Swerve ain’t beating them allegations anytime soon

[R=G]

Swerve saying that there's representation because the white folks in the crowd chant "Swerve's house" is as stupid as when Lil Wayne said that racism doesn't exist because he's Black and rich.
Tone deaf, off code, "the Black friend" behavior.

He said fukk Booker T because Booker T ran him down in that response and acted like he was the Rosa Parks of pro wrestling. I would of said fukk Booker T long before this. Guy has no backbone...

 

[R=G]

So he couldn't say this to Booker's face when Booker approached him a while back? Swerve really showed how much of a bytch he really is

Obviously Booker was using nice language but that response on Sat was way different. Lol. Basically called him stupid as fukk....and Booker said he wouldnt stand up to Vince because he lose his job? What kind of sambo shyt is that? So he go take Cripple H calling him a dancing monkey and then jobbing afterwards and its ALL good? Booker T is sad.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Obviously Booker was using nice language but that response on Sat was way different. Lol. Basically called him stupid as fukk....and Booker said he wouldnt stand up to Vince because he lose his job? What kind of sambo shyt is that? So he go take Cripple H calling him a dancing monkey and then jobbing afterwards and its ALL good? Booker T is sad.

Harlem Heat is like the epitome of fake it til you make it (Booker T being a WWE hofer bootlicker) or be true to self (Stevie Ray doing his own thing and still have self respect despite not being all in the wrestling business).

At the end of the day, Booker ate shyt to be in the better position of the plantation, while Stevie Ray is free....

 

[R=G]

Harlem Heat is like the epitome of fake it til you make it (Booker T being a WWE hofer bootlicker) or be true to self (Stevie Ray doing his own thing and still have self respect despite not being all in the wrestling business).

At the end of the day, Booker ate shyt to be in the better position of the plantation, while Stevie Ray is free....

Amd Mercedes is the complete opposite..heard some shyt she didnt like...got out of dodge..said fukk that.
Of course it used to be twitter saying

Booker said go to hell with all those hashtags
Mercedes immediately put him on blast afterwards

 

[avon barksdale]

That's right swerve fucc c00ny T...


Just remember booker said it wasn't no black talent in the Wwe to put on Ppvs but he on next ever week talking about "uh huh" uh huh"

 

[KFBF]

dudes.

No different from heads on here pop shyt without @ing the names

Who are you referring to?

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Who are you referring to?

If we keeping it a bean half the forum

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

Obviously Booker was using nice language but that response on Sat was way different. Lol. Basically called him stupid as fukk....and Booker said he wouldnt stand up to Vince because he lose his job? What kind of sambo shyt is that? So he go take Cripple H calling him a dancing monkey and then jobbing afterwards and its ALL good? Booker T is sad.

See, I don't like this framing. It diminishes what he actually had to go through, not just as a performer, but as a Black man in an industry historically hostile to Black wrestlers. He wasn't just dealing with creative setbacks or bad storylines; he was operating within a culture where overt and covert racism shaped how Black talent was perceived, booked, and promoted.

I don't really see it so much as "appeasement," but strategic navigation. He had to pick his battles, protect his spot, and find ways to push through barriers that weren't always visible to the audience but were painfully real behind the curtain. When people diminish what he went through, they reveal how little they understand about the industry, or about the cost of trying to break through while carrying the weight of representation on your back.

I'll admit, I didn’t always see it that way. My perspective changed a lot after watching Who Killed WCW? Hearing Booker speak plainly about the racism he endured and call it out directly made me realize how much he really did have to grit his teeth and bear through. It gave me a deeper appreciation for what he had to survive just to be there, let alone succeed. That kind of perseverance, especially when you know the system is stacked against you, is something I have to respect. It doesn't mean I agree with every choice he made, but it gave me the context I needed to better understand *why* he made them.

Having said that, this isn't about turning Booker into some untouchable icon. He's not above critique, and he *should* be called out when he says things that reinforce the same barriers he once had to push through. He's made several backwards comments about younger Black wrestlers that sound more like gatekeeping than actual guidance. And that deserves criticism. So does his tendency to be overly apologetic when it comes to Vince McMahon and the WWE. It's one thing to acknowledge that someone gave you opportunities; it's another to act like their treatment of others, especially Black talent, doesn't deserve serious scrutiny.

Booker definitely isn't perfect. But I don't think perfection should be the price of acknowledgment. His legacy is complicated, but it's also real. And part of being honest about it is recognizing both what he endured *and* how he sometimes falls short in speaking up for those coming through the door after him. He earned some grace (from me) but not immunity from accountability.

 

[Alexander The Great]

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

"AHHH YEAHHH MANNNNN, THAT SWERVE PUNK GONNA GET THIS TWO PIECE AND NO BISCUIT. YOU FEEL ME?!'

 

[White City Black]

Wish I knew photoshop so I could make an Avengers: Civil War mockup except make it “c00n Edition” with Booker and Swerve on the poster instead

 

[R=G]

See, I don't like this framing. It diminishes what he actually had to go through, not just as a performer, but as a Black man in an industry historically hostile to Black wrestlers. He wasn't just dealing with creative setbacks or bad storylines; he was operating within a culture where overt and covert racism shaped how Black talent was perceived, booked, and promoted.

I don't really see it so much as "appeasement," but strategic navigation. He had to pick his battles, protect his spot, and find ways to push through barriers that weren't always visible to the audience but were painfully real behind the curtain. When people diminish what he went through, they reveal how little they understand about the industry, or about the cost of trying to break through while carrying the weight of representation on your back.

I'll admit, I didn’t always see it that way. My perspective changed a lot after watching Who Killed WCW? Hearing Booker speak plainly about the racism he endured and call it out directly made me realize how much he really did have to grit his teeth and bear through. It gave me a deeper appreciation for what he had to survive just to be there, let alone succeed. That kind of perseverance, especially when you know the system is stacked against you, is something I have to respect. It doesn't mean I agree with every choice he made, but it gave me the context I needed to better understand *why* he made them.

Having said that, this isn't about turning Booker into some untouchable icon. He's not above critique, and he *should* be called out when he says things that reinforce the same barriers he once had to push through. He's made several backwards comments about younger Black wrestlers that sound more like gatekeeping than actual guidance. And that deserves criticism. So does his tendency to be overly apologetic when it comes to Vince McMahon and the WWE. It's one thing to acknowledge that someone gave you opportunities; it's another to act like their treatment of others, especially Black talent, doesn't deserve serious scrutiny.

Booker definitely isn't perfect. But I don't think perfection should be the price of acknowledgment. His legacy is complicated, but it's also real. And part of being honest about it is recognizing both what he endured *and* how he sometimes falls short in speaking up for those coming through the door after him. He earned some grace (from me) but not immunity from accountability.

He threw water on that and is now a tapdancer. Hogan can get his 2nd chance...so can Tessa. But Naomi..Sasha and others aren't good enough? A man who let WCW play him like a fiddle in 2000 with that wannabe nonsense? Come on...lol. No black performers are good enough for a never ending sustained push like Blandy..like Charlotte..like Michaels? Losers. Anti draws. Get real. Booker is a trip...

 

[R=G]

Harlem Heat is like the epitome of fake it til you make it (Booker T being a WWE hofer bootlicker) or be true to self (Stevie Ray doing his own thing and still have self respect despite not being all in the wrestling business).

At the end of the day, Booker ate shyt to be in the better position of the plantation, while Stevie Ray is free....

I remember they had this weird sambo segment with Booker and Cripple H. Booker T was a commentator or something..Cripple H had power to fire him or something. Maybe the Authority years...Booker was all the way up the ramp and about to go through the curtain...Cripple H said "Book. Sike." Or something goofy like that. And he had to walk back down on some walk of shame type shyt.

If thats what being the greatest black wrestler ever is all about? I dont want anything to do with it. They could never do that with Rock or Austin...ever. lol. Crazy.

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

He threw water on that and is now a tapdancer. Hogan can get his 2nd chance...so can Tessa. But Naomi..Sasha and others aren't good enough? A man who let WCW play him like a fiddle in 2000 with that wannabe nonsense? Come on...lol. No black performers are good enough for a never ending sustained push like Blandy..like Charlotte..like Michaels? Losers. Anti draws. Get real. Booker is a trip...

I don't completely agree or disagree with this, and I'm not here to cape for everything Booker T has ever said or done. Like I already said, he absolutely deserves criticism for some of the things he's said about Sasha, Naomi, and other younger Black talent. And it's totally fair if you don't feel like giving him any latitude. He has at times sounded out of touch, and yes, he's been too quick to excuse people like Hogan, Tessa or Vince while holding Black wrestlers to harsher standards. I don't agree with any of that, and I've said so.

 

[R=G]

I don't completely agree or disagree with this, and I'm not here to cape for everything Booker T has ever said or done. Like I already said, he absolutely deserves criticism for some of the things he's said about Sasha, Naomi, and other younger Black talent. And it's totally fair if you don't feel like giving him any latitude. He has at times sounded out of touch, and yes, he's been too quick to excuse people like Hogan, Tessa or Vince while holding Black wrestlers to harsher standards. I don't agree with any of that, and I've said so.

My thing is..if someone..if a fellow black man wants to have sympathy for him for CLEARLY having a tougher road..a racist political structure he had to go through to make his own mark? Thats cool but then again..there lies the problem. He should know better. Wtf is he doing taking shots at Sasha, Naomi, Kofi? And has ZERO hostility for Hogan or Tessa...its preposterous. Its weak and pathetic. He's been shaky for a long ass time.