by James Caldwell, Assistant editor

In part two of our coverage of Booker T's in-depth interview with Ch. 14 in Carolina from over the weekend, TNA Legends champion Booker T has plenty of advice to share with pro wrestlers who want to know how to survive in wrestling when no one is looking out for a wrestler other than him or herself.

Booker is from the generation of wrestlers who have accepted no unions, no pensions, and no net to brace a fall as part of the pro wrestling industry. As a result, Booker says he's learned how to survive and he's trying to pass along that knowledge to students at his wrestling school in Houston and to younger TNA talent.

"I'm giving them advice as far as what they need to do to become stars; what they need to do to create a fanbase; what they need to do create longevity," Booker told Ch. 14 in Charlotte. "Wrestling is not one of those businesses where have a pension - something at the end of the rainbow that's going to take care of us. We have to take care of ourselves."

Booker said he tries teaching the younger talent how to be a businessman and not buy into the accolades and nice things fans say because it could be gone very quickly if a wrestler doesn't plan for the future.

"They're not hiring a lot of out-of-work wrestlers," Booker said with a smirk. "We got to know how to take care of ourselves. ... We are businessman, so I try to teach these guys to make sure we pay our taxes, make sure we have a financial advisor, make sure our accountant isn't a crooked guy trying to take our money. A lot of times, these guys really don't realize this."

FYI: Booker T runs his PWA Academy in Downtown Houston, just minutes away from where the WrestleMania 25 activities will be taking place in April. Booker's PWA promotion runs monthly shows in Pasadena, Tex. and the next show is Saturday night with special guests LAX.

Link: Ch. 14 Charlotte video interview with Booker T.

RELATED STORY at PWTorch.com: Part 1 of Booker interview - accent explained.

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