Booker T. Huffman Jr. aka, Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Here is everything you need to know about Booker T, including his net worth, salary, records, personal life.
Booker T is a WWE Hall of Famer and is one of the best of all time for WWE and WCW. Let us have a look at the 2-time Hall of Famer’s net worth, career, records, and much more.
Booker T Facts
| Birth Place | Plain Dealing, Louisiana, U.S |
| Father’s Name | Jane Ferguson |
| Mother’s Name | Washinton Ferguson |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Net Worth (2021) | $ 5 million |
| Salary (2021) | $500,000 |
| Age | 56 |
| Date of Birth | March 1, 1965 |
| High School | Jack Yates High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Wrestling Debut | 1992 |
| WWE Debut | 2001 |
| Finisher | Scissors Kick, The Bookend |
| Achievements | WCW World Heavyweight Champion, WCW World Tag-Team Champion, WWE World Heavyweight Champion, WWE United States Champion, WWE Hall of Fame |
| Spouse | Sharmell Sullivan |
| Children | 2 boys and 1 girl. |
| Nickname | King Booker |
| Social Media | Instagram, Twitter |
Booker T Net Worth and Salary
As of 2021, Booker T has a Net Worth of $5 million. He has also earned a salary from WWE as a wrestler and now also makes from being a color commentator and has a wrestling promotion of his own that he has opened with his brother.
Booker T Career
Booker T is the most decorated wrestler in WCW history. Booker started his wrestling career as G.I. Bro on PWWA in 1992. He was also hired by GWF, where he won the Tag Team Championship with Stevie Ray.
WCW signed him and Stevie Ray in 1993, they debuted in the name of Harlem Heat. They became the WCW Tag Team Champions after defeating Stars and Stripes.
King Booker won the WCW World Television Championship at WCW Nitro in the year 1997. He went on to win the WCW World Heavyweight Champion against Jeff Jarrett, becoming only the second African American champion ever.
Booker won a total of twenty-one titles within WCW, making him the most decorated performer in history. Booker was the reigning WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and WCW World Heavyweight Champion when he accepted the WWF contract.
King Booker made his debut for WWE at the King of the Ring pay-per-view in 2001, Apparently attacking Steve Austin in his very first move in WWF.
Interestingly The Rock and Booker T have the same finishing move named Rock Bottom/Book End, which made them feud over at SummerSlam.
T made his first WrestleMania appearance at WrestleMania X8 against Edge, in which he lost the match.
Booker won the 2006 King of the Ring tournament on SmackDown by defeating Bobby Lashley in the finals at Judgment Day, which made him “King Booker.” He then defeated Rey Mysterio at The Great American Bash to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
Booker is a six-time world champion in professional wrestling, having won the. WCW World Heavyweight Champion 5 times and WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He is also a sixteenth-time Triple Crown Champion and eighth Grand Slam Champion in WWE history.
King Booker was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013, by his brother Lash. He also was inducted again in the class of 2019 as a Harlem Heat member, making him a two-time Hall of Famer.
Booker T Family and Personal Life
Huffman was born in Plain Dealing, Louisiana. Unfortunately, both of his parents died at a very young age, and he lived with his 16-year-old sister. Booker married his first wife, Levestia, in 1996. He presented her on WCW Nitro after winning the World title at Bash at the Beach. They got divorced in 2001.
Booker married his long-time girlfriend, Sharmell Sullivan. They had twin kids, a boy named Kendrick and a girl named Kennedy. He also has a boy from his previous wife.
Huffman spent nineteen months in prison after being guilty of armed robberies at Wendy’s restaurants in Houston. He was placed on parole until 1992 after release.
FAQs about Booker T
| What is Booker T’s net worth? |
| Booker T has a net worth of approximately $ 5 million. |
| How old is Booker T? |
| Booker T is 56 years old |
| When did Booker T make his WWE debut? |
| Booker made his WWE debut in 2001 |
| Who is Booker T married to? |
| Booker T is married to Sharmell Sullivan |
| Does Booker T have any children? |
| Three kids, one boy from a previous marriage |
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