Booker T Admits He's Ashamed Of Some Of The Things He Did In TNA

When Booker T joined TNA in late 2007, the multi-time world champion was hoping the latest chapter in his career would be one filled with pride and memorable moments. But according to the WWE Hall of Famer, he feels ‘ashamed’ at aspects of his time in the company.

Booker was in TNA for three years until mid-2010, memorably wrestling as part of the villainous Main Event Mafia stable. During a recent episode of his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker revealed that he lost his motivation shortly after arriving in TNA:

“I was trying my best to entertain myself in TNA,” said Booker. “When I got to TNA I really had high hopes to really, really be able to capture some moments in that company. After about two weeks, I realised none of that was gonna happen. So I just started acting a fool. I really started acting a fool. I'm actually ashamed of myself for some of the stuff I did in TNA. Because I knew it wasn't going anywhere, and I lost my zeal for really going out and performing the way I think I always had before that. I lost my motivation. I had a two year contract and I lost my motivation because I didn't see a lot of guys -- I've been watching The Last Dance lately, and to watch Michael Jordan's drive. He was like a tyrant. He wanted nothing but the best from the guys that were around him, and I know when I went into TNA I had that same feeling as far as, 'I want to push these guys.' Really see how far they can go because I knew I had some young talent that I could go out there and maybe create some magic with. When none of that happened, I lost my passion just because I knew it was out of my hands. It was out of my control. It was nothing I could do with it. I was nowhere near that circle of people that was running it or anything like that. So I just literally said, 'Man, I'm just going to come pick my check up, go out and try to have some fun, and try to create something at the same time. When these two years are over with we move on.’”

During his time in TNA, Booker reigned as the inaugural TNA Legends Champion, and one-half of the TNA World Tag Team Champions alongside Scott Steiner.

H/T: Fightful