The Revival continues to make their case for a cross-generational match at WWE’s next pay-per-view event. 

Scott Dawson of The Revival took to his official Twitter account where he pushed for a match that would see them take on WWE Hall of Famers Booker T and Stevie Ray at the Royal Rumble. 

The Revival Continues To Push

You can see his tweet here: 

The idea of such a match between the legendary tag team and the former WWE Tag Team Champions started earlier this month during the Kickoff Show for WWE’s TLC pay-per-view. 

Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder confronted Booker T after the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion said that he thought AOP is the tag team to beat now after aligning with Seth Rollins. 

The Revival thought his comments were disrespectful and a sign that he was ignoring them just like everyone else in the company. The tag team demanded Booker T hand over his two WWE Hall of Fame rings to them. 

They then stated that Booker T should call his brother to reform Harlem Heat so they can beat them. 

After this segment had aired, there was words exchanged between the two tag teams on social media. It will be interesting to see if The Revival continues to push for this contest. With the contracts of The Revival set to expire and the company deciding to book them as a comedy tag team, the match is unlikely to actually take place. 

WWE has already confirmed the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas will host the Royal Rumble on Sunday, January 26, 2020. 

The event will mark WWE’s debut at Minute Maid Park. Minute Maid Park has a maximum capacity of over 40,000 people. 

• Backstage News On NXT’s Involvement Into Royal Rumble 2020

Harlem Heat, comprised of brothers Booker T and Stevie Ray, was inducted into WWE’s Hall Of Fame over WrestleMania weekend. The two made a name for themselves in WCW, storming the tag team division. The pair would end up winning the WCW World Tag Team Championships ten times throughout their time in the company.

Once WCW was purchased by WWE, however, only Booker T would end up jumping to the rival, victorious promotion.

Ryback recently spoke with Stevie Ray on his podcast, Conversations With The Big Guy. The two would end up discussing Stevie Ray’s reasons behind never signing with WWE.

“I didn’t want to go to WWF; as a matter of fact, the last WCW Nitro I didn’t even attend and they sent me a ticket, but I was always in the mindset of this is competition to me. This is NFL vs AFL or National League vs American League in baseball. WCW vs WWF, to be honest with you bro, I didn’t want to go out like a b****.”

“I Told Him That He Should Do It, But I’m Done”

Stevie Ray explains that part of his reasoning was due to the long-term feud between WCW and WWE. When the day came that WWE had bought WWE, he confessed he was “done” and had no interest in auditioning for Vince McMahon and his promotion.

“We had been fighting for the team, but when I heard Vince McMahon had come in and stuff like that—which I knew was coming—it’s like, you saw the writing on the wall, and you put it in the back of your mind, but at the end of the day I knew it was going to happen. But I didn’t attend the last show because my brother [Booker T] said that they are going to be auditioning people. I told him that he should do it, but I’m done.”

He was also concerned over WWE changing Harlem Heat, ruining the essence of what made the team so special:

“I wanted people to remember Harlem Heat as an ass-kicking tag team of color, you see what I’m saying? I didn’t want us to be something else. I didn’t want us to turn into a Doink the Clown, so I’m not saying that they would have done this with Harlem Heat, but I didn’t want to lose the edge that we once had as Harlem Heat.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Booker T and his brother, Stevie Ray, are some of the latest Superstars to be announced for this year’s Hall Of Fame. The duo competed together extensively during the ‘90s in the tag-team, Harlem Heat. They found success and fame during their time in WCW prior to Booker T branching out and hitting main event status.

Stevie Ray has since taken to Twitter in order to thank his fans, humbled by the induction.

“I appreciate all the support from the fans. Very humbling day. #WWEHallOfFame”

I appreciate all the support from the fans. Very humbling day. #WWEHallOfFame

— Stevie Ray (@RealStevieRay) March 11, 2019

He would, however, follow this up with another tweet. This one reflected on how he was “voted in by my peers” as Stevie Ray took umbrage with Dave Meltzer.

“In Dave Meltzer’s opinion, I’m not worthy of the #WWEHallOfFame. That’s fine because that’s his opinion, but I was voted in by my peers. I got respect in this business which is more than I can say for him. When the HOF is over, fans will get to hear what I really think of Dave.”

In Dave Meltzer's opinion, I'm not worthy of the #WWEHallOfFame. That's fine because that's his opinion, but I was voted in by my peers. I got respect in this business which is more than I can say for him. When the HOF is over, fans will get to hear what I really think of Dave.

— Stevie Ray (@RealStevieRay) March 12, 2019

Hall Of Fame Class 2019

Many were naturally happy for the recognition of the team’s hard work, with Triple H and others tweeting out their praise and congratulations:

“Definitively one of the most dominating teams in history, #HarlemHeat broke down barriers and served as the standard-bearers of tag team wrestling in #WCW. Congratulations to @BookerT5x and @RealStevieRay. #WWEHOF”

Definitively one of the most dominating teams in history, #HarlemHeat broke down barriers and served as the standard-bearers of tag team wrestling in #WCW. Congratulations to @BookerT5x and @RealStevieRay. #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/wfnEKA8VWM

— Triple H (@TripleH) March 11, 2019

Harlem Heat joins The Honky Tonk Man, Torrie Wilson (who has also dealt with critics regarding her inclusion), and D-Generation X.

The Hall Of Fame ceremony takes place over WrestleMania weekend this April. It goes down on April 6th from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Harlem Heat will join Torrie Wilson, Billy Gunn, Sean Waltman, Chyna, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg, & the Honkey Tonk Man as this year’s inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Several WWE Superstars and pro-wrestlers have reacted to the news.

Triple H had the following to say regarding the legendary WCW team:

Definitively one of the most dominating teams in history, #HarlemHeat broke down barriers and served as the standard-bearers of tag team wrestling in #WCW. Congratulations to @BookerT5x and @RealStevieRay. #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/wfnEKA8VWM

— Triple H (@TripleH) March 11, 2019

Dustin “Goldust” Runnels offered his praise for the team as well.

Hey @BookerT5x , congratulations pal on the #HallofFAME . You and #StevieRay we’re some of my early teachers who were a force to be reckoned with. #HarlemHeat4Life #ThankYouForEverything #LoveYaBuddy

— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) March 12, 2019

Goldust and Booker T

Booker T and Goldust won the WWE tag team championships at Armageddon in 2002. They won a 4-way elimination match which also featured the Dudley Boyz, Lance Storm & William Regal, and Chris Jericho & Christian. They would only hold the titles for 3 weeks, however.

Trish Stratus noted that she and Booker T worked together on Tough Enough:

Congrats to my #ToughEnough co-star @BookerT5x on becoming a ????@WWE HOFer and welcome to the club @RealStevieRay! #harlemheat #icandigthat

— Trish Stratus (@trishstratuscom) March 11, 2019

Chyna’s social media team also mentioned Booker T and Stevie Ray’s upcoming induction. They sent out the following to their channels recently:

Booker T is in! Congrats to Harlem Heat!! They're getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame!!#WWEHOF #HarlemHeat #BookerT #StevieRay @BookerT5x pic.twitter.com/F4mC1gKHVT

— Chyna (@ChynaJoanLaurer) March 11, 2019

Few wrestlers are more associated with WCW than Booker T. Diamond Dallas Page might be one of them, however. DDP sent out the following in response to Harlem Heat’s pending Hall of Fame induction:

Can you feel the HEAT ? I’m talking about the #HarlemHeat #HallofFAME #GoodGAWD! I’m so Happy for my brothers @RealStevieRay & 2x 2x #HOF @BookerT5x #Bang #PositivelyUnstoppable @wwe #wwe #wwehof2019 @DDPYoga DDP? pic.twitter.com/17kmitH6lq

— Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) March 11, 2019

Former ECW champion, Justin Credible, sent out the following:

Congratulations to my friend @BookerT5x & @RealStevieRay induction to #WWE #HOF The great #HarlemHeat pic.twitter.com/XDWMrx48Wf

— Justin Credible (@PJPOLACO) March 11, 2019

Former Smackdown GM and fan of impromptu tag team matches, Teddy Long, also posted to Twitter in regards to Harlem Heat:

https://twitter.com/teddyplayalong/status/1105207648331415552

One of the greatest tag-team in WCW history will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next month. Brothers Booker T & Stevie Ray of Harlem Heat are the next tag-team WWE has chosen to honor in their Hall of Fame.

A press release sent in by WWE touts, “Booker T & Stevie Ray were one of the most dominant tag teams of the 1990s, steamrolling over the competition in WCW to become tag team champions on 10 occasions. Now, the brothers will be immortalized in sports-entertainment history.”

This will make Booker T a 2-time, 2-time, 2-time WWE Hall of Famer. As of this writing, only one man holds that distinction: Ric Flair. The night Booker T gets inducted, Shawn Michaels will also become a 2-time Hall of Famer (as part of DeGeneration X).

Harlem Heat – WWE Hall of Fame

Booker T and Stevie Ray held the WCW tag-team championships on 10 occasions. The team was also honored last year by the Cauliflower Alley Club, winning their Tag Team of the Year award. Only Demolition and the High Flyers (Greg Gane & Jim Brunzell) have ever received the award before from the club. They were named the Tag Team of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1995 & 1996 as well.

WWE Hall of Fame Tag Teams

The brothers join the following inductees as the 11th tag-team (and 13th or 14th group including D-Generation X, also to be inducted this year) to enter the WWE Hall of Fame:

1. The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy & Johnny Valiant) (1996)
2. The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza) (2006)
3. The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) (2007)
4. The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Gerald Briscoe) (2008)
5. The Funks (Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr.) (2009)
6. The Von Erichs (faction) (Fritz, Kevin, Kerry, David, Mike, & Chris) (2009)
7. The Road Warriors (Animal, Hawk, & Paul Ellering)
8. The 4 Horsemen (faction) (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham, & JJ Dillon) (2012)
9. The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) (2015)
10. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts, and Jimmy Garvin) (2016)
11. The Rock N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) (2017)
12. The Dudley Boyz (D-Von & Bubba Ray Dudley) (2018)

At a couple different points tonight, the official WWE Games Twitter account tweeted these animated GIFs to hype Tuesday’s release of the Hall of Fame downloadable content pack for WWE 2K16, which is out this Tuesday:

Tatsumi Fujinami battles @RicFlairNatrBoy in the #WWE2K16 HOF DLC on 2/23! Details: https://t.co/jp2yakMZRp pic.twitter.com/MraHdecC2r

— #WWE2K25 (@WWEgames) February 19, 2016

Tatsumi Fujinami vs. @RicFlairNatrBoy in the #WWE2K16 HOF DLC! Drops 2/23! Details: https://t.co/jp2yakMZRp pic.twitter.com/KHlWWxZmho

— #WWE2K25 (@WWEgames) February 19, 2016

It was already known that 1991 versions of Ric Flair and Tatsumi Fujinami plus a relevant match replay mode were in the Hall of Fame pack, but they had two matches that year. It seemed like it made more sense for 2K to base it off their match from Superbrawl in St. Petersburg, Florida, but from the above footage, it looks like they didn’t. Instead, 2K picked the OTHER Flair-Fujinami match, from the NJPW Tokyo Dome show that year, which is known as both WCW Japan Supershow and NJPW Starrcade ’91 In The Tokyo Dome. So that means that the arena that comes in the pack is an ersatz Tokyo Dome, faithfully recreated by 2K Sports. They can’t call it that (and I don’t believe WWE games ever name real venues), but 2K does a great job with the presentation of the arenas and this should be no exception.

Here’s the full lineup for the DLC pack, which, if this is any indication, should also include at least two more WCW arenas and some early ’90s WWF arenas along with period appropriate versions of the wrestlers:

• “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts
• Rikishi vs. The Rock
• Alundra Blayze vs. Paige
• Larry Zbyszko and Arn Anderson vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes
• Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ric Flair
• The Bushwhackers (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) vs. The Natural Disasters (Typhoon and Earthquake)
• The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) vs. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)

Well, it looks like Kane and Chris Jericho aren’t the only guests backstage at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, the site of tonight’s WWE Night Of Champions pay-per-view event.

According to PWInsider.com, former TNA star MVP is backstage at the venue in Houston, where he lives. Additionally, Stevie Ray, former Harlem Heat tag-team partner of Booker T, who also lives in the Houston area, is backstage as well.

As noted earlier this evening, Jericho is rumored to be the mystery partner for Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose in their six-man tag-team match against The Wyatt Family, however that is strictly a rumor at this point.

• Why Is UFC President Dana White Taking Shots At Vince McMahon?! Find Out HERE!

WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T announced that he and his former WCW tag-team partner Stevie Ray, who together were known as “Harlem Heat” during their time in the now defunct WCW promotion, will be reuniting for one night only.

The Harlem Heat tag-team will be working a match together for Booker’s “Reality of Wrestling” promotion, as the duo will challenge the new version of another popular tag-team from the past, “The Heavenly Bodies.”

The show that this match will take place will be on Saturday, February 21st at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.

Tickets for the event officially go on sale to the general public on Sunday (January 11th) at noon.

You can check out a video promo for the Harlem Heat reunion at the Reality of Wrestling promotion above.

• PHOTOS: CM Punk & AJ Lee In Their Private Time, Hanging w/ Celebrities, Partying & MORE! [View Here >>]