Booker T Declares His King Booker Gimmick as the Highlight of His Career

In the latest episode of Six Feet Under, Booker T talked about his memorable King of the Ring run and how it shaped his career. He shared details about the character’s development, the creative process behind the gimmick, and how it helped him connect with fans.

Booker also opened up about the challenges he faced during that time and how the experience impacted him as a performer. If you want to hear more about this iconic persona, check out some highlights from the episode below (special thanks to 411mania.com for the transcription):

Booker T on the King Booker gimmick:

I loved it, man. That was the greatest time of my career. I stole that from Savage. People didn’t realize that, Savage used to do here [his twirling finger], so I say — and I always thought Savage was a great king. I always thought Savage was a guy that I could really emulate. And I wanted to take that character to another level as well. I’d say, ‘Man, I want to break the mold.’ I said that ‘When people remember the King of the Ring from this point on, the only thing they’re going to remember is King Booker.’ And I swear man, Sharmell and I had such a great time creating those moments. But it was so real to me. It was so real. It was real as it could possibly be, as far as ruling the Smackdown kingdom with an iron fist, having fiddling regal as my royal court. And you know, making John Cena bowed out and kiss my feet. It was some of the greatest work.”

Booker T on people comparing that run to other kings:

I’ve taken issue with that as well, as far as people comparing my king run against anyone. And they ranked the kings a year or so ago, and they had Stone Cold at number one. And I say, I can agree with you that you may like Steve Austin more, but he wasn’t a better King.”