Booker T/Batista

[Essential1]

It's been said they had a backstage real life brawl years ago...what happened? also who do you think would win?

[Deleted]

For the longest time, I heard that it was a pretty long, sustained fight and Booker won, Batista getting a black eye. However, I listened to a shoot video with Finlay, where he said Booker talked a bunch of shit to Batista, saying he'd beat his ass later and all and Batista told him to do it now. When they did get into it, Finlay said Batista won.

[Sparkybob]

I remember hearing it was during the summerslam 2006 commercial shoot and there was understandably a lot of heat between the 2 during their world title program.

[Deleted]

It happened during the SummerSlam 2006/WWE Magazine Summer Special shoot. I remember WWE Magazine said it had time to get one picture of Batista before the fight happened.


And everything I've ever heard said that Booker won the fight.

[Deleted]

Every person who has spoken about it has said completely different things, with different details, and different outcomes, so there's no actual concrete evidence of what happened, nor why, nor who was the victor/loser or if they both looked like huge idiots for it.

I'm willing to bet on the last one though.

[fw91]

Oct 6, 2013 18:26:34 GMT -5 Sparkybob said:

I remember hearing it was during the summerslam 2006 commercial shoot and there was understandably a lot of heat between the 2 during their world title program.

why understandably?

[Sparkybob]

Oct 6, 2013 18:31:50 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Oct 6, 2013 18:26:34 GMT -5 Sparkybob said:

I remember hearing it was during the summerslam 2006 commercial shoot and there was understandably a lot of heat between the 2 during their world title program.

why understandably?

Well when 2 guys have a legit fight and then made to work an angle on TV, it could lead to some awkward moments.

[EyeofTyr]

Oct 6, 2013 18:24:30 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

For the longest time, I heard that it was a pretty long, sustained fight and Booker won, Batista getting a black eye. However, I listened to a shoot video with Finlay, where he said Booker talked a bunch of shit to Batista, saying he'd beat his ass later and all and Batista told him to do it now. When they did get into it, Finlay said Batista won.

Thing is, everybody else that's spoken about it has always leaned more towards Booker. Either that while both didn't look great, Booker came out the better of the two to Booker straight up dominating Batista.

I think, in this case, you kind of have to take what Finlay says with a grain of salt. He's a company man, he'll likely be back with the WWE soon enough and he's going to carry the line that's more likely to get him a job back. Seeing as how Batista is still highly regarded by those within power.

[fw91]

Oct 6, 2013 18:36:08 GMT -5 Sparkybob said:

Oct 6, 2013 18:31:50 GMT -5 fw91 said:

why understandably?

Well when 2 guys have a legit fight and then made to work an angle on TV, it could lead to some awkward moments.

oh, stupid me. I thought the fight was a culmination of the understandable heat

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Oct 6, 2013 18:41:44 GMT -5 EyeofTyr said:

Oct 6, 2013 18:24:30 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

For the longest time, I heard that it was a pretty long, sustained fight and Booker won, Batista getting a black eye. However, I listened to a shoot video with Finlay, where he said Booker talked a bunch of shit to Batista, saying he'd beat his ass later and all and Batista told him to do it now. When they did get into it, Finlay said Batista won.

Thing is, everybody else that's spoken about it has always leaned more towards Booker. Either that while both didn't look great, Booker came out the better of the two to Booker straight up dominating Batista.

I think, in this case, you kind of have to take what Finlay says with a grain of salt. He's a company man, he'll likely be back with the WWE soon enough and he's going to carry the line that's more likely to get him a job back. Seeing as how Batista is still highly regarded by those within power.

True, Finlay could have heat with Booker and might be saying it to discredit it. Who knows? Might not have been much of a fight in the first place.

[Chip]

Whilst I haven't heard the story, isn't it possible that two fights may have come from their squabbles?

[PKO]

I read about this a month or so ago and it said something about Batista's inflated ego at the time playing a big part in it.

I can't remember the time frame but was the Sharmell and Melina fight linked to this?

[EyeofTyr]

Oct 6, 2013 19:40:27 GMT -5 PKO said:

I read about this a month or so ago and it said something about Batista's inflated ego at the time playing a big part in it.

I can't remember the time frame but was the Sharmell and Melina fight linked to this?

You are correct, sir.

By all accounts, it was started because Batista felt he was the real star of the promotion and that Booker T's King Booker character was merely a place holder between his reigns. Booker took exception to being treated like he was nobody important/to be respected.

[Bub (BLM)]

We already know who would win, because by all accounts Booker whooped Batista's ass.

[Crimson]

Most Accounts on the matter said the issue was a matter of "respect" and that Booker was the winner. Given that around this time period, Batista was also talking shit about the Smackdown Roster in shoot interviews, it's not surprising.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Oct 6, 2013 18:41:44 GMT -5 EyeofTyr said:

I think, in this case, you kind of have to take what Finlay says with a grain of salt. He's a company man, he'll likely be back with the WWE soon enough and he's going to carry the line that's more likely to get him a job back.

Finlay's been back with the company since July 2012. Hell, he's even been on TV a couple of times this year.

[EyeofTyr]

Oct 6, 2013 21:27:25 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

Oct 6, 2013 18:41:44 GMT -5 EyeofTyr said:

I think, in this case, you kind of have to take what Finlay says with a grain of salt. He's a company man, he'll likely be back with the WWE soon enough and he's going to carry the line that's more likely to get him a job back.

Finlay's been back with the company since July 2012. Hell, he's even been on TV a couple of times this year.

Apologies, my phrasing was off there. I meant that as in he likely soon he'd be back with them soon enough. What I get for typing that post half asleep.