Add as a preferred source on Google Booker T once again publicly defended WWE while discussing his long history with the company, which now spans more than two decades across matches, appearances and backstage roles.
During an appearance on the No-Contest Wrestling Podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer said the company has always done right by him, even during stretches when he was off television.
“I really want to clear something up man. I’ve been working for WWE now for what, 25 years? Pretty much, off and on. Other than the two years in TNA.
“This company has done nothing but right by me the whole time. When I came in I had a healthy contract. I’m serious man. I hear stories of these guys (that) had to go get looked at in a tryout, I never had to do any of that stuff. I skipped past all of that.”
Booker arrived in what was then the WWF in 2001, shortly after the end of WCW, where he had already been one of the company’s top names. He was also WCW World Heavyweight Champion there.
After leaving WWE in 2007, Booker returned at the 2011 Royal Rumble and soon moved into a role as a commentator on SmackDown. In 2012, he also became General Manager of the blue brand before being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Booker remains with WWE today as an NXT commentator, a role he resumed in 2022 alongside Vic Joseph. In March, the brand also held a “Booker T Appreciation Night” in Houston.
The only major interruption in his long relationship with WWE came during his TNA run.