Booker Huffman

Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1, 1965 in Houston, Texas), better known by his stage name of Booker T, is a professional wrestler currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on its Smackdown! brand.

Career

For much of the 1990s, Booker was one of the mainstays of World Championship Wrestling, winning the promotion's World Heavyweight title 4 times, plus a fifth time after WCW was purchased by WWE. He made his initial impact with his brother Lane (who wrestled as Stevie Ray) as the tag team of Harlem Heat, which held WCW's World Tag Team title a record 10 times. He also won six World Television titles and one United States Heavyweight title.

His rise from midcard to main event level was due in part to decisions made by WCW management. Even after new head booker Vince Russo started making large changes to the promotion, Booker stayed on a main event level. In a spur of the moment change to one WCW pay per view, Russo fired then World Champion Hulk Hogan and made a new main event between Jeff Jarrett and Booker T for the World title. During his main event run, he started to distance himself in story from Stevie Ray, who eventually joined the nWo. At one point, Stevie Ray even reformed the Harlem Heat with Big T (better known as the WWF's Ahmed Johnson). For a while, Booker T lost the right to use the "T" for his in-ring name to Big T and the Harlem Heat. During this time, Booker T was simply referred to as "Booker". Soon after this, he completely changed in-ring names for a while, joining General Rection's faction the Misfits in Action as "G.I. Bro".

After WCW folded, Booker joined the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment). Since entering the WWE, Booker has held the WWE World Tag Team title as well as the Intercontinental singles title and the Hardcore title. He has also won the WCW Title and WCW Tag titles on WWE television. He was also briefly a member of the WWE incarnation of the nWo.

In April 2002, Booker opened a retail outlet in Houston; Jam Zone, at 12313 Bellaire Boulevard. The shop sells music, video games and hip-hop gear.

On March 22, 2004 Booker T was traded from the RAW brand along with the Dudley Boyz to the Smackdown! brand for Triple H. After turning heel, Booker T would go on to win Smackdown's WWE US Title (formerly WCW's US title).

Booker T was set to face John 'Bradshaw' Layfield for the WWE Championship at the Survivor Series pay-per-view on November 14, 2004. Booker lost the match after getting hit on the head with the championship belt.

In March 2005, Booker & Stevie Ray opened the Booker T & Stevie Ray Pro Wrestling Academy in Houston.

Profile

• Height: 6 ft 5 in
• Weight: 271 lb
• Birthday: May 1, 1965
• Hometown: Houston, Texas
• Billed From: Harlem, New York
• Trained By: Scott Casey
• Professional Debut: March 1, 1989
• Previous Identities: Booker, G.I. Bro, Kole, Bookerman, Master of the Harlem Hangover
• Film(s): Ready to Rumble (as himself)
• Wrestling Managers: Sherri Martel, Jacqueline, Midnight, Shane McMahon, Sharmell Sullivan, Col. Rob Parker, Shawn Michaels

Finishing/signature moves

• Booker T Special/Scissors Kick
• Book-End
• Missile Dropkick
• Harlem/Houston Sidekick
• Harlem/Houston Hangover (Rolling top rope leg drop)
• 110th Street Slam
• Spinebuster
• Arm Wrench/side kick
• Spin-a-roonie (Breakdancing windmill)

Famous quotes

• Now can you dig that, sucka?!

Titles /Accomplishments

• 5-Time WCW World Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time WWE Intercontinental Champion
• 2-Time WWE United States Heavyweight Champion
• 3-Time WWE World Tag Team Champion with Goldust, then Rob Van Dam
• 2-Time WWE Hardcore Champion
• 11-Time WCW Tag Team Champion with Stevie Ray ten times, and once with Test
• 6-Time WCW Television Champion
• 3-Time GWF Tag Team Champion with Stevie Ray
• 1-Time UWF Heavyweight Champion

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him # 133 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. PWI also ranked him # 62 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Stevie Ray.

• He won the PWI Tag Team of the Year Award with Stevie Ray in 1995 and 1996, he won the PWI Most Improved Award in 1998 and the PWI Most Inspirational in 2000.