Booker T returned to prime-time television Friday night. Wearing an Astros jersey, the wrestling icon bodyslammed and used his signature Book End finisher to foreshadow the end for the Red Sox, who Houston eliminated later that evening.
And who better to introduce the Astros, who just competed in their fifth straight American League Championship Series, than Houston’s own five-time champion—yes, five-time—champion?
“It was easy for me to represent my home and do it in grand fashion,” Booker “T” Huffman says. “I’ve got a relationship with Fox from WWE Backstage. I did a video last year for the Buffalo Bills, and this is also a chance for me to continue my rivalry with David Ortiz.