Booker T

Booker and his brother Stevie Ray signed with World Championship Wrestling In August 1993, they debuted as the tag team Harlem Heat. In 1994, they acquired the services of Sensational Sherri, dubbed 'Sister' Sherri as their manager. In 1997, they feuded with Public Enemy, The Steiner Brothers, and the nWo. In fall 1997, they fired Sherri and added a new manager, Jacqueline.

Booker T made the transition into singles action and won the WCW World Television Championship from Disco Inferno on the December 29, 1997 episode of Nitro. During spring 1998, Booker began feuding with Chris Benoit. Benoit cost Booker the TV title during a match against Fit Finlay. As a result, Booker and Benoit engaged in a "best-of-seven series" with the winner meeting Finlay for the title. Booker T was elevated to main event status in 2000. After WCW booker Vince Russo grew disgruntled with Hulk Hogan's politics, he fired Hogan during the live broadcast of Bash at the Beach and announced an impromptu match between Jeff Jarrett and Booker T for the World Title. Booker T won the match becoming WCW World Heavyweight champion. Booker T returned to the roster in 2001 and defeated Rick Steiner for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship at Greed. This made Booker the eighth WCW Triple Crown winner. On the final episode of Nitro, he defeated Scott Steiner to win the World title for the fourth time.

After WCW was bought by the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001, Booker T made his debut at the King of the Ring pay-per-view in 2001 attacking WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin during his match. He later lost the WCW World Championship to Kurt Angle, but he went on to win the title back on the July 30 episode of Raw. Booker T kept the title until SummerSlam, when he lost it to The Rock after feuding with him over the similarity in their gimmicks and their identical finishing moves, the Book End/Rock Bottom.

Booker T is an 11-time WCW Tag Team Champion, a six-time World Champion, winner of the 2006 King of the Ring Tournament and the man responsible for popularizing the word, “Sucka!” in sports-entertainment. He also bears the distinction of holding the WCW Heavyweight Championship when the promotion folded in 2001.