Booker T Discusses Enzo Amore Rape Allegations, Gives Advice to Future Talent

Booker Tshared his thoughts on the recent rape allegations towards Enzo Amore on the latest episode of his podcast, Heated Conversations. He not only discussed his relationship with Amore, but also gave some advice to future talent with regards to how they conduct themselves.

Below are some highlights from the interview:

On his relationship with Enzo Amore:

“I know Enzo Amore. Enzo Amore actually donated some sneakers for the Hurricane Harvey relief, right here to help some people out and he was gracious about doing it,” Booker said. “The thing is, the kid’s career was just taking off. I was just on a bus with this guy not too long ago, maybe a month-and-a-half ago and it was early morning, like about 7 o’clock or something like that, and we were getting ready to go overseas, and, man, he was so excited. It was his first time going overseas and he was so excited to go on that trip.”

On how he should have handled the situation before “RAW 25:”

“For this to drop on one of the biggest days ever, RAW 25, it was bad timing, first and foremost, and the thing is, from what I’ve been reading, the straw was him not letting anyone know that that happened. My thing is this, after what happened with Rich Swann, I would’ve ran to the office and said, ‘hey, can I talk to somebody because there’s some news out there that might come up and y’all might not want to do anything with me as far as champions?’ That right there, being put in that position hurts even more.” Booker added, “suspension these days, you don’t come back from suspension. That’s just a term these days until your contract’s up.”

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Advice for future talent as celebrities:

“Now, with this situation, I’m going to tell you guys, it’s a lot of allegations involved with this thing here, talking about drugs being involved with it. You can become a star overnight, guys. You can be on the street walking one day and you’re on your way to the corner diner, and you had to hitch a ride to get there. And the next day, you can be a huge star, money coming at you from right and left. And you’ve got to know how to handle that situation.” Booker demanded, “guys, do not put yourself in a position for something like that to happen to you. And the thing is, don’t think for one minute that Booker T hasn’t been in situations like this before myself. I’ve been in situations where it could have been make or break situations to where if I made this choice as opposed to making that choice, I could be in the same position as Enzo Amore.”

[h/t to WrestlingInc for the transcription]

Booker T also compares this situation to the allegations against Mike Tyson and Tupac Shakur and more.

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