What do you think of the build-up to tonight’s WWE World Heavyweight Championship showdown between Seth “Freakin'” Rollins and Shinsuke Nakamura?
Booker T has been enjoying it.
The pro wrestling legend spoke on his “Hall Of Fame” podcast about how he has enjoyed the build-up to tonight’s WWE Payback main event between the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and “The King of Strong Style.”
“You know what? To leave the champ lying, that’s the way wrestling’s always been,” he said. “I mean, I’m going to tell you that story never gets old. Fans buy into it every single time. You know, wanting to see the Babyface come back, get that sympathy for that moment, that Babyface is never getting too big to where he can’t get sympathy.”
He continued, “That’s the thing right there. And that, for me, has always been the Hogan rule. I call it that. They made that up or anything. It’s not something in the business. It’s just one of my things. I call the Hogan rule because of Hogan. Still, he was always the guy who got more sympathy than anybody that he would ever work for because he would make himself vulnerable enough to where the fans would cheer for him to the point where he would always make that comeback. And Big Boot. That’s why Hogan lasted so long, being that vulnerable guy. And that’s why I like the Seth Rollins thing, leaving the champ. Hey, it’s beautiful work, man. Suspend my disbelief momentarily and go out there and give me something special.”
Check out the complete episode of the show via the YouTube player embedded below. H/T to WrestlingHeadlines.com for transcribing the above quotes.
