This WWE Corridor of Famer is dissatisfied in Swerve Strickland.
Earlier this month, former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland appeared in an interview on VladTV, and opened up on his expertise in WWE. Whereas discussing, Strickland even opened up on how Booker T was handled throughout a 2005 incident involving Vince McMahon utilizing a racial slur.
Nevertheless, these feedback weren’t taken flippantly by the Corridor of Famer, who not too long ago responded to Strickland. On the most recent version of the Corridor Of Fame podcast, Booker T shared his latest face-to-face dialog with Strickland, and the way dissatisfied he was with him.
“I used to be at an occasion this weekend in Richmond, Virginia. Low and behold, who was on the similar occasion with me, really as part of the identical occasion. It was actually the primary particular person I bumped into the morning of the occasion. Identical to Swerve Strickland stated, me having the power when Vince McMahon stated the N-word, relaxation assured I had the power after I noticed him as a result of I approached Swerve Strickland and I had a dialog with Swerve Strickland. Let’s speak in regards to the dialog with Swerve Strickland.”
He additional stated,
“I had a proposal to be on Vlad TV earlier than as properly and I turned it down. They known as me again and so they provided me cash to go on Vlad TV and I turned it down as a result of I used to be not going to go on Vlad TV and be exploited. I wasn’t going to go on Vlad TV and have him make me appear like a idiot in entrance of the world, I used to be not going to try this. I wasn’t going to go on Vlad TV and say something detrimental in the direction of any black man that’s ever been on this enterprise as a result of I understand how onerous it’s for all of us.
I’ve been the primary one saying it, any brother getting his bag, I’m all in 100%. I informed Swerve Strickland to his face how dissatisfied I’m in him as a younger brother as a result of all I did for Swerve Strickland was put him over and put him on a pedestal as being the most effective on the market, that he deserves to being the AEW Champion. For him to say one thing like that about me — I don’t know if these guys assume racism stopped in 1990 after I received within the enterprise, however it didn’t.
You could not hear about plenty of racial points with Booker T as a result of I dealt with racial points handfirst. I opened doorways, I broke down boundaries for individuals like Swerve Strickland. Swerve Strickland would maybe not even be right here if it wasn’t for me. I’ve to apologize for nothing that I’ve executed on this enterprise as a result of I’ve gone on the market and I’ve actually represented within the ring and out of the ring from day one all the best way to this present day in 2025.”
WWE Legend Booker T Believes Swerve Strickland Obtained “Performed” By Vlad TV
Additional within the podcast, the previous World Champion opened up about how Swerve Strickland received “performed” by Vlad TV. Recollecting his dialog with the previous AEW Champion, Booker T acknowledged,
You converse on Vince McMahon and him saying the N- phrase, you need me to be indignant black man within the firm. You need me to not open doorways and make areas for individuals such as you, that’s what you need me to do. Swerve Strickland, I hope you’re by no means gonna be within the motion pictures, I hope you’re by no means gonna be on a film set since you would possibly hear anyone say the n phrase and if you happen to’ve received an issue with it, they’re gonna inform your ass to get the hell out of right here, this can be a film, alright?
I’m upset as a result of extra importantly I’m dissatisfied in Swerve Strickland as a result of what I informed him — I’ll repeat it similar to I repeated it to him, you bought performed. You bought performed bro. You bought performed. You let that man play you and pitch you towards me and me towards you. I don’t know what number of tales you’ve ever heard about that on Vlad TV, however there’s lots of them.
There’s many tales on the market in regards to the black man towards the black man as a result of Vlad is pitting them towards one another. I don’t know the way many individuals you recognize which were locked up from the federal perspective by happening Vlad TV. I don’t know what the hell you’re doing on Vlad TV to begin with. What have you ever executed to be on Vlad TV? That’s simply my opinion on that. So far as Swerve Strickland — and me having the power, the varascity, I received all that. I’m nonetheless six foot three inches tall, 200 and thirty kilos of stomping, grave rattling digging, destruction Jack.”
He additional continued:
“I need to get one thing on the market to lots of people so far as this N-word factor. After I cease listening to it on the radio daily, then we are able to have this dialog. After I cease listening to it as a time period of endearment in plenty of locations and circles, then we are able to speak about this.
So far as the n phrase goes, it’s not a phrase that no person has ever heard me say however one time in my life, particularly on this enterprise or round any of my friends or something like that, my co-workers or something like that. That’s not one thing I do. So far as this enterprise goes, I’ve at all times checked out this enterprise prefer it was a film.
I’ve at all times checked out this enterprise prefer it was leisure and when one thing like that’s embellished, even on the present and for him to query me and who I’m as a black man and having to undergo this life and take care of racism, bro you higher get the hell out of my face.
I’ve by no means kissed ass, no person can ever put that assertion on me. For him, you don’t know me. You don’t know me that properly to talk on that and I simply needed to get that throughout to him and anyone else that thinks that manner as a result of him and I shouldn’t be going backwards and forwards at one another and he shouldn’t let anyone else put him and I [against each other].
As a result of he received an issue with the corporate? That’s a press release you’re entering into, that’s a land mine you’re simply falling off for no cause. You’re making noise for no cause. Like I stated, I do know I’ve opened doorways for individuals like Swerve Strickland. Identical to that assertion I stated about him, I didn’t must say that. Why did I say it? I stated it as a result of I assumed the man was a rattling good wrestler. I don’t have the e book, however one factor I do know, cream rises to the highest.
Should you assume you’re scorching, throw the whole lot in, I do know that’s what I did. I may’ve sat on a contract after I got here from WCW and made huge cash, however I stated nah, I’m going to gamble on myself and go in head first and see precisely how good I’m.”
Booker T then proceeded to share Swerve Strickland’s response to his statements.
“I can let you know this, he by no means stated that he didn’t get performed. He by no means stated that and that proper there spoke volumes to me. It’s probably not about what he stated, I simply needed to let him know the way dissatisfied I used to be in him. I simply needed to let him know the way dissatisfied I used to be in him for going on the market.”
The veteran then completed by sharing his ideas on your entire Vince McMahon-racial slur incident.
“I’ve stated it a thousand occasions out of 1 thousand occasions, I don’t assume the skit with Vince McMahon and John Cena was a racial situation with me. I simply don’t. Take it for what it’s value.”
H/t Fightful
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