Booker T was in Houston to see his friend Bobby Lashley fight Chad Griggs and was interviewed by Ariel Helwany after the fight. Here are some highlights of the interview.
When asked his opinion on the Lashley vs Griggs fight:
"Ya, I came to support Bobby (Lashley), Bobby's actually a really good friend of mine, we actually got in the ring together back in our hay day in the WWE"
"I thougth Bobby was little bit anctious, I thought he was alittle bit of,... nervous energy, he wanted to get rid of him too fast."
"I think he let the hype of the crowd get to him tonight more then anything, but I'm sure he's going to come back, come back bigger, stronger."
When asked if the cut Lashley suffered effected him:
I think Bobby, first time something like that happened, I can tell made him apprehensive. You know wanting to shoot on the guy rather then stand toe to toe and getting hit. I think you know, that probably would have helped him more then anything, getting hit one time in the jaw can actually wake you up and help you and i think he really didn't have the chance to get that experience."
Asked if he is a big MMA fan:
"I'm a big fight fan. I'm a big wrestling buff, boxing, and now MMA, I love the sport, I know all the fighter, all the moves, I love the commentary, I just love the fight game in general."
Asked if he would have done MMA instead of wrestling 20 years ago:
I would have been a fighter. I always loved boxing, Mohamed Ali was my idol, I always wanted to be like Mohamed Ali. MMA has something that's totally unique, something that's totally different. I have really good balance, it's something I feel I probably could have done." "I can't do what these guy's do, these guy's train for it, just the training alone, that right there is harder then the fight."
When asked if MMA is hurting professional wrestling?:
I really don't think it's hurting pro wrestling, I think what's hurting pro wrestling is pro wrestling." "I think wrestling is just hurting for talent right now"
When asked weather he would come back to wrestling with WWE or TNA:
"maybe neither, I got a lot of different things brewing right now. My wife just had twins, a boy and a girl, I just felt it was time to take a break after 20 years of wrestling, rejuvenate myself and come back stronger, just like Bobby (Lashley)"
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