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Booker T, Trick Williams & WWE all seem set for Booker’s retirement match next year

Live coverage and related reports for Booker T, Trick Williams & WWE all seem set for Booker’s retirement match next year.

AI Story Summary

What happened?

Booker T’s potential WWE retirement match appears to be moving from casual talk toward a more public possibility, with WWE’s Paul “Triple H” Levesque having previously said Booker could have one more match whenever he is ready. Booker has floated WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia as a possible setting and has repeatedly mentioned Trick Williams as a potential opponent. Williams has now publicly responded positively, framing the match as fitting given Booker’s role in mentoring and supporting him.

Key Takeaways

  • Triple H publicly told Booker T he could have another WWE match when ready.
  • Booker T has discussed the idea on his podcast and mentioned WrestleMania 43 as a possible stage.
  • Booker has repeatedly name-dropped Trick Williams as a potential opponent.
  • Trick Williams said he likes the idea and praised Booker’s mentorship.
  • The match is not stated as officially confirmed in the provided report.

AI Timeline

April

Paul “Triple H” Levesque publicly told Booker T he could have one more WWE match whenever he was ready.

After April

Booker T discussed the possibility on his Hall of Fame podcast, first downplaying it before saying he was open to doing it.

Retirement match idea

Booker T floated WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia as a possible location for the match.

Opponent mentioned

Booker T repeatedly brought up current United States champion Trick Williams as a possible opponent.

July 16

At Fanatics Fest in New York City, Trick Williams publicly reacted enthusiastically and said Booker’s last match with him would be fitting.

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Jul 17, 6:00 PM

Booker T, Trick Williams & WWE all seem set for Booker’s retirement match next year

Cageside Seats • WWE

Back in April, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque publicly told Booker T he could have one more match in the company whenever Book’s ready. That led to the never-shy Booker to talk about the possibility on his Hall of Fame podcast. First he played it cool, but eventually said he was down to do at WrestleMania 43 next year in Saudi Arabia. In both cases, he name dropped current United States champion Trick Williams. Now, in an interview live-streamed yesterday (July 16) from the big Fanatics Fest event in New York City happening this weekend, Williams has weighed in, and he sounds enthusiastic as well. Trick Willy shared his appreciation for Book’s mentorship — and hype man work from the NXT announce desk — before asking for the crowd’s approval (he got it): “Word through the grapevine is Booker T wants one more match. He said he wants one more match, and I think it’s only right, it’s only fitting, that his last match is with the man he helped mould into the superstar he

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