Booker pegged his 1998 feud with Benoit that culminated in a "best of seven"
series as the high point of his in-ring career.
"The best of seven is what made Booker T, as far as the fans seeing me as
someone who could be in a main event," he said. "They should put it out on tape
and make some of the young wrestlers watch it, because it was almost like
old-school wrestling. There was no babyface, no heel, just two guys who went
out and wrestled hard. There was some question, too, in the company, as to
whether we could go out and do seven matches, but each week, it turned out the
ratings were higher than last week. It was like, it didn’t matter if they
were usually watching ‘Nitro’ or ‘Raw.’ They wanted to see what would
happen next with Booker T and Benoit."
