Booker credits his entire wrestling career to his big brother, Lane "Stevie Ray" Huffman. "That's just the way it's gotta be because if it wasn't for Stevie Ray, I wouldn't be in the business. I wouldn't have a big house. I wouldn't have a nice car.
"If it wasn't for him, I would probably be in jail or dead. You never know. So, we have to look after each other, because we are all that we got. That's just the way it is. Family comes first."
Booker T's list of achievements is quite honestly astonishing:
5x WCW World Heavyweight Champion
11x WCW Tag Team Champion (10x Stevie Ray, 1x Test)
6x WCW World Television Champion
1x WCW United States Heavyweight Champion
1x WWE World Heavyweight Champion
3x WWE United States Champion
1x WWE Intercontinental Champion
3x WWE World Tag Team Champion (1x Test, 1x Goldust, 1x Rob Van Dam)
2x WWF Hardcore Champion
Winner of King Of The Ring 2006
Sixteenth WWE Triple Crown Champion
Eighth WWE Grand Slam Champion
Participant of the first Elimination Chamber
Participant of Money In The Bank match, Wrestlemania 23
1x TNA Legends Champion
Participant in King Of The Mountain match
PWI Tag Team Of The Year (1995, 1996) with Stevie Ray
PWI Most Improved Wrestler Of The Year (1998)
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler Of The Year (2000)
PWI Ranked #5 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year (2000)
Booker and his older brother Lane opened a training facility for aspiring wrestlers and referees alike in 2005 called Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA).
Since then there have been many TNA superstars that have competed in the promotion, including Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, and Team 3D.
Booker and his wife Sharmell have also founded the Booker T. Fights For Kids Foundation, which is currently trying to build a 24-hour community center for kids.
They're hoping that the center will feature the latest in technology and recreational activities to provide an alternative to the inner city streets of Houston.
Booker has tried his hand in various sports throughout his life. He played touch football and basketball in high school, and later in life he competed as an amateur boxer.
Booker was able to use some of these skills in the 1-800-COLLECT television commercials that he has done.
After featuring in the advertisements, Booker was cast in television shows "Charmed" and "The Jersey," as well as starring in the 2000 wrestling movie "Ready To Rumble."
After writing this article, I will forever look at Booker T in a different light, as an unsung legend of the professional wrestling world. Just imagine the quality of wrestling that we would've missed out on if his former boss never lent him that $3000...
A special thanks goes out to the following references:
www.Wikipedia.com
www.bookertonline.com
www.slam.canoe.ca
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