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Wade Barrett
Stuart "Stu" Alexander Bennett (born 10 August 1980) is an English actor, professional wrestler, and former bare-knuckle boxer, best known for his tenure with WWE under the ring name Wade Barrett. He now works for World of Sport Wrestling, NWA Wrestling as a commentator and executive. Wade won the first season of NXT in 2010 and made his Raw debut on 7 June of that year, rising to prominence as the leader of The Nexus, composed of the remaining NXT rookies of season 1. He headlined five WWE pay-per-view events during the remainder of 2010, challenging for the WWE Championship in three of those. Barrett formed the Corre with former Nexus members Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel in January 2011 and won his first Intercontinental Championship, a title that he has won overall five times. In 2013, he became Bad News Barrett until becoming the 20th King of the Ring winner in 2015 and changing his ring name to King Barrett. He left WWE in May 2016 and has not wrestled since then. However, he has appeared in other non-wrestling roles on the international independent circuit, such as a commentator for World of Sport Wrestling and a general manager for Defiant Wrestling under the name Stu Bennett.
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1980-08-10
Birth Place
Penwortham
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Height
2.0066
Education
University_of_Liverpool
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Wade Barrett Reflects On The Initial Concept For WWE NXT

Wade Barrett spoke with Corey Graves on the WWE After The Bell podcast. During it, the WWE NXT commentator talked about the initial concept of NXT where there were developmental rookies being paired with veteran WWE stars as their coaches. “Yeah, I mean, I’ll be honest with you, the eight...
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Wade Barrett Shoots On The 1st Season of WWE NXT

During an appearance on Corey Graves’ After The Bell podcast, Wade Barrett talked about the 1st season of WWE NXT in 2010:. “I’ll be honest the eight of those who were on that first NXT season one, the entire concept of it. I think universally we hated it. First of all, we were termed as rookies which the vast majority of us on that show had been working in the wrestling biz for at least six years or something at that point. I know you [Corey Graves] did the Indies before you came anywhere near FCW and I know you’re a pretty big deal on the indie scene in the UK at the time.
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Wade Barrett Gives High Praise To WWE NXT 2.0 Star

WWE NXT announcer Wade Barrett was asked who has caught his attention in WWE NXT 2.0 during an appearance on Corey Graves’ “After The Bell” podcast. “I think you just need to go back a couple of weeks to NXT WarGames,” Barrett said. “I would say my favorite match of the year in NXT was the men’s WarGames match. I think at this point in my career, I look at things a little differently than I did when I was younger. I look at more of the future of the business and the business work that’s being done. What I really liked about the men’s WarGames match is the victors in that match were the new 2.0 stars, Bron Breakker, Grayson Waller, Carmelo Hayes, and Tony D’Angelo.
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Wade Barrett Shares Who Has Caught His Attention In WWE NXT 2.0

Wade Barrett spoke with Corey Graves on the WWE After The Bell podcast. During it, the WWE NXT commentator shared who on the NXT 2.0 has caught his attention. He named Bron Breakker, who has been pushed as a top star. “I think you just need to go back a...
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Wade Barrett On Damian Priest Being The Real Deal, Priest Suffers Cut On RAW

WWE United States Champion Damian Priest suffered a cut and scrape on his back during last night’s successful title defense over Sheamus on RAW, which was a No DQ match. Priest may have suffered the cut during the White Noise from the apron through a table at ringside. You can see the war wounds in the photos and videos below, which includes a backstage promo from the WWE Español Twitter account.
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Wade Barrett Gives Some High Praise To Damian Priest Following RAW

As seen during last night’s episode of RAW, Damian Priest successfully defended his United States Championship against Sheamus in a match that saw kendo sticks and other weapons being used. Following the show, WWE NXT commentator Wade Barrett took to Twitter and gave some high praise to Priest. He said,
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Wade Barrett Praises Damian Priest Following Last Night’s WWE Raw

Wade Barrett knows what it’s like to battle Sheamus, and he had high praise for Damian Priest after the US Champion beat the Celtic Warrior last night on Raw. Barrett took to Twitter last night to talk up Priest for being the “real deal” and raising his game as of late.
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Wade Barrett hosts exclusive interview with NXT Champion Samoa Joe

Everybody wants a piece of Samoa Joe, and he’s ready to address just that. After the likes of Pete Dunne, LA Knight and Kyle O’Reilly all made their case for an NXT Championship opportunity last week, with Ridge Holland and Tommaso Ciampa getting involved in the fray as well, Wade Barrett will sit down with the NXT Champion tonight to get his candid thoughts on the situation.
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Wade Barrett On Which WWE NXT Superstar He Sees As A Future WrestleMania Headliner

WWE NXT announcer Wade Barrett believes we could see Million Dollar Champion LA Knight headline a WrestleMania event one day. Barrett recently spoke with WWE India and praises Knight for his “Takeover: In Your House” Ladder Match win over Cameron Grimes. “So somebody I’m really excited by at the moment...
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Wade Barrett To Host NXT Takeover: In Your House Global Press Conference

WWE has announced a ‘Global Press Conference’ for NXT Takeover: In Your House, which happens Saturday at 11 AM ET. It will be hosted by NXT commentator Wade Barrett. Here’s the press release:. The black-and-gold brand’s top Superstars will sound off before they face off at NXT TakeOver: In Your...
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Wade Barrett Teases Potential WWE In-Ring Return

During an interview with fellow NXT Commentator Vic Joseph for WWE After the Bell, Wade Barett discussed getting the call to return to WWE after spending almost five years away from the company. Barrett spent years in WWE, becoming the first winner of NXT, winning the King of the Ring...
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Wade Barrett Comments On A Possible Return To The Ring

During an appearance on the After The Bell podcast, WWE NXT announcer Wade Barrett commented on how he enjoys his current role but isn’t ruling out a return to the ring:. “It was always a career goal of mine from way back to be an announcer. I always thought I’d do it one day after I retired. I was lucky enough in 2008 under the tutelage of Dusty Rhodes, who was one of my mentors for Florida Championship Wrestling. I did the commentary for the FCW TV show, the developmental version of WWE back then. I always knew I wanted to be an announcer one day, fortunately this opportunity came up for me at the right time, got a call from Michael Cole, invited me along and it’s been a lot of fun ever since.”
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