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BOOKER T: That right there, it's a--
DAVID CHUDY: Mm-hmm.
BOOKER T: --that's Kamala's, isn't it?
DAVID CHUDY: Mm-hmm.
Not-- I've never seen one of these out on the market.
BOOKER T: When Kamala came to the ring,
you really thought this guy was from the bush--
[LAUGHS] in Africa, when he was from Mississippi
or somewhere out here.
[LAUGHS]
AJ FRANCIS: African-Americans, for a very long time,
were very stereotypical when they
were represented as characters.
But a river doesn't break through a mountain overnight.
It breaks through a mountain over years of persistence.
King Booker was one of the first prominent Black characters
that wasn't a stereotype.
ANNOUNCER: This is the 78th day in the reign
of our lord, King Booker.
To be able to cross that barrier,
it shows how important the King Booker character was.
Oh, so what we got over here?
Wow.
DAVID CHUDY: I think you know what that is there.
BOOKER T: [LAUGHS]
This is most notably--
I want to say it was the 2007 SummerSlam--
BOOKER T: Yes.
DAVID CHUDY: --one of the pinnacles of your career.
Let's see how that feels.
Oh-- yes!
DAVID CHUDY: You gotta put the pinky--
[FANFARE]
AJ FRANCIS: Yes!
I needed it.
I needed the whole bit, I did.
Man, let me see.
Let me check it out, man.
You look good.
Let me check it out.
Oh, man-- - It's been awhile.
--it is amazing.
Yeah, that is sweet-- you know, the lines.
One of my students made this robe for me.
And he brought it to me, and I was like, wow.
It takes you back to the gladiator days.
It makes you feel--
even-- take it off of me.
Take it off of me, because I'm about to get hyped up.
Just the heaviness of it--
And when it-- yeah, yeah.
DAVID CHUDY: It hypes you up, you know?
No, it makes you want to do something.
I'm serious, just looking at myself,
I'm like, I'm trying to get back in the ring.
And I don't want to do that.
[LAUGHS]
God, man.
No, but that is awesome, man.
That's awesome, man.
AJ FRANCIS: Mm, I mean--
you know, this is the reason we came.
Well, I mean, like, you know yourself how much
Booker stuff is on the market.
So I think I've seen you sell once when it was
the Houston hurricane relief.
Yeah.
And that's where I ended up acquiring this from it.
So coming across anything Booker T is extremely hard and rare.
What if we could make some kind of replacement?
BOOKER T: Because I got a perfect replacement, right?
Take a look at it.
Perhaps.
I'll be back in a minute.
OK.
DAVID CHUDY: SummerSlam's like the WrestleMania of the summer.
Correct.
And this was worn at it.
AJ FRANCIS: This robe is such a Holy Grail item
because the time and moment that it was a part of.
ANNOUNCER: Scissors kick, no.
Uh-oh.
And look out!
ANNOUNCER: Whoa!
Yes!
It was the finish of Booker T's career.
The way you finish is always what people
remember more than anything.
And people remember me finishing as king in the WWE.
ANNOUNCER: Being challenged physically.
Look out-- Face Buster!
Unfortunately, I got the worst flu that I think I've ever had.
I was throwing up in the back, in the locker room.
I was probably thinking, don't throw up on it.
[CHEERING]
I tell you, this piece right here, it got me all hyped up.
Sharmell wore this with--
with me.
She would not want to part ways with this,
but for only one reason--
robe of King Booker.
There is very limited Queen Sharmell stuff out there.
AJ FRANCIS: Queen Sharmell is the real life wife and
on-screen wife of King Booker.
I need each and every one of you to bow down!
STEPHANIE MCMAHON: Queen Sharmell the character,
she really added to Booker T. She just made
him that much more pompous, that much more arrogant,
but in the best way.
The first royal queen!
Queen Sharmell was 100% regal.
But when I'm having to trip somebody's
leg, or hit somebody with a chair,
oh, that's 100% bad girl.
ANNOUNCER: Oh, look at this-- the sceptre across the back
of the skull by the queen!
--to make a trade, along with cash?
DAVID CHUDY: I don't think I can do it.
You know, if I'm losing something to somebody,
I'd like to get something back of that same person.
So if I'm losing a significant piece of Booker T memorabilia,
getting another piece of Booker T--
I got something for you.
How about the trunks that I wore for one
week as a member of the NWO?
We back in business!
Possibly, possibly.
You've got Booker T!
ANNOUNCER: Booker T?
Come on, Booker!
You're the newest member of the NWO!
The NWO was one of the most famous factions in the history
of professional wrestling.
It was originally started as a takeover of WCW
from guys that came from WWE, with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash.
And then they added Hulk Hogan.
And now, oh, this thing's taking off.
We got a little juice.
The fact that Booker T has trunks
from his very small time in the NWO
makes those a one of one collector's dream.
NWO trunks, Queen Sharmell dress, and $2,500
for the Booker T robe.
What is it?
Tempting, but I like my robe.
What is it going to take?
10, plus the stuff.
10?
Plus all the stuff?
Man, at 10, that just seems like it's
just way out of the ballpark.
And that's Booker T saying that.
He's trying to hustle a hustler, and it's not fixing to work.
BOOKER T: Hey, Steve!
What are you doing, you old dog?
[LAUGHS]
You can't sneak up on me!
What you talking about, man?
STEVE AUSTIN: How are you?
Man, Sharmell just came to see--
Hey, Steve, how you doing?
Sharmell, how are you?
All right, man, I wasn't try to sneak up on you or anything.
Yeah, you were. BOOKER T: Nah,
Man! You held a grudge!
Come on, bro!
ANNOUNCER: And the new champion--
Come on!
ANNOUNCER: --has just attacked--
The way Booker made his debut there
at Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey
went the way it was supposed to go.
He threw me through the table.
Problem was, I just bounced off that table into a chair leg
and broke some bones in my back.
And this many years later, I say, man, I'm sorry about that.
You know, when you dropped me, I thought maybe it was
your fault. But it wasn't your fault.
It ended up being a good thing for-- for myself,
as far as pushing the creative envelope,
with me and Book being rivals.
Are you with Stone Cold Steve Austin, or are you against me?
It ended up being a good thing to combine
us to do some comedic stuff, which was highly entertaining,
and helped me from a heel standpoint,
because people weren't ready to hate Stone Cold Steve Austin.
But the reason I'm here, man, is I got a problem.
Trying to get the--
the King Booker robe.
And the guy just don't want to come up off of it, man.
But I do know that he's a huge fan of one person.
Give me a hell yeah, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Oh, so there he is.
Yeah.
And that's the fan I was looking for.
Yeah, I mean, it won't take but a minute.
You're my fixer, you feel me?
Yeah, my confidence level is high.
All right.
Shoot, because it's getting cold out here.
STEVE AUSTIN: It is!
SHARMELL HUFFMAN: It is a little chilly.
[PHONE RINGING]
What's up, David?
DAVID CHUDY: How you doing, King Booker, Queen Sharmell?
Hey, David, how you doing?
Hey, all right.
This is David Chudy right here.
Hey, man, remember we talked about the royal insignia,
the robe of King Booker?
I do.
BOOKER T: The price was steep.
That's what brings me here right now-- that I can
get one more valuable piece of history
to go along with this deal.
I'm talking about living legendary history.
And that person is Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Ooh.
And-- and I'ma tell you right now,
Steve Austin, this is a guy who doesn't talk
to too many people.
He doesn't like too many people.
But I told him about David Chudy,
and he said, for me, he's willing to talk to David Chudy.
Stone Cold Steve Austin going one on one with David Chudy,
live, from an undisclosed location.
You can't pass that up.
How about that?
Would that seal the deal?
I think that could do it.
All right.
Well, hold on, my man.
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing to you
The Rattlesnake--
Stone Cold Steve Austin!
Oh, hell yeah!
[LAUGHS]
What's happening, David?
How are ya?
How you doing?
All right.
You're looking great, Steve.
I'm hanging in there.
My first live event, you were headlining.
It was, I believe, you, Psycho Sid,
the main event at the Continental Airlines Arena.
ANNOUNCER: I'm telling ya, Stone Cold, he's not intimidated!
The fans are so important because, I mean,
that's what you do it for.
You're doing it to make a living.
If they don't come in, you can't make a living.
ANNOUNCER: Oh, look out!
STEVE AUSTIN: And you appreciate taking them on a ride,
and them living vicariously through you
and your storylines.
It's right here, Steve--
keep it always with me.
It's my only piece of Stone Cold memorabilia, so--
STEVE AUSTIN: That's the real deal.
DAVID CHUDY: I got memorabilia in my house
at all times, of you.
STEVE AUSTIN: Hell yeah!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for working with Book.
And I know it means a lot to him.
Hey David, let me tell you something right now, man.
I appreciate everything you did right here.
You're doing it for the people.
But wait, there's more!
[LAUGHTER]
Hey, David, I'm going to give you this hat right
off the damn top of my head.
Hey!
STEVE AUSTIN: Put that in the pile over there.
SHARMELL HUFFMAN: All right! BOOKER T: Booyah.
That's awesome.
And hey, it's got some dust on it because I wore
it four-wheeling the other day.
But that's from me to you.
Thank you so much, guys.
I really appreciate everything.
Thank you.
Shake on that deal, bro.
Booyah, there you go.
Have a good one, brother.
You too.
Thank you.
[LAUGHTER]
I want to thank you, bro.
Damn right.
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