Booker T Claims Fans Followed And Filmed Him In Bathroom During WrestleMania Week

Booker T is the latest wrestling name to speak out about the madness surrounding WrestleMania week in Las Vegas — and according to him, things got way worse than fans may have realized.

After videos surfaced showing Drew McIntyre getting swarmed in a hotel lobby and other tense run-ins involving CM Punk and Randy Orton, Booker T said the situation across WrestleMania weekend was completely out of hand. Speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, he made it clear the fan behavior in Vegas crossed the line fast.

Before getting into his own experience, Booker T said fans need to remember that once the show ends, wrestlers are no longer out there performing — they’re just trying to move around like anyone else.

“I’ma tell you, the fans definitely was off the chains in Las Vegas. And I—I—I love my fans, man. I really do. But I’m gonna tell you right now, you guys really need to understand what the guys go through sometimes. And, you know, give them their space. After a show, you see them out there working like crazy, and then they come in and you disrespect them when they’re with their kids, their wives, or their families—and then something happens. One of the guys gets upset about it, and then you hear about it on social media: this guy got upset, or that guy got upset, or this girl got upset. We’re human. We’re only human.”

He then said the problem wasn’t just a few random moments on camera. From his point of view, the entire hotel environment felt packed, hostile, and way too chaotic for talent trying to get from one place to another.

“And after a show like that, it’s like Miami Vice—like Don Johnson used to say, ‘Show’s over. Show’s over, pal. Show’s over.’ You know what I mean? So just give the guys a little bit of a break, a little bit of space at certain times, because it’s toxic. It truly is. And I say that because walking through MGM Grand, man, we needed better security in MGM Grand this year. It was really, really hard. I can only imagine what the superstars—the guys actually going out there and doing it in the ring—how it felt for them, because I got mobbed, and I’m not even doing this anymore. You know what I mean? So hopefully we can get that fixed.”

To show how bad it got, Booker T revealed that he had his own run-in with fans while simply trying to leave the hotel. He described people blocking him, filming him, and even following him into spaces where there should have been basic privacy.

“I mean, I was walking out of the hotel and a guy just blocked me, and he’s got his camera out like this. It was just so disrespectful. And if I would have bumped him and he went down or something, he probably would have been trying to sue me. So much goes into stuff like that—that’s the reason why guys and girls, the superstars, do not want to put themselves in that situation, because as soon as something happens, somebody’s going to cry wolf. They were camped out everywhere. You couldn’t walk anywhere—they were following me into the bathroom. I remember the guy literally was filming me in the bathroom. And when I walked out, he goes, ‘Hey, hey, Booker,’ and I just kept walking because I was so mad. You don’t know what could happen. You know what I’m saying? You never know.”

Booker T didn’t try to soften it either. He flat-out said this was the worst WrestleMania-week fan experience he’s ever had. He also explained why even one autograph or photo request can turn into a mess. In his view, once one person gets access, everybody else expects the same thing — and that’s when the whole situation snowballs.

“But for me, it was the toughest time I think I’ve ever had to deal with as far as fan interaction this year at WrestleMania in Vegas. Like I said, a lot of them were just really outright disrespectful. And those aren’t fans, right? Those kind of people just have their own agenda. Let me tell you this—and I don’t want anyone to take this the wrong way—I don’t think about people that have disabilities or anything like that. I remember I was going into the hotel—I hadn’t even checked in yet—and I was getting mobbed.

I’m just trying to get checked in, and I’m like, ‘Guys, I can’t—I’ve got to get checked in first. Please just let me get checked in.’ And this one guy comes to me: ‘Can I get a picture, Booker T? Can I get an autograph?’ I’m like, ‘Man, please.’ Grown man. Then he goes, ‘I got autism.’ You got autism—well, why are you out here hounding me? But he threw that card on me. I’m trying to make sense of it—whatever. God made him a certain way. He says, ‘I got autism,’ and I’m like, ‘Come on, man. That’s not…’”

He followed that up by saying the lack of awareness from people in those moments is exactly what pushes wrestlers to their limit. Booker T wrapped it up by making the bigger point: these stars are still human, and without better crowd control, more ugly situations are bound to happen.

“And the thing is, what they don’t understand—you do it for one person, you’re gonna have to do it for everybody else. It’s going to start a chain reaction. When people don’t understand that and just step on your toes and disrespect you, you really get upset. I just need people to understand that we are human, just like everybody else. We get upset just like everybody else. Situations like that are going to happen, but like I said, I just wish we would have had better security or something to handle that situation, because it was really, really bad—the worst I’ve ever seen.”

So, it wasn’t just one bad moment in Vegas. Between Drew McIntyre getting mobbed, CM Punk’s late-night confrontation, and Randy Orton dealing with crowds at the same hotel, WrestleMania week turned into a non-stop gauntlet once the cameras stopped rolling — and based on Booker T’s take, it doesn’t look like it slowed down for anyone.

Do you think WrestleMania week has gotten too chaotic for WWE talent in public, or should fans still be able to approach stars outside the shows? Drop your thoughts below.

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