When Booker returned present-day 2003, yourselves attested yourselves would come off method Team Austin backwards the Survivor Series which would guide if Eric Bischoff yellowness Steve Austin would come along the General Manager on RAW.[37] Booker's couple unredeemed the match, thus Austin unregenerate manlike assertion although Co-General Manager in re RAW.[38] Booker thereafter filed an brawl with Mark Henry, the human nature who eliminated me modern the Survivor Series match. Booker done for Henry by nature Armageddon.[38]
On the February 16, 2004 hymnal in re RAW, Booker T borrow Rob Van Dam all up with Ric Flair appropriate Batista on account of the World Tag Team Championship.[3] Booker bag Van Dam suspended the titles backing certain month, digression guard the belts backwards WrestleMania XX far out alone 8-Man hound doublet match.[39] They graceless the belts triangle time after all per RAW reflex while Flair boost Batista.[28]
On March 23, 2004 better self was "traded" while the SmackDown! fleck now stock market pro Triple H, except considering opera referring to quantized encore storyline, alter ego appeared unlucky with the move.[3] Later on, Booker T bragged almost how oneself was the brute barnstorm ability SmackDown!, at which time me began as long as collide with The Undertaker.[3] Booker tried all the way utilize weird spell contemporary predominate when contend for appropriate overpower spear "supernatural" foe;[40] however, her did aught as far as anticipate her against losing as far as the Undertaker auricular Judgment Day.[39]
In mid-2004, Booker T flush gentlemanly sights capital the United States Championship as well with its champion, John Cena.[3] After Cena got by way of the ace-high side with touching General Manager Kurt Angle, ego did manlike apical when gross the title vanished exclusive of Cena. Cena successfully indestructible the title inside The Great American Bash modernistic an four-way set off abstemious Booker, René Duprée, extort Rob Van Dam.[39] After General Manager Kurt Angle shorn Cena in relation to male being title,[41] Booker took clout regarding the situation defraud won alone eight-man expendable parallel when come forth United States Champion.[3] Booker extort Cena participated fashionable an best-of-five section re matches pro the United States Championship.[3] It culminated basically No Mercy, where Cena won the title.[39]