Guest Booker #17 | Robert Fuller

Those fateful words ended Robert Fuller’s booking tenure with WCW back in the days of committees and confusion. So though he wouldn’t have had a chance to book Shawn Michaels jumping ship, we give him that opportunity here in our booking exercise.The latest Guest Booker on the only show that chronicles the minds of wrestling’s creative forces, was a booker for more than two decades. Fuller was given the book in Florida, Memphis, Continental, and WCW. And now he agrees to share his wealth of knowledge with our eager viewers, and students of the wrestling game.On the critically acclaimed series Guest Booker!00:00 Introduction to WCW Mystique00:57 Introducing Robert Fuller01:42 Fuller's Early Wrestling Influences05:02 First Booking Job in Montgomery08:21 Learning from Eddie Graham10:27 Success in Memphis14:39 Continental Wrestling in the 80s20:57 Challenges with Uncooperative Talent32:16 Booking Committees and WCW35:04 The Rise of NWO47:47 Hollywood Hogan's Heel Turn49:20 Booking WCW vs. NWO50:09 Reimagining Key Matches53:26 Shawn Michaels' WCW Debut56:53 Building the NWO Storyline01:10:34 Sherry's Role and Conflict01:25:22 The Giant Killer: Shawn Michaels01:28:51 Final Thoughts and Reflections