Buff Bagwell infamously competed in just one televised match in WWE, a 2001 episode of “RAW is WAR” with present “WWE NXT” commentator Booker T as his opponent. Regardless of the bout being in the primary occasion that evening, Bagwell obtained fired, whereas Booker went on to have a profitable profession within the promotion.
In a current episode of his “Corridor of Fame” podcast, Booker revealed why he wasn’t concerned with the current episode of “Darkish Aspect of the Ring” that centered itself round Bagwell’s profession.
“Something that occurred between Buff Bagwell and I, something that I’ve obtained to say about Buff Bagwell? It is non-public,” Booker stated. “It is one thing that is inside. It is one thing that him and I do know and I am not gonna expose it or put it on the market or something like that.”
Booker claimed that he would not assume the world must know what occurred that evening, and that the present story will merely be the official account going ahead. He then recalled how his match with Bagwell was the primary time former WCW wrestlers main-evented a WWE present, however that one thing felt off primarily based on what the brokers instructed them earlier than the match.
“They instructed me to look straight on the digicam, to exit and work. Do not shake no person’s fingers,” he stated. “They usually instructed Bagwell the identical factor. And that was one thing that I felt very odd, kinda suspicious. “
Bagwell has notably claimed that he was set as much as fail in WWE, and Booker confirmed that this was the case on the time.
“We have been put on the market to fail,” he stated. “We have been put on the market to get our a**** beat. So, that a part of Marcus Bagwell’s story is 100% true.”
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