Why because he is Black and you are Black? So if I said Watching a White Man win MVP in NFL or NBA brings tear to my eyes, that wouldn't be racist of me then?
@@alvinweaver1450 Man Booker T was just that guy for us but my favorite wrestler is Stone Cold. I think you took it wrong brethren but totally get where you're coming from
Always enjoyed Booker T, even back when WWE was giving him the "Oh it's a WCW guy, better make him a heel 90% of the time" treatment. Guy had charisma - guy could bust out moves - guy was smooth in the ring - guy was hella entertaining. Grossly underappreciated talent and it put a big smile on my face to see him get a nice pop. Seems it also put a smile on his face, too.
@Kieran Dempsey They know it's not real. That's irrelevant to what they're saying. If you need to point out the obvious so you can feel clever, you've got a big problem.
Even as a heel during the Invasion angle in the WWF in 2001, Booker T acted like a heel who thought that his side were the good guys sort of like Ken Shamrock did in 1998-99 when he was part of the Corporation.
If you look at early Harlem heat Entrance music when it goes yes yes Yes no no no Booker T says that's what the looking at the hand and shaking the head stands for.. It's subliminal. Just found that out a few weeks ago And now it makes sense
TNA was really at its peak around this time when Kurt Angle, Christian, Sting, Abyss, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe were all there, Hulk Hogan ruined it
This was also the time when Jim Cornette was running the show behind the scenes. The downfall started when Russo pushed him out then Dixie hired Hogan and Bischoff.
Brandon Lee - TNA was my fav promotion back then, especially in the AJ v Daniels v Joe era. Impact Zone had its own character then & the crowd actually cared, with regulars turning up each week, like the scarf twirling guy that used to twirl each time there was a good move.
There's a reason that this company reached its height of popularity during this time. Yes you need young athletic workers...but nothing will ever be able to move people more...than STAR POWER.
Except the company was doing fine prior to even Sting showing up. Actually I'd argue that bringing in guys like Sting, Nash, Angle and the like hurt TNA more than helped it. Yeah, they had other former WWF performers, but they were always midcarders who never got a proper shake in WWE. Angle beating Joe made no sense, Hogan showing up at all made no sense(if you look back with him doing literally no promotion work while he was with the company, anytime he was out making the media rounds it was all about himself, never about TNA)
Negative Ives TNA was fine when they focused on being unique. But when they bought in Bischoff and Russo and tried to turn it into WCW 2 with Sting, Hogan, and Nash, they lost the plot.
funny because when these two were on commentary for years lots of people were hating on them, not that they are both gone for years and years now everyone acts like they never hated them. lol I always really liked these two, DW with his excitement and Mike T with his years of knowledge.
What, I'm not saying it in a derogatory fashion. Just shows how much wrestling overall has fallen. BTW, I'm one of the biggest Impact fans on youtube, just not an impact cheerleader.
pc Juggalo I remember bits and pieces of the Original Main Event Mafia Storyline before Hogan and Bischoff arrived It was a battle between Main Event Mafia vs the TNA Frontline which was the TNA Originals.....Fans were back and forth on Sting.....Main Event Mafia would form up with World Elite which was lead by Eric Young..... there even was a big riot that happened between all of the TNA Roster and I remember seeing it and it was just so bloody crazy
Booker Ts entrance was like something you would get in a video game when you unlock a legendary character .... suspense que theme YOU HAVE UNLOCKED BOOKER T.
As a African American, Booker T had a Excellent, Amazing overall Wreslting career. I respect, praise and appreciate all what he has done impacted the bussines and providing us wrestling fans with historical and comical memories of entertainment. Booker This a True HOF and Legend
Yeah when they were voted the worst wrestling company during that time by Meltzer like three or four straight years, and were 90 million in debt. Great times?
@Ray Black Two dark and brooding characters (it may not be an exact character description but Crow Sting at least has that vibe too) coming from the two rival companies - WWF/E and WCW. Taker and Sting were both good too during their primes so just imagine the possibilities especially on the storytelling side.
Booker, Sting, Angle, Aj, Cristian, Jeff Jarrett, joe, abyss, LAX, motorcity machine guns, amazing red, elix skipper, monty brown, awesome Kong, Cristopher Daniels, Kazarian, rhyno... When TNA lost their soul (basically with Hogan) we all lost a part of our soul, make sure you bring back the best wrestling company, We want Total Non-stop Action!!
JR has talked about this kind of thing before, sometimes you just need to be quiet while the moment unfolds and let it speak for itself. At least it isn't Michael Cole just yammering on and on before ruining the reveal by shouting "OH MY!" or "Are you kidding me?/You gotta be kidding me!"
Can’t believe I taught TNA was going to take over around this time!! I was 15 I’m 28 now and don’t watch wrestling but still come back to these old videos 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Booker T is a legend but also a boss backstage he legit kicked Batista’s ass all over back stage in a real row over a match 😂 Batista missed a shot Booker T painted him all over the floor.
This was a great PPV Booker is definitely a WCW/WWE guy but had some good times in Impact. 1 member of MEM , feuds with Joe, Roode, AJ etc etc he said he really tried to help certain guys get to the next level while in Impact and I think he did
Love how Booker T had the same entrance EVERYWHERE 😂😂😂
some things shouldnt change XD
If its not broke don't have to fix it. Lol
Its not the same entrance though. Its similar but his wwe and wcw one was different.
Yes!
Almoast the same
Seeing all the love Booker T getting almost brings a tear to my eye. 🙂
Why because he is Black and you are Black? So if I said Watching a White Man win MVP in NFL or NBA brings tear to my eyes, that wouldn't be racist of me then?
@@alvinweaver1450 Man Booker T was just that guy for us but my favorite wrestler is Stone Cold. I think you took it wrong brethren but totally get where you're coming from
Definitely one of my favorites. Loved him in WCW.
@@alvinweaver1450 Idiot
@@alvinweaver1450 im indian and love seeing it what u gonna say about that u racist piece of trash.
One of the best debuts I have ever seen. I love the suspense, the pop, Booker T shouting his catchphrase, and the commentary.
Jerry Thomas oh my god really? I thought it was real!
Jerry Thomas Ur mom gay
Jerry Thomas so was avengers but you're ass went to go see that!
what pop?
And don't forget the theme song bro ☺
Dude had the sign saying “I knew it was Booker T” lmao
I sat next to him at the event his sign only said"I knew it was" and he added Booker T immediately after his intro music
@@bjesus203 Well played 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@bjesus203he ad-libed it 😂
@bjesus203 thanks for telling us this information I was wondering how they knew that
Always enjoyed Booker T, even back when WWE was giving him the "Oh it's a WCW guy, better make him a heel 90% of the time" treatment. Guy had charisma - guy could bust out moves - guy was smooth in the ring - guy was hella entertaining. Grossly underappreciated talent and it put a big smile on my face to see him get a nice pop. Seems it also put a smile on his face, too.
@Kieran Dempsey They know it's not real. That's irrelevant to what they're saying. If you need to point out the obvious so you can feel clever, you've got a big problem.
There's always one idiot like you Kieran..
Even as a heel during the Invasion angle in the WWF in 2001, Booker T acted like a heel who thought that his side were the good guys sort of like Ken Shamrock did in 1998-99 when he was part of the Corporation.
Booker T, Goldberg and Sting were the only reason I kept up with WCW back in the day. Just amazing performers with terrible writing
@British Bulldog So it didn't really happen but in our imagination??.. not real≠scripted..
Lol I always loved how he would look at his hand and shake his head like he couldn't believe he had a hand.
Lol Classic Booker T and King Booker version was hilarious "To all you little peasants"
If you look at early Harlem heat Entrance music when it goes yes yes Yes no no no Booker T says that's what the looking at the hand and shaking the head stands for.. It's subliminal. Just found that out a few weeks ago And now it makes sense
2:55 "Is cookin....."
is cookies
Bihhh “Hollywood Rock” 🤣🤣🤣
Is*
Back when this show was good... those were the days... TNA IMPACT 2002-2009. RIP
My G, TNA was on fire during the aforementioned period. Not perfect, but nothing ever is in wrestling.
TNA was really at its peak around this time when Kurt Angle, Christian, Sting, Abyss, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe were all there, Hulk Hogan ruined it
No he didn’t, Dixie ruined it
@@brutalwarmetal She gave Hulk Hogan a bit of control when he was there at the time.
So yes he played a part.
Flair didn't help
Vince Russo was there before Hogan, so they was doom than.
This was also the time when Jim Cornette was running the show behind the scenes. The downfall started when Russo pushed him out then Dixie hired Hogan and Bischoff.
With the exception of Kurt Angle, this is a WCW reunion.
boldsign that’s what I was thinking too
Thats what TNA basically was
You forgot Jeff Hardy and everyone else who was in wwe on tna
At the time it wasn't necessary a bad thing
@boldsign Me too I too thought the same☺
Look at the lightning in the arena and the camera angles. You can see the big crowd. I wish IMPACT Wrestling had this.
Brandon Lee they “had” .
yeah..this TNA was awesome
Brandon Lee - TNA was my fav promotion back then, especially in the AJ v Daniels v Joe era. Impact Zone had its own character then & the crowd actually cared, with regulars turning up each week, like the scarf twirling guy that used to twirl each time there was a good move.
I remember seeing the towel/scarf guy going crazy for all those x-division spots
Ha! That's funny but I'm pretty sure they were towels, that guy made every show special.
There's a reason that this company reached its height of popularity during this time. Yes you need young athletic workers...but nothing will ever be able to move people more...than STAR POWER.
Adrian Brown, not really, Hogan was there a few years later and TNA stunk, what they needed was the right players and this was amazing
greenwithevil6 hogan been past his prime as a super start
Except the company was doing fine prior to even Sting showing up. Actually I'd argue that bringing in guys like Sting, Nash, Angle and the like hurt TNA more than helped it.
Yeah, they had other former WWF performers, but they were always midcarders who never got a proper shake in WWE. Angle beating Joe made no sense, Hogan showing up at all made no sense(if you look back with him doing literally no promotion work while he was with the company, anytime he was out making the media rounds it was all about himself, never about TNA)
Adrian Brown basically there were wokers
Negative Ives TNA was fine when they focused on being unique. But when they bought in Bischoff and Russo and tried to turn it into WCW 2 with Sting, Hogan, and Nash, they lost the plot.
Love how Booker looked so happy, like he was back to his best again!
I'm surprised Kevin Nash didn't tear a quad while standing there shocked
The pyro going off probably did it.
Maybe coz TNA promised to pay him more than WWE.
lmao
Damn.
I was looking for this😂.... anything with Kevin Nash in it look for these comments....these comments and the TK KIRKLAND comments never gets old 🤣🤣🤣
The commentary is on point. TNA needs that level of enthusiasm right now.
JakeWan River yeah but its after he said his catchphrase its when it went awkward
Yep
funny because when these two were on commentary for years lots of people were hating on them, not that they are both gone for years and years now everyone acts like they never hated them. lol I always really liked these two, DW with his excitement and Mike T with his years of knowledge.
I disagree .
They should of shut up during the unveil of book .
Tenay sounded weird .
I like don west even tho everyone hated him
JakeWan River not possible they are runing out of bussiness...
This was back when even Impact wrestling could afford pyros.
MCTanman1 stfu
What, I'm not saying it in a derogatory fashion. Just shows how much wrestling overall has fallen. BTW, I'm one of the biggest Impact fans on youtube, just not an impact cheerleader.
MCTanman1 miss pyro myself.
MCTanman1
TNA probably had that Spike tv deal that the Dixie Carter regime foolishly lost.
Lol TNA had pyro but retired it in 2012
Sting, Angle, Nash, and Booker T along with Scott Steiner would then form the Main Event Mafia
Tim Bartsch wish I would of known back then but I missed it.
pc Juggalo
I remember bits and pieces of the Original Main Event Mafia Storyline before Hogan and Bischoff arrived
It was a battle between Main Event Mafia vs the TNA Frontline which was the TNA Originals.....Fans were back and forth on Sting.....Main Event Mafia would form up with World Elite which was lead by Eric Young..... there even was a big riot that happened between all of the TNA Roster and I remember seeing it and it was just so bloody crazy
Charlieboy Saldivar
Your welcome
The DAYS, drink it in maaan..
Isiah ˈDʒɛnjʊɪn.
Nice quote from Jericho
Back when all these wrestling nerds wouldn't spoil anything
BRUH she literally had a sign that said "I knew it was Booker T"
But you're a wrestling nerd too...
Blame social media and the internet for that
Lol I remember TNA put out a picture that had Borden written backwards and underneath it, it said Huffman backwards. They spoiled it themselves lmfao
i miss those days
The star power TNA had was unbelievable miss them days
Booker Ts entrance was like something you would get in a video game when you unlock a legendary character .... suspense que theme YOU HAVE UNLOCKED BOOKER T.
As a African American, Booker T had a Excellent, Amazing overall Wreslting career. I respect, praise and appreciate all what he has done impacted the bussines and providing us wrestling fans with historical and comical memories of entertainment. Booker This a True HOF and Legend
True Hof
Wcw used him but wwe destroyed him
@@MukanTanisha-jt4nfhow I think they did well with him
This is how a wrestler should debut
“Can you dig it? Suckaaaa!!!” I still get goosebumps when I hear that!
Booker T is in my top 10 superstar list.
Mine as well brother!
khris Bonilla
That says enough about you.
+Bruce Carter you're a trash troll 😂
Booker T is a bonafide legend in any company he's worked in
Sting was loyal to WCW and to the WCW wrestlers where he first got his start.
sting started in 85 nearly 10 years before he went to WCW
I like how Sting starts with "hes been champion everywhere hes been" then goes into "and HES A NICE GUY"
When TNA was worth watching
Pogo Gichel that's true
Thats a lie
Yeah when they were voted the worst wrestling company during that time by Meltzer like three or four straight years, and were 90 million in debt. Great times?
Dave D Back when the Dinosaurs buried the young talent
Pogo Gichel
I watched it back then
Sting was so in shape... Just imagine if he went to WWE that time and had a WM match with '07 Taker. Damn.
@Ray Black Two dark and brooding characters (it may not be an exact character description but Crow Sting at least has that vibe too) coming from the two rival companies - WWF/E and WCW. Taker and Sting were both good too during their primes so just imagine the possibilities especially on the storytelling side.
Booker tryin so hard not to smile like crazy
Booker T in TNA AKA the greatest paid vacation ever
fixxxer3456 Facts
Why bro?
frikendo09 /ayrton sena What?
@@cjfrm3658 "The greatest paid vacation"
Booker did his thing
Booker was so happy to be there.. he couldn't hide the smile..
They showed him a lot of love
That old WCW theme song is on point
Slightly modified theme
@@richiebee1984 For copyright purposes of course...
Booker, Sting, Angle, Aj, Cristian, Jeff Jarrett, joe, abyss, LAX, motorcity machine guns, amazing red, elix skipper, monty brown, awesome Kong, Cristopher Daniels, Kazarian, rhyno...
When TNA lost their soul (basically with Hogan) we all lost a part of our soul, make sure you bring back the best wrestling company, We want Total Non-stop Action!!
They got many more but yeah you right it was bad Booking
Isaac Sandhu
No. Tna lost it when dumbass bischoff and hogan told dixie to go head to head with raw even though Russo advised against it.
GlobalGoals lol they got crushed real bad by raw what was they thinking
3D, Aires, Suicide, Homicide & Hernandez, Steiner, Velvet, Gail - man i miss those times
punkisnotdead77 I liked some hogan era stuff take the aces and eights for example
I remember watching this on PPV at my friends house.
Sting is still my all time favorite wrestler.
This never gets old! Booker T legend twice! Once as a part of Harlem Heat and twice a legendary solo career
thats 3 times pal.
They had 2 Entrance Ramps back then? That's actually awesome to see. Would be great if we had that today.
Yeah, the heels would come out from one side and the faces would come out from the other
ChrisK I’m glad AEW brought them back.
Booker T is one of the most athletic wrestlers of all time!
11 years ago omg lol
Man that is crazy. I'm feeling old!
Yes, you are old
I remember it like it was yesterday.
I no longer realize the passage of time
I still think that the 70s were 30 years ago!!
14 years ago omg lol
King Booka
Kevin Gamer04 bookah!!! Lol
All hail king booka
Bookah
ALL HAIL
Kurt Angle's reaction had me dying lmaooooooooooo
SHARMELL.EXE
Who can forget booker t african accent
Lol I remember that
He knew the way.
That was legendary.
In my country haha
Have you never seen Booker T's fake ass african accent?
Damn shame Booker has only been champ 7 times. He's an all time great.
It's even more shameful that he NEVER won the WWE Championship!!
Other wrestling companies how many total belts he won will blow your mind underrated GOAT
PLUS 6 TIME US/TV CHAMP AND 10 TIME TAG!!!
THIS WAS AWESOME!!!
Javier Draven ctfu how yo it's Booker t lol not that big a deal 😅😅
It was fine
John Nunez You wouldn't understand how big Booker was.
3:42 THE CROWD CHANTING HIS NAME SOUNDS LIKE ITS APART OF HIS THEME 😂
I like the respect Sting has for Booker, well earned. The announcers should've shut-up during the moments b4 Booker's intro tho...
Greats Moments... TNA Classic, OMG! The Best of Wrestling... #BrazilInImpact
I been saying this for years, If they ever do a "The last dragon remake", for the love of God, cast Booker T as "Shonuff"!
James Palmer I can hear him saying kiss my converse
😆👏
That's actually a good pick.
@@REAL6 Right. Man i can straight up imagine him as that character.
Commnetary should of kept quiet until booker was revealed
JR and the King would have just kept quiet.
JR has talked about this kind of thing before, sometimes you just need to be quiet while the moment unfolds and let it speak for itself. At least it isn't Michael Cole just yammering on and on before ruining the reveal by shouting "OH MY!" or "Are you kidding me?/You gotta be kidding me!"
Nah. On point commentary through and through
They ruined that '30 seconds too long' Enya synth piece
@@jimmy_the_squid9456 In case you forgot, J.R. would also say "You gotta be kidding me" not just Michael Cole
Shortly after along with Scott Steiner, they all form the Main Event Mafia, which was the best thing on TNA back then!!!
Can’t believe I taught TNA was going to take over around this time!! I was 15 I’m 28 now and don’t watch wrestling but still come back to these old videos 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wwe monopolized it and became lazy thus it began to become stale
I have loved Booker T for decades.
Booker T could wrestle forever and I’d never get tired of seeing him
3 of the greatest WCW Legends
Booker T is a legend but also a boss backstage he legit kicked Batista’s ass all over back stage in a real row over a match 😂 Batista missed a shot Booker T painted him all over the floor.
One of favorite TNA debut! I shed a tear as youngling seeing Booker T making his debut on TNA.
This music for Booker was amazing..
I miss this commentary so much energy and what ever happened to the pyro and the entrance whole so many memories gone. Such as shame.
I didn't realize how much I loved (later) Don West until he was gone
I thought the commentary was pretty annoying here. They couldn’t let the silence speak for the moment. They just wouldn’t shut up haha.
3:17 Booker-T was controlling his laugh ?
We love you Booker T
Perc Angle was something else 😂
Lmao sting’s hype for booker ‘he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met’
This was so amazing at the time especially at a time when the internet didn't ruin the surprise and we were all shocked
I miss these days of tna it really was like wcw.but I never thought Booker t was going to be his parnter I thought it was somebody else
I can rewatch this over and over! Its Showtime!
2:15 sounds like The Rock's Hollywood Theme
2:58 YOU HEARD HIM!! ITS BOOKER T!!!!
Almost 12 years ago I feel old I remember jumping up and down when I heard Can you dig it sucka?
What a thunderous pop for Booker T.
TNA was so good. I miss the good old days
The announcers can't even shut up for 2 seconds to let the anticipation build lol
Booker T is definitely a legend of the wrestling world. Too bad WWE screwed his career over.
by giving him a World Title Run, US championship run, great booking, and tag gold?
And HOF
How in the hell was he screwed over?
@DemonKnightOhara you determine his whole career off 1 match?
King booker gimic was flop
One of the biggest and greatest names tna has ever signed
Never watched IMPACT or TNA but this made me smile.
Love Bookers ambient music!!!!
Love Stings Promo On Booker T.....Sting And Booker T Two Guys That Are Really Good People And You Just Tell.....
I love the fact that Sting and Booker have a great friendship and work relationship dating back to the pre NWO WCW days 😭 🖤 🦂 🔥
I love this TNA heel and face entrance setup 😁
That first smile he gave when he was trying to fight it was hilarious you could tell he was happy to be there in front of a crowd that actually pops
This was 11 years ago. Goddamn I feel old.
I was there that time in TNA...I couldn’t even hear what my friend was saying because it was so loud ....the pop...it was amazing.
one of the best TNA moments in its history. when TNA was good
This was a great PPV Booker is definitely a WCW/WWE guy but had some good times in Impact. 1 member of MEM , feuds with Joe, Roode, AJ etc etc he said he really tried to help certain guys get to the next level while in Impact and I think he did
Sting thinks the world of Booker T. U hear it whenever Sting's asked about him.
@2:35 i was waiting for theme song "can u dig it suckka" and actually it was
I wish I watched TNA back in its glory days. Back in 07 I didn’t even know it existed.
You can see the emotions in booker t face
You can see the emotions on booker t face ! Wrestling is in his dna
Greatest moment for TNA FANS !!!!!
Dixie Carter and hulk Hogan ruined impact wrestling
+ Eric Bischoff!
Testostxrone V2
More like the talent in general.
Bruce Carter Aj styles ruined tna?If it wasn't for Dixie he wouldn't of left same with all the others so no it's Dixie
Bruce Carter that's bullshit and you know it
Well if it wasn't for dixe we would not have this TNA moment lol so remember she came n save the company first
Booker trying to hold back a smile is amazing.
How the fk did the guy hold that poster knew it was Booker T?
His contract with wwe was up and wrestling detectives assumed he was coming to tna.
3 WWE Hall of Famers who has history in the old WCW Kevin Nash, Booker T and Sting
Damn it Sting was the man
You just had to be there. These were the days.
Song at 1:40?
TNA truly had the best ring sets
This is lit this is lit
All of them are former WCW World Heavyweight Champions 😎