Booker T Discusses His Greatest Moment, The Next Big Superstar, Conor McGregor

WWE Hall of famer Booker T recently sat down with the Observer News Enterprise, and discussed a number of topics. HIs proudest moment in wrestling, who he thinks the next major superstar will be and Conor McGregor were amongst the subjects covered.

Below are some highlights from the interview:

CD: What are you most proud of in your wrestling career?

BT: “Finishing it more than anything. Being able to go through it and have that kind of experience. I don’t think just one thing in the wrestling business stands out to me. Certain matches of course — (Chris) Benoit versus Booker T. That’s something that put me on the map as far as a wrestler goes, as a performer goes and as a guy who may have the potential to be a quality champion perhaps one day. Just being able to have the experience of going around the world, seeing so many different cultures, meeting so many different interesting people and seeing so many different interesting things. Coming from South Park in Houston, Texas, I never even knew the names of a lot of the places that I went to. It was definitely an experience I would not take for granted at all.”

CD: In WWE, they are talking about this being “The New Era.” Who do you see out there wrestling now that you think will be the next big star in your business?

BT: “I think it’s going to be more than just one guy. WWE finally opened up the door to the independent world, letting those guys come in and show exactly what they have. I’ve always thought there was a lot of untapped talent out in the independent world. They weren’t the prototypical WWE Superstar, but maybe they are the ‘People’s Champion.’ I think now with guys that have been around like (Finn) Bálor, who has been around a long time. Kevin Owens, Neville — those guys have been around a really long time. You’ve got guys like Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, (Austin) Aries and guys like that who are getting a chance to come in, as well. They get a chance to perform on the big stage. You see A.J. Styles doing very, very well since he finally got a shot at going out there and performing. You actually see a guy who has pretty much a Southern accent, can get on the microphone and deliver a good promo. There’s going to be a lot of guys actually that are going to be coming up. I feel like the business is in good hands for the years to come, the Wrestlemanias to come and the pay per views to come.”

CD: You mentioned your love of MMA. The big thing with wrestling and MMA right now is UFC fighter Conor McGregor putting down wrestling. Some people thinks its for business. What’s your whole take on that?

BT: “We’ve got the Cruiserweight Classic going on. Conor McGregor would fit in that Cruiserweight Classic. He’s not a big guy or anything. I think Conor McGregor has put out some inflammatory tweets I guess and got everybody all riled up. More importantly, I think Conor should just concentrate on his fight that he has coming up with Nate Diaz.Why is he not tweeting to Nate Diaz? Why is he not talking about him? Why is he not trying to make him upset? There’s got to be a reason. I think that’s what he needs to think about more than anything.”

You can find the entire interview at this link.

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