Wade Barrett had a lot of failed pushes, but 2014 should have been the year he finally became a top star. The Englishman had his troubles in the past. Being buried by John Cena (literally, by a pile of chairs) in 2010, to a horrific elbow injury in 2012, things just didn’t seem to click … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Wade Barrett has revealed where his “Bad News Barrett” came from, as he looks back on the most successful time in his career. As Bad-News Barrett, the Englishman found the most popularity and success of his entire career. He became an Intercontinental Champion not long after returning post-WrestleMania 30. The Englishman was … Read more
2024will mark an incredible seven years since Wade Barrett wrestled his last match. Also known as Bad-News Barrett, he made waves in the WWE as part of the first season of the NXT game show. Winning the competition and earning a shot at Randy Orton’s WWE Championship, he recruited his fellow NXT competitors to form the … Read more
Wade Barrett will go down as one of WWE’s biggest missed opportunities, with the revelation that he nearly won the Money in the Bank just another huge miss for the Englishman. Barrett seemed destined for greatness. After he debuted in 2010, winning NXT season 1 and leading the Nexus, he was earmarked as being the … Read more
It’s been 14 years since Summerslam 2010, and the wounds are still fresh following John Cena‘s victory over Wade Barrett and The Nexus. When The Nexus arrived as a faction at Fatal-4 Way (Costing John Cena his WWE Championship), they kicked off the biggest angle of that summer. The group became a force to be … Read more
The allure of a grand comeback is one of the most thrilling elements in professional wrestling. For Wade Barrett, a return to the ring at WrestleMania in London would be more than a comeback—it would be the culmination of an unfulfilled journey. A true homecoming for one of England’s most charismatic wrestling exports, Barrett stepping … Read more
There has never been an English WWE Champion. That fact seems bizarre, considering the rich history of wrestling in the UK, and the names that have come from England. It makes sense why the legends of British wrestling haven’t won the WWE title. The likes of Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks wrestled almost exclusively in … Read more