Booker T may be a five-time World Champion, but now he's a two-time WWE Hall of Famer the [.] "Five time" WCW heavyweight champion Booker T is about to become a two-time WWE Hall of Famer. CNN name, logo and all associated elements and 2023 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Stevies return coincided with Booker getting injured, so Stevie Ray defended the title on Booker Ts behalf for a while thanks to a kayfabe explanation involving Power of Attorney. The initial break-up of Harlem Heat is one of the more curious tag team breakups in history thanks to the lack of actual betrayal. After the match, Booker convinced Stevie to tear up the nWo shirt and reform Harlem Heat. Real life brothers, Booker T and Stevie Ray ended up becoming multi-time tag team champions before Booker T embarked on a successful career as a singles star. Harlem Heat won the match to begin their record-setting eighth tag team title reign.[64]. Fans from the Ruthless Aggression Era all remember Carlito and his legendary vignettes fondly. They went on to win the Tag Titles three more times, making them 10 time champions. Duggan has had multiple runs in the Stamford-based company. It was at the appropriately named event, The Final Heat where Booker and Stevie defeated the Heavenly Bodies to win the ROW Tag Team Championship, a title they held for three weeks before vacating it. I got respect in this business which is more than I can say for him. During his tenure with the nWo, Stevie Ray would tag team with the likes of Horace Hogan and Scott Norton as well as performing in singles competition, often with Vincent at ringside. In the summer of 1997, they fired Sherri and added a new manager, Jacqueline. Ray eventually challenged Midnight to a match on the January 6, 2000 episode of Thunder that would decide whether she would stay with Harlem Heat. or "needed to hook the leg!" Alistair McGeorge Friday 3 Jan 2020 4:29 pm. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Quizzed on the possibility by Renee Young on this weeks Backstage, Booker teased: You know what? [20] On the December 3 episode of WorldWide, Harlem Heat renamed her Sister Sherri. By the end of their time together in WCW, Booker T and Stevie Ray would have 10 reigns with the tag title, the longest being 164 days and the shortest lasting a single day. From then on, Booker T would simply be referred to as "Booker" and began using a cartoonish theme called "The Woodchuck's Game" before eventually adopting the moniker of G.I. Kevin Powers of WWE remarked: "When debating the greatest tag team in WCW history, Harlem Heat and The . While Stevie Ray was taking time off to deal with an injury Booker T started gaining traction in the singles realm, winning the Television Title in late 1997. I don't know, but I find this kind of odd. The Road Warriors are one of the greatest tag-teams of all time and dominated pro-wrestling in the late '80s and the '90s. Watch a hard-hitting match between Harlem Heat and The Steiners. Harlem Heat was arguably the greatest tag team in WCW's history, and there are a lot of things fans should know about the duo. A tag-team specialist like his brother, Johnny Ace found most of his in-ring success over in Japan. [22] Harlem Heat retained the titles against Stars and Stripes in a rematch at Clash of the Champions XXX. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them. However, Harlem Heat lost the titles to Konnan and Kidman, the following night on Nitro.[65]. You can check out some highlights from the podcast below: [51], Soon after, Harlem Heat took on The Public Enemy and The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) in a three-way dance at SuperBrawl VII, which Public Enemy won. Eventually, Stevie Ray rose through the ranks to become leader of nWo Hollywood, but the group was imploding and thus not long for this world. In 2017, when asked about a possible return to WWE, Carlito said: John Laurinaitis is a legendary figure in pro wrestling but he did not find the same level of success inside the ring as his brother, the legendary Road Warrior Animal. Harlem Heat reunited once on the June 15 episode of Nitro, where they unsuccessfully challenged Sting and Kevin Nash for the World Tag Team Championship. WWE Hall of Famer Booker T recently recalled the time he and his brother, Stevie Ray, saved Hacksaw Jim Duggan from an angry boyfriend at a club. [63] Soon after, Ray joined the nWo. They lost the match when Shockmaster forced Booker (Kole) to submit. Discussion in 'The Wrestling Archives' started by buddyriffic, Apr 1, 2010. first offStevie Ray is NOT Booker T's brother so dont compare them to Carlito and Primo (two real-life brothers). After dropping the tag titles to The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall), the duo turned face by firing Col. Parker, and then went a step further by getting rid of Sister Sherri in favor of future WWE Womens Champion Jacqueline. [45] This match was taped on October 1. [60] During this time, Stevie began attacking Chris Benoit on several occasions, against whom Booker had recently competed in a best-of-seven series to determine the #1 contendership for the World Television Championship. Stevie returned from suspension on the November 29 episode of Nitro to rescue Midnight from an assault by Curt Hennig. Meet us in Houston. [27] On the June 24 episode of WorldWide, Harlem Heat defeated Nasty Boys to win their second World Tag Team Championship after interference by The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Earl Robert Eaton). But in late 1996, the New World Order faction was staging a hostile takeover of the promotion, so established WCW stars becoming babyfaces seemed a necessity. Im trying to get in the game!, Coronation Street spoilers: Fizs exit storyline revealed in killer Stephen drama, Kim Kardashian is a pearly queen in stunning Met Gala outfit as daughter North West joins in fashion fun, Redfall Xbox review an open world vampire game that lacks bite, Karlie Kloss expecting second child with husband Joshua Kushner, unveils baby bump in style on Met Gala 2023 red carpet, Gisele Bundchen channels inner angel in solo stint at Met Gala 2023 after Tom Brady split, Do not sell or share my personal information. Booker and Stevie signed to WCW in 1993, where they were initially going to be ex-cons who wore chains to signify their bondage. [55] On the July 7 episode of Nitro, they fired Sherri after her interference backfired, costing them a match against Public Enemy. [67] Harlem Heat 2000 did not find much success as they lost most of their matches including the semifinal match in the tournament for the vacant World Tag Team Championship against the eventual tournament winners Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell at Spring Stampede and a handicap match against Terry Funk for the Hardcore Championship on the May 10 episode of Thunder. After being defeated with a surprise small package, Stevie Ray turned on both Booker T and Midnight by attacking both of them. Also, Booker T not winning the belt back from The Rock was a mistake. Stevie Ray, in the WWE Hall of . RELATED: The nWo Wolfpac vs nWo Hollywood Storyline, Explained. Just one night later, on Monday Nitro, Harlem Heat lost the tag team titles to The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs). Booker T and his brother, Stevie Ray, held the WCW Tag Team Championships ten times. Booker T could return to the ring in 2020 and reunite Harlem Heat alongside his brother Stevie Ray. As 1998 started to roll around, Stevie had to take some time off from WCW from January to June. As a singles competitor, Stevie Ray wouldnt draw a dime and was not worth the acquisition. We need to confirm your email address. -. Kane was paired with Davey Boy Smith against Road Warrior Hawk and Rip Rogers in a losing effort. [16] At Battlebowl, Kane was randomly partnered with Charlie Norris in a Lethal Lottery qualifying match against Big Van Vader and Cactus Jack in a losing effort. [4] Kevin Powers of WWE remarked: "When debating the greatest tag team in WCW history, Harlem Heat and The Steiner Brothers are more or less interchangeable. On the December 27 episode of Nitro, Harlem Heat lost a match to Lash LeRoux and Midnight in a Lethal Lottery tournament for the vacant World Tag Team Championship, after Ray grew tired of Booker's affection towards Midnight and delivered Slapjacks to Booker, LeRoux and Midnight and walked out on the match. Initially Lash was known as Kane while Booker became Kole. 0. [54], Shortly after, Harlem Heat got involved in a feud with the Steiner Brothers over contention for the World Tag Team Championship, leading to a match between the two teams at The Great American Bash, which Harlem Heat won by disqualification after New World Order (nWo) member Vincent interfered by attacking them. [59] However, in 1998, Harlem Heat quietly disbanded. At the time, the New World Order experienced a schism, resulting in a babyface offshoot called nWo Wolfpac while the heelish nWo Hollywood courted Stevie Ray to join its ranks. Stevie Ray was the oldest, and he took on the burden of looking after Booker. During this match, Harlem Heat added Jacqueline as their new manager, who helped them in defeating Vicious and Delicious. [Scott] Dawson! DALLAS (AP) The electric guitar that blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan used in his first studio recording and early performances is expected to sell for about $400,000 at auction in his hometown of Dallas. "There ain't no b---h in none of my brothers or . Soon after, the WWA ceased operating and the brothers started touring the Texas independent circuit. WWE Hall of Famer Booker T is now a color commentator on NXT. Huffman, better known as Booker T. They won the WCW World Tag Team Championship a record ten times. Midnight would rescue Booker again from Jarrett and Creative Control, after they cost him, his match against Scott Hall at Mayhem. Rosey's brother Roman Reigns recently came back from a health scare and is one of the most heavily pushed stars in WWE today. Despite hitting bumpy roads with managers "Sister" Sherri Martel and Jacqueline, and later, Stevie Ray's alignment with the New World Order, the brothers will always be known for their take-no-prisoners approach to ring warfare, and the championship legacy they left behind. Trained by former WWE Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski, Booker T and Stevie Ray started off as singles competitors in the Texas wrestling scene and sometimes wrestled one another. I dont think Stevie Ray should have had a fulltime gig with WWE, but a one time Harlem Heat reunion would have been sick. In Dave Meltzer's opinion, I'm not worthy of the #WWEHallOfFame. Soon enough, tag team gold would follow. A Time Warner Company. And no WWE doesn't hire wrestlers based on "decent play-by-play ability can replace promo ability" standards. "Harlem Heat" Booker T & Stevie Ray Interview 2017!WCW"s "Harlem Heat" team of Stevie Ray and WWE Superstar Booker T share memories of WCW, Sheri Martel Mana. Booker wasn't a bad kid. Booker also responded to criticism and stood up for his brother as being deserving for the Hall of Fame. Last Updated: January 02, 2020, 12:39 IST. Bro as the leader of Misfits in Action.[66]. Of these, ten he won as a part of Harlem Heat with his brother, Lash "Stevie Ray" Huffman. He eventually challenged Midnight in a match that would decide whether or not she would stay with Harlem Heat. If you're interested in sports betting, the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Baltimore Ravens this weekend! RELATED: 5 Reasons Why Harlem Heat Was WCWs Best Tag Team (& 5 Why It Was The Steiner Brothers). [43], On the September 23 episode of Nitro, Harlem Heat lost the titles to Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge). Do check the Promotions tab if you cannot find it in the Primary Inbox. During their championship tenure, the duo had classic run-ins with the Steiner Brothers, Public Enemy, the Outsiders and the Faces of Fear.. No matter the size or strength of their challengers, the fiery partners always brought "the heat" to their competition. After a tumultuous romance and several breakups and makeups, Parker ended up managing Harlem Heat alongside Sherri. The following week, on Nitro, Ray was suspended by "Powers That Be". He also provided in-depth analysis from a wrestler's point of view during matches and constantly criticized wrestlers for mistakes made in the ring. [58], By the end of 1997, Booker began transitioning into the singles competition as he won the World Television Championship, while continuing to team with Ray as well. In the long run, this didn't weaken Booker T. If anything, it showed he has depth and willing to look like a dork but be actually funny at the same time. Despite being booked in strange storylines sometimes, Bray has always been treated as a singles star. Meanwhile, Booker was steadily gaining popularity as a face, climbing the ranks of the WCW roster and winning championship titles. Check out his comments here. Not long after this Booker T and Stevie Ray left the GWF, having signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW).[9]. Reigns is one of the faces of modern WWE as is a former 4-time world champion, a former Royal Rumble winner as well as a triple crown winner. As Booker was getting ganged up on in July, the two reunited Harlem Heat. The original Harlem Heat duo of Booker T and Stevie Ray had one final reunion in WCW on the July 19 episode of Thunder where they defeated Jeff Jarrett and Rick Steiner in a tag team match. "We have dirt sheet writers talking about my . March 11, 2019 12:00 pm ET. Dawson. Harlem Heat won the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times in 1995, trading the titles with the American Males (Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) in the early fall. They were then billed from Harlem. Harlem Heat defeated Slater and Buck with help from Nasty Boys to win their third World Tag Team Championship. [7] The brothers were repackaged as The Ebony Experience and quickly rose through the ranks of the GWF tag team division under the guidance of Gary Hart, defeating Skandor Akbar's "Goodfellows" ("Gorgeous" Gary Young and Steve Dane) for the GWF Tag Team Championship on July 31, 1992. Lex Luger won the match. On the August 2 episode of Nitro, Harlem Heat competed in its first match as a team in over a year as the duo defeated Bigelow and Kanyon, with assistance from Chris Benoit. Professional wrestling has seen brothers compete since the advent of the art form. Rob Parker's team in the War Games at Fall Brawl on September 19, 1993, with Vader and Sid Vicious against Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes and The Shockmaster. For the musician, see, Singles appearances; New World Order (19981999), Harlem Heat reformation and feud with Booker T (19992000), GWF North American Heavyweight Championship, "Stevie Ray to induct Booker T into WWE Hall of Fame", "Booker T & Stevie Ray: Bringing the 'Heat', "Wrestling 101: getting a grip on the basics", "Harlem Heat To Be Inducted Into The 2019 WWE Hall Of Fame | Fightful Wrestling", "KELLER'S WWE HALL OF FAME SEGMENT REPORT 4/6: Booker T and Stevie Ray tell stories from early years, Ole Anderson, Arn Anderson, Eddie Gilbert, Sid, Hogan, and then endorses Kofimania", "Stevie Ray Reveals Why He Never Went To WWE", "Stevie Ray is now host of a Houston-based weekly radio talk show", "Stevie Ray Thinks He Has One Last Match In Him", "Harlem Heat Will Be Honored in Las Vegas - Cauliflower Alley Club", "Awards Stevie Ray Wrestlers Database CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", Creative Control/The Harris Brothers (Gerald/Ron Harris and Patrick/Don Harris), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stevie_Ray&oldid=1152590510, African-American male professional wrestlers, New World Order (professional wrestling) members, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, ROW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with, The Goodfellows (Gary Young and Steve Dane), Sicilian Stallions (Guido Falcone and Vito Mussolini), This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 04:27. This marked their final time teaming in WCW before the promotion disbanded. Copyright Network18 Media and Investments Ltd 2023. Sometimes we have even seen bookers put two wrestlers into a tag-team and treat them as brothers such as Edge and Christian and The Dudleyz. To help distinguish the two, Booker T has a more ripped body. Reigns has eclipsed the success of his later brother and there are a lot more titles left for him to win in the future. Around this time, Stevie started helping out Booker T in matches, an angle that climaxed with Stevie Ray saving his brother from a beatdown. WWE Hall of Famer Booker T recently recalled the time he and his brother, Stevie Ray, saved Hacksaw Jim Duggan from an angry boyfriend . They began feuding with Barry and Kendall Windham as well as The Jersey Triad of Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow. The two real life siblings who captured the WCW tag team championships 10 times during their illustrious run together and got inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last year are seriously contemplating a comeback to face The Revival after a recent exchange on the TLC Kickoff show. He then engaged in a short feud with Chavo Guerrero Jr. over the right to defend the belt before dropping it to Chris Jericho afterwards. Wilder. Stevie eventually turned heel and joined up, but he never actually turned on his brother to do so. They feuded with Stars and Stripes (The Patriot and Buff Bagwell) and won the WCW Tag Team Titles for the first time. The two made a name for themselves in WCW, storming the tag team division. Harlem Heat defeated the team of Slater and Buck at The Great American Bash. The following month, at Halloween Havoc, Harlem Heat teamed with The Equalizer against The Shockmaster, Ice Train and Charlie Norris in a losing effort. Speaking about the honour, Stevie Ray said: Bo Dallas' career was going great until he joined the main roster. Harlem Heat scored their first gold in WCW in late 1994 when they defeated Stars and Stripes for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Coincidentally, Harlem Heat will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame later this year, the night before WrestleMania 35. Could he not have lobbied to get his brother hired, or did he and they just didn't respond favorably? Despite being on opposite sides they managed to peacefully co-exist (despite Booker expressing dismay at Stevie for joining the nWo). During his time with WWE, Carlito won the US Championship, Intercontinental Championship and also the WWE Tag titles twice with his brother Primo. Courtesy of WWE Netw. Booker was always the more talented wrestler and much better as a singles wrestler. They . Be the first one to comment on this story. Harlem Heat was a professional wrestling tag team composed of two brothers, Booker and Lash Huffman (better known as Booker T and Stevie Ray). He then retired from in-ring competition to become a color commentator for WCW Thunder. During this time, Stevie and Booker lost the titles to the Nasty Boys, regained them, then lost them to Slater and Buck and regained them again. However, Booker T rescued Ray from Creative Control. On March 30, 2016, Stevie Ray debuted a new weekly radio talk show, Straight Shooting with Stevie Ray which airs on KCOH radio 92.9 FM HD2 every Wednesday. Through the association with his brother, he would gain his only singles title in WCW, as when Booker took time off with an injury as Television Champion from July to October, Stevie got a "power of attorney" to defend the belt for Booker. Rosey made his WWE debut along with Jamal (who later became Umaga) as 3-minute Warning, then RAW GM Eric Bischoff's heavys. Stevie Ray, best known for his seven-year run (1993-2000) in WCW where he was one half of the tag team Harlem Heat with brother Booker T, is now host of a Houston-based weekly radio talk show called "Straight Shooting with Stevie Ray." He also does a podcast called "Stand Up for Greatness." While Booker's place in the Hall is deserving, some think that Stevie Ray doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame. He added that he wanted to see them face the NXT Tag Team Champions, The New Day, at WrestleMania 39: WWE initially banned Booker T from doing The Spinaroonie. Harlem Heat were soon joined by Ron Simmons while Ice Train joined Bagwell and Scorpio. [8] Their first run with the GWF tag title lasted only a week before they were defeated by The Blackbirds (Iceman King Parsons and Action Jackson). "[5], Harlem Heat was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2019 as part of the 2019 class.[6]. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. The following month, at Fall Brawl, Harlem Heat defeated the Windhams in a rematch to win their ninth World Tag Team Championship[65] and retained the titles against Windhams on the September 27 episode of Nitro. Here are 10 facts about Stevie Ray, ranging from the interesting to the not so interesting to the straw clutching. During the 1990s, World Championship Wrestling boasted notable tag teams like The Outsiders, The Steiner Brothers, The Nasty Boys as well as lesser-known teams like Pretty Wonderful and American Males, who themselves held titles. Primo was brought in to form a tag team with Carlito. [2] On February 21, 2015, Booker T and Stevie Ray reunited as Harlem Heat for one last match at Booker T's promotion, Reality of Wrestling's "The Final Heat" event, where they defeated the Heavenly Bodies for the ROW Tag Team Championship. Following the Harlem Heat breakup, Booker T became a huge singles star, capturing the WCW World Title five times, as well as the Intercontinental Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship in WWE, while Stevie Ray retired in 2002. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. #FTR https://t.co/XR8WCOWbrK, Scott Dawson (@ScottDawsonWWE) December 16, 2019. After Stevie Rays death, Rene replaced the new neck with Number Ones original and the guitar was given back to Stevies family. Booker T had a hall of fame career, winning 6 world championships in total as well as being a former United States Champion, IC Champion as well as a former King of the Ring winner. Stevie Ray hit back at Meltzer's comments and said has respect from his peers in the wrestling business unlike Meltzer. [2][10] Harlem Heat debuted on WCW television by defeating local wrestlers Dave Hart and Mike Thor on the August 14 episode of WorldWide. Soon after officially debuting on WCW television, Harlem Heat adopted Sherri Martel (a.k.a. On February 26 the Ebony Experience won their third GWF Tag Team championship, becoming the only team to hold that title three times. Harlem Heat, comprised of brothers Booker T and Stevie Ray, was inducted into WWE's Hall Of Fame over WrestleMania weekend. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar Great, Dies in Copter Crash : Music: The Grammy-winning performer had just completed a Wisconsin concert. By late 1999, a female bodybuilder named Midnight had joined Harlem Heat. In 2015 Ray was added to WWE 2K16 as DLC. Both of their parents passed when the boys were young, and Booker spent time in prison following an armed robbery in 1987. His run as part of The Miztourage and The B-Team saw him get a brief push last year. This difference within the group would cause Harlem Heat and Midnight to lose a six-person tag team match to Curt Hennig and Creative Control at Starrcade. "It's hard to take it seriously," Meltzer said on The Wrestling Observer. Likeness: The head sculpts for both Booker T and Stevie Ray are exceptional and some of Mattel's best work this year. [12] Harlem Heat made their pay-per-view debut at Fall Brawl on September 19 by teaming with Vader and Sid Vicious against Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes, and The Shockmaster in the WarGames match. As a result, the two reformed Harlem Heat in 1999 and enjoyed continued success in the form of three additional title reigns albeit short ones to bring their total title wins to 10 and the addition of a member named Midnight. [2][5] Among other events, he headlined the Fall Brawl 1993 and 1998 pay-per-views. Your login session has expired. [28] The title win was taped on May 3. [11] On the August 21 episode of Saturday Night, Harlem Heat became villains by teaming with Sid Vicious to defeat Ron Simmons, 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bagwell in a six-man tag team match.
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