WWE Hall of Famer Booker T: I'm in for Houston mayor's race

WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Booker T. announced he's running for Mayor of Houston in 2020. Booker T. - real name Booker T. Huffman - announce on his radio show on Saturday that a mayoral bid is in the offing. WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Booker T. announced he's running for Mayor of Houston in 2020. Booker T. - real name Booker T. Huffman - announce on his radio show on Saturday that a mayoral bid is in the offing. Photo: Twitter/BookerT5X Photo: Twitter/BookerT5X Image 1 of / 39 Caption Close WWE Hall of Famer Booker T: I'm in for Houston mayor's race 1 / 39 Back to Gallery

Now that a WWE Hall of Famer is preparing to take the White House, a fellow honoree wants to take over Houston.

Booker T., a wrestling legend and Houston native, said Saturday night that he's in to challenge incumbent Mayor Sylvester Turner in the 2019 election.

“You heard it, 2020 I’m preparing,” Booker said during his radio show. “I’m preparing myself to run for mayor of the city.”

Booker T. even took to Twitter to push the run, which would see a winning candidate inaugurated in 2020.

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Turner took office in January. It's unclear exactly what prompted Booker T. (real name Booker T. Huffman) to announce his intention to run.

But, the idea of breaking into politics prompted WWE superstar Rhyno (Terrance Gerin) to offer up that Booker T. would be a fantastic mayor.

"You are over qualified for the job,"said Gerin, who made an unsuccessful bid for the Michigan House of Representatives. "Wrestling not only prepares you for life but it prepares you for positions like that because you feel the emotion from the people you know what they want, you've built yourself from where you were to where you're at now."

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And, he wouldn't be the first wrestler to take on a higher office. Jesse "The Body" Ventura served as Minnesota's governor from 1999-2003.

Along with being in the Hall of Fame, President-elect Donald Trump has a long association with the WWE, even appearing to body slam and shave the head of the company's chief, Vince McMahon and appointing his wife, Linda, as head of the Small Business Administration.

The question is now: How real is this political foray? If it is as real as the wrestling in WWE, then Houston is in for an entertaining time.