WWE News: Activision sued by WWE Hall of Famer over character likeness

What's the story?

Booker T is taking action against video game publisher "Activision" over the use of his old wrestling and comic book persona.

In case you didn't know...

Booker T is a former multi-time World Heavyweight Champion for WCW and the WWE, He also held a plethora of Tag Team Championships with his brother, Stevie Ray as "Harlem Heat".

Additionally, he's a former WCW Television and United States Champion, along with holding the WWE United States Championship and TNA Legends Title. He is a 2013 Hall of Famer and analyst for the WWE Network and currently runs his own wrestling school and promotion, Reality of Wrestling (ROW).

The heart of the matter

Booker T is taking action against Activision for using his likeness and the persona he once portrayed in WCW and during his early wrestling career, "G.I. Bro". As reported originally by The Verge, Booker T is accusing the company of directly copying his full likeness and persona for the hit video game, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 with the character of David "Prophet" Wilkes, baring a striking resemblance to his character.

Here is the picture posted below by Booker T. for comparison. You can undoubtedly see where the uncanny resemblance between the two lies.

The comparison between Booker T's "G.I. Bro" (left side) versus David "Prophet" Wilkes (right side).

The complaint focuses directly on the similarities, where Booker T feels the company could've drawn up their own design or used any other inspiration of the character, but instead chose to directly copy from his old wrestling and comic book persona.

“They could have drawn him any way they wanted. But they chose to steal Booker T’s ‘G. I. Bro."

What's next?

Booker T continues to make appearances for the WWE as a guest commentator on Monday Night RAW from time to time to fill in when needed. He is also a regular on all WWE kickoff shows for each pay-per-view.

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