| Wade Barrett | |
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 Barrett in 2016 | |
| Birth name | Stuart 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 height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 246 lb (112 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Manchester, England Preston, England |
| Trained by | Al Snow Jon Richie |
| Debut | 2004 |
| Retired | 2016 |
Stuart Alexander "Stu" Bennett (born 10 August 1980), better known by hisring nameWade Barrett, is an Englishprofessional wrestlingcommentator, actor, former professional wrestler and formerbare-knuckle boxer. He is signed toWWE, where is a colour commentator on theSmackDownbrand. As an active wrestler he was also known under the ring namesBad News Barrett andKing Barrett. He is a five-timeIntercontinental Champion, the winner of the first season ofNXT, and the 2015King of the Ring.
Barrett was born inPenwortham. He lived inPreston until he was six. He then moved toWales.
After winningNXT in 2010, he made his debut on the main roster on the June 7 episode ofRaw as the leader ofThe Nexus.[3] He was later removed from being the leader of Nexus afterCM Punk gave him the opportunity to regain the leadership saying that if he won athree-waysteel cage match to determine the number one contender for theWWE 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 ofRaw, Barrett competed in the 2015 King of the Ring tournament. In the tournament, he defeatedDolph Ziggler in the first round afterSheamus distracted Ziggler.[5] The next night on theWWE Network, Barrett defeatedR-Truth in the semi-finals and defeatedNeville 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 forNXT in September 2020,[9] and was called up to the main roster again two years later.[10]
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Total Divas | Himself | Guest star |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | The JBL and Cole Show | Himself | |
| 2015 | Swerved | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Ultimate Beastmaster | Himself |
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