work.

@phenomenalelitebasketball2124 10 ай бұрын

I proud to have met Booker at one of his ROW shows I’m 20 years old and I met him when I was younger

@justinjones3793 10 ай бұрын

This interview was awesome and I wish I could’ve met you Chris I was reality of wrestling summer of champions 9 I actually met booker t at reality of wrestling summer of champions 9 and I met booker t back in 1995 too

@elcommunicant648 8 ай бұрын

I Love so much Booker !💪 One of the REALEST & BEST man in Wrestling ! 🔥

@ReallyBigBrother 10 ай бұрын

Booker T is such a legend… love that guy

@SlyCarey 10 ай бұрын

So excited for this one. Booker is a legend so damn entertaining

@andrewvaughan5686 10 ай бұрын

love your work chris, surprised you didn't ask booker about THAT interview on Hulk Hogan lol. would have liked to hear his thoughts on wm 19 as well vs hhh, always thought he should have won the belt that night.

@seankkg 10 ай бұрын

I don't know what it is but I kind of enjoy the high quality camera setup with a dynamic background like that over just a curtain or studio. Feels at odds, in an interesting way.

@ChrisVanVliet 10 ай бұрын

I totally agree! Hopefully more to come!

@Supergil_02 10 ай бұрын

Great interview.🫡

@Knee_Boy64 10 ай бұрын

Can't wait to meet him in August! See you at Horrorhound Weekend Booker!

@iiiivv 10 ай бұрын

i love how its all evolved and the people who killed it in the ring and were on the road all those years to learn the industry are now backstage giving help and bringing in new talent

@KageyVision 10 ай бұрын

King Booker is a Legendary character. One of the best things was his royal theme music. You’d have a Batista with the hard rock come out all explosive and then King Booker with the Royal trumpets and a pinky in the air 😂 👑

@aoandd 10 ай бұрын

There goes Booker T! Still bringing energy! This is a couple weeks old but no matter. That's a sharp ash dude too. He said "Stay Ready, Be Ready". In French it's Toujours Pret. Always Ready.

@ShinbrigTV 3 ай бұрын

Having read this dude's memoir, Booker is the real deal!!!

@djphlegm 10 ай бұрын

Booker T has to be one of the best interviews ever.

@mazzoanV2 10 ай бұрын

When Book said he doesn't curse i was thinking except for that one time

@matthewgilboe9640 10 ай бұрын

damn booker t is a sharp dressed man he can definately pull off the look and as he ages he still looks good

@burnzy116 10 ай бұрын

Aww Shucky Ducky Quack Quack awesome interview my man!

@TheHamburgerlar 10 ай бұрын

Great stuff

@owensstopmotions1612 10 ай бұрын

Great Video!

@4cuttime 10 ай бұрын

Booker you are one of the BEST wrestlers of all time!!!

@garyhen2028 10 ай бұрын

Oddly enough, my favorite booker matches are with batista and Mysterio! That Austin and goldie stuff was so funny though, then the takerrroonie thing almost worked.

@LyssLiLi 10 ай бұрын

*Tha original "We Wuz"😂*

@jakebaggio4368 6 ай бұрын

Its on like neckbone is Bookers best catchphrase!

@MrNepatriotsfan12 10 ай бұрын

I loved king booker so much as a kid

@reggiedavis4453 10 ай бұрын

Booker T , PASS THE BLUNT 😂😂

@moore4ent.224 10 ай бұрын

Booker T is that Dude!

@jcchambers7896 6 ай бұрын

I just seen a short and i came back to see if he really gotta backwood rolled up 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 straight houston dude

@JoseJoseC626 10 ай бұрын

Booker T given a in depth interview with the man? Respeeeeeecccccc

@bencromwell707 10 ай бұрын

King 👑 Booker Iconic #Dope #Interview

@Armzilla- 8 ай бұрын

Hulk Hogan we coming for you Ninja! The greatest promo ever!!!😅

@ezwiderbeatz5590 10 ай бұрын

6:42 YEAH!!!!!!

@Bsnowman22 10 ай бұрын

Why do I have deja vu as if I've seen this interview before? 😂

@TylerMorganShow 10 ай бұрын

Live and in person!

@IAmImprintJones 2 ай бұрын

Booker will always be the standard of black championship wrestling for this generation with 35 title reigns that he's earned 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾👑👑👑

@elwynpeters499 10 ай бұрын

Chris is killing it lately!

@tanaka7341 10 ай бұрын

Book the greatest 5 time wcw champ,best king and massively underrated

@2kpurp879 9 ай бұрын

I really fw Booker T , he keeps it 100% negative or positive. Gotta respect that