5 Questions With... Brady Booker

This week we sat down with the current manager of the BMDs and former EWA Television Champion, Brady Booker. We spoke with him about his early EWA success, his rivalry with Dallas Page and the recent shift in directions.

1. You started with the EWA over a year ago and have had a few transformations since then and seem to have only grown despite being relatively young in the industry. What brought you to the E-Wrestling Alliance?

How Bodacious It Is!  My start into EWA begins with "once upon a time in a land far, far away a boy had a dream.  That dream was NFL domination.  Upon graduating from college, the NFL didn't call." My bio kinda tells the rest.  I didn't think you'd make me feel disrespected by not being prepared. 

2. In 2023 you defeated MJF for the EWA Television Championship and went on to hold the belt for 106 days which ranks as the third longest reign of anyone with the championship, what was that experience like?

Shocking in every way.  That I was so new to the business.  That I fell into an opportunity.  That I had an obligation to my family, myself, and others to show I was worthy of beating Friedman.  That it wasn't a fluke.  As I went through defending the title, I heard a lot of things and felt more than my fair share of low self esteem.  I found out basically that being a fighting champion is only as good as you and the fans want it to be.  If they don't care or if you don't care, it will never matter.  Then, I had older wrestlers talk their crap and I found out about it.  That hurt.  Maybe more than usual, because my training did start in wrestling schools with wanna be trainers who had insight but it was just their ego shows on display and not real schools.  It really kinda hit reality once I found out  Venis, Nash, and Page were basically on a mission against me.  Then, my effort at being that likable guy lost value after I lucked out a win against Val.  Everyone really hated me then.  It was like the locker room was all against me.   All because I got on a hot streak as a rookie to the business, much less the company.  It made me understand why Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan were ruthless.  Talk about hard lesson learned quickly. 

3. Your rivalry with Diamond Dallas Page saw a fair amount of back and forth between the two of you, before you ultimately lost your TV Title to him at SuperBrawl this past year. Any regrets about your matches with Page and is that chapter in your life completely over or do you think you might try to regain the TV gold which is ironically once again held by DDP?

You saw what happened, didn't you?  Christ! One hundred and six days should've been more like one hundred and ninety-four days at least.  Maybe more.  Ultimately, Brady Booker beat Brady Booker.  I didn't keep my cool.  I was a young champion and Page played me like a fiddle. Especially the fact that I was a fighting champion and wanting to brag and prove I could back it up.  I don't blame DDP for not taking advantage of that.  If I were a billion years old, and some kid basically begs me to defend his title against me... yes, I'd do it too.  Thirty years ago, Page would've been in his prime and he would've put a stop to the runaway horse cart that I was.  He would've turned down that title shot.  The one where I knocked myself out.  He would've wanted to beat me for the title at a pay-per-view.  Maybe if it was WCW days, we would've done it at Road Wild or something.  I mean, we went nuclear radiation fast!  Another thing that caused me to ultimately defeat myself is, as I told the fans months ago, is I didn't make sure a stipulation stayed in the final contract.  DDP's first Diamond Cutter should've lost him the match against me. Christian Cage verbally agreed to my demand of my finisher at that time and the Diamond Cutter both be illegal to use by either wrestler.  To the point that the match is over!  It wasn't there.  I took it for granted.  It's not EWA's fault, that's my fault.  It was my demand.  DDP got lucky.  The Television title will always be mine.  I will go after it as many times as it takes to be the greatest Television champion in EWA history!  Snitsky has said at least once I should work toward the other singles titles.  I have said before and after Super Brawl, it doesn't matter to me.  I'm still in talks with someone coming in and leading the three of us and go after what I'm not willing to do.  Hell, I'm not even twenty-five.  I want to establish a good history before I make history. You know?  

4. Recently you've taken up a bit of a manager mantle, first with the Bouncers, who you then "bounced" and replaced with the Heidenreich and Snitsky. How has that transition been?

You know it, I know it, and the fans know it.  I became manager because I was tucking my tail and sulking.  Again, I won that match at Super Brawl, under MY stipulations.  I was still Television champion.  My mind wasn't ready to face reality.  Managing someone, or two someones, put me in a different focus.  I was willing to even manage someone to go after the men's singles titles.  But, my plans and those persons plans fell through.  It wasn't seen by EWA fans, but there were two guys named Brady, like me, working with The Bouncers and I.  EWA headquarters were refusing their formal signings because they wanted too much money.  So, they talked the three of us to just leave and go to Japan.  Everything blew up in all of our faces over there.  So, the fact that The Bouncers getting "bounced" was bittersweet. I didn't like using them for BMDs stepping stone.  The Bouncers broke their promise to me.  They drank too much at the wrong times, in EWA and Japan.  Then, they fought themselves and quit teaming together.  They may or may not be back together, but they screwed over Brady Booker.  That makes transition to managing even Snitsky and Heidenreich a surprise and blessing.  They've been in their own ups and downs and they know mistakes in their past ruined their EWA runs.  They know I don't want to cause them to fail and will help protect them.  That kinda loyalty is something monsters like them find few and far between.  That's why it's reciprocated. So we'll see where it goes. 

5. With the BMDs we have seen you still get into the ring and take on some opponents, what would you say your goals are for the BMDs as well as yourself as we head into summer 2024?

Frankly, I want to be Television champion again.  Forever, if possible. I'll tell you this much, if I had it to do over again, I would've done like everyone else and milked my time as champion.  That fighting champion stuff did nothing to impress anyone, so why over work.  Anyway, I'm wanting to actually be a part of or lead a group, as long as they stay away from the TV title.  I think I may have to back away from managing duties, but my loyalty to BMD is till one hundred percent.  I want to see BMD's influence or win the Tag Team titles.  I'll help anyone that wants be the World or National champion meet that goal.  Hell, I'd be willing to work on a women's championship reign for anyone.  To make sure you understand, I want to have my own Horsemen. My own new world order.  My own...my own.... whatever group name you wanna call it. I just want to be a winner and not give a damn what you or the fans or anyone says about how I do it.  Just that I'm doing it "Brady Booker's Way."  Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a manager applicant to interview.  Thanks for caring, or acting like it.