The Great One
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No arguments. Don't bring up that oreo Rocky.
All Hail King Bookah!
All Hail King Bookah!
This HOF Induction has cemented Booker T as the Greatest Black Wrestler of ALL TIME
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Golayitdown
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Beat me to the thread. Hall of Fame, we coming for you 
seanjohn21276
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Dat916nigga
Superstar
congrats to the kang 
MrFirst2doit
All Star
umm.. Bobo Brazil
"The Jackie Robinson of Professional Wrestling".
Along with Edward "Bearcat" Wright, Bobo Brazil was just as instrumental in ending segregation in the world of pro-wrestling.
However, Bobo would drastically eclipse the success and popularity of The Bearcat.
Bobo would go on to win a whopping 52 titles across fourteen promotions and NWA regions in his 40 year career. Including five heavyweight championship reigns in the WWA and NWA, as well as seven United States Championship reigns in the WWWF.
Bobo was also the first ever African-American to win the NWA World Heavyweight Champion in wrestling history by defeating the Nature Boy Buddy Rogers. Unfortunately, that reign wasn't recognized by the NWA due to legitimate backstage politics of the day, which is why Ron Killings is recognized as the first African-American NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
He was also the first ever African-American to wrestle in a mixed-race match in the state of Georgia.
It was the extreme popularity of Bobo Brazil that really served to break down the walls of racial discrimination and segregation that both he and Edward Wright were fighting against. While The Bearcat was a fantastic draw for promoters, Bobo's fame and popularity were on an entirely different level in his day. He was one of the biggest draws of his era and had top billing almost everywhere he went.
Bobo would retire in 1992 and be inducted in the WWF Hall of Fame two years later.
Bobo lived to be 74-years-old, before finally succumbing to complications due to several strokes on January 20th, 1998.
That was long enough to see wrestling transform from a time where Blacks had to enter arenas through separate entrances and sit in different sections, to seeing the start of the career of the next African-American who would soar to the highest possible levels the industry had to offer and beyond...
"The Jackie Robinson of Professional Wrestling".
Along with Edward "Bearcat" Wright, Bobo Brazil was just as instrumental in ending segregation in the world of pro-wrestling.
However, Bobo would drastically eclipse the success and popularity of The Bearcat.
Bobo would go on to win a whopping 52 titles across fourteen promotions and NWA regions in his 40 year career. Including five heavyweight championship reigns in the WWA and NWA, as well as seven United States Championship reigns in the WWWF.
Bobo was also the first ever African-American to win the NWA World Heavyweight Champion in wrestling history by defeating the Nature Boy Buddy Rogers. Unfortunately, that reign wasn't recognized by the NWA due to legitimate backstage politics of the day, which is why Ron Killings is recognized as the first African-American NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
He was also the first ever African-American to wrestle in a mixed-race match in the state of Georgia.
It was the extreme popularity of Bobo Brazil that really served to break down the walls of racial discrimination and segregation that both he and Edward Wright were fighting against. While The Bearcat was a fantastic draw for promoters, Bobo's fame and popularity were on an entirely different level in his day. He was one of the biggest draws of his era and had top billing almost everywhere he went.
Bobo would retire in 1992 and be inducted in the WWF Hall of Fame two years later.
Bobo lived to be 74-years-old, before finally succumbing to complications due to several strokes on January 20th, 1998.
That was long enough to see wrestling transform from a time where Blacks had to enter arenas through separate entrances and sit in different sections, to seeing the start of the career of the next African-American who would soar to the highest possible levels the industry had to offer and beyond...
Hardbody Harrison is still alive, breh. But let's just agree to call Booker 1b.
seanjohn21276
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NYChase718
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Golayitdown
Veteran
Bobo. My granddad used to ALWAYS bring him up. Wish I could have seen him in his prime.
seanjohn21276
Pro
Based King Bookah should come out to this and be like HOF, I'm coming for you nikka
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