During the WWE TLC Kickoff show on Sunday, Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder confronted Booker T over what they perceived to be as a lack of respect. The Revival laid down a challenge to Booker and his brother Stevie Ray, letting them know that they weren't afraid of the duo from Houston.
Booker remained silent during the segment but did say after they left that he didn't want to get down on their level. On the latest edition of his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker went into more detail on why he stayed silent and let The Revival have their moment.
"I didn't want to say anything about it because I didn't want to give it any credence. When The Revival stepped to me on the kickoff, it took me back a little bit to my old days. It made me feel the juices flowing a little bit. It made me want to POP EM. Almost get back in the game for a second. I understand where these young guys are coming from. I've been there before as far as being in that spot and not actually knowing where you're going; you're getting looked over by all the other teams. But you gotta know where to direct your anger sometimes, and the Revival stepped to me like they wanted to do something," he said.
Booker continued, revealing that he has no desire to compete in a wrestling match, but was willing to scrap with Dawson & Wilder if need be.
"A fight is one thing, a match is something totally different. I think these guys look at me and my brother like we're two jabronies that ain't ready to fight. These guys talking about a match. Me and my brother ain't off to wrestling nobody right now. But if they talking about a fight? I'm down. I ain't got time to putting on my trunks and boots and trying to dress up like one of these guys on the roster. I'm a businessman. These guys (are) trying to make a name for themselves, and they trying to do that at the expense of Booker T and Stevie Ray. I ain't no chump and I ain't backing out of no fight anytime soon," he stated. "Dawson, Wilder. You want us? You might want to rethink that because you could be about to ruin your careers. I would question myself if I was you two, as far as wanting to wake up a sleeping giant. Think about it."
After the incident between Booker and The Revival, Stevie Ray noted on Twitter that "Harlem Heat is not hard to find."
It is unclear if the two parties are working an angle. At the end of the segment, Booker T did mention that the Royal Rumble, which is in Harlem Heat's hometown of Houston, TX, and WrestleMania are coming up.
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