Booker T on the supermarket brawl, Bad Bunny, Spinaroonies, The Rock stealing catch phrases
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3 жыл бұрынBooker T sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Houston, Texas. In this episode, Booker T talks about what he was like as a kid, the lessons he learned from going to prison, how getting into wrestling changed his life, getting hired by WCW, how he was able to get himself over in WWE when Vince McMahon bought WCW, how he came up with the Book End before The Rock came up with The Rock Bottom, the infamous supermarket brawl with Stone Cold Steve Austin, his podcast with Brad Gilmore called “The Hall of Fame”, being a two-time WWE Hall of Famer, the Bad Bunny song about him, why he doesn’t think Sting should wrestle in AEW and much more!
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@donaldlove4547 Жыл бұрын
He’s honest. He’s humble at times, and super proud at times, and everything between. He’s super authentic and still grounded . What an interesting guy
@y2k704 3 жыл бұрын
he is hands down one of the most under rated wrestlers. his mic skills, athleticism are on another level,
@JulianCurrie 3 жыл бұрын
It's great hearing Booker in a long interview instead of the short sound bites that are usually on KZfaq. He often gets heat for some of his comments, but he's a cool, down to earth dude.
@pizzahighfive2612 3 жыл бұрын
That's not actually heat, that's just lil offended people, who cares about what they think if they get so easily offended over everything.
@COTurtleOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын
He was the first ever wrestler I ever received a High five from. Springfield Missouri WCW event at the Shrine Mosque when he teamed with Stevie Ray. I was maybe 8 or 9. Pretty awesome memory.
@joeathisbest2 3 жыл бұрын
around 44:20 is when they talk about the grocery store brawl. I was on quick lunch and skimmed through it. But found it before going back.
@jahnadorno4809 3 жыл бұрын
“Soy un rey, campeon Booker T”🔥🔥
@vita1ogy. 3 жыл бұрын
estoy en mi peak.
@timothymosconi3848 3 жыл бұрын
In my personal opinion he is blessed with whatever because he truly appreciates every bit of it and he pays it forward every chance he gets
@venomousnate7263 3 жыл бұрын
That’s true. I met him at a convention and he really is a great guy.
@stevengraham6298 3 жыл бұрын
I also met him at a convention and agree. Really great guy. Was there with his wife,who is an absolutely beautiful woman.
@mitchwooten5150 3 жыл бұрын
I met Booker at a convention. He made me feel like I was family! Such a great guy! First class all the way! Thanks CVV Ending 2020 on a great note and Awesome video!
@OscillatorCollective 3 жыл бұрын
Being from Houston I’m really proud that BOOKER is keeping the Houston wrestling spirit alive and well.
@2yLiteThaTitan 3 жыл бұрын
Met Booker in Dallas during Wrestlemania weekend he was with Sharmelle at a Fridays I stood there and asked if I could shake his hand. He said sure, I told him it was an honor meeting him. What a wonderful human being.
@GrampsGaming91 3 жыл бұрын
I met Booker T in 2018 at a convention. It was a very enjoyable and memorable experience. Every time I think about it I can't help but smile.
@viqneuman.5111 3 жыл бұрын
I popped him at a convention. Was buying his Autobiography. Was asking him a question and I said. "Suckas gots to know". He was laughing. No one else around him knew why he was laughing.
@SilverrulezGaming 3 жыл бұрын
😂🤙
@user-vo1ls6xg4f 3 жыл бұрын
34:20 It's true. Rock did that during Jericho's debut as well. It was just part of Rock's catchphrase. I wish Sting didn't took it the wrong way. Maybe We could've seen Sting in WWE back in 2001.
@jerelminter 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, _"IT DOESN'T MATTER"_ thing was already a thing when The Rock did it to Booker T, he did it to _EVERYBODY_ he was talking to, not just the WCW guys.
@javierhatch2351 Жыл бұрын
@D Man the Rock would've called him a mime and make those hand gestures in a glass box 🤣
@christopherp.8485 3 жыл бұрын
Fond memories of Booker T is when he was teamed up with Goldust, and they would do they scorpion king trailers but with booker instead of the rock
@pizzahighfive2612 3 жыл бұрын
Gold!
@PedroReyes-dg9dv 3 жыл бұрын
What a great interview Chris! I love Booker T as a wrestler, but he's the type of person everyone should aspire to be.
@wc76 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you CVV!! I could listen to Booker T all day long. I feel like the man has so much knowledge and wisdom to share.
@steveh4290 3 жыл бұрын
As a Brit that grew up watching WCW Worldwide on a Saturday afternoon from 1992, to Nitro on TNT on a Friday night, this interview makes me very happy. WCW4LIFE 🤘
@MrTaktic121 3 жыл бұрын
🤔 Was wwf on chanel 4, I was a wcw fan brother wwf
@danielbee62 3 жыл бұрын
An hour with Booker T, I can dig that.
@Ryanmilky14 3 жыл бұрын
Chris this interview was just one of the best I've seen this year, So many things hit me hard and gave me inspiration, thank you for all your effort and hard work in this crazy year and just wanna ass that I've watched every second of every video you have on KZfaq and I especially love its their 60 mins +. thanks for being you.
@barronanderson569 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview! One of the best of the year, hands down!
@mikefitchNYC1971 3 жыл бұрын
Now this was an awesome interview Chris! I wish you and your family a very happy and peaceful New Year. I am going to spend New Years Eve rewatching some of your past interviews. Thank you for all the awesome interviews you have done this past year 🙏🙏🙏
@user-gi2mn5yf5j 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing CVV this is the most inspiring hour I have ever experienced, both of you are really great people and people persons! I am certain that Booker's fighting spirit combined with his kindness and ability to get along with his peers is why he is so blessed. I struggle with all of those things while I wonder why my life be cursed :D
@codydeering7450 3 жыл бұрын
The crossover we needed👍 Love you both Chris and Book!
@mjo4086 3 жыл бұрын
The best interviewer in the business does it again - Thanks Chris! And, what a good guy Booker T is!
@yourgameisstupid 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone loves Booker T, and there's a good reason for that.
@mcqueenx75 3 жыл бұрын
he was awesome until he let wwe make him look like a joke.
@Lee5Carter 3 жыл бұрын
That's why Book one of the all around GOATS of the wrestling business 👏👏
@kenterminateddq5311 3 жыл бұрын
That's why Booker is one of the few WCW stars who transitioned to WWF really well because he's hugely talented and gets along with the WWF locker room.
@xavierpark5937 3 жыл бұрын
I've been long time subscriber of chris I am not a regular commenter but , his interview skills are fire Make people comfortable, ask good question(Intelligent questions), being respectful towards guest , make good engaging conversations, Don't interrupt , chris is a fine journalist. thumps up from me Both of you are great human being . okay I am just 10 minutes in I am gonna watch the interview now .
@ChrisVanVliet 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Xavier!
@xavierpark5937 3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisVanVliet you're welcome brother .
@baseballisodd 3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't click fast enough. Always a great job Chris!
@bigdrudogg33 3 жыл бұрын
How entertaining is Booker!! Holy crap that hour flew by... great job Chris as always man Happy New Year!!
@ReeseMan 3 жыл бұрын
Chris = best interviewer podcast great listener
@ChrisVanVliet 3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@bbdrix23 3 жыл бұрын
That Don Tony guy is jealous of you. You are the best man.
@derekjackson5475 3 жыл бұрын
The Uranage slam that The Rock coined as Rockbottom was a move of his cousin Yokozuna. He does it just like Yoko, maybe it was a tribute that later became his finisher.
@HellfireClub242 3 жыл бұрын
Two legends together at last!
@nicjerseytv 3 жыл бұрын
I can agree about what Booker said about his line at autograph signings! I met him at wrestle mania 34 axxess. He did a heel of job was so entertaining and when I told him that I am from Germany he said „Guten Tag“ and asked me some things about Germany and when I started watching wrestling. He is my all time favorite.
@keving-lo7841 3 жыл бұрын
Great podcast and one for the ages!! Love your work Chris
@prateeksingh5394 3 жыл бұрын
It's really eye opening show us what our childhood characters are as a person....thanks Chris🙏
@Gregvogel888 3 жыл бұрын
You are the man Chris!!! Hoping for a live youtube chat again in the future.
@heyzeushoards1405 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview. One of my favorites from wcw and cheers on the leg lamp. My favorite xmas movie.
@lmcustomcoatingsllc 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great interview! Great People!
@danieldonovan881 3 жыл бұрын
Damn good interview really enjoyed the next one can’t wait to see who you interview next
@jgs3mm 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great interview Chris. You actually let your guests speak. I've stopped listening to about 7 other shows because the hosts are so long winded. Keep up the great job. Bad Bunny's rapping about how he's on top of the music industry, dissing his haters. The hook says "I'm at my peak, I'm a king, champion, Booker T".
@kimwise8990 3 жыл бұрын
Booker T/Harlem Heat's entrance music is easily one of the most underrated in all of professional wrestling.
@shaun_seow 3 жыл бұрын
Damn rite....it was so catchy that even my non-wrestling folks will look up whenever Booker T appeared on Raw.
@st1ngers104 3 жыл бұрын
Chris this was awesome !! Great catch !! Love Booker T , so honest
@ReeseMan 3 жыл бұрын
Booker t matches were always enjoyable and poetic
@martinlutherkingjrsgodson4449 3 жыл бұрын
I love the 1 hour podcasts. Keep up the good work and keep on keeping.
@ChrisVanVliet 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir!
@paulrobinson3213 3 жыл бұрын
His King Booker or should I say King Bookah, ruler of the Smackdown World, character is my all-time favorite wrestling character. It was absolute gold. When he did that See No Evil review and said And I got an axe too, I always cry laughing.
@donclark4639 3 жыл бұрын
Harlem Heat, "Can you feel it, sucka!" Thank you Chris.
@ahmadabulaban5474 3 жыл бұрын
Wow i always comeback and bing 2 interviews back to back this is second the first was renee 's, both were incredible.
@JAIMEGARCIA-gw9re 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see wrestlers have somewhere to go after wrestling and that is this platform. It is good to see Booker T doing well.
@erichenderson3358 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview Chris... Gotta love Booker
@christophermangual4281 3 жыл бұрын
Impeccable interview Chris Van Vliet!
@selagrabs1369 3 жыл бұрын
Booker "5Time" T , I saw him the first Time in WCW with Stevie Ray and Sherry as Harlem Heat , they where BadAss ; ) Thx Chris for This great Interview as Everytime , Stay Healthy and strong , greetings from Switzerland
@ReeseMan 3 жыл бұрын
Booker and Chris much respect to you both
@NewMadrid01 3 жыл бұрын
Book is great! Thank you god this CVV. You always deliver!
@ChrisVanVliet 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@marbin1991 3 жыл бұрын
great talk chris thank's 🤘🔥💯 greetings from Berlin.
@crushthecrushermachinewwel6500 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview i love booker T you are the man
@bruiserb8116 3 жыл бұрын
🎧🏆 great interview man
@davev2232 3 жыл бұрын
Hes so unique especially in the voice. My wife hasn't watched wrestling in 15 year's and heard me listening to this in the background and she says, is that booker T ? Yes babe ! It is
@thesprock5270 3 жыл бұрын
In my top 5 since I was a kid. Seriously underrated and a pioneer.
@USSOBRIEN 3 жыл бұрын
KIIIIINNNNGGGG BOOOOOOKAAHHHH!! Booker T for Royal Rumble 2021!!!
@joshstrope1092 3 жыл бұрын
Chris, you do the best interviews.
@ChrisVanVliet 3 жыл бұрын
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@majidhussain3896 3 жыл бұрын
Islam is the truth. Read the Quran
@4lifeme936 3 жыл бұрын
Booker t was so fun to watch when I was growing up on tv. It's nice to hear him talk about his past. He's a great guy and was a real soild wreslter for both companies, wcw and wwe, that's big ! Great job Chris, as always !
@dylanitsallaboutneed.uilma677 3 жыл бұрын
Bookert wwe Miss. Good. Wrestling. Dylan pierce. Wwe world heavyweight weight championship. Smack down. Greststst. View
@dylanitsallaboutneed.uilma677 3 жыл бұрын
Reailty of wrestling Bookert.
@dylanitsallaboutneed.uilma677 3 жыл бұрын
Bookert best. Momory
@movementencouragedfitness5945 3 жыл бұрын
When I was little, I would sneak out of my room when I was supposed to be in bed whenever I heard Booker T theme song from my living room. My older siblings watched wwf and I always liked watching Booker go to the ring. The fire and the music was so cool to me.
@mariohnyc 3 жыл бұрын
Booker is awesome. Great positive energy, and of course, great stories.
@thegameingfox 3 жыл бұрын
I'm keen to watch it😁
@G.H.E.T.T.O.G.O.D. 3 жыл бұрын
Love Booker T. Awesome human being. I first seen Booker T when he was in Harlem Heat with Stevie Ray back in WCW before he was television champion. "It's on like neck bone"
@kevingrace945 3 жыл бұрын
great interview
@TruthWarriorB88 3 жыл бұрын
Booker! The 5x WCW Champion!
@kelsohunt460 3 жыл бұрын
Booker t buying the WWE cup in a shop when gold dust showed up. Hahaha. Brilliant. Good memories.
@noahcanant5626 3 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing interview!!! Could you interview Jay White at some point?
@ChrisSmith74627 3 жыл бұрын
We need more Booker T's in this world
@vikkorheel9966 3 жыл бұрын
Like Christan and Edge at Wrestlemania 1😂😂😂I'm dead🤣🤣🤣
@user-kj6sw3to4m 3 жыл бұрын
Hell yea CVV !!! Love u bro I forgot about this
@WrestlingFan.1234 3 жыл бұрын
Booker t was very entertaining back in the day. His segments with Goldust was hilarious
@ReeseMan 3 жыл бұрын
Booker T= poetic personified legendary charisma great promos best pro wrestler of all time
@lewisreeves9843 3 жыл бұрын
what a cool guy booker is!
@KingpinCarlito 3 жыл бұрын
As someone too young to experience Harlem Heat I have to say I loved the Booker T the face And hated King Booker the Heat seeking missile (so damn memorable, the best king character) Loved Booker T’s commentary All I know is Booker T is a 5 time 5 time 5 time 5 time 5 time world champion and legend
@davidfitzpatrick4254 3 жыл бұрын
Come on BOOK! Preach it brother! Poor Chris probably didn't expect a sermon!
@charles_austin 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful words from Booker
@willekln 3 жыл бұрын
Booker T has a great sense of humor. 🤣
@cymraegpunk1420 3 жыл бұрын
Except for the whole getting someone fired from their dream job thing, that was just cruel
@EmhyrAndarz 3 жыл бұрын
i wasnt around for when Booker T wrestled and stuff but damn his voice is unique
@rikiroman4154 3 жыл бұрын
I was at that show when they tried to make the Undertaker to do the spinarooni. I had a great time.
@PADILLAJ03L 3 жыл бұрын
BookerT in the house 🔥🔥🔥👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@StabbingKnifes 3 жыл бұрын
31:29 Booker T laughing at how he got a guy fired. Classy Book.
@TeamMemberNumberEight 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone figure out who it was?
@codymb15 3 жыл бұрын
@@TeamMemberNumberEight Only person coming to mind is Enzo
@mudbray6970 3 жыл бұрын
@@codymb15 Could have been Lio, apparently they had some sort of issues with each other
@VideoGameStupidLC 3 жыл бұрын
I still remember when I met him at a convention. It was at a casino and there was a restaurant where all the celebrity guest were going to and I saw Booker go into it so I waited in the hotel lobby for like an hour or something and when he finally came back out I ran to him and was like "Mr. 5-Time WCW World Heavyweight Champion(at which point he nodded his head in acknowledgement) it is very awesome meeting you!" and then I asked if I could take a photo with him. He said due to convention policy he couldn't take a photo but he shook my hand instead. In hindsight I probably should have recognized him for being a 2-Time WWE Half of Famer rather than just a 5-Time WCW Champ but I'm glad I got to shake his hand anyway.
@DickDogg88 3 жыл бұрын
Booker t is a legend just all time great down to earth lived life kinda dude
@ericmacgillivray537 3 жыл бұрын
Where's the blu-ray book you need a five disk five disk five disk set...been a fan since wcw...in this day and age we need to relive some of those classic matches...you're a great dude
@WaqarDepp 3 жыл бұрын
Legend!
@BushinRyuCat 3 жыл бұрын
If i had time all day, I'd just listen to Booker T *ALL DAY!*
@TrailerParkCinderella 3 жыл бұрын
Just watched the video! Awesome, Book got 2 HOF rings
@mringram 3 жыл бұрын
Great content
@thedeadmanfan09 3 жыл бұрын
The sweet spot for interview length imo is 20-35mins
@HakunaMatata_TTP 3 жыл бұрын
Chris, the fact that you don't have a million plus subscribers is a crime
@themasterjman 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite wcw wrestler
@williamnimbach6419 3 жыл бұрын
I've always liked Booker but after hearing this interview man hes a great person!!! I love booker!!!!
@lamontwest1571 3 жыл бұрын
Booker T is one of the best pro wrestlers of all time. His look of intensity was unmatched, when his fire Pyro would go off. Gave a intense promo vs Randy Orton and put him over. I wish I would meet him just to have a quick conversation with him.
@thegameslave2 3 жыл бұрын
I hope I see you break out a spinarooni at some point in this interview, Chris. Gotta show the 5 time 5 time 5 time 5 time 5 time WCW Heavyweight Champion you can hang.
@zachsmith1634 3 жыл бұрын
I’ll always remember that Booker T is the first wrestler to ever shake my hand. I was at a Smackdown taping as a kid and my parents took me to the back where the wrestlers leave the arena after the show and I held up my sign that said “Booker T, can YOU dig it sucka?” and Booker drove past and seen it and stopped, lowered his car window laughing and said he loved my sign and shook my hand.
@TheOtherSideBattleRapLeague 3 жыл бұрын
Chris, have you ever thought about running a group interview/panel? I think you would moderate a great discussion between a few wrestlers, maybe even from different generations? I’m just spitballing here, but you’re interviews just flow so naturally. I dunno, just a thought! Specific goals, get specific results right? :) Which reminds me. My specific goal for 2021. Create a reel, work on my craft, and be admitted into Vancouver Film School for Acting in 2022. I’m only 28, so it’s not too late, right? 😅
@JarodShapiro 3 жыл бұрын
This awesome mans attitude is why people love him. A lot of his peers could take notes
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