Booker T Addresses Possibility of a WWE Retirement Tour

Booker T has finally set the record straight on possibly having a retirement tour and ending his in-ring career in WWE.

While speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T was asked if there would ever be a WWE Retirement Tour for him. Booker made it clear that fans have already seen it.

The WWE Hall of Famer explained that he has no desire to return to the ring and doesn’t feel the itch to perform again. Reflecting on his career, he said he truly enjoyed entertaining the fans and appreciated every moment of it.

However, he’s also realistic about where he is now. Booker T admitted that he’s not the same as he was in his prime, whether at 25, 35, or even 40 years old. For him, it’s important to leave the memory of Booker T intact as someone who performed at a very high level. In his words, the “boy was bad.”

“You had it. You seen it. It’s done. I have no desire to go back out there in the middle of the ring and do that. I have no itch to scratch. I really don’t. I had a great time, you know, throughout my career. And entertaining the fans was something that I loved to do. I really did. I loved going out there and entertaining those fans.

But I’m a realist. I’m a realist. I know I’m not the same person that I was when I was, you know, 25, 35, or 40. And I just want to be able to remember Booker T the way he did it, you know, which was at a very, very high level, man. The boy was bad. Boy was bad.”

Booker T defeated Zilla Fatu in a Street Justice Rules Gauntlet match during Reality of Wrestling’s Battle To The Bell event in January, which marked Booker T’s first singles match in five years. As for his last WWE match, he competed in the 2023 Royal Rumble, but it’s clear fans shouldn’t hope to see him wrestle in a WWE ring again and that’s unlikely to ever change.

Do you respect Booker T’s decision to leave the ring behind, or would you have liked to see one final WWE sendoff? Sound off in the comments.

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