Booker T and Stevie Ray started to team together as The Huffman Brothers in Ivan Putski's Western Wrestling Alliance after a brief feud with each other. Booker wasn't a bad kid. Harlem Heat, comprised of brothers Booker T and Stevie Ray, was inducted into WWE's Hall Of Fame over WrestleMania weekend. [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. 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. Ive got one left in me! Dont get jacked up sucka!, WWE unveils new World Heavyweight Championship to be decided at Night of Champions 2023, Ex-WWE star Nia Jax looks unrecognisable after losing over 3 stone in epic transformation, Meghan Markle gets her own WWE entrance video after misunderstanding over new deal. Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder have been pushing hard on social media for a match against WWE Hall of Fame tag team Harlem Heat following a promo on Booker T back at the TLC Kickoff show. Booker T & Stevie Ray vs The Heavenly Bodies from Reality of Wrestling's iPPV #TheFinalHeat saw the last match ever of the legendary WCW & WWE hall of fame t. monitoring_string = "afb8e5d7348ab9e99f73cba908f10802", (You must log in or sign up to post here.). Lash Steven Huffman[6] (born August 22, 1958) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Stevie Ray. 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. They became heels and were on Harley Race and Col. [53] At Spring Stampede, both members of Harlem Heat competed in a four corners match for a WCW World Heavyweight Championship title match. "There ain't no b---h in none of my brothers or . Booker T & Stevie Ray held the WCW World Tag Team Championship a record 10 times -- the most reigns as a tandem in WCW history Stevie Ray - Wikipedia Soon after, the WWA ceased operating and the brothers started touring the Texas independent circuit. Harlem Heat joins the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2019 Could another wrestler patch things up with Triple H like CM Punk did? This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Last Updated: January 02, 2020, 12:39 IST. The team has the honor of being the second ever to hold both the Tag Team Championship and the . Shaun Ranft 12/2/2022. [40] Harlem Heat successfully defended the titles against Steiner Brothers at Hog Wild. Booker T & Stevie Ray brawled with the likes of The Steiner Brothers, Sting & Lex Luger and The Nasty Boys on their way to seven reigns as WCW Tag Team Champions. Harlem Heat had a legendary career as a tag team in WCW. 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. On the July 29 episode of Thunder, the Jersey Triad triple-teamed Booker during his match against the Triad member Bam Bam Bigelow until Stevie made the save. Your login session has expired. Booker T Responds To Criticism Of Brother Stevie Ray Being Inducted Into WWE Hall Of Fame. "It's hard to take it seriously," Meltzer said on The Wrestling Observer. People who haven't done anything for this business talking about who should or shouldn't get into the Hall of Fame," stated Booker. 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. 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. Sign up for BINGE to watch. Booker also responded to criticism and stood up for his brother as being deserving for the Hall of Fame. Harlem Heat were in a perpetual bad mood and the expressions really convey that think twice before you cross us. Not long after, Stevie Ray won the leadership role in a 4-man battle royal on the April 5, 1999, episode of WCW Monday Nitro, defeating Horace Hogan, Brian Adams, and Vincent. They began feuding with Barry and Kendall Windham as well as The Jersey Triad of Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow. 10. 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 -- WWE.com's No. 7 Greatest Tag Team -- is arguably one of WCW's most dominant, most cohesive pairings in history. . Stevie Ray subsequently formed Harlem Heat, Inc. with Big T, J. Biggs and Kash. [11] In April 2013, Stevie Ray inducted Booker T into the WWE Hall of Fame. Stevie Ray was the oldest, and he took on the burden of looking after Booker. On June 22, 1993, the brothers debuted in WCW as the tag team Harlem Heat, with Booker renamed Kole and Lash renamed Kane. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. [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. After the match, Booker convinced Stevie to tear up the nWo shirt and reform Harlem Heat. "Five time" WCW heavyweight champion Booker T is about to become a two-time WWE Hall of Famer. Harlem Heat lost the titles to The Outsiders at Halloween Havoc. Soon after officially debuting on WCW television, Harlem Heat adopted Sherri Martel (a.k.a. Booker T says an iconic tag team, who featured in both WCW and WWE, deserves to be a part of the WWE Hall of Fame and he's campaigning for them to get the nod. By late 1999, a female bodybuilder named Midnight had joined Harlem Heat. 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. RELATED: The nWo Wolfpac vs nWo Hollywood Storyline, Explained. I got respect in this business which is more than I can say for him. 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. A tag-team specialist like his brother, Johnny Ace found most of his in-ring success over in Japan. [61] This led to Harlem Heat reuniting once more on the June 29 episode of Nitro, where they lost to Benoit and Steve McMichael.[62]. Instead, the duo debuted on TV as Harlem Heat despite being from Texas, and with the names Kole and Kane rather than their respective soon-to-be famous monikers of Booker T and Stevie Ray. This would result in Booker getting the "Rap Sheet" theme song and "T" name back. Stevie Ray then went on to win the GWF North American Heavyweight Championship in 1993. They eventually gained Parker as a manager as he abandoned Slater and Buck to be with Sherri. WWE Hall of Famer and brother of Booker T, Stevie Ray, has criticized his brother's iconic grocery store segment with Stone Cold Steve Austin. Both of their parents passed when the boys were young, and Booker spent time in prison following an armed robbery in 1987. March 11, 2019 12:00 pm ET. He then spent time in prison for taking part in the armed robbery of a Wendy's restaurant. [9] They were faces and feuded with the "Blackbirds" of Iceman King Parsons and Brickhouse Brown. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. He would join the "black & white" in August, effectively turning him heel. Now, the brothers will be . As tension grew between members of nWo Hollywood, Stevie Ray started helping Booker T during his matches.
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