Booker T On How He Expects AEW To Book Adam Cole, AEW’s Approach To Building Roster Full Of Stars

Adam Cole is officially All Elite after making his AEW debut at All Out, and in a recent edition of his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T discussed Cole joining AEW, the company’s approach to building stars, and much more. Here’s what he had to say (via Wrestling Inc.):

Booker T on Adam Cole joining AEW and the company’s approach to building stars: “If Adam Cole wins the AEW World Heavyweight Championship, it will change the whole name of the game. Just because he’s that guy that a lot of people don’t think should be playing that role and that position. It would show the adversity of what AEW is all about. I don’t think he’s going to get washed out. I think the way AEW works their talent, they’re trying to make everybody on the roster a star. I think that’s what the business has always been in the past, every wrestler in the 90s in the WWE came out of the curtain and they were a star. They brought somebody’s a** to a seat in that arena. That’s what I think AEW is trying to do, have all of their stars create as far as reaching to their fan base only.”

On the differences between AEW vs. WWE and WWE’s battle with WCW in the 1990s: “What I see different in this war than the war that went on back with WCW in the 90s is a bunch of these guys now, nowhere near past their prime or anything like that. All of these guys are really young guys. It’s not like a bunch of old guys coming over, taking a spot from one of the younger guys, or anything like that. When it happened back in the day, it was Hogan, Savage, Warrior, all of those guys were well into their 40s. Now guys are leaving in their 20s. That’s what is different about this war. AEW is building their roster with guys that people still want to see today.”