WWE WrestleMania History: 5 bookings Vince McMahon changed at the last minute

Modified Mar 10, 2019 11:01 GMT

Vince has changed major Mania matches at the last minute

#4 Triple H vs Booker T, WrestleMania 19

Booker T's first WWE World title win was very close to becoming a reality

Triple H's 2003 reign of terror is considered as being one of the biggest travesties in wrestling history. Over the course of an entire year, The Game ran roughshod over a string of superstars to keep the big gold belt on his waist.

Scott Steiner, Booker T, and Kevin Nash were some big names Triple H ended up burying throughout the year. Booker T's burial, however, is the most interesting one among the bunch.

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Booker won a Battle Royal on Raw to get a chance at the title at WrestleMania against The Game. For the next several weeks, Triple H mocked the former WCW Champion on various occasions, leading everyone to believe that Booker would end up winning in the end.

Surprisingly, Triple H easily disposed of Booker and made him look bad in a bland encounter at Mania. Booker was originally going to win, but Triple H's supposed backstage pull ended up changing the finish at the last moment.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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