Booker T credits McMahon and Hogan, aims for Reigns and Michaels

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T said he learned from Vince McMahon, credited Hulk Hogan with pushing his tag team Harlem Heat to stardom and named Roman Reigns and Shawn Michaels as dream opponents in a wide-ranging interview with Esports Insider. Speaking recently, Booker T reflected on his decades in the business, criticized a perceived decline in in-ring storytelling among younger performers and discussed how the modern economics of wrestling have changed the industry.

On working with McMahon, Booker T described the former WWE chairman as demanding and exacting, saying, "He wanted perfection... perform at a very, very high level. He is very, very demanding, no excuses, get the job done type of guy and I love that." He told the interviewer he learned enough from McMahon to start and run his own wrestling company, adding that he models his leadership on the same principles, showing up first and expecting others to follow.

Booker T also credited Hulk Hogan with helping Harlem Heat break through early in their careers. "He just talked to the office," Booker said, recalling that Hogan told company executives, "You guys are looking for a tag team. These are your guys right here, Harlem...