Booker T Finally Speaks

Brian Fritz of the Orlando Sentinel recently sat down with former WWE star Booker T, here are the highlights.

On his suspension:
"I feel that I wasn't protected by the (WWE)," says Booker T. "I feel like I got suspended without just cause. I feel like it wasn't right, and that's the reason why I chose to leave WWE because in order to protect my reputation, I have to believe in something."

"I've never heard my name come up in any scandals or anything like that," he says. "You've never heard of Booker T having a late-night party or was drunk on the town naked. I've been a total role model as far as my professional wrestling career goes. I just want to keep it that way. I've got a lot of fans out there. A lot of kids look up to me."

On his Triple H feud:
"That's where the business part comes in, the politics come in," explains Booker T. "I really feel like it should have been me and Jerry Lawler at Summerslam. I'm a professional, and I go out there and do my job. It wasn't what it could have been. I can honestly say I have never watched that match on tape because I felt like my body was out there but my mind wasn't."

Wrestling School:
"One reason why I opened my wrestling school was to teach guys the real way of going out there and doing this -- knowing the psychology of professional wrestling, knowing how to be that fan sitting in the audience as you're in the ring doing your thing,'' says Booker T. "That way you know exactly what that fan is looking for. They go out there and do their routine, and that's pretty much it."