Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer first reported that the former World Heavyweight Champion has decided to back out of the AEW pay-per-view after realizing how serious the war between WWE and AEW is, as Booker T doesn’t want to be in the middle of it.
The HOF still makes appearances on WWE television, most notably their pay-per-view kick-off shows. Earlier this week, Booker T confirmed that he wouldn’t be apart of Starrcast III in Chicago next month. The former WCW star revealed that he will talk about why he pulled out of his scheduled appearance:
Conrad Thompson - the man who runs Starrcast - has disputed Meltzer's claim regarding Booker T backing out of Starrcast III:
Again, there’s no word on whether the WWE HOF was pressured to exit both events, but Dave Meltzer stated that he was told to expect
"another major counter by WWE".