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Post by rodneyroberts on May 29, 2008 20:11:23 GMT -5
Let me get this straight. WWE turns booker t into king booker which was a horrible idea. So bad that it basically made him leave the wwe. He comes to tna as booker t. and then....THEY TURN HIM BACK INTO KING BOOKER?
How much weed do you need to smoke to think this is a good idea?
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Post by Tyfo on May 29, 2008 20:12:25 GMT -5
King Booker revitalized his career. He was stale as s*** in WWE for several years before the King Booker gimmick.
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Post by machinegun on May 29, 2008 20:16:43 GMT -5
King Booker revitalized his career. He was stale as s*** in WWE for several years before the King Booker gimmick. Agreed, it's like a mix of Booker T and King BOOKAH .... I like it |
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Post by HMARK Center on May 29, 2008 20:44:07 GMT -5
Yeah, King Booker was a great heel character, even the little I saw of him.
They're having him show that part of his character without going full bore, with the robe/crown and whatnot.
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Post by Ace Baretta on May 29, 2008 21:03:08 GMT -5
Let me get this straight. WWE turns booker t into king booker which was a horrible idea. So bad that it basically made him leave the wwe. He comes to tna as booker t. and then....THEY TURN HIM BACK INTO KING BOOKER? How much weed do you need to smoke to think this is a good idea? King Booker didn't make him leave WWE. Lack of push, frustration with hovering in the upper midcard, HHH, those are all things that factored into it. |
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Post by Joekishi on May 29, 2008 21:07:14 GMT -5
King Booker was the height of his wrestling career, popularity, push, and prominence wise. He was THE HEEL in WWE for an entire year.
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Post by Red Impact on May 29, 2008 21:18:06 GMT -5
King Booker didn't make him leave WWE. Lack of push, frustration with hovering in the upper midcard, HHH, those are all things that factored into it. And, reportedly, dislike over his fed being passed over as a developmental league for FCW. |
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Post by SickFreak: Dusty Rhodes on May 29, 2008 21:36:03 GMT -5
Now he will become Royal T.
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Post by Ace Diamond on May 29, 2008 21:40:45 GMT -5
Now he will become Royal T. Regal T |
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Post by Agent P on May 29, 2008 22:18:21 GMT -5
Rodney, I'm not sure if we're able to change your mind, but you are one of the few people who didn't care for that character.
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Post by JD Turk on May 29, 2008 22:56:17 GMT -5
That did not make Booker leave WWE my dude.
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Post by EJS on May 29, 2008 22:59:39 GMT -5
Let me get this straight. WWE turns booker t into king booker which was a horrible idea. So bad that it basically made him leave the wwe. He comes to tna as booker t. and then....THEY TURN HIM BACK INTO KING BOOKER? How much weed do you need to smoke to think this is a good idea? This has got to be the weakest reason to quit watching TNA ever. Especially considering it's 100% not true. Why don't you pick one of the dozens of valid reasons to quit watching? |
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Post by Corporate H on May 29, 2008 23:04:43 GMT -5
They brought King Booker back? Good God, I have to watch now.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on May 29, 2008 23:07:51 GMT -5
I have to say this: Turning Booker T into King Booker again with such miniscule reasons makes about as much sense convincing a bookie that the Chicago Cubs are going to win this year's World Series.
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Post by SassovsHart on May 30, 2008 0:40:26 GMT -5
Didn't Sharmell actually come up with the King Booker character, not WWE creative? Or am I imagining that? Either way, like others have said ... the gimmick wasn't why he left WWE.
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Post by estrada on May 30, 2008 1:20:08 GMT -5
Let me get this straight. WWE turns booker t into king booker which was a horrible idea. So bad that it basically made him leave the wwe. He comes to tna as booker t. and then....THEY TURN HIM BACK INTO KING BOOKER? How much weed do you need to smoke to think this is a good idea? King Booker didn't make him leave WWE. Lack of push, frustration with hovering in the upper midcard, HHH, those are all things that factored into it. I thought the reason he quit was because he didnt like getting punished for failing a drug test. |
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Post by TromboneMan on May 30, 2008 1:25:04 GMT -5
King Booker didn't make him leave WWE. Lack of push, frustration with hovering in the upper midcard, HHH, those are all things that factored into it. I thought the reason he quit was because he didnt like getting punished for failing a drug test. I seem to remember it as being frustrated because WWE didn't stand up for him when his name got released in that Pharmaceutical(SP?) List that caused him to get suspended. |
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Post by Agent P on May 30, 2008 2:03:47 GMT -5
I thought the reason he quit was because he didnt like getting punished for failing a drug test. I seem to remember it as being frustrated because WWE didn't stand up for him when his name got released in that Pharmaceutical(SP?) List that caused him to get suspended. That combined with jobbing to Hunter at SummerSlam in like 8 minutes pissed him off and led him to quitting and eventually being released. |
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Post by SickFlipPiledriver on May 30, 2008 2:45:27 GMT -5
They're having him show that part of his character without going full bore, with the robe/crown and whatnot. May want to hold off on that thought 'til after the King of the Mountain match...  |
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Post by The OP on May 30, 2008 2:47:45 GMT -5
Booker is an interesting case, because he probably deserves better than the push he got from WWE, but at the same time it's not like he's a technical wrestling great. His push as King Booker in WWE is probably about the best he's ever going to get.
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