What does Booker T think of The Rock's heel turn in WWE?
Let's find out!
The two-time WWE Hall of Fame legend and WWE NXT commentator spoke on the latest episode of his "Hall Of Fame" podcast about The Rock's full-fledged heel turn and aligning with The Bloodline in WWE, as well as his own former aspirations of being on American Gladiator.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the episode where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
On wanting to be an American Gladiator before getting into wrestling: “I remember when the Gladiators came to town and I went and tried out for it and I was so excited. It was at the Summit where Joel Olsteen’s church is right now. I was so excited to get down there and try out and just run right through it because for a minute, I thought I was going to try out to be a Gladiator. Little did I realize that it was a tryout to be a contestant and then boom, I fell out in the first round. I’m out. I’m on my way back home. I had my son with me. I felt kind of bad about it, but I told my son that day, ‘You know, I won’t look back one day when I’m 40 or 50 years old and say I wish I tried that.’ I got more out of giving my son that inspirational moment and hopefully a life lesson on top of me going out and failing in the first round.”
On The Rock going heel: “I’m not surprised one bit. I mean, you heard me say it. I said, ‘Blood is thicker than water.’ I said, ‘Let’s sit back and see how this thing plays out.’ I mean, I’m not gonna jump the gun. I was looking at something on YouTube and they were talking about how The Rock pulled the trigger on being in the match and then after the backlash from the people, Rock had the wherewithal to say we need to switch gears. Now, can I see that happening? Perhaps? I can see that happening. That’s why I try not to write the show or book to show because, you know, the way it was yesterday may not be the way it is today. I think it was the right move. It was the right call to do this angle right here and put Cody in that position. It’s a no-brainer and it was the smartest move anybody could have thought of. I don’t know if it was the plan or not, but I do know it’s on track to be the WrestleMania people have been asking for for quite some time for the last two years, so I say let’s do it. There’s no better person to be a part of something like this than The Rock. I mean it’s already sold out. It’s just the cherry on top, the icing on the cake.”
Check out the complete episode via the YouTube player embedded below. H/T to WrestlingNews.co for transcribing the above quotes.
