Booker T on Sting Not Coming to WWE Because of The Rock’s Promo with Him 

The real issue Sting should’ve had, was not what The Rock did, but how Triple H buried Booker T. That was the ultimate burial. Ironically enough, once Sting joined, who did he lose to? Triple H.

Sting was worried about WWE burrying WCW stars...well, he was right.

Between the wwf’s attitude era and wcw’s nwo/ sting crow era, gosh what a time wrestling was back then

Sting is the probably the most successful wrestler that never needed wwe.

Is it me? But Booker T and Cedric the Entertainer has the same speaking voice?

Book is one of the most level headed dudes I've ever seen. He's a great guy and he deserves everything he ever got plus some.

Perception is everything. Sting saw a sign of caution. Booker T saw an opportunity.

Sting vs the Undertaker at ANY point in the 2000s decade wouldve been EPIC

Amazing how the last one standing was literally Lil Rey mysterio lol

Booker and Rock feud was soo good. Seriously underrated stuff with Shane O Mac

*Sting watching TV* Rock says, “Who in the blue hell are you?” *Sting’s eyes get big* Booker T, “My name is..” Rock, “It doesn’t matter what your name is” *Sting flips his table over*

The Rock also did the same to Chris Jericho, so it wasnt Vince trying to burying Booker. Book you need to get Sting on here and talk about the Invasion and how you guys would have done it now in hindsight. It would be an amazing listen.

Damn he still looks like he could roll. Booker T was the most underrated of all time imo.

Rock did that to Al Snow and asked if he worked for the building.

I agree with Sting on this one. His body of work in wcw is legendary. Given the opportunity, wwe would have tried to taint it more than they did same goes for DDP. HHH tried his best to bury Booker, luckily Booker believed his best story wasn't told yet. Sting ending up in a dress, with a mop or kissing vince ass would be ridiculous. I appreciate stings decision because most of my favorite memories of him are still intact. Four horsemen sting, dudes with attitudes sting, and even wolfpack sting >>>>> anything wwe would have done with him.

I am with Sting on this one, but Booker's mindset could not be beaten that's why his talent could not be buried.

You say he missed out on great matches, yet he was wrestling Aj, Joe, Abyss, etc. All in their prime man.

Sting didn't want his character to be buried.

he would have lost to Triple H a decade earlier just like booker did

The Booker T and Stone Cold feud they did together was CLASSIC!!!!!!

Booker is a really good dude. He has a optimistic personality and he would never say nothing about WWE. With that being said based on Vince's patterns of ego through out the years... STING WAS RIGHT. He didn't miss out on anything really. Even when Booker won titles they were mostly unclean wins. And if you notice a lot of wrestlers who came from wcw would hold only the wcw championship and not the WWF championship. But WWF wrestlers held wcw championships. Now I know what you're gonna say; "But Jericho held a WWF title" yeah but Jericho chose to leave wcw. He wasn't forced to go there nor was he a significant part of Vince's ass kicking in the Monday Night Wars. Vince couldn't have Hunter put Sting over a legend but he had him put over Ronda Rousey? Sounds like some bitter sore loser shit to me. Thank you.

Sting made the right choice not going to the WWE in 2001. He had a great run as a multiple TNA/Impact Wrestling World Champion. A better run than being a WWE jobber.

Booker T is really a real one. I also respect Sting for being a real one in his own right as well.

"Hulk Hogan, we coming for you nucka!"

My favorite BookerT "match" was his fight in a supermarket with Stone Cold. I don't give a shit who "won". It was spectacular and the ending is irrelevant. It made me like Book more in WWE. Doing a job is part of the job. Shrug

When The Rock killed Billy Gunn's carer with - "Bob" 'But my name's Billy..." 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I disagree with Booker T. Sting did not want to sell his self worth and soul to the WWE. He was proud of what he had accomplished and did not want his efforts dashed to one side as the lesser wrestler for £££££. Sting did what was right for him. Yes he could have had more £££££££ but he was not in it solely for that and did well with what he had. Sometimes your talent, self worth and effort goes above WWE or a place like it, wrestling or otherwise. Sorry to say but the WWE are not the only promotion out there even if they are the biggest that doesn't mean they are the best to work for, even if you do get the grand stage to perform. I am so, so, so glad that sting did things his way. He aint BROKE and he was never DESPERATE to be a part of WWE. When he joined WWE it was on his terms, he was ready, end of, late or otherwise he wasn't desperate for a paycheck, WWE was a tick box for his legacy, to say I did it my way. He got into the hall of fame. Job done. Look what they did when he did join. At least he had done a lot with his career before they deliberately buried him. He knew this but by then it didn't matter. I applaud Sting. Guy used his head not his heart to salvage his dignity unlike others. Also it has been said many time before by other fans. Sting did not need Vince to become a megastar. He did it all on his own. (Sure Booker T said something similar on those lines i.e Tessa Blanchard. That she built her self, well Sting did exactly that without being a racist or bully.)

Win lose or draw, Booker in his first 4 years in the company worked with the biggest stars in the WWE. 2001 The Rock, a short-lived feud with Stone Cold, had a successful run with Goldust in 2002, worked with Triple H in 2003, and worked with The Greatest Superstar that has EVER stepped in a WWE Ring The Undertaker. 4 out of one were former World Champions, Rock, Austin, Triple H, Undertaker. Booker clearly had it made by working with those 4 World Champions and a Tag Run with Goldust. 2001-2004 Booker had in my opinion some memorable moments with those stars.

Sting is wrestling royalty you don't treat Stinger like just some guy. I understand Sting 100%

The amount of “uh’s” at the start of this video = Priceless 😂😂😂😂😂

Booker t had a hell of a career in wwe

Booker T: “I’m the WCW Champion...Sucka” The Rock: “You’re the WCW Champion Sucka?”

The invasion needed atleast 3 people to make it better. Flair, Sting and Stevie Ray. Anyone else could have came at different times such as the NWO and Goldberg. Obviously having those off the bat would have been amazing. But with Flair he should have been the Co-Owner. Sting would have given you a top face and Stevie would have given you a legendary tag team along with Booker to complete against the Dudleys, Hardys, Edge and Christian and The Brothers of Destruction. Having these 3, you wouldn't have needed to add Austin and Angle as the vocal point of The Alliance and could have extended the angle until the NWO arrived. I would have had Big Show, The Radicals and Jericho also join team WCW and to fill up your WCW Nitro or WCW Smackdown roster whenever they win a show.

I think Sting was like he's Booker T, what you mean, who are you.

Booker T was a BEAST! One of my favorite wrestlers of all time.

WWE did Sting Dirty. They had him a jobber in every match. I’d quit too if I was him. I would have never did that to the second most popular wrestler of the 80’s behind Hogan, and ahead of the Warrior and Flair. Vince paid him millions just to make him look bad.

I would much rather have THE ROCK say that to me if was sting than lose to hhh

I agree sting came super late to wwe and another problem i had was triple h not putting his ego, pride to the side at wrestlemania against sting.

Great stuff as always Booker 💪👏

Sting should have trusted his instincts, they did him much worse than they did Booker T, jobbin out to HHH and Seth rollins lol smh

I miss old school wrestling....You guys played an amazing roll in my childhood 😢

I can see this point, but also as a fan I remember all the great matches and opponents he had outside WWE because he stayed out. Which I think were equally as important and memorable.

Missed out on Undertaker vs Sting Shawn Michaels vs Sting Survivor Series Winner takes all Probably even Cena/ Randy Orton vs Sting And so much more

the thing is that they are both right, it was rock's character but it was also said to shit on a wcw guy. jericho got it on his debut too

Can’t mess with the Stinger. Wooo

The rock always did that. Hhh was the only one burying wcw talent.

I agree with Book 100%! That moment wasn’t a burial, it was The Rock, a top guy, interacting with a guy who was new to the company. Much like he did with Jericho. I love Sting but as a fan I’m always gonna have a little bit of resentment because he took so long to come over & all the matches & moments that never happened because he didn’t come sooner

Sting always knew that he could go just about anywhere and be well taken care of as far as money is concerned and seeing how his short run with the WWE went I think he made the right decision staying away for the WWE it could have hurt him and his reputation and his value as far as the top guy going to the WWE and just being made a fool of and job out like Booker T and DDP was I'm so glad things stayed away from WWE I shudder to think what they could have had him doing if you have time with them after WCW close

Everyone, understandably, wanted Sting vs Taker. I always wanted to see Sting vs Rock.

If you go back and look at the timeline of when Sting said this, I don't believe any of the former WCW stars that came over AFTER WCW closed were being used in a manner that was all that flattering. I think that interview was before the King Bookah title run and before Rey's first run as well. I think only Goldberg had been given a run with the title. Come to think of it, Booker came in with the WCW title and was quickly beaten for it. I totally understand what Sting was talking about. Look at what they did to DDP, making him a stalker. And let's not forget what HHH did to Booker at WrestleMania. How about the whole invasion angle? Now Sting did give Booker a lot of credit in that interview, saying Booker was able to overcome it because he's a talented guy, but I don't see how anyone could blame Sting for not trusting how he'd be used and as it turned out, he was largely right.

I thoroughly enjoyed Booker T in then WWF/E. His beef with Austin and their fight in the supermarket was so funny and he had a lot of in ring talent as well. I miss those good ol days.

I’m sure Booker T is keeping quiet just to keep a good relationship with the WWE, but he knows what Sting is saying is true. I’m sure both Booker T and Sting agree with CM Punk in resenting Triple H for not doing what was best for business and putting them all over.

Booker shows what a true worker is. His final promo on WCW was pretty much a job application to WWE. Came over, took a whole bunch of shit, but turned those lemonades around into an awesome WWE run.

I always thought the reason Sting wouldn't join was because of his loyalty to WCW that's how it was always reported in the wrestling media ?

It was so much fun watching King Booker in wwe. Hilarious promos, great matches....miss those days something fierce. Wrestling was fun and unapologetic.

That "it doesn't matter line" buried Billy Gunn, as epic and hilarious as it was 😂

What Booker tells that he never thought Sting will see it that way is no surprise as Sting has got a different analytical mindset which one can often admire even during his tenure in TNA or now in AEW. Sting's opinion (as he told JBL in an interview) that Vince wanted him more to undermine WCW rather than his talent was spot on. As far as Booker's opinion that Sting's guardedness caused him many opportunities may be true but Sting has done excellent work in WCW already and followed it up in TNA and now in AEW. I love Booker but Sting will always be special because he stayed true to his principles and loyalty which is rare for a wrestling star. Would I have loved to see Sting go head to head with the Undertaker or Kane or Brock Lesner in WWE? Yes. In a heartbeat. But even without that Sting has been brilliant with whatever he has achieved. So respect to both Sting and Booker for their own perspectives.

I've seen the interview Sting did with a very red faced JBL and I think Sting was thinking of and referring to more then The Rock's words, there's a lot context that's being ignored here. Sting was right.

*Booker can't say shit or he'll lose those rings he keeps showing off with*

Sting is such a legend I don't think the rock would have cut that same type of promo on Sting. Rock has every right to cut it on up & comers or heels.

Sting did what was right for sting and his legacy do you think he joined wwe late he is still signed to them and gets paid for sitting indoors cause the real problem is sting was by far the greatest wrestler that didn't sign at the time cause he knew they will kill everything he built up look how many world titles he won after wcw and how much he was still earning sting is a wrestling legend icon what a wrestler what a performer and entertainer wish wwe use home more or better still bring him to smackdown full time to boost ratings

The Rock said that to everyone. Look it up I remember he even did the same exact line to the hardy boys. "Who the hell are you? It doesn't matter what your name is!"

Eh, I kinda understand Sting’s point. At the end of his video, he said in his opinion, he didn’t trust the way he would’ve been used. But at the same time....you’re gotdamn Sting man! I think he could’ve still done great.

WWE did bury all the WCW guys. The extraordinary ones were able to rise above it.

booker t still doesnt realize that they buried him immediately. he became a joke with wwe

Booker t seems like he's pulling punches cause of his connection to wwe

Wish Sting never signed with the WWE. They really did him wrong.

I found it weird at the time when Sting said that, especially as he was like "I'll never forget that moment" and he *_didn't even remember the moment right._* He just enjoys being a big fish in a little pond. Not a knock, but he didn't want to be just a WCW invader. He SHOULD have come in later, but he was too comfortable in TNA.

The rock and booker T are 2 of my favorite wrestlers. 1st wrestling match ever where I was cheering for both sides

In Sting's defense he was a lot bigger star than Booker T. Where as Booker T was just trying to build his singles career.... we can try to pretend that WWE didn't try to bury everybody from WCW but we would just be lying to ourselves. I don't think Sting was worrying about money as much as he was worried about all the dues he had paid & all the work he spent in making that character a star. Really... at that time imagine The Rock asking Sting "who are you?" One year removed from Nitro being the hottest wrestling show on the planet...Booker T. has said plenty of times he was willing to start over that's why he didn't sit home and collect those Time Warner checks. Everybody knows how petty WWE is...when he finally showed up they couldn't wait to bring back up the Monday Night Wars which had already been over with for 15years & put Hunter Horse Helmsley over him at Maina which pissed me off... I'm not mad at Booker T but just say you did it for the $ & didn't mind getting buried...The Rock not knowing who you are, Austin dumping flour on him & beating his ass in a grocery store & HHH beating him at Mania that everybody agreed Booker T. Should have won in a Feud that had racist undertones.. Sting was right...WWE is extremely Petty..

There’s no reason to even think Booker was mistreated he came in as the champ and was parked with the owners son for promos and as a manager.... even tho the stunts he was in were crazy like getting the shit beat outta him in a market but that’s only because he’s a great actor it’s believable and he’s a big name

OMG He's right! I would love to hear Sting's perspective on that now. He could've made a lot of money there.

Very humble man right there. Thanks for the memories Booker T.

The Rock and Booker T feud was very underrated. The Rock Bottom vs The Book End

I dont see how he had a problem with the rock promo but not Triple H promo on booker T thats what he should have been talking about really sting .

I always respected Stings decision to not go to WWE at that time he knew Vince was gonna shit on his character and he didn't trust Vince and I'm glad he didn't 👏👏👏👏sorry Booker but Sting made good money in TNA.

Book gets it. He understands wrestling. I always felt he was super underrated in WWE.

Booker T and Goldust is honestly my favorite thing in wrestling past 2000. Imagine if Booker T had Sting's attitude?

I think the best put down was Chris Jericho's WWE debut with the Rock. He embarrassed Jericho so bad it had me dying laughing

Apparently, Sting had more respect for Booker than Booker T had for himself. Shots out to The Stinger!

Is there a better, more likable legend than Booker T?

Rock: does his gimmick Sting: thats disrespectful

Booker and stone cold 🤣🤣🤣 "got milk" lmaoo 😆😆😆☠️ I'm going to go watch that rn

Booker T is the Snoop Dogg of Professional Wrestling 🤣

Gotta be careful when you have a character as strong as the rock. Can bury talent easily even if it isn’t on purpose. Gotta handle storylines more delicately. The issue is why would you put a character who’s debuting in the company in a situation for the top guy to shut him down before he gains literally any traction at all with the fans.

Thank God STING didn't sign, he had a waaay better career in TNA/IMPACT. We got to see some really good matches such as: STING v Kurt Angle STING v AJ styles STING V JOE STING V HULK HOGAN STING V MAIN EVENT MAFIA STING V EC3 STING V RVD STING V Foley STING V abyss STING V Jeff hardy

"And who in the blue hell are you?" "I'm boo....." "It doesn't matter who you are"

Booker T is a legend. The fact that he's so grounded makes him so much cooler.

It can make or break a star. When Lesner did it to Keith Lee at the Royal Rumble. That sky rocketed Keith Lees name. Cause it shows the top guy considers you competition.

Sting was so used to the tumult in WCW that he didn't understand how serious the WWF/E talent took their jobs and their gimmicks. Big Show and Book mentioned that their first time in the WWF/E, they saw how each matchup wanted to have the best match on the card, everyone was extremely professional, and everyone knew who the boss was.

Sting did Miss out, but I thank him for coming thru in the end. Sting is an icon. Sting if you ever read This, thank you brother

Booker gets it, always loved this dude.

Sting would never had made $650,000 a year to do tapings every fortnight for 7 years in TNA. WWE would have buried Sting, rendered himself worthless and paid him well for it for about a year or two, and Sting's value would have been shot. Sting did everything on his own terms for decades and he's still making huge money in his 60s. He's played the game better than anyone ever did.

I would say Sting’s perception was spot on

Sting realllllly shouldve went over hhh at mania. They couldve had hhh play the whole "wcw may have won the battle but we won the war" to satisfy his ego. It wouldve been perfect.

In truth.....sting didn’t need to go to WWE.....his wrestling career in 80’s AND 90’s was phenomenal and he had way more hype then the Rock...rock was a fan favorite of course, but everybody wanted to be sting growing up, the face paint, the matches, the dope early bodybuilder look, from Venice beach California one of the dopest scenes in the US.....he was the rock with swag before the rock ever wrestled......mic skills weren’t as good but it didn’t really matter...Sting was the GOAT even more loved than hogan FACTS

Sting got jobbed out once he came in. That is how it would have been had Sting came in after the buyout

this is old, but Sting wasn't referring to that moment. he was referring to what apparently was the first interaction when ya'll were clearing the ring went back to back and the rock turned around and said who are you. he felt in that one moment that was a disrespectful burial of you and the WCW guys.

Sting thought that way, and I agree, almost everyone from WCW were treated like jobbers, at least in the beginning. They could've used the same type of line for the Rock, but as if his character already knew Booker T. Could've been something in the dialogue where Rock asks Booker a different question or something. Vince got pleasure out of treating the WCW guys like that because he could, and it showed.

They should've had some of the WCW guys should've had more of an impact during the invasion