7 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Feb 25)
Ups...
7. In The Driver's Seat
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Ludicrous delight Booker T started hot on this week's edition of the show, popping the panel just by pointing at his deliciously ostentatious trainers.
Christian and Mark Henry hadn't even been permitted to greet the audience before Booker put his kicks over both them, and absent friend CM Punk.
"These ain't no Vans", he gleefully exclaimed, taking a gentle shot at the still-fabulous footwear choices made by the 'Voice Of The Voiceless' in the last few weeks. Here's to the barbed blowback in the weeks to come.
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