Booker T discusses the Spinaroonie’s origins in WWE.
There is no denying that Booker T’s name is synonymous with his “Spinaroonie.” The move had got him over with the WWE Universe instantly. It is shocking to learn that WWE had initially instructed him to not perform the move upon his WWE arrival. Booker T revealed it himself during the latest episode of his Hall of Fame podcast.
“When I came from WCW to WWF, the first thing they tell, one of the agents told me not to do was, ‘don’t shake anybody’s hand or give anybody a high five on the way to the ring. Go straight to the ring and get in the ring and don’t even acknowledge.’ That’s what I was told. As well as, ‘don’t do the Spinaroonie.’ That’s what I was told. Those two things I was told.”
“I knew I wasn’t gonna get over that way all right. I knew I was gonna be fired within about six months just like all the rest of the WCW guys. So, I went into Vince McMahon’s office (…) He goes, ‘yeah, Book, come on in.’ I said, ‘Vince, I got this agent telling me to do this. I got that agent telling me not to do this. And I got this agent telling me to don’t do either one of those.’ Okay, I say, ‘I know I’m gonna get fired that way.’ I say, ‘so, if you don’t mind, letting me go out and do it my way and if you don’t like it just fire me.’ And he goes, ‘do your stuff.”
Booker T on Hall Of Fame
Booker T is among the few WWE Legends to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice. He was inducted as a singles competitor in 2013 and later as a part of Harlem Heat in 2019.
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