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Wade Barrett

British professional wrestler

Stuart Alexander "Stu" Bennett (born 10 August 1980), better known by his ring name Wade Barrett, is an English professional wrestling commentator, actor, former professional wrestler and former bare-knuckle boxer. He is signed to WWE, where is a colour commentator on the SmackDown brand. As an active wrestler he was also known under the ring names Bad News Barrett and King Barrett. He is a five-time Intercontinental Champion, the winner of the first season of NXT, and the 2015 King of the Ring.

Wade Barrett
Barrett in 2016
Birth nameStuart Alexander Bennett
Born (1980-08-10) 10 August 1980 (age 44)
Penwortham, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bad News Barrett[1]
King Barrett[1]
Lawrence Knight
Pinnacle[2]
Stu Bennett
Stu Sanders
Wade Barrett[1]
Billed height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[1]
Billed weight246 lb (112 kg)[1]
Billed fromManchester, England
Preston, England
Trained byAl Snow
Jon Richie
Debut2004
Retired2016

Barrett was born in Penwortham. He lived in Preston until he was six. He then moved to Wales.

After winning NXT in 2010, he made his debut on the main roster on the June 7 episode of Raw as the leader of The Nexus.[3] He was later removed from being the leader of Nexus after CM Punk gave him the opportunity to regain the leadership saying that if he won a three-way steel cage match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship, but during the match Punk came down to ringside and took off Barrett's Nexus armband, which symbolically removed him from the Nexus, and he went on to lose the match.[4] He then joined a new group, The Corre.

On 28 April 2016 episode of Raw, Barrett competed in the 2015 King of the Ring tournament. In the tournament, he defeated Dolph Ziggler in the first round after Sheamus distracted Ziggler.[5] The next night on the WWE Network, Barrett defeated R-Truth in the semi-finals and defeated Neville in the finals win the tournament and become King of the Ring.[6] On 6 May 2016, Barrett was released from WWE and retired from wrestling.[7][8] He returned to WWE as a commentator for NXT in September 2020,[9] and was called up to the main roster again two years later.[10]

Acting career

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Film

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Year Title Role
2013 Dead Man Down Kilroy
2016 Eliminators George "Bishop" Edwards
2018 I Am Vengeance John Gold
2020 I Am Vengeance: Retaliation John Gold

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Total Divas Himself Guest star

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2013–2015 The JBL and Cole Show Himself
2015 Swerved Himself 1 episode
2018 Ultimate Beastmaster Himself

Championships and accomplishments

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Barrett is a five-time Intercontinental Champion.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Bad News Barrett Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wade Barrett - Career Data". Cagematch. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "As you like it". WWE. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Steel resolve". WWE. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "WWE Raw results, April 27, 2015: Superstars battle to become King of the Ring while Reigns and Orton get their chance at 'Payback'". WWE. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "WWE King of the Ring Live results, April 28, 2015: Bad News Barrett defeats R-Truth and Neville en route to royalty". WWE. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Damien Sandow, King Barrett, Santino Marella, Hornswoggle, Alex Riley and other Superstars released". WWE. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Woodward, Hamish (30 October 2022). "Wade Barrett Reveals Why He Retired From Wrestling And Left WWE - Atletifo". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (16 September 2020). "Wade Barrett Joins NXT Broadcast Team". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Otterson, Joe (6 October 2022). "WWE Sets New Commentary Teams for 'Raw,' 'SmackDown,' 'NXT' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Eck, Kevin (14 February 2011). "2010 Awards". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Results". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "drop-kixx wrestling". 6 October 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006.
  14. ↑ "Wade Barrett profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  15. ↑ "OVW Southern Tag Team Championship history". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  16. ↑ "Achievement Awards: Feud of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  17. ↑ "Achievement Awards: Most Hated". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  18. ↑ ""PWI 500": 1–100". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  19. ↑ "Wade Barrett's first Intercontinental Championship reign". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  20. ↑ "Wade Barrett's second Intercontinental Championship reign". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  21. ↑ "Wade Barrett's third Intercontinental Championship reign". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  22. ↑ "Bad News Barrett's fourth Intercontinental Championship reign". Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  23. ↑ "Bad News Barrett's fifth Intercontinental Championship reign". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  24. ↑ "WWE News: Full list of 2010 Slammy Awards – 12 announced on Raw, 10 announced on WWE's website". Pro Wrestling Torch. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.

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