10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Booker T

by Jamie Kennedy

1. That Vince McMahon Moment

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The same year Kurt Angle tried to have "bestiality sex" with his wife on television, Booker was subjected to Vince McMahon acting like an out-of-touch, racist old man towards John Cena at Survivor Series.

Trying to act hip around his WWE Champion, who also doubled as an Eminem-style rapper (or Vanilla Ice, depending on your point of view), McMahon encouraged Cena to "keep it up, my n*gga". That is not a joke, he actually said that live on pay-per-view, and he did it in front of Booker T and Sharmell.

WWE's PG certification and unwillingness to irk major shareholders means this is the sort of thing you won't be seeing on Raw, SmackDown or pay-per-view today. It was a shocking moment, made even more so by Booker's comedic response of, "tell me he didn't just say that".

2005 must have been a bizarre time to be part of WWE creative meetings if this was the kind of material being pitched. Maybe it was a homage to Booker's legendary promo gaff in WCW or something.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.