Real Name: Robert Huffman Also Known As: Kole (of Harlem Heat), G.I. Bro Date of Birth: May 1, 1965 From: Houston, Texas Height: 6'3" Weight: 250 pounds Finishing Move: Missile Dropkick, Axe Kick Famous Quote: "... now can you dig that?" Together with his older brother Stevie Ray, Harlem Heat has captured nine WCW Tag Team championships. Booker T. and Stevie Ray got their wrestling break in 1989, when they met wrestler Scott Casey while on vacation in Houston, Texas. Casey felt that the brothers had the size and look to make it in the business, and he talked the two into moving to Texas to train with him. They agreed, and six months later they made their respective pro debuts in the Texas-based WWA promotion. Stevie and Booker remained in the WWA for the next three years, and worked both as a team and as singles wrestlers. Eventually the team got the attention of the bigger Global Wrestling Federation promotion, and they subsequently signed with the GWF. Known as the Ebony Experience (and managed by Gary Hart) the team captured the GWF tag team titles on July 31, 1992 from the team of Gary Young and Stevie Dane. A few months later the Experience lost the titles, and Stevie became sidelined with a knee injury. In the 1993, the team's big break came when they signed with World Championship Wrestling. They were immediately thrown into the spotlight, debuting on July 7, 1993 as the partners of Sid Vicious in a "tune up match" against 2 Cold Scorpio, Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Van Hammer. They were originally known as Stevie Ray and Booker T. of Harlem Heat, but for a short period of time they were called Kole (Stevie) and Kane (Booker) until their wishes were granted and they were allowed to go back to their original names. In 1994, Harlem Heat acquired the managerial services of "Sensational" Sherri Martel, and used her guidance to win the WCW world tag team titles on December 8, 1994 over Marcus Bagwell and The Patriot. The team would go on to hold the titles on nine different occasions, making them one of the greatest tag teams in WCW (and wrestling) history. Harlem Heat dominated the tag team scene for several years, and when Stevie suffered an injury that put him on the shelf for a while, then returned to action individually (temporarily) with the nWo, it gave Booker the chance to display his wrestling skill in singles competition. He did just that, with memorable events such as a best-of-seven series with Chris Benoit, and his winning the WCW Television Title on a number of occasions. On May 22, 2000 during an episode of Monday Nitro, Booker was "fired" by Eric Bischoff. Rather than just sit back and accept it, Booker showed up on the following episode of Thunder and explained that he had become Booker when he signed with WCW, so Booker was fired, but not him. He then announced that he would again be called G.I. Bro, the name he used on the indy scene before signing with WCW. He subsequently joined forces with the Misfits in Action stable. Most fans felt that this "new" character was a step back for Booker, and eventually WCW's writers agreed, as G.I. Bro amicably split from the Misfits stable and became Booker T. once again. On July 9, 2000, in somewhat of an impromptu match, Booker defeated Jeff Jarrett at the Bash at the Beach PPV to finally capture the WCW world championship. It was his first ever world title, but likely not his last. Now, he is one of the most respected champions of all times. He latley has been attacked week after week by Jeff Jarrett then at New Blood Rising. Booker T defeated Double J again. Major Titles Won: WCW World Championship WCW Tag Team Championship (9) WCW Television Championship