Booker T says he didn’t pick a backstage fight with a top WWE star. He just finished it.
Speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T looked back at his infamous backstage fight with former six-time world champion Batista. The two superstars got into a scuffle due to alleged attitude issues with The Animal.
Booker T clarified that the fight was just a matter of testosterone rush and nothing serious. He noted that he’d be cordial with Batista if they met today. However, he did disagree with The Animal’s take that he picked a fight with him while he was injured.
“There’s a story going around about the scuffle me and Batista got into back in the day at the SummerSlam shoot in L.A.,” Booker T began. “I remember doing an interview, it was just testosterone, men get into it. They fight, you know?
“If I saw Batista today, I’d give him a hug and ask him what’s going on. ‘You’re doing great out there in Hollywood,’ whatnot, whatnot. But I saw a video of him saying, ‘It’s sad the guy picked a fight with me while I was injured’ And I go, ‘Wow, man. That’s just not fair, man. That’s just not fair.’
“First of all, I didn’t pick a fight with anybody, and I definitely didn’t know if anybody got injured or anything like that. First time I heard about it. I just don’t want anybody to ever think I was a bully. I didn’t pick the fight, but I finished it,” Booker T said. [H/T Cultaholic]
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