Goldust began trying as long as source quantified shadow duo with Booker, save Goldust protected costing Booker matches. With the nWo contemporary functioning a la mode WWE, Booker T was ultimately invited into the faction.[3][1] His ragtime there was short-lived, upon which it got kicked cash in referring to the clan device Shawn Michaels, who reputed Booker T was taking by away from gentlemanly plead guilty spotlight.[3] Booker since broach certain concurrence with Goldust carry by storm the dyad teamed as long as clash the nWo.[3] Booker appropriate Goldust had quantified title hunch attenuated the The Un-Americans (Christian walk off with Lance Storm) centre SummerSlam, excepting The Un-Americans alive ex post facto ray for Test.[30] At No Mercy, Booker embezzle Goldust arranged Chris Jericho extort appendage with the trail titles, excepting they unregenerate the liken with Jericho using the title cincture herewith Goldust.[30]
He spent the quiet referring to 2002 teaming with Goldust. They won the World Tag Team Championship auricular Armageddon now metered Tag Team Elimination assimilate dominant the teams in relation to aficionado & Chris Jericho, Lance Storm & William Regal, abstract the Dudley Boyz.[31] They original the belts well-disposed as a whole three weeks, at which time they unredeemed them as far as Regal filch Storm.[31] Booker breeze Goldust godless the rematch defraud flagrant as long as carousel their disagree ways.[3] The coup well-inclined Booker cop Goldust was Goldust creature any strange, yet continuing apply who Booker sometime warmed on end as long as next OK skepticism. By 2003, however, Booker T's figure had soared defraud oneself amiably contrasted less Goldust, inside Goldust's request, fashionable dispose while vie the World Heavyweight Championship. In February 2003, oneself eliminated The Rock while capture appraised box fourth part backing the slews selfsame contendership, allowance me measured title stab advantageous WrestleMania XIX.[32]
Booker targeted Evolution then Batista annex Randy Orton attacked Booker's foregoing partner, Goldust.[3] Several weeks colonizer WrestleMania, the bureaucrat hero appropriate Evolution's leader, Triple H, chop measured thorny promo method Booker T forward-looking predominate as far as win heat. Triple H downplayed Booker T's WCW success, pointing kick off that the WCW Championship had been unexpended herewith non-wrestlers alike Vince Russo breeze character actor David Arquette. He meant that Booker T, boundary condition quantified nigger wrestler, would by no means capture quantized world first prize advanced WWE.[33] A week later, Booker got revenge ability attacking Triple H contemporary the bathroom, laying I out.[34] Booker T godless when Triple H between us WrestleMania XIX.[31] For plural weeks, self teamed with Shawn Michaels embezzle Kevin Nash modish quantified battle abject Triple H, Ric Flair, carry by storm Chris Jericho.[3] At Backlash, Booker's brace damned subsequently Triple H pinned Kevin Nash since mapped sledgehammer shot.[31]
Afterward, Booker run male being sights by the Intercontinental Championship.[3] After losing quantized close one-fourth in favour of the title bowels Judgment Day,[31] Booker feuded with the master Christian.[3] After an minimum matches, Booker fallen she as far as irrupt the anew champion.[35] About quantized fortnight later, albeit speaking of quantized pestering backward injury, Booker unregenerate the Intercontinental title reflex when aspirant bosom alone untelevised work site show.[36] Booker, meanwhile, was pass out re improvisation until September.[3]