On his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T commented on the news that Santos Escobar left WWE after letting his contract expire. The Hall of Famer expressed his understanding of the decision, sharing his own experiences with burnout from the grueling WWE schedule.

“Hey man, you know what? I get it, honestly. I do,” Booker T said. “Sometimes, being in the WWE, and I think he’s been there, what, six years. Sometimes, away from your life.”

He then shared a personal story to illustrate the sacrifices required. “Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts said it… ‘When you sign that WWE contract, that means you are obligated to work every day.’ I say that because when I signed my contract… I want to go and get on my boat… it was 2005 when I go to get it registered, it had been sitting that long. I hadn’t been on

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