Booker paul orndorff is credited for coming up with the idea of the invasion angle with hall and nash. I knew that buff wasn t prepared for that stage, booker t said. If jericho wins, saturn must continue wearing the dress. In may 2014, kevin sullivan began working for promoter don west with the american pro wrestling alliance and is the current booker for the promotion. This storyline is referenced during the games intro and the grouping of the nwo members in separate rosters. Bookers can be all kinds of different people, from the owner of the promotion paul heyman in ecw, wrestlers for the promotion kevin nash or kevin sullivan in wcw, or people hired by the. The wcw epic fail files world wrestling everything gamespot. Nash was floored and also used ddp to inquire if there was interest in him joining. In pro wrestling, basically hes the one running the show. Booker t will have to defend his title against big sexy kevin nash but the odds are stacked agianst booker. The company is called world wrestling entertainment. He was an actor, known for by right of birth 1921 and in the hour of chaos 2016. Booker taliaferro washington april 5, 1856, november 14, 1915 was an american political leader, teacher and author.
Im sure that at the time there must have been some school of thought that made management think this was a good business decision, but without any context i cant imagine what it could have been. Since were in flair country, the us champ curt hennig accepts his challenge for a cage match from last week and says he will retire ric flair on december 28 in washington dc. Nowadays, it seems like behind every great wrestler there is an even greater wife who either escorts them to the ring or is a talented wrestler in her own right. Hes a 7 feet tall goodlooking man so talentless and so bad in the ring that wcw could not get him over even after trying several different gimmicks, even giving him two of the best talkers in the game as managers kevin sullivan and diamond dallas page. At the end of kevin nash s stint as booker, goldberg beat sting in a nontitle match. Booker is best known for his time in world championship wrestling, the world wrestling federationentertainment, and total nonstop action wrestling, holding 35 championships between those organizations. Matches ernest miller wrestlers database cagematch. He spouts off some japanese gibberish for charlotte. Bunkhouse buck and dick slater, the outsiders scott hall and kevin nash. Booker t has another television championship defense against perry saturn and gets overwhelmed by. At genesis 2007, tna newcomer booker t is revealed as stings partner for a main event tagforthetitle match, stunning their opponents, kevin nash and world champion kurt angle.
Sharmell sullivanhuffman born november 2, 1970 is an american retired professional wrestling valet and former professional wrestler. The infamous tacoma raw new, 10 comments on this date in wwf wcw history, monday night raw transformed into monday nitro for 20 minutes in tacoma, washington. Washington saw education as the true emancipator for himself and others. Nov 15, 2015 kevin nash commentary compilation on his last day as booker thunder 14th october 1999.
When they spill back out to the floor, buff comes out and runs luger into the post. Nash makes a joke about barbara billingsleys birthday to add that sarcastic personal touch. Wcw tv champion booker t pinned disco inferno with the harlem hangover at 5. Harlem heat was a professional wrestling tag team composed of two brothers, booker and lash huffman better known as booker t and stevie ray. Oct 29, 2015 lynn, ma the new world order debuted in 1996 and disbanded in 2002, but for kevin nash, the memories remain as fresh as ever. Steiner controls to start beating up on norton, but they head to the floor where norton takes over and whips steiner into the guardrail. Wcw tv champion booker t defeated chavo guerrero jr. Booker t doing commentary as he beats down the tna.
He was one of the most important people in african american history in the united states from 1890 to 1915. With hulk hogan, kevin nash, chris benoit, dallas page. At the end of 1990, ole anderson was fired as head booker of wcw after booking the promotion into losing what was reported to be 6. Perry saturn defeated silver king wcw cruiserweight champion billy kidman defeated rey mysterio jr. Kevin nash in the background saying of course id be joining the fright it not for my. Kevin nash has reportedly signed a new deal with tna wrestling, thus ending his contract dispute with the organization. The former world champion last appeared for tna on the oct. They are now out of the picture and tna has to go in a different direction. Benoit attacks at the bell and stomps booker down into a corner.
The company subsequently received thousands and thousands of letters complaining about the distatseful nature of the incident. Backstory there is plenty of blame to go around for the ultimate demise of the once proud wrestling company known as wcw. He is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion reality of wrestling in texas city, texas. We couldnt get sting, goldberg, rey mysterio, scott hall and kevin nash.
There are a number of theories as to what went wrong on the night wcw took over raw and booker t faced buff bagwell in the main event, but one fact remains clear it was a tremendous mistake. A week after triple h cut a controversial promo on booker t, the 5time wcw champion has some words for the 16time world champion ric flair and has a brawl with triple h in the bathroom. Konnan defeated booker t via disqualification kevin nash defeated wrath scott hall defeated alex wright dean. Harlem heat booker t and stevie ray held the most reigns as a tag team. Hall and nash, however, went entirely without punishment, as they almost immediately left the wwf for archrivals wcw, bringing the curse of kevin nash with them. Washington, president of tuskegee institute, becomes the first african american to be awarded an honorary degree by harvard university. He decides whos winning the matches, how the matches will end, and all the various storylines and feuds that lead to the matches taking place. Theres no need to rehash all the booking blunders and financially reckless behavior that. Can someone explain how kevin nash gained control of the booking decisions in wcw. Kevin nash commentary compilation on his last day as booker thunder 14th october 1999. Sid after applying the cobra clutch until sid passes out. The great educator booker t washington national monument u.
Booker t born robert booker tio huffman, march 1, 1965 is one of the most decorated wrestlers of alltime, having wrestled for world championship wrestling, world wrestling entertainment and total nonstop action. At this point, vince russo was in charge of wcw and his fingerprints were quickly all over wcw. At final resolution, booker t, kevin nash, scott steiner, and sting defeated the tna front line a. Kevin nash talking about the correlation between him. Wcw matches 1998 historyofwcw wiki fandom powered by. Oct 12, 2015 eric bischoff, kevin nash, and rick rude take over the commentary table. Wcw presents starrcade live on ppv on december 28 from washington, dc. Booker t weighs in on john cena calling brock lesnar the best ever, lesnars talent as a performer.
Kevin nashs booking in wcw besides booking himself to beat. Sting and giant won the titles after hall turned on nash and hit him with one of. Booker t hall pinned booker t using a outsiders edge with distraction from jeff jarrett. Fast forward two years to 1998, specifically december 27th, 1998, in washington d. Washington was born into slavery but then later became the founder of the tuskegee institutes. Wcwnwo revenge was released almost 11 months after wcw vs. Nash didn t spend as much time as he usually does in his corner attacks and let page call alot of the match, as you can hear it loud as shit. And according to former wcw legend and wwe hall of famer booker t, the nwo itself almost destroyed the wrestling business. Why was kevin nash such a pain in the butt to work with in.
Hugh morrus w jimmy hart pinned glacier booker t pinned emory hale chavo guerrero jr. Over the course of his career hes had six runs with a world title, 15 runs as a tag team champion, and a grandslam champion in the wwe. Stevie reconciled with booker, retired, and became a commentator. Throughout the wars, the wwf and wcw would both adopt different. Wcw matches 1998 historyofwcw wiki fandom powered by wikia. Kayfabe commentaries has their own network now kayfabe commentaries launched their network earlier this month. At the end of kevin nashs stint as booker, goldberg beat sting in a nontitle match. During this time, the nwo had split into two factions. This apparently pissed off the varsity club, who eventually stormed the ring and beat up all of the revolution and duggan himself. Why was kevin nash such a pain in the butt to work with in wcw.
Robert booker tio huffman, better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and color commentator signed with wwe. Feb 15, 2009 booker t will have to defend his title against big sexy kevin nash but the odds are stacked agianst booker. In the atlanta compromise he articulated the benefits of vocational education. He even had a stint as wcw commissioner, and he served as a coachmentor to the natural born thrillers, who would eventually turn on nash. When debating the greatest tag team in wcw history, harlem. Efter mindre succes i wcw fik kevin nash sit gennembrud under ringnavnet. Jeff hardy set to get a big push in wwe, reason behind. This was the 4th out of 5 spring stampede payperview events that wcw. Similar money deal was offered to nash and when the wwe wouldn t dare come close to matching wcw s offer, nash was gone. He went over to tna impact over on spike tv, they paid way more money than wwe was offering, alot more great stars are over on tna impact as well such as kurt angle, dudley boyz, sting, kevin nash. Booker t all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. Here are some of the most beautiful wives in the world of wrestling. Wcw s commentary team then proceeded to basically rehash the commentary from j.
Booker t defeated kevin nash in a cage match to regain the wcw world tag titles in 9. Mar 18, 2018 and according to former wcw legend and wwe hall of famer booker t, the nwo itself almost destroyed the wrestling business. Diamond dallas page wcw world championship this actually gets a bit of time and it feels like they do a whole lot more than they did at the ppv. Double a and scot hudson were brought out to do commentary. Guerrera booker t defeated chris jericho scott hall defeated horace hogan. She first came to prominence in the wrestling world as storm a member of the world championship wrestling dance troupe. The wcw world tag team championship was a professional wrestling world tag team. Washington, educator and reformer, first president and principal developer of tuskegee normal and industrial institute now tuskegee university, and the most influential spokesman for african americans between 1895 and 1915. Kevin nash commentary compilation on his last day as booker. He was born into slavery, but was eventually freed.
With hall being a close friend of kevin nash, then known as diesel in the wwe, his wcw money offer was shown to nash. Booker is best known for his time in world championship wrestling, the world wrestling federationentertainment. Mike awesome defeats alex wright and big ron and big vito and billy kidman and booker t and brian adams and bryan clarke and chuck palumbo and corporal cajun and crowbar and david flair and disqo and heavy d and jeff jarrett and jim duggan and kevin nash and. As soon as the match began, the capacity crowd in washington states. Appearing on the sam roberts wrestling podcast h t, heres what the former wcw champion had to say. Tagged booker t, goldberg, kevin nash, lance storm, major gunns, mike awesome. As the wife of booker t, she is best known for her time with world wrestling entertainment wwe as queen sharmell until her release in 2007. Nash said hed love to get a wcw title shot against goldberg, but he wouldn t wrestle goldberg for free. Born into slavery in virginia, washington moved to alabama in 1881 to open tuskegee norma booker t. If you like this site, please consider a small donation that will keep the site alive and advertisingfree in the future. Prime example is the time he sat in on commentary for an entire episode of thunder during the end of his run as booker in wcw. As a main eventer, booker feuded with jarrett, kevin nash and scott steiner. A wcw brand match where kevin nash defends his title against challenger booker t. So the wwe has brought back kevin nash and booker t back to the wwe and as surprise entrants in the 2011 royal rumble.
He was married to margaret james murray, olivia davidson and fanny norton smith. The five time, five time, five time, five time, five time, wcw champion booker t born robert booker tio huffman, march 1, 1965 is one of the most decorated wrestlers of alltime, having wrestled for world championship wrestling, world wrestling entertainment and total nonstop action. Born into slavery, washington rose to a position of power and influence, founding the tuskegee institute in alabama in 1881 and overseeing its growth into a wellrespected black university. February is black history month, and i couldnt think of a better topic to discuss than an. When scott hall and i first came up to wcw, i remember hulk. Other wcw booker terry taylor is credited for coming up with other ideas such as t shirt selling, black and white colors, the attitude, etc. Nash, even more so than hogan, refused to put any wrestler over except as a joke. Nash has this unique ability to be both a gigantic douche and a real life big daddy cool. Two wwe wcw legends in 1 on 1 title match summerslam ppv action. Wcw battle, he would have offered enough money to keep them. Friday the th franchise i write friday the th related articles here, obviously. Booker t debuts in tna as stings mystery partner genesis.
Over the course of his career hes had six runs with a world title, 15 runs as a tag team champion, and a. Styles, brother devon, brother ray, and samoa joe in an eightman tag team match to. Apr 20, 2018 the best and worst of wcw thunder for. Riggs and harlem heat go back to the third episode of nitro when riggs and marcus bagwell upset booker t and stevie ray to win the wcw world tag belts back on september 18, 1995.
Matches bret hart wrestlers database cagematch the. I had a match with kevin nash and it was my first match in canada, in toronto, canada. Washington is an actor, known for war of the worlds 2005, miracle at st. Greene was nashs tag team partner in the master blasters.
Its a little steep, but they produce far and away, the best shoot interviews out. I knew that buff wasnt prepared for that stage, booker t said. Kevin nash vs booker t wcw world heavyweight championship. Rey mysterio, scott steiner, wcw, world championship wrestling, wrestling leave a reply monday nitro december 4th, 2000. He eventually lost it to booker t later on at fall brawl. Chris benoit 1 wcw saturday night, 53098 you had to know i was going to seek this one out. Kevin nashs booking in wcw besides booking himself to. She first came to prominence in the wrestling world as storm a member of the world championship wrestling dance. Washington was born on april 5, 1856 in franklin county, virginia, usa as booker taliaferro washington. Greene was nash s tag team partner in the master blasters. This led to the infamous booker t vs buff bagwell clusterfuck that derailed all plans of wcw. Hogan saw them as his chance to resurrect his career. The five time, five time, five time, five time, five time, wcw champion.
In april 1996, two of the wwfs top performers, kevin nash diesel and scott. Han vandt wcw titlen en kort overgang fra booker t, og blev herefter coach for. The team achieved their greatest success in world championship wrestling wcw, where they won the wcw world tag team championship a record ten times. The wcw epic fail files world wrestling everything. Kevin nash and lex luger this was more about the overall angle than the match. He wouldn t tag in rick steiner and he wouldn t tag in kevin sullivan, who hadn t competed on a wcw ppv since his retirement match with chris benoit at bash at the beach 1997. Psychosis wcw tv champion booker t defeated prince iaukea ray traylor, rick. Wcw world tag team champion the giant and wcw world heavyweight champion hulk hogan w bret hart and the disciple vs. Washington april 5, 1856november 14, 1915 was a prominent black educator, author, and leader of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The monday night wars were a period of mainstream televised american professional.
Kevin put don over, passing him the torch, saying that he would be darker than he ever was. Nash won the wcw world heavyweight championship again from booker t on the august 28, 2000 episode of monday nitro in las cruces, new mexico. Booker t is one of the most decorated africanamerican wrestlers, having wrestled for world championship wrestling, world wrestling entertainment and total nonstop action. Booker t says the nwo nearly killed the wrestling business. He rose from slavery and a childhood of manual labor to become a leading educator of african americans at the end of the 19th century.