Should Booker T be wrestling again?

Should Booker T be wrestling again?

WHUT DA HAYELL. I imagine that would be the response Mr Booker would give if I told him that my next article was going to be about the master of the Spinarooni himself. Well Booker ‘don’t be too alarmed’, you are my next subject, but that might not be a good thing. 

It looks like a one Booker T will be gracing us with his wrestling presence again by starting a program with the once ‘dashing’, no longer ‘broken’ Cody Rhodes. This all started on Raw’s ‘Supershow’ this past Monday. During Cody’s match, Michael Cole was hammering home the fact that The Book had been quite critical of Rhodes of late. I hadn’t notice, but I suppose it meant that I would have to listen to Raw’s commentary, which I don’t.

This berating came to fruition at the end of the match when Cody began screaming at Booker and then threw some water over him, leaving Booker T wet... Oh and furious. This is obviously the beginning g of a feud between the two. But, is bringing back Booker T, a man who is closer to fifty than he is forty, a good thing?

Booker T is a legend. There is no questioning that. He won the WCW championship five times and the World Heavyweight Championship once. He’s fought most of the biggest wrestlers of all time and has had some pretty high profile feuds. His credibility is undoubtedly unquestionable.

Booker T is effective at the announcer’s desk, not just because he’s pretty funny. But, when Booker T says something hurts, you believe him because he’s been there and done it. This obviously will transcend to the ring. If Cody beats Booker T clean, then you will stand up and take note. OK, Booker won’t be at his best, but beating a six time world champion still has a lot of credibility to it. 

If Cody doesn’t beat Booker clean, then the whole feud is pointless. But, not even the WWE is that stupid right? *Shudders*. 

I just don’t see why we have to bring back a legend to start a program with an upcoming heel. This is where the problem lies for me. Surely, the WWE should have created enough credible babyfaces to not have to bring back a legend for him to beat? 

Well that’s not the case. Aside from three of four babyfaces who are almost unbeatable, there are no other credible babyfaces on the roster. And since Cody has feuded with a few of them babyfaces already, there is not much for him to do at the moment. That’s why Booker has been brought back. 

The WWE shouldn’t have rushed the feud with Orton. Making it last a while and letting Cody pick up a clean(ish) win here and there. But that didn’t happen. Other than that, the WWE should be creating credible babyfaces throughout the card, not just at the top of it. That hasn’t happened either. 

I’m quite looking forward to seeing Booker in the ring again. He can be quite good and seems to still be in decent shape. I just don’t think they need to be in the position to pull people out of semi-retirement, when they could just strengthen babyfaces they have. Ah well, let’s focus on positives. More Spinarooni’s for everyone! OH MY GOODNESS!

What do you think? Being a bit too harsh on The Book? Let me know. 

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Until next time, enjoy the show.

Daniel Morris.