5-Time WWE Champion Announces Retirement After Royal Rumble Match

By: Anurag Khandare Image Credit: WWE

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[{"selector":"#anim-f32066d2-8d91-42c8-94b5-37781fdbf1d8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1d1047b8-7c01-49fa-a1de-3c3b9aa1b67e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1716695f-58e4-422e-925b-18ccdbfb0ff9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -412.63887%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Booker has worked with multiple wrestling firms such as WCW, WWF/WWE, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), winning 35 championship titles among these organizations.

[{"selector":"#anim-48ba7578-c72b-4692-867a-a13004fa2551 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(13.203124645325111%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-28fc290a-0470-4c5a-a8c5-e88b73ee987e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c872331d-d7d7-4a59-a993-01b1ef921cb7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9e43d34-de25-403e-8339-90f127c8440b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7c77bb0-827f-4ede-a495-c927900b8e8d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-158.95197%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] After making his debut in WWE, Booker T attacked Stone Cold and injured him easily at the King of the Ring pay-per-view, gaining the attention of the WWE fans.

[{"selector":"#anim-7853d576-7c59-4581-b7ef-b09a532e16f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23f457a5-3a37-4442-b68a-199fa133dc82","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 90.79802%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca1582a3-edf5-4400-b860-ada5960d730c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7633c26-851d-4da5-964d-75e121eab500 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Two years hence, he eliminated The Rock to win a battle royal and become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XIX.

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[{"selector":"#anim-7947beb2-d215-4630-bedb-814560bb1967 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-23.132282138048588%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In his podcast, Booker admitted that it is hard for him to retire from his lengthy career but he finally made up his mind and said, "I’m gonna tell you right now, I think that was the last time people are going to see me in the ring. "

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5-Time WWE Champion Announces Retirement After Royal Rumble Match

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