Booker T stressed that this potential match was not to 'scratch any itch' but would motivate him to get into the best shape he could.
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WWE Hall of Famer and former five-time WCW world champion Booker T believes a match against Roman Reigns would be the perfect way to see ‘what he has left in the tank’.
Reigns is currently on the run of his life as the Universal champion on SmackDown. ‘The Tribal Chief’ has been on top of his game since his August 2021 return to the company.
And while Booker stressed that this potential match was not to ‘scratch any itch’ but would motivate him to get into the best shape he could.
“I’ll tell you, man, if I had the chance to get in there with anybody, if I had the chance to get in the ring with anyone right now on the roster, it would be Roman,” he said on his Hall of Fame podcast.
“Just to see what I had left in the tank. And that’s a match that, like I say, I am not looking to scratch any itch or anything like that.
“But I really think that’s a match that would motivate me to actually get in as tip-top shape as I possibly can at this stage in the game.
“To be able to go out there and just do it, just to say I did it. Because the dude is good.”
This is not the first time Booker has praised Reigns. The master of the spin-a-roonie had lauded ‘The Head of the Table’ for his performance against Seth Rollins at the Royal Rumble too.
As for what he thinks makes Reigns so good, Booker believes the Samoan star has a number of ‘intangibles’.
But he also said that where Reigns is different from others is he can make fans feel the way he wants them to.
“I can’t give you all of the intangibles that Roman does without giving away all the secrets to the business. But the guy, you can tell it’s in his blood. You can tell he grew up around it.
“It’s not a guy out there playing wrestler, it’s a guy going out there and being in the moment. And really trying to get every ounce of feeling out of the fan that’s watching; as opposed to how many spots I can do in the match.
“He’s trying to really get into your soul and to your heart. Just like when he pulled the chair out and went to beating the hell out of Seth Rollins.
“There was one pan of the crowd that they showed, and everybody was going crazy, everybody was mad.”
h/t to Wrestling Inc for the transcription
