Booker T has the great ability to take a look at pro wrestlers and see who is doing things the right way. He recently looked at who the best wrestlers were in 2021 in the organizations, WWE and AEW.

Booker T has been very impressed with Becky Lynch in WWE, he talked about it on his Podcast. She has the ability to play many roles and he likes the way she has been playing characters.

“Just the hype as far as what Becky brings to the table, she doesn’t just bring wrestling ability to the ring or anything like that, she bring an aura, an attitude and I try to teach my young wrestlers that that’s what it takes to be at the top in professional wrestling,” the WWE legend said. “There’s always going to be really good wrestlers, but to be able to be well-rounded, and know how to do anything, and more importantly than anything, to be able to captivate the crowd, I think that’s most important. That’s key in professional wrestling, and she does that very well. Preference is something for the fan. For me, when I look at it, I always look at it from the entertainer’s perspective. Being able to go out there and make those fans love you, and then on a dime, being able to make them switch is something that’s very, very uncanny. So, for me, I like both sides. She did the babyface side very well, and she’s doing the heel side extraordinary.”

RECOMMENDED (Article Continues Below)
The blacked-out silhouette of Booker T with a text bubble reading "H*ll of a worker" next to Swerve Strickland with the AEW Dynasty logo as the background.

Matty Breisch ·

Booker T with a text bubble reading "I would love to see them back in WWE" with the blacked-out silhouette of Matt Hardy on his left, and the blacked-out silhouette of Jeff Hardy on his right, and the WWE logo as the background.

Matty Breisch ·

Booker T with a text bubble reading "It’s a no-brainer" next to Jade Cargill with the AEW logo as the background.

Matty Breisch ·

As impressed as he was, Booker T did not pick her as his WWE wrestler of 2021. He went with someone different and a little more controversial. His AEW pick made a lot of sense.

“My wrestler of the year was Roman Reigns, and the reason I said Roman Reigns as Wrestler of the Year was just because his body of work and everything he had accomplished over this last 365 days really told compelling stories and what not,” Booker T said about the WWE star. “AEW Wrestler of the Year probably is going to be Bryan Danielson, just because of how compelling he’s been from a realistic perspective, coming into that company and really putting wrestling on the map and really compelling matches as well. He would be my AEW Wrestler of the Year.”