WWE legend Booker T was in attendance to observe John Cena’s final match at Saturday Night’s Fundamental Event and has detailed the atmosphere backstage and the message he gave Cena before his match.
A complete host of WWE Hall of Famers and legends were on the Capital One Arena in Washington, which included the likes of Booker T, Mark Henry, RVD, Trish Stratus, and Haku, to call a number of. On his “Hall of Fame” show, Booker T shared when he arrived on the venue and the interesting conversations he had there.
“I got there like five o’clock because I knew exactly what I used to be going to be doing. I used to be just going out to observe the match, greater than anything. I used to be just there, you realize, to support Cena. That is it. But it surely was cool. Me and Mark Henry, we chopped it up and kicked it. Jesse Ventura, Tyrese Haliburton, you realize, we kicked it with him and his dad. I had them laughing the entire time, man. I used to be just telling jokes and, you realize, just cracking them up.”
The veteran star stated how he and Cena at all times related wrestling to Shakespeare, which is the pep talk he gave the 17-time world champion before he wrestled his final match.
“, me and John Cena, we got a connection. I had so many matches with John. I used to be one in every of the fellows that was — you realize, it was never about wrestling. It was at all times Shakespeare, you realize. And him and I, we have never talked about wrestling. It is usually been Shakespeare, you realize, and that is what I told him right before the match. I gave him a hug, and I said, ‘Shakespeare, baby. Let’s get it done, one last time,'” he said.
Booker T added that he loved wrestling Cena and recalled being tasked with shaping him into the subsequent WWE star, to eventually follow within the footsteps of The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin.