 Booker T returned to his old "King Booker" gimmick in a segment with the SmackDown Live Survivor Series tag teams where he gave a motivational speech and convinced Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) to join the team.In December 2016, after Jerry Lawler and Lita left the pre-show team, WWE ended their "Raw" and "SmackDown" pre-shows leaving Booker T to the WWE pay-per-view pre-shows and other WWE Network specials.Following the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up, Booker T replaced David Otunga as color commentator on "Raw".