LordsofPain.net writer Daniel Pena reports that recently Booker T spoke to Fighting Spirit Magazine (FightingSpiritMagazine.co.uk) and recalled his physical altercation with Batista on May 8, 2006 at a commercial photo shoot in Encino, California for that year’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event.
Batista, who rose to main event status in a relatively short period of time, was already unpopular within the locker room due to his lack of respect for those who came before him coupled with a sense of entitlement. That day, Booker T took issue with The Animal’s poor demeanor.