
EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Sharmell is a WWE Hall of Famer. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at Reality Of Wrestling In Texas City, TX to discuss her careers in WCW, WWE and TNA, how she met her husband Booker T, the controversial storyline with Kurt Angle, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, her infamous TNA match against Jenna Morasca, working with James Brown and more. BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com 00:00 Intro 00:34 Having a love and passion for shoes 01:20 Modeling Reality of Wrestling after the WWE Performance Center 02:52 Touring with James Brown as a dancer earlier in her career 04:12 Dancing being her first love from childhood 05:22 Being inspired with the Jackson family also being from Gary, Indiana 06:07 What is James Brown like behind the scenes? 07:41 Memories of her audition for the Nitro Girls 09:27 Learning to fall in love with pro wrestling 10:34 Does she remember seeing Booker T for the first time? 11:35 When did Booker T start noticing her backstage 13:10 WCW requiring her to take up pro wrestling training 14:22 How did the sale of WCW impact her career? 15:56 Did WWE show any interest in hiring the Nitro girls? 16:24 Being a part of the legendary 2002 OVW class 18:30 Tearing her ACL while working with Shelton Benjamin 19:26 How did she and Booker T start dating? 21:22 Are there similarities between the pageant world and wrestling? 22:12 What led to her going on the road with Booker T 24:18 Kurt Angle stalking her in a WWE storyline 25:16 Embracing the comedic role as Queen Sharmell 26:43 Kissing Boogeyman with a mouth of worms at Wrestlemania 22 28:24 Knowing that their run would eventually come to an end 29:26 What does she think her legacy in pro wrestling is? 30:05 Reacting to criticism of her WWE Hall of Fame induction 31:19 Memories of her time in TNA’s Main Event Mafia 32:05 What happened at Victory Road 2008 with Jenna Morasca 33:10 What advice does she give new wrestlers coming up 34:16 What’s her favorite Booker T catchphrase 35:09 Which of Booker T’s world championships is her favorite? 35:45 Her favorite Booker T comedic moments 37:07 Does she think her children will become pro wrestlers? 37:21 What was her scariest moment in the ring? 38:25 What’s her secret to looking so young? 38:56 Why are her and Booker T so committed to Reality of Wrestling 40:30 Who’s Booker when the camera’s are off? 41:32 3 Things Sharmell is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #bookert #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo

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