Booker T responds to being voted as the “worst” wrestling announcer of 2025
WWE NXT personality Booker T was voted as the “worst” wrestling announcer of 2025 by readers of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The top five were Booker T, Pat McAfee, Michael Cole, Vic Joseph, and Tony Schiavone.
While speaking on his podcast, Booker T commented on the matter…
“I don’t like what I say—maybe this is just the way he [Meltzer] really feels. Maybe it’s a network of people in their award rankings, whatnot. Maybe that’s what they feel about me. But I get it. I’m not your cup of tea. I’m not your cup of tea. I’m not the guy that’s normally in the booth, okay?
And I don’t want to call it a race card or anything like that, but there aren’t that many black commentators. There aren’t too many people that talk like me. I do talk street a lot, and I do bring that street knowledge to the booth. And I can’t talk like Vic Joseph or Michael Cole—none of these guys. I can’t do it. I’m just me. And if you like it, you like it.
And the thing is, a lot of people like it. I can tell you that right now. A lot of people—it’s like gumbo. Somebody like Meltzer, he’s probably never had a bowl of gumbo in his life. If he had, it was chicken gumbo. You feel what I’m saying?
So I understand some people’s taste. So don’t think I don’t understand people.”