Booker T on Retirement, Sting at WrestleMania 31

WWE Hall of Famer and current “Monday Night Raw” announcer Booker T recently appeared on “Main Event Radio” with Ryan Rider and Tony Stabile.

He discussed his retirement, Sting competing for the first time at WrestleMania, Samoa Joe possibly coming to WWE and so much more:

Retirement

“I’m one of the lucky ones who made it to the other side and are able to enjoy the fruits of the labor. I’m finished. I’m never going to put my boots on again. I’m like a war veteran. I’m done. I’m going to sell all my stuff on EBay. I’m getting rid of everything. [Laughs] Seriously though, I’ve gone through that stage of my life, I’m over it. I don’t get that itch to get out there and do it. I train with my students every week at my wrestling school but to get in there again there is no reason too. I’ve done it all, I’ve won all the titles, and I’ve been all over the world. I like to watch the young guys do their thing.”

Sting at WrestleMania 31

“I think it’s great. It definitely solidifies his career. It wouldn’t have been poetic justice if Sting left wrestling, left this earth without having one Wrestlemania match in front of 70,000 people. He needs to get that experience at least one time. He’s done so much for this business; he’s been a great ambassador. I remember watching Sting when I first got in the industry, he had a big impact on me. He’s had an impact on so many people’s lives in so many different ways. Seeing Sting in a WWE ring, it’s great. Sting said a couple of words about me – that he didn’t come to WWE back in the day because of my first outing with the Rock. Now he sees what it’s like now 15 years later. And I’m just glad to see him here in the WWE and hopefully we’ll get a chance to do some work together.”

Samoa Joe in WWE

“He can make some waves with WWE: He can make some big waves with the WWE roster; he can come onto the NXT roster and make waves there. WWE is a proving ground. You don’t just come into WWE and say put me on the main roster because I’m Samoa Joe. You gotta take your knocks. I’m no different than anybody else. When I came to WWE I was a 4x Heavyweight Champion, 6x Television champion, U.S. Champion, 10x tag team champion but I started at the bottom all over again to make my rise. These young guys out there coming into WWE won’t have to go through anything that I haven’t gone through myself.”

WCW Invasion angle

“So many different components play out in a situation like that. A lot of guys were under contracts, a lot of guys were making money; a lot of guys had families. It was a difficult time for most. A lot of guys sat it out and got that pay check before they decided to come over. It was only a few of us that decided to stray away – I walked away from a lot of money, six figures, to keep my momentum going. I thought I was in a position where I could make the money back and keep my legacy going. That’s why the invasion angle didn’t work – it was the timing, it just wasn’t right. I had experienced life, overcame life. I was prepared for WCW folding and then having to go to another company and having to rebuild myself. I always knew nothing would last forever and there were turns in the road, life goes in seasons. I knew when that time came I knew it was time to move on.”

*transcribed at Wrestlezone.com*

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