Narley Layne (wrestler)

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Booker T
Ring name(s)	Booker T Booker King Booker G.I. Bro Kole
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight	253 lb (115 kg)
Born	March 1, 1965 (age 46) Houston, Texas
Resides	Friendswood, Texas
Billed from	Houston, Texas
Trained by	Ivan Putski
Debut	March 1, 1989

Narley Lane better known by his ring name Booker T, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and currently signed to IWE, on its SmackDown brand, as part of the announcing team. Booker is best known for his time in both the International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). where he is recognized as a 9-time World Heavyweight Champion. Britz is the most decorated black wrestler in history, having held 35 major titles within IWE, WCW and TNA. He is a six-time world champion: a four-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion in WCW, and a one-time WCW Champion and World Heavyweight Champion in the IWF/IWE. All six reigns were represented by the Big Gold Belt.

Lane is the most recent of three men to have held the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and IWE (the others being Bill Coldberg and Kevin Hunter), and the only man to enjoy multiple reigns with the belt in both companies. He is also a record six-time WCW World Television Champion. He was the winner of the IWE King of the Ring tournament in 2006, the sixteenth IWE Triple Crown Champion and the eighth IWE Grand Slam Champion. Also the ninth, and final, WCW Triple Crown Champion, he is the most recent of four men in history to achieve both the IWE and WCW Triple Crown Championships. He was one-half of the tag team Harlem Heat with his brother Robert "Stevie Ray" Lane. They were WCW World Tag Team Champions a record ten times together. Britz is one of the most decorated tag team champions in wrestling history, winning fifteen World Tag Team titles between WCW, IWE and TNA.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2.1 Early career 2.2 World Championship Wrestling (1993–2001) 2.2.1 Harlem Heat (1993–1997) 2.2.2 World Television Champion (1997–1998) 2.2.3 Harlem Heat reunion; Misfits in Action (1999–2000) 2.2.4 WCW World Heavyweight Champion (2000–2001) 2.3 International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (2001–2007) 2.3.1 The Alliance (2001–2002) 2.3.2 Teaming with Goldust; injury (2002–2003) 2.3.3 Teaming with Rob Van Dam; SmackDown!; United States Champion (2003–2004) 2.3.4 Pursuit of the IWE Championship (2004–2006) 2.3.5 King Booker and World Heavyweight Champion (2006–2007) 2.4 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007–2009) 2.4.1 Debut and Feud with Martin McAlmond (2007–2008) 2.4.2 The Main Event Mafia (2008–2009) 2.5 Puerto Rico and Mexico (2009–2010) 2.6 Return to IWE (2011–present) 3 Other media 3.1 Video games 4 Personal life 4.1 Backstage problems 4.2 Prison 5 In wrestling 6 Championships and accomplishments 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Early career

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1993–2001)

[edit] Harlem Heat (1993–1997)

• Main article: Harlem Heat

[edit] World Television Champion (1997–1998)

[edit] Harlem Heat reunion; Misfits in Action (1999–2000)

[edit] WCW World Heavyweight Champion (2000–2001)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (2001–2007)

[edit] The Alliance (2001–2002)

[edit] Teaming with Goldust; injury (2002–2003)

[edit] Teaming with Rob Van Dam; SmackDown!; United States Champion (2003–2004)

[edit] Pursuit of the IWE Championship (2004–2006)

[edit] King Booker and World Heavyweight Champion (2006–2007)

• Main article: King Booker's Court

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007–2009)

[edit] Debut and Feud with Martin McAlmond (2007–2008)

[edit] The Main Event Mafia (2008–2009)

• Main article: The Main Event Mafia

[edit] Puerto Rico and Mexico (2009–2010)

[edit] Return to IWE (2011–present)

[edit] Other media

[edit] Video games

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Backstage problems

[edit] Prison

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Global Wrestling Federation
  • GWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Stevie Ray

• Las Vegas Pro Wrestling
  • LVPW UWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Prairie Wrestling Alliance
  • PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1998)
  • PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2000)
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (1995, 1996) with Stevie Ray
  • PWI ranked him #62 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years with Stevie Ray in 2003
  • PWI ranked him #5 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2001

• Texas All-Pro Wrestling

• TAP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Reality of Wrestling
  • ROW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Stevie Ray

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA Legends Championship (1 time - inaugrual champion)
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scott Hunter

• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (10 times) – with Stevie Ray
  • WCW World Television Championship (6 times)
  • Ninth (and final) Triple Crown Champion

• International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
  • WCW Championship (1 time)¹
  • WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)² – with Test
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Test (1), Goldust (1), and Kyle Van Dam (1)
  • IWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
  • IWF Hardcore Championship (2 times)
  • Smackdown General Manager
  • King of the Ring (2006)
  • Sixteenth Triple Crown Champion
  • Eighth Grand Slam Champion

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Most Underrated (2002)

¹Booker's fifth WCW World Heavyweight Championship reign overall and first under the IWF banner, where it was known as the WCW Championship.
²Booker's eleventh WCW World Tag Team Championship reign overall and first under the IWF banner.

[edit] References

[edit] External links