Booker T Gives Hot Takes on Logan Paul, Joe Hendry, Jacob Fatu, Dominik Mysterio, & More

He’s done a really great job, he’s just a natural talent too, though he works hard too; he doesn’t call it in or phone it in. 

He really puts in the work to actually go out there and make you people believe that, man, this guy’s a phenom. You don’t become a phenomenal talent if you don’t put in the work. It just doesn’t happen, by osmosis or anything like that, which most people probably think it does for him, but that dude puts in a lot of work.

Booker T on Dominik Mysterio

When asked if Dominik Mysterio can 'eclipse' his father, Rey, Booker said:

No, I don’t. And I don’t think that should be the mission for Dominik. He’s such a great talent, and what he does, I don’t think Rey could do what he does. So it’s such a huge difference between the both of them. But I really think Dominik is gonna go so far. I don’t think the comparison will be needed.

Booker T on Jacob Fatu

When asked if Jacob Fatu is better suited as a singles competitor or in a faction, Booker said:

Of course, I think he fits into a faction, but he’s a solo artist, I think. Jacob Fatu has World Heavyweight Championship potential. You just gotta be able to put him in the right position because he can talk, and you can dress him up, and he can look really cool at the same time. He has all the intangibles to be a really great superstar in this business.

Booker T on Joe Hendry

He is not the greatest wrestler in the world or anything like that. But that’s not what wrestling is, and I think so many people have gotten caught up in going out and having a five-star match. They have forgotten about what the art of professional wrestling is, and that’s making fans believe and feel a certain way.

We let the fans be a part of the show, and I think that’s something a guy like Joe Hendry does very well.

I think he would’ve fit in [in the Attitude Era]. We would’ve had to work with him on a couple of things, fix a few things, a little rough around the edges. But I think Joe is one of those traditional wrestlers.

Booker T on Trick Williams

Trick Williams is the future of this company.

He’s my guy. I see myself in Trick, and every time I’d see him in TNA, he came out dressed like me when I was in TNA and doing the Black Snow. He wore the whole gimmick and everything. He’s always paying tribute to me, he even uses some of my terminology.

He’s not the greatest wrestler in the world, but you don’t have to be the greatest wrestler in the world to be the biggest star, you just have to be a really good performer. And I think that’s what Trick has picked up on more than anything, on how to go out there and be a really great performer and make fans watch you for so many different reasons than they watch the other wrestlers.

Booker T on Roxanne Perez

She fits right in, not even a hiccup, not even a ripple, she just stepped right in there, and her confidence is sky high right now because she’s so freaking good. She’s not the biggest dog in the fight or anything like that, but her way of working, she works so much bigger than she actually is, when you actually watch her work, and you go, wow, man, this girl is really, really good. So you forget about everything other than how good she is in the ring.

So I’m so proud of her man; she started with us when she was 16 years old, and now she’s a mega star all over the world.

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