Kurt Angle talks about a real-life backstage fight in WWE

During a recent edition of The Kurt Angle Show on AdFreeShows.com, Kurt Angle talked about a real-life backstage fight between Booker T and Batista that took place in 2006…

“I was there after the fight ended, but I heard what occurred. Batista got there for a commercial shoot. We were all doing a commercial. I think it was for SummerSlam, and someone approached him and Batista said, ‘When are you coming over to SmackDown because I have nobody to work with,’ and Booker took that as, ‘Wait a minute, I’m on SmackDown, there are a lot of people to work with.’ I think Batista was just saying because there were a lot of injuries going on, it was getting a little bare at the top, and he was just trying to tell the person I’d love for you to come over and work a program with you.”

“I don’t think it was anything personal against Booker T or anyone else on SmackDown. So Batista said it, and Booker T confronted him. Now, the situation got hotter because now Booker confronts Batista, makes Batista look like an idiot. Batista yells back at Booker; then, they end up in a fight confrontation. So, the fight occurred. I got there afterward, I saw Booker T had a black eye, and Batista was a little banged up, and you know, I just thought it was a big misunderstanding. I know they apologized afterward and made up and whatever they had to do to move on, but I just think it was a big misunderstanding, and they just misunderstood each other about the whole situation. It was a shame; it really was. It didn’t have to happen.”

Here are more details about the incident…

Batista and Booker T – Their Real-Life Fight Over Wrestlers’ Court

While in the WWE, Batista and Booker T never really talked. However, they came head-to-head over a Wrestlers’ Court situation revolving around 3x Women’s Champion, Melina. When you’re on the road and around the same people for long periods, the chances are you will have confrontations creep up from time to time!