Booker T is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), holding 35 championships between those organizations. He is the most decorated wrestler in WCW history, having held 21 titles including a record six WCW World Television Championships

After his in ring career with the WWE ended, Booker T became heavily involved with charitable endeavors in Texas. This included, along with his wife Sharmell, founding the Booker T Fights for Kid Foundation. He also founded the wrestling promotion Reality of Wrestling and was WWE Raw and Smackdown commentator.