20 Secret Highlights Of WCW That WWE Won't Tell You About
7. The Booker T We Always Wanted
If you only ever watched WWE, you'd be forgiven for wondering why Booker T is in their Hall of Fame. He was World Heavyweight Champion that one time, but, uh, so was Jack Swagger, and Jack Swagger isn't getting inducted to the Hall of anything, so that can't be it. That leaves Booker's greatest achievements as dressing up as a cartoon king and getting beaten up with groceries by Stone Cold Steve Austin. However, fans of WCW knew that Booker T, even while being emasculated by Triple H or made to eat Boogey-worms, was secretly one of the best wrestlers on the planet. They'd seen it.
After spending years quietly developing into a fantastic performer in the midcard, Booker T exploded into an undeniable main event dynamo in the waning months of WCW. In a very real way, Booker's intense personal charisma made him WCW's answer to the Rock. Likely because of that frequent comparison, WWE made sure to have Rock defeat him for his treasured WCW championship almost immediately after the start of the invasion. However badly WWE misused Booker, however, WCW fans will never forget his defeat of the much-despised Scott Steiner on the final episode of Monday Nitro.