07-04-2025
Booker T offers proof he turned down DJ Vlad as their feud gets ugly
Photo byAs part of his response to Swerve Strickland's latest argument in their indirect debate about how Black people are treated at WWE, Booker T took aim at the man whose platform Strickland made his case on — DJ Vlad.
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Pointing out Vlad's reputation for exploiting drama and bad blood in the hip-hop community, the WWE Hall of Famer said he'd turned down a past offer to go on VladTV. Vlad reacted to that by saying Booker was lying. He then posted screenshots of a text exchange he allegedly had with Booker in 2020 where Book seemed enthusiastic about scheduling an appearance on Vlad's channel.
Last night (April 2), the five-time WCW World champion responded, and he had receipts of his own. They seem to be after the messages Vlad posted, and include Vlad apologizing to Booker and offering to pay him to appear on VladTV — an offer Book declines without comment.
In response to that, Vlad wrote the following and re-attached his initial DM screenshot:
100% lying. You happily agreed to do the interview and even showed up to the studio. Here's our initial DMs again. I ran late, and you stormed out. I tried to reschedule, and you were in your feelings. Making a video saying you turned down VladTV because 'I get people locked up,' but forgetting to mention that you actually showed up to a VladTV interview is ridiculous.
That was actually the second statement Booker made in response to a Vlad post last night, however. First, he commented on a picture Vlad shared that showed Booker smiling in a training ring with Chasyn Rance.
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Despite being convicted of a sex crime with a minor back in 2011, Rance runs a wrestling school in Florida and maintains connections with some prominent names in the business (Kenny Omega apologized for using Rance for a dark match on the 2018 CEO x NJPW show he booked, and TNA's Moose shared a video of himself, Ricochet, and Kacy Catanzaro training with Rance in 2020).
Booker reacted to that with the following:
I've been a guest trainer at hundreds of wrestling schools over the years, helping to teach and mentor up-and-coming talent. I don't conduct background checks on every trainer or individual I've crossed paths with or taken photos with along the way.
This feels like a clear attempt to falsely associate me with something I have 100% nothing to do with and absolutely no knowledge of!
Any student who's trained with me can vouch for the kind of coach, mentor, and person I am. My record speaks for itself.
As of publication of this article, Vlad hasn't said anything further about the Rance photo since Booker offered his explanation.
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