Like many other Hall of Famers, Booker T had a lengthy profession when all was said and done, wrestling full-time for 23 years between stints in WCW, WWE, and TNA. But there was a scenario in play where Booker could have gotten out far earlier, and missed out on having a WWE Hall of Fame profession. But before attending to that in an appearance on “No-Contest Wrestling,” Booker talked concerning the secret to his longevity, which was that he avoided doing things he didn’t need to do, and stopped doing back bumps at a young age with a purpose to protect his body.
The inspiration to guard himself got here to Booker during an encounter with one other WWE Hall of Famer while they were each working a WCW PPV. That was also that moment that led to Booker seriously considering hanging up the boots, in addition to what his life would appear to be once his wrestling profession was over.
“I began desirous about retiring once I was 30 years old,” Booker said. “I got in once I was 25, and I began desirous about retiring once I was 30, because I used to be at one in every of the Great American Bash’s, and I used to be sitting next to one in every of my heroes, Wahoo McDaniel.
“He had got here back for a match. And Chief was like in his 50s at the moment, and he was having problems. He was struggling to get his boots on. And I used to be like ‘God man, I’ve got to determine how you can get out of this.’ Cause…I just start pondering, my mind just began flooding stuff. I began attempting to determine what was my plan, what was my gameplan?”
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