WWE Hall of Famer Booker T is now a color commentator on NXT. 62 of the 100 best tag teams of the, The Goodfellows (Gary Young and Steve Dane), Sicilian Stallions (Guido Falcone and Vito Mussolini), This page was last edited on 14 April 2023, at 12:19. March 11, 2019 12:00 pm ET. People who haven't done anything for this business talking about who should or shouldn't get into the Hall of Fame," stated Booker. They . Lets go, Book. "We have dirt sheet writers talking about my . That changed when World Championship Wrestling contacted Booker and Stevie Ray. Trained by former WWE Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski, Booker T and Stevie Ray started off as singles competitors in the Texas wrestling scene and sometimes wrestled one another. Stevie would form the new Harlem Heat with Big T and begin feuding with Booker and Midnight. Harlem Heat became tweeners and entered a feud with Col. Parker's Stud Stable of "Dirty" Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck. Stevie Ray would be offered a spot in nWo Hollywood, but was hesitant at first. 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. Booker T's agility and aerial ability was perfectly blended with the brute powerhouse strength of his fraternal tag partner, Stevie Ray. XenForo Add-ons by Brivium 2012-2013 Brivium LLC. Me and my big brother, we talking about it." Instead, the duo debuted on TV as Harlem Heat despite being from Texas, and with the names Kole and Kane rather than their respective soon-to-be famous monikers of Booker T and Stevie Ray. 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. Dont get dealt with. By late 1999, a female bodybuilder named Midnight had joined Harlem Heat. 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. [Scott] Dawson! After being defeated with a surprise small package, Stevie Ray turned on both Booker T and Midnight by attacking both of them. The team ultimately disbanded in June 2000 when Big T was released by WCW. 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. Not long after this Booker T and Stevie Ray left the GWF, having signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW).[9]. She subsequently joined Harlem Heat. He is also the host of the podcast Stand Up for Greatness. 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. After being released from his sentence early, Booker T got into pro wrestling with his brother Stevie Ray. The following month, at Halloween Havoc, Harlem Heat teamed with The Equalizer against The Shockmaster, Ice Train and Charlie Norris in a losing effort. November 9, 2021. [7] The brothers were repackaged as The Ebony Experience and quickly rose through the ranks of the GWF tag team division under the guidance of Gary Hart, defeating Skandor Akbar's "Goodfellows" ("Gorgeous" Gary Young and Steve Dane) for the GWF Tag Team Championship on July 31, 1992. The pair would end up winning the WCW World Tag Team Championships ten times throughout their time in the company. On the October 18 episode of Nitro, Harlem Heat lost the tag team titles to The Filthy Animals members Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. Stevie Ray (@RealStevieRay) March 12, 2019. RELATED: 5 Reasons Why Harlem Heat Was WCWs Best Tag Team (& 5 Why It Was The Steiner Brothers). Sign up for BINGE to watch. [43], On the September 23 episode of Nitro, Harlem Heat lost the titles to Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge). 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. [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. Also, Booker T not winning the belt back from The Rock was a mistake. [19] The alliance with Sherri led to Harlem Heat being elevated in the tag team division. Lash Steven Huffman[6] (born August 22, 1958) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Stevie Ray. Professional wrestling has seen brothers compete since the advent of the art form. Harlem Heat was a professional wrestling tag team composed of two brothers, Booker and Lash Huffman (better known as Booker T and Stevie Ray). [2][10] Harlem Heat debuted on WCW television by defeating local wrestlers Dave Hart and Mike Thor on the August 14 episode of WorldWide. Check it out. Please logout and login again. Duggan has had multiple runs in the Stamford-based company. "There ain't no b---h in none of my brothers or . Harlem Heat -- WWE.com's No. I remember hearing Booker, and Stevie were not in a good place when WCW shut down, but who knows the truth. 0. [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. Watch a hard-hitting match between Harlem Heat and The Steiners. Dissension within the team began over Midnight on the December 13 episode of Nitro, where Harlem Heat competed against The Revolution (Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn and Asya) in a handicap match, which they lost when Booker tended to an injured Midnight while ignoring Ray, leaving him to get pinned by Malenko. "[5], Harlem Heat was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2019 as part of the 2019 class.[6]. Booker liked the addition of Midnight while Stevie neglected her help and started arguing with Booker. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. Wilder. 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. Harlem Heat suffered their first televised loss in WCW against Sting and Dustin Rhodes on the September 25 episode of Saturday Night. Lex Luger won the match. Lash Huffman started wrestling in 1989 as Super Collider on the independent circuit in Texas. Check out his comments here. A potential match would be something of a dream for fans around the world, with Harlem Heat regarded as one of the greatest tandems of all time, while Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder have become one of the best teams around today after a string of incredible performances in recent years. These days in WWE, they go hire Primo, the brother of a wrestler that they never gave a crap about, and they could care even less about Primo himself. Stevie Ray (@RealStevieRay) March 12, 2019. 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. He then retired from in-ring competition to become a color commentator for WCW Thunder. On June 22, 1993, the brothers debuted in WCW as the tag team Harlem Heat, with Booker renamed Kole and Lash renamed Kane. In Dave Meltzer's opinion, I'm not worthy of the #WWEHallOfFame. [39], Harlem Heat lost the tag team titles to Steiner Brothers at a live event on July 24. Stevie eventually turned heel and joined up, but he never actually turned on his brother to do so. It was around this time that they changed their names to Booker T and Stevie Ray. Your login session has expired. The guitar was originally set to be made for Stevie in 1979, but the plan was dropped when Vaughan started using his middle name Ray; he was only known as Stevie Vaughan at the time. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Guitar Great, Dies in Copter Crash : Music: The Grammy-winning performer had just completed a Wisconsin concert. The Road Warriors are one of the greatest tag-teams of all time and dominated pro-wrestling in the late '80s and the '90s. 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. Primo was brought in to form a tag team with Carlito. https://t.co/0zmpbcSVom Dash (@DashWilderWWE) January 1, 2020. 5 Reasons Why Harlem Heat Was WCWs Best Tag Team (& 5 Why It Was The Steiner Brothers), legendary wrestler turned promoter Skandor Akbar, 8 Backstage Stories Fans Should Know About Sensational Sherri Martel, The nWo Wolfpac vs nWo Hollywood Storyline, Explained. Instead, the two simply went their separate ways, with Booker T expressing support for Stevie Ray even if he personally didnt approve. In 2005, Stevie Ray and Booker T opened the "Booker T and Stevie Ray Pro Wrestling Academy" in Houston, Texas. Ray and Big T referred their new team as Harlem Heat 2000. [35] Harlem Heat unsuccessfully challenged Luger and Sting for the titles at SuperBrawl VI. In Ivan Putski's Western Wrestling Alliance, he first started feuding with his brother, Booker (who was G.I. Shaun Ranft 12/2/2022. In October, they lost their titles to The Outsiders, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, when Nash used Parker's cane to attack Stevie. Meet us in Houston. This aint 97 bruh. How seriously do you want to take it?". Stevie Ray hit back at Meltzer's comments and said has respect from his peers in the wrestling business unlike Meltzer. Martinez acquired a replacement from Fender and Stevie was without the use of his favorite guitar for only one show. Stevie. [53] At Spring Stampede, both members of Harlem Heat competed in a four corners match for a WCW World Heavyweight Championship title match. 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. In case you missed it, you can check out the Monday Night RAW results here. 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. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. Both of their parents passed when the boys were young, and Booker spent time in prison following an armed robbery in 1987. On the November 1 episode of Nitro, Creative Control (Gerald and Patrick) arrived in WCW and cost Stevie Ray, his match against Buff Bagwell in the tournament for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship by attacking Bagwell causing Ray to get disqualified. After WCW was bought by WWF, Stevie Ray wrestled a few matches for WWA against Jerry Lawler, and Buff Bagwell in 2001, and Ernest Miller in 2002, retiring later that year. Sensational Sherri) as a manager, who worked under the name Sister Sherri. Your login session has expired. Get Stevie. Stevie Ray subsequently formed Harlem Heat, Inc. with Big T, J. Biggs and Kash. [27] On the June 24 episode of WorldWide, Harlem Heat defeated Nasty Boys to win their second World Tag Team Championship after interference by The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Earl Robert Eaton). Harlem Heat had a legendary career as a tag team in WCW. Booker T & Stevie Ray held the WCW World Tag Team Championship a record 10 times -- the most reigns as a tandem in WCW history After being released from his sentence early, Booker T got into pro wrestling with his brother Stevie Ray. Huffman Brothers caught the eye of Skandor Akbar who was involved with the Global Wrestling Federation out of Dallas in 1992. Harlem Heat was arguably the greatest tag team in WCW's history, and there are a lot of things fans should know about the duo. Lane Huffman(Stevie Ray), and Booker Huffman are real life brothers. A Time Warner Company. As a commentator, Stevie referred to all of the women as "yaks" and coined his catchphrase "Suckas gots to know!" Harlem Heat faced Nasty Boys in a rematch at Starrcade, which Harlem Heat lost via disqualification. The following week, on Nitro, Ray was suspended by "Powers That Be". Harlem Heat scored their first gold in WCW in late 1994 when they defeated Stars and Stripes for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. [54], Shortly after, Harlem Heat got involved in a feud with the Steiner Brothers over contention for the World Tag Team Championship, leading to a match between the two teams at The Great American Bash, which Harlem Heat won by disqualification after New World Order (nWo) member Vincent interfered by attacking them.