Booker T has responded to Swerve Strickland’s recent jabs.
During the main event of the 2025 Dynasty PPV, Swerve Strickland looked forward to repeating his title victory from last year. As Strickland nearly secured the bout this year, fans witnessed The Young Bucks return and drop the former champion with the BTE Trigger.
However, despite losing the match, Swerve Strickland cut a promo after the show stopped airing, and addressed the ongoing scenario of representation in wrestling, before taking a shot at Hall of Famer, Booker T. The two stalwarts have been involved in a cold war and multiple online verbal discussions.
“When I talk about representation I mean it every single f*cking time I speak on it. In 1 year, this kid right here that you supported in the past 12, 13 years, 1 year, 5 main event pay-per-views. I don’t just speak about representation, I go out there and I prove the f*cking thing. You people right here chanting ‘Whose house?’ Every single day, every single arena, every stadium. I don’t care how big it is I always want to hear you chant ‘Whose house?”
Further continuing his cold war with Booker T, Strickland yelled,
“One last thing, simply for my amusement, F*ck Booker T!”
Just a few hours after Strickland’s jabs, Hall of Famer Booker T responded to the comments. Speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, he said,
“Woke up this morning and I wondered, why is my name trending? I see the video of Swerve Strickland saying, ‘F Booker T’ at the end of Dynasty. I’m not gonna even get upset about it. I’m going to give Swerve Strickland a little bit of advice, just a little bit.
That advice would be, don’t be talking about something other than the pay-per-view at the end of the night. That’s the main event and the last thing people are going to remember. The last people are going to remember is me, my name being said. I’m sure Tony Khan don’t appreciate the news, the headline not being what happened at Dynasty with all the matches. They’re talking about Booker T.
That was a bad move. He’s got a lot of energy at the end of the show. I’m not that type. I’m from that school, if you got something to say to somebody, say it to their face. I’m gonna leave it at that. Hopefully, Swerve Strickland has a hell of a career, and he’ll do very well in this business.
I’m going to keep stressing what I’ve talked about for a long time, go out there and get it on your talent and merit. Nobody will ever be able to say you got it because of, only for your talent. I’m gonna keep advocating for the young guys to go out there and perform at the highest level.
Take what you want. It’s not gonna be given to you. You gotta take it. The only way to take it is through your performance and how good you really are inside the squared circle. That’s as much as I’m gonna say on that issue as far as Swerve Strickland goes.”
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Booker T’s Further Response To Swerve Strickland Shared
In the same Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T further shared his thoughts about Swerve Strickland’s recent comments.
“The only one laughing is Vlad TV. He got all this stuff started and stirred up. I thought this thing was over with, I really did. The last thing I thought about was waking up this morning to a ‘F You.’
This generation, man. I’m an advocate for all young black talent to get into this business, but I’m an advocate for so many more young kids than just black kids. I’m an advocate for anybody who has the talent to actually make it to the next level. I’ll put a word in for them.
I think my reputation has been solid. I don’t publicize a lot of things. The guys out there, they know. They know if I’ve been on the side of righteousness. They know what Booker T has done behind the scenes. I don’t have to talk about it on social media. I’m not trying to get extra brownie points for anything I’ve done, but they know.
People like Swerve, we come from a different cloth, a totally different cloth. I wish nothing but the best for this dude. I want to see them succeed. Would I ever say anything positive about him, ever again? Probably not. Would I ever put him over as far as being a good worker and perhaps transform this business? I probably won’t do that again. I’ve learned my lesson. I ain’t gonna bring a personal beef to my job.”
In other news: WWE has announced a fatal-four championship match at WrestleMania 41.