Booker T Was Married to First Wife Levestia Huffman before Fame

Booker T. Huffman Jr, aka Booker T, is happily married to his spouse, Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman. They have two children and are living the life of their dream.

However, most people do not know that Sharmell is not Booker T.’s first wife. Booker T was married to his former wife, Levestia Huffman, before starting a relationship with Sharmell.

The pair were married for four years before their marriage ended in a divorce. Here is everything we know about the couple.

Who is Booker T.’s first wife?

Not much is known about Booker T.’s relationship with his first wife. When he was married to Levestia, he was up and coming into the wrestling industry.

It is reported that the two got married on May 23, 1996. He introduced her to the world the night following his WCW World Heavyweight Championship triumph at Bash at the Beach.

Levestia was also used to escalate his feud with Jeff Jarrett, who whacked her in the head with a guitar on Nitro on July 31, 2000. Soon after, Booker T. and his ex-wife parted ways. 

Booker T. was married to his first wife, Levestia Huffman, for four years. (Source: )

It is reported that the two divorced on May 8, 2001. The pair has no children since the wrestler only mentioned his kids from his former girlfriend and current wife.

Other than this, nothing is known about Levestia and her relationship with Booker T.

Booker T.’s professional career

Booker T. is a retired American professional wrestler and color commentator. He is presently signed to WWE, where he acts as a commentator on the NXT brand, and he is also the owner and creator of the Texas City-based independent organization Reality of Wrestling (ROW). 

Peers and industry analysts have often hailed Booker T. as one of the best professional wrestlers of all time; in a 2013 viewer survey, he was chosen as WWE’s greatest World Heavyweight Champion.

Booker T. is most remembered for his work in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA – now Impact Wrestling), where he held 35 titles. 

He is the most decorated wrestler in WCW history, having held 21 titles, including six WCW World Television Championships and 11 WCW World Tag Team Championships.

Booker T. was the final WCW World Heavyweight Champion as well as the WCW United States Heavyweight Champion. He is a six-time professional wrestling world champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship five times and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship once. 

With his sixth WCW Championship triumph, Booker T. became the second African-American, after The Rock, to win a world championship in WWF/E, as well as the first to be of non-mixed race. He is also the 2006 King of the Ring champion, the 16th Triple Crown winner, and the eighth Grand Slam champion in WWE history. 

Booker T., the ninth WCW Triple Crown Champion, is one of only four guys to have won both the WWE and WCW Triple Crowns. Over his career, he has headlined several pay-per-view events for the WWF/E, WCW, and TNA.

On April 6, 2013, his brother, Lash, inducted Booker T. into the WWE Hall of Fame. On April 6, 2019, he and Lash were inducted into the 2019 class as the Harlem Heat, giving Booker T. a two-time Hall of Famer.