MJF Defends Booker T After 2025 Worst Announcer Award Backlash

TLDR

MJF defended Booker T on Twitter after the WWE Hall of Famer was voted 2025 Worst Television Announcer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Year-End Awards with 516 votes. The AEW star called Booker T a "blueprint" as a homegrown talent with drawing power on Warner TV, and told critics to "show some respect" for the legend despite any disagreements with his commentary style. Booker T is scheduled to address the controversy on his Hall of Fame podcast on February 17, 2026.