Summary

Booker T said fan behavior around WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas crossed a line, including one incident where he said someone filmed him in a bathroom.

According to Booker T, the problems went well beyond normal autograph and photo requests. He described fans waiting throughout the hotel, following him from place to place, and creating what he called the most difficult stretch of fan interaction he has dealt with at a WrestleMania weekend.

The comments add to broader concerns around talent security during the event week. WWE had already unveiled the WrestleMania 42 stage ahead of Las Vegas weekend, but Booker T's account focused on what happened away from the stadium, where wrestlers and personalities were still being approached constantly.

Booker T says hotel security became a WrestleMania 42 issue

Booker T said the atmosphere around the hotel made even routine moments difficult. He said fans were stationed everywhere and kept trailing him as he tried to move through the property.

That matters because WrestleMania weekend draws huge crowds and heavy fan traffic, but Booker T framed this year's experience as something more intrusive. His description suggests the issue was not simple enthusiasm, but the lack of space and security for talent trying to check in, move around, and handle basic day-to-day moments.

Quote from Booker T

"They were camped out. They were camped out everywhere. You couldn't walk anywhere, they were camped out, and they were following me.

I remember a guy literally filming me in the bathroom. When I walked out, he goes, 'Hey, hey, Booker,' and I just kept walking because I was so mad. He was filming me in the bathroom, you know?

But for me, it was the toughest time I think I've ever had to deal with as far as fan interaction, this year at WrestleMania in Vegas. Like I said, a lot of them were just outright disrespectful."

Booker T later went on to say:

"Let me tell you this one, I don't want anyone to take this the wrong way. I'm not thinking about whether someone has a disability or anything like that. I remember I was going into the hotel, hadn't even checked in yet, and I was getting mobbed. I'm just trying to get checked in.

I'm like, 'Guys, I can't. I've got to get checked in first. Please just let me get checked in.' And this one guy comes up to me, 'Can I get a picture, Booker T? Can I get an autograph?' I'm like, 'Man, please.' Grown man.

Then he goes, 'I got autism.'

And I'm like, 'Come on, man.' The thing is, what people don't understand is if you do it for one person, you're going to have to do it for everybody else. It's going to start a chain reaction.

When people don't understand that and just step on your toes and disrespect you, you really get upset. I just need people to understand that we are human, just like everybody else. We get upset just like anybody else in situations like that.

But like I said, I just wish we would have had better security or something to handle that situation, because it was really, really bad, the worst I've ever seen."

What Booker T's comments could mean for future WWE weekends

Booker T's account could put more attention on how WWE handles hotel and off-site security during major event weeks. If talent were being crowded before they even checked in, that is the kind of issue the company may need to address before another WrestleMania-scale trip.

It also reinforces how quickly fan access can become a problem when boundaries disappear. Booker T was not describing a tense moment at an arena or during a scheduled appearance. He was talking about ordinary hotel movement, which makes the complaint more serious than a standard frustration over meet-and-greet demands.

Sources

Booker T while speaking on his podcast