Booker T recently heaped praise on one specific NXT star that he says finally won him over.
During a recent appearance on the Hall of Fame show (via Wrestling Inc.), Booker T talked about Tatum Paxley‘s latest match against Izzi Dame at NXT’s Vengeance Day. While he praised both stars, T said he’s finally understood what Paxley’s character is about after the match.
“They [Dame and Paxley] went out there and they rocked it, man. They had a hell of a match, man,” Booker T said. “Tatum Paxley, man, she’s found herself. She’s found herself in this character. Trust me, I didn’t know if this character had any sustainability. I didn’t think it was something that you could actually put on the main roster and actually people buy it.
“But it goes back to the old adage to what I say all the time about professional wrestling. And that is, man, you can do whatever you want to do before the match. You can act any kind of way you want to act after the match. But in the match, you go out there and perform and you perform at the highest level. All of that goes away.”
Booker T went on to say that there was one specific moment in the match that fully sold him on Paxley’s entire gimmick and persona.
“And when she did the one move to where she turned the move in the offense and did the Undertaker almost sit up but standing up, bro, I said, ‘Okay, now she finally got me,'” said Booker T. “I got goosebumps talking about it — I finally bought in to what Tatum Paxley actually has been trying to do for so long.”
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