Harlem Heat Announced for WWE's 2019 Hall of Fame Class Both teams traded wins in six-man tag team matches. Check it out. Booker T & Stevie Ray: Bringing the 'Heat' | WWE Lets go, Book. Booker T on Stevie Ray: "My brother always had my back": WWE Hall of CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, LP LLLP, displayed with permission. They won the GWF Tag Team Championship three times. Harlem Heat defeated the team of Slater and Buck at The Great American Bash. Sadly, Rosey passed away in 2017 aged 47. Booker T could return to the ring in 2020 and reunite Harlem Heat alongside his brother Stevie Ray. However, Harlem Heat would run into interpersonal drama - the aforementioned Col. Parker took a romantic interest in Sherri. Could another wrestler patch things up with Triple H like CM Punk did? For example, he would often say that a wrestler "should have went [sic] for the cover!" Harlem Heat had a legendary career as a tag team in WCW. It was around this time that they changed their names to Booker T and Stevie Ray. Also, Booker T not winning the belt back from The Rock was a mistake. They became heels and were on Harley Race and Col. [51], Soon after, Harlem Heat took on The Public Enemy and The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) in a three-way dance at SuperBrawl VII, which Public Enemy won. Stevie Ray - The Match Where Big T Forgot Everything (fka Ahmed Johnson This is completely different from the WM19 vs HHH match. Harlem Heat was a professional wrestling tag team composed of two brothers, Booker and Lash Huffman (better known as Booker T and Stevie Ray). The team has the honor of being the second ever to hold both the Tag Team Championship and the . [56] Vincent's repeated interferences in matches resulted in Harlem Heat beginning a feud with nWo's Vicious and Delicious (Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton), leading to a match between the two teams at Road Wild. Kane was paired with Davey Boy Smith against Road Warrior Hawk and Rip Rogers in a losing effort. Booker T had a difficult childhood, losing both his parents early. [33] On the October 28 episode of Saturday Night, Harlem Heat defeated American Males to win their fourth World Tag Team Championship. WWE News: Stevie Ray on Booker T's segment with Stone Cold Steve Austin 10 Things Fans Should Know About WCW's Harlem Heat Tag Team - TheSportster He then engaged in a short feud with Chavo Guerrero Jr. over the right to defend the belt before dropping it to Chris Jericho afterwards. The Road Warriors were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011. The second run with the title lasted a bit longer than a week, but was ultimately short lived as the Rough Riders (Black Bart and Johnny Mantell) won the gold on October 23. People who haven't done anything for this business talking about who should or shouldn't get into the Hall of Fame," stated Booker. "All the ladies, they loved [him]" - Booker T recalls - Sportskeeda As a commentator, Stevie referred to all of the women as "yaks" and coined his catchphrase "Suckas gots to know!" Dawson. Eventually, Stevie Ray rose through the ranks to become leader of nWo Hollywood, but the group was imploding and thus not long for this world. Although a match between two of the greatest teams of their respective generations is a mouth watering prospect for fans, Bookers last official bout was on Raw seven years ago, while Stevie Ray has been semi-retired for a long time now although the brothers did reunite for one final match under the banner of Bookers own Reality of Wrestling promotion in February 2015. Meanwhile, Booker T would go on to win WCW World Television Championship. [19] The alliance with Sherri led to Harlem Heat being elevated in the tag team division. Professional wrestling has seen brothers compete since the advent of the art form. Harlem Heat Joins WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019 - Sports Illustrated All rights reserved. Instead, the two simply went their separate ways, with Booker T expressing support for Stevie Ray even if he personally didnt approve. Fans from the Ruthless Aggression Era all remember Carlito and his legendary vignettes fondly. [52] The following month, at Uncensored, Harlem Heat defeated Public Enemy in a Texas Tornado match. Ever since they debuted, Harlem Heat occasionally toyed with being faces or at least tweeners that straddled the line between hero and villain. Stevie did not want to go to WWF.[10]. At the time, the New World Order experienced a schism, resulting in a babyface offshoot called nWo Wolfpac while the heelish nWo Hollywood courted Stevie Ray to join its ranks. [16] At Battlebowl, Kane was randomly partnered with Charlie Norris in a Lethal Lottery qualifying match against Big Van Vader and Cactus Jack in a losing effort. His first lasted nearly six years between 1987 and 1993. Rick and Scott held the gold for a total of 503 days compared to Booker T and Stevie Ray whose total reign comes to 470 days. At Clash of the Champions XXXI, Harlem Heat and Sherri defeated Slater, Buck and Parker in a six-person tag team match. [48] They briefly feuded against Parker's newest team The Amazing French Canadians, defeating them in a match at World War 3. On May 16, 2015, Ray won the WildKat Heavyweight Championship defeating Shane Taylor. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. On the December 27 episode of Nitro, Harlem Heat lost a match to Lash LeRoux and Midnight in a Lethal Lottery tournament for the vacant World Tag Team Championship, after Ray grew tired of Booker's affection towards Midnight and delivered Slapjacks to Booker, LeRoux and Midnight and walked out on the match. They would then fire the Colonel, beat him up, turn face, and enter into a brief feud against Parker's newest team The Amazing French Canadians, a feud they would win. "We have dirt sheet writers talking about my . He said: Since I am a tag team extraordinaire, a tag team specialist, 14 tag team championships throughout my reign in this business, so Im looking forward to the tag team division getting crunk in 2020, and I might even manage The Street Profits somewhere along the year. While Stevie Ray was taking time off to deal with an injury Booker T started gaining traction in the singles realm, winning the Television Title in late 1997. On the August 2 episode of Nitro, Harlem Heat competed in its first match as a team in over a year as the duo defeated Bigelow and Kanyon, with assistance from Chris Benoit. However, Booker T rescued Ray from Creative Control. Lex Luger won the match. It was in GWF where they held their first titles, becoming two-time GWF North American Tag Team Champions before moving on to bigger and better things. By 1997, things were changing for Harlem Heat. Stevie Ray would be offered a spot in nWo Hollywood, but was hesitant at first. Booker T Responds To Criticism Of Brother Stevie Ray Being Inducted Stevie Ray, best known for his seven-year run (1993-2000) in WCW where he was one half of the tag team Harlem Heat with brother Booker T, is now host of a Houston-based weekly radio talk show called "Straight Shooting with Stevie Ray." He also does a podcast called "Stand Up for Greatness." Discussion in 'The Wrestling Archives' started by buddyriffic, Apr 1, 2010. first offStevie Ray is NOT Booker T's brother so dont compare them to Carlito and Primo (two real-life brothers). After the match, Booker convinced Stevie to tear up the nWo shirt and reform Harlem Heat. [20] On the December 3 episode of WorldWide, Harlem Heat renamed her Sister Sherri. Speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T recalled an incident in which he and his brother saved Duggan's life at a club before he was married: As the angry boyfriend and his group were about to attack the Hall of Famer, Booker T and Stevie Ray (aka Harlem Heat) entered the club: Booker T opened up on initially disliking a particular duo of eight-time champions. Harlem Heat lost the titles to Barry and Kendall Windham on the August 23 episode of Nitro. Check out the story here. During his tenure with the nWo, Stevie Ray would tag team with the likes of Horace Hogan and Scott Norton as well as performing in singles competition, often with Vincent at ringside. In Dave Meltzer's opinion, I'm not worthy of the #WWEHallOfFame. On the January 30 episode of Nitro, Harlem Heat acquired J. Biggs as their manager, who prevented Booker from using the "Rap Sheet" entrance music and "T" in his name. [59] However, in 1998, Harlem Heat quietly disbanded. Road Warrior Animal is a 2-time WWE Tag-Team Champion as well as a 4-time Champion in Jim Crockett Promotions which later became WCW. In 1994, they got Sister Sherri as their manager and changed their names back to Booker T and Stevie Ray. At this point, Rick is still decorated in his Trapper Keeper graphic-style singlet , while pre-"Big Poppa Pump" Scott opts for . Ray and Big T referred their new team as Harlem Heat 2000. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. From the streets of Harlem, N.Y., came a powerful pair of brothers who terrorized WCW's tag-team ranks throughout much of the 1990s. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. Harlem Heat lost the titles to The Outsiders at Halloween Havoc. Both of their parents passed when the boys were young, and Booker spent time in prison following an armed robbery in 1987. She subsequently joined Harlem Heat. As a result, the two reformed Harlem Heat in 1999 and enjoyed continued success in the form of three additional title reigns albeit short ones to bring their total title wins to 10 and the addition of a member named Midnight. At Bash at the Beach, Harlem Heat retained the titles against Nasty Boys and Blue Bloods in a triangle match. Stevies return coincided with Booker getting injured, so Stevie Ray defended the title on Booker Ts behalf for a while thanks to a kayfabe explanation involving Power of Attorney. Harlem Heat defeated the two teams to win their record-setting tenth and final World Tag Team Championship. Were going to be discussing that over the new year. Carlito won the WWE United States Championship on his WWE debut, spitting the apple he was chewing into John Cena's face before attacking him. Harlem Heat suffered their first televised loss in WCW against Sting and Dustin Rhodes on the September 25 episode of Saturday Night. Details here. Stevie Ray - Wikipedia Harlem Heat became tweeners and entered a feud with Col. Parker's Stud Stable of "Dirty" Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck. -. In May, Stevie split from Big T, Kash and Biggs (who all left WCW) and helped Booker T out of a jam. Booker T says an iconic tag team, who featured in both WCW and WWE, deserves to be a part of the WWE Hall of Fame and he's campaigning for them to get the nod. Kevin Powers of WWE remarked: "When debating the greatest tag team in WCW history, Harlem Heat and The . Booker challenged Jarrett and Creative Control to a handicap Harlem Street Fight, which ended in a no contest after a female bodybuilder named Midnight made her WCW debut to rescue Booker. Booker T & Stevie Ray held the WCW World Tag Team Championship a record 10 times -- the most reigns as a tandem in WCW historyIntroduced by towering fireballs, clad in flame-adorned tights and wearing their trademark nose-strips, the brothers complemented each other in style and strength. Of these, ten he won as a part of Harlem Heat with his brother, Lash "Stevie Ray" Huffman. They formed the legendary Harlem Heat tag-team and are 10-time WCW Tag-Team Champions. On the July 13 episode of Nitro, Ray claimed the World Television Championship and began defending it by saying that Booker gave him the power of attorney to defend the title as Booker got injured due to being attacked by Bret Hart, the previous night at Bash at the Beach. From the streets of Harlem, N.Y., came a powerful pair of brothers who terrorized WCW's tag-team ranks throughout much of the 1990s. Stevie Ray Discusses Why He Never Joined WWE Booker and Stevie signed to WCW in 1993, where they were initially going to be ex-cons who wore chains to signify their bondage. Stevie Ray, in the WWE Hall of . One. To help distinguish the two, Booker T has a more ripped body. Lash Steven Huffman[6] (born August 22, 1958) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Stevie Ray. This led to Harlem Heat challenging Bigelow and Kanyon for the World Tag Team Championship at Road Wild. [21], On December 8, Harlem Heat defeated Stars and Stripes (The Patriot and Marcus Alexander Bagwell) to win their first WCW World Tag Team Championship, which aired on the January 14, 1995 episode of Saturday Night. Despite hitting bumpy roads with managers "Sister" Sherri Martel and Jacqueline, and later, Stevie Ray's alignment with the New World Order, the brothers will always be known for their take-no-prisoners approach to ring warfare, and the championship legacy they left behind. Kingdom Come: Booker T's Influence Will Be on Full Display During RELATED: 8 Backstage Stories Fans Should Know About Sensational Sherri Martel. Stevie Ray is best known for his seven-year tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1993 to 2000, where he was one-half of the tag team Harlem Heat, with his younger brother Booker T. Huffman, better known as Booker T. They won the WCW World Tag Team Championship record ten times. [53] At Spring Stampede, both members of Harlem Heat competed in a four corners match for a WCW World Heavyweight Championship title match. Part of going into the Hall of Fame is the legacy you leave behind and Booker T says that Harlem Heat did just that by paving the way for so many others. Ryan Clark. They went on to win the Tag Titles three more times, making them 10 time champions. In July, Kole and Kane changed their names back to Booker T and Stevie Ray. When Booker T arrived in WWE he was a huge star arriving with much fanfare. And no WWE doesn't hire wrestlers based on "decent play-by-play ability can replace promo ability" standards. DALLAS (AP) The electric guitar that blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan used in his first studio recording and early performances is expected to sell for about $400,000 at auction in his hometown of Dallas. The former tag-team champion was released from WWE in 2006. They were briefly put out of action by the nWo and returned to feud with The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian). Lash Huffman started wrestling in 1989 as Super Collider on the independent circuit in Texas. Harlem Heat won the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times in 1995, trading the titles with the American Males (Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) in the early fall. Where Are They Now? Stevie Ray | WWE The two real life siblings who captured the WCW tag team championships 10 times during their illustrious run together and got inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last year are seriously contemplating a comeback to face The Revival after a recent exchange on the TLC Kickoff show. But in late 1996, the New World Order faction was staging a hostile takeover of the promotion, so established WCW stars becoming babyfaces seemed a necessity. Midnight would rescue Booker again from Jarrett and Creative Control, after they cost him, his match against Scott Hall at Mayhem. Dont get dealt with. Booker was always the more talented wrestler and much better as a singles wrestler. [2][5] Among other events, he headlined the Fall Brawl 1993 and 1998 pay-per-views. Tag Team Announced For The 2019 WWE Hall Of Fame Now, the brothers will be . Sign up for BINGE to watch. I got respect in this business which is more than I can say for him. Sometimes we have even seen bookers put two wrestlers into a tag-team and treat them as brothers such as Edge and Christian and The Dudleyz. Harlem Heat to take their place in the WWE Hall of Fame 5 Real WWE brothers who had totally different careers - Sportskeeda During their championship tenure, the duo had classic run-ins with the Steiner Brothers, Public Enemy, the Outsiders and the Faces of Fear.. No matter the size or strength of their challengers, the fiery partners always brought "the heat" to their competition. Huffman is also a one-time WCW World Television Champion. [4] Kevin Powers of WWE remarked: "When debating the greatest tag team in WCW history, Harlem Heat and The Steiner Brothers are more or less interchangeable. He eventually challenged Midnight in a match that would decide whether or not she would stay with Harlem Heat. https://t.co/0zmpbcSVom Dash (@DashWilderWWE) January 1, 2020. Booker T may be a five-time World Champion, but now he's a two-time WWE Hall of Famer the [.] Since his initial push on the main roster, Dallas has gone on to become more on an enhancement talent which is sad because he's great inside the ring. At Souled Out, a match took place between Booker and Stevie, which ended in a disqualification when Big T made his WCW debut and attacked Booker. He further added, "I got one left in me. Are Booker T And Stevie Ray Real Brothers - YouTube [18] Shortly after, Harlem Heat engaged in a feud with Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio which led to the two teams exchanging wins with one another. [8] Their third run with the title proved to be their longest as they held them until May 7 where Guido Falcone and Vito Mussolini (known as The Sicilian Stallions) defeated them for the titles. Polly Robinson of the Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol said the helicopter hit the 1,000-foot ski hill about 100 feet below the summit in a clearing east of the ski trail. This difference within the group would cause Harlem Heat and Midnight to lose a six-person tag team match to Curt Hennig and Creative Control at Starrcade. In 2015 Ray was added to WWE 2K16 as DLC. Huffman Brothers caught the eye of Skandor Akbar who was involved with the Global Wrestling Federation out of Dallas in 1992. [57] After that, Harlem Heat resumed their feud with the Steiner Brothers, losing to them at Fall Brawl. However, Harlem Heat lost the titles to Konnan and Kidman, the following night on Nitro.[65]. Stevie Ray subsequently formed Harlem Heat, Inc. with Big T, J. Biggs and Kash. [17], At SuperBrawl IV on February 20, 1994, Harlem Heat defeated Thunder and Lightning. It was at the appropriately named event, The Final Heat where Booker and Stevie defeated the Heavenly Bodies to win the ROW Tag Team Championship, a title they held for three weeks before vacating it. "We have dirt sheet writers talking about my brother shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. While Booker's place in the Hall is deserving, some think that Stevie Ray doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame. Stevie Ray recalls disliking Steve Austin dominating Booker T in the Although this would make Stevie Ray known for using dirty tactics and a strength-in-numbers mentality, his brother, Booker, showed little resentment and respected Stevie Ray's decision to be a part of the nWo, and they were able to peacefully co-exist. During his time with WWE, Carlito won the US Championship, Intercontinental Championship and also the WWE Tag titles twice with his brother Primo. 5 Real WWE brothers who had totally different careers. Despite being on opposite sides they managed to peacefully co-exist (despite Booker expressing dismay at Stevie for joining the nWo). Harlem Heat, comprised of real-life brothers Booker and Lash Huffman (known in the ring as Booker T and Stevie Ray), was announced Monday as the fourth inductee in the Hall's 2019 class. [13][14] They lost the match but were over as villains because of the caliber of fan favorites they wrestled. Copyright Network18 Media and Investments Ltd 2023. [25] Harlem Heat finally lost the titles to Nasty Boys at Slamboree.[26]. Despite being a former Tag-team Champion, he isn't as liked by the WWE Universe as his brother Carlito. After dropping the tag titles to The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall), the duo turned face by firing Col. Parker, and then went a step further by getting rid of Sister Sherri in favor of future WWE Womens Champion Jacqueline. [60] During this time, Stevie began attacking Chris Benoit on several occasions, against whom Booker had recently competed in a best-of-seven series to determine the #1 contendership for the World Television Championship. After being defeated with a surprise small package, Stevie Ray turned on both Booker T and Midnight by attacking both of them. From there, they feuded with The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobs) and got into a feud with Col. Parker's "Stud Stable" of Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck where Parker and Sherri were carrying on a love affair.
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