TSC Evaluation #25: Booker T

[Amor fati]

 

[stro]

His 1998 was some top tier shyt. Especially amazing considering how he literally went from bleh tag matches to a month of meh singles matches to suddenly being like a top 5 guy on a WCW roster full of absolute killers. Came out of nowhere. 1999-2001 is a big drop off from that quality, and 2001 in WWF was bad for everyone from WCW. Raw in 2002 through WM 19 was really built around making Booker a huge face, and it totally worked. His work with Goldust was always a highlight of Raw during that period, but I really feel like after WM 19, he was never the same as a performer. Injuries and age, plus what I have to assume was a loss of faith in his bosses led to a pretty subpar years after that. King Booker annoyed the shyt out of me, and it's a shame he finally got the title years after he was past his prime.

But 1998 . Book's 1998 is on par with just about anyone's single year.

I give him an 8 overall.

 

[Redwood]

So brutal

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Booker T's athletic peak was amazing, him in 97 and 98 was fantastic

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Booker T's athletic peak was amazing, him in 97 and 98 was fantastic

 

[Womb Raider]

So underrated, should've been given a WWE title reign much earlier in his career

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Book is a 9 for me. Dude’s from that era where being a really good worker wasnt that big of a deal and you didnt need to sell it, but he checks off all boxes. Only thing he’s missing to be a 10 is a definitive match or two but I dont consider that his fault because he was a “hand” most of his career and had to carry lower level talent.

 

[Jim Cornette]

Great in ring... Good look.. could be a good face or heel

Shoulda been more in WWE and shoulda been main event about a year or two earlier in dubbya C dubbya..

9

 

[Lurk Angle]

Should of had a wcw title match in 98 or 99

Should of beaten cripple h at wm 19