Booker T is a pro wrestler, announcer, and 2-time WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Houston, TX to discuss being an NXT announcer and why it is more fun than being on the main roster, how he got the role as a commentator, his calls getting the likes of Trick Williams and Stephanie Vaquer over, being chased by Stone Cold while playing bingo in church, The Shockmaster's debut, the last time he did a Harlem Hangover, being challenged to a match by Trick Williams, and more!
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00:00 Intro
01:40 Reality Of Wrestling/love of wrestling
04:27 Becoming a commentator
11:14 Trick Williams' entrance in NXT
14:16 Vic Joseph
16:16 Stephanie Vaquer's Devil's Kiss
20:33 his career in WCW vs WWE
26:37 Bingo segment with Stone Cold
29:56 Hair vs Hair match against Edge
32:18 Turning his life around after prison
36:47 Shockmaster debut
38:42 Curt Hennig
44:16 King Booker
47:17 African accent during his TNA run/Black Snow
53:04 WrestleMania 19 vs Triple H
59:07 Harlem Hangover
01:01:18 Getting called out by Trick Williams
01:02:45 Cody Rhodes calling him T-Book
01:04:30 Giving others credit
01:05:52 Advice for newer wrestlers
01:09:12 3 things he's grateful for
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