Tag: Wade Barrett

Wade Barrett To Join Corey Graves On SmackDown Announce Team

It was revealed last night on “WWE Raw” that Michael Cole and Pat McAfee will be the commentary team on Monday nights going forward, with the former NFL player replacing Wade Barrett. According to PWInsider, Barrett will now move to “WWE SmackDown” and work alongside Corey Graves. It’s said that Graves will become the lead play-by-play announcer for the show, while Barrett will be the color commentator. 

The changes have been made following the release of former “SmackDown” lead announcer Kevin Patrick last week. Patrick initially joined WWE as a backstage correspondent, but later moved to the announce booth, calling “Raw” and later “SmackDown.” However, the Irish-born commentator had been under the microscope as the lead announcer on “SmackDown,” with WWE reportedly deciding it “just wasn’t working out” for him. Despite being assigned the role of leading the commentary team on “SmackDown,” there were some behind the curtain who allegedly believed that Patrick wasn’t suited for the role.

Meanwhile, Cole and McAfee are reunited behind the desk after appearing together on “SmackDown” between 2021 and 2022. In a past interview, Cole mentioned working with McAfee had reinvigorated his love for the business. McAfee returned to WWE this past Saturday at the Royal Rumble, joining Cole and Graves at the commentary table. He also briefly entered the men’s Royal Rumble match as entrant #22. For Barrett and Graves, it will be the first time the duo has worked together at the announce desk in WWE. Barrett previously worked as a color commentator with Cole and Patrick, respectively, on WWE’s main roster.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Wade Barrett Returns To WWE NXT, Reveals Another Appearance Next Week (Video)

Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett made his return to the company during tonight’s WWE NXT episode.

Barrett did guest commentary at the NXT Arena on the campus of Full Sail University, along with Vic Joseph. WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix joined them from home as she has done during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Barrett announced that he will be back at the NXT announce table for the NXT Super Tuesday episode next week, which is airing on Tuesday night due to the NHL playoffs on the USA Network.

Below is video of Barrett settling into the announce table with Joseph before tonight’s episode hit the air.

Barrett first signed a WWE developmental deal in 2007 and left the company in May 2016 after deciding to let his contract expire. Barrett has focused on his acting career since leaving WWE and has done little work in the world of pro wrestling, but he did do some commentary work for the NWA earlier this year after debuting in December.

There’s no word yet on what WWE has planned for Barrett after next Tuesday’s show.

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Source: Wrestling Inc.

CM Punk And Stu Bennett Among New Hosts Announced For “Ultimate Beastmaster”

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“Ultimate Beastmaster” on Netflix has announced that ex-WWE stars CM Punk and Stu Bennett(aka Wade Barrett) will be among the new hosts joining the show for season three.

Deadline first reported that a new season will air in 2018 and Punk tweeted afterward saying, “The Beast is back and I’ll be your host for Team USA along with the my co-host the awesome ! Don’t miss the most intense obstacle course in the world!!!!!”

For those who haven’t seen Beastmaster, the show is edited to be specific to each region participating — hence the local hosts who anchor their country’s version — however, we’re told there’s lots of interaction between all of them … so you’ll see some banter between the former Nexus leaders.

Bennett posted an announcement on social media as well with the caption, “*BREAKING NEWS* I’ll be hosting Netflix’s  S3 alongside .  .”

Check out his video below:

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Former WWE Star To Debut As General Manager For WCPW

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WCPW (which will soon be rebranding as Defiant Wrestling) announced that Stu Bennett (formerly known as Wade Barrett) is their new General Manager going forward and will open their Refuse to Lose iPPV on October 2. Barrett was with WWE from 2007 until his release in May of 2016.

Source: WrestlingINC

Wade Barrett Let Out Of Contract Early, After Not Agreeing To New Deal

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

We’re afraid we’ve got some bad news … Wade Barrett is no longer a WWE Superstar — the wrestler says management agreed to let him out of his contract early.

It was reported back in February that Barrett informed WWE officials he wouldn’t be signing a new deal and planned to exit the company in June.

Barrett released a statement on Twitter:

 

King Barrett Reportedly Leaving WWE In June

Source: WrestlingINC

King Barrett has reportedly given notice to WWE officials that he will not be re-signing with the company when his current contract expires in June, according to a report on ProWrestlingSheet.

Barrett is said to be unhappy with his position in the company. Barrett has been out of the ring with a nerve injury in his neck and has been accompanying the League of Nations to the ring while he’s not cleared.

Barrett took to Twitter after Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings and thanked his supporters. He also said he will comment further at a more appropriate time but is 100% focused on doing his job for WWE right now.

WWE Writes King Barrett Off TV?

On Monday’s RAW, King Barrett’s partner Stardust attacked him and it appears that this was WWE’s way of Writing Barrett off of TV for the time being.

Barrett has changed his Twitter name from Wade Barrett to his real name – Stu Bennett.

Barrett confirmed last week that he will begin filming WWE Studios action-thriller “Eliminators” in September. He wrote on Twitter that he is on his way back home to the UK.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Is The Bad News Barrett Gimmick Returning?

Rumors of the Bad News Barrett gimmick returning have been popping up for a while now as many are speculating that WWE could be bringing it back. Tuesday night in a backstage segment during the Main Event tapings, Wade Barrett used the “bad news” gimmick. No word yet on if the gimmick will be returning full time soon. Barrett stop using the “bad news” gimmick after winning King of the Ring and has since been known as King Barrett.

Source: stillrealtous.com

Wade Barrett May Return To WWE TV This Week

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Wade Barrett has resolved his visa issues & returned to the United States with the rest of the WWE crew & he is back on the road with the WWE.

Wade Barrett Debuts New Name

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At a WWE live event in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday, Wade Barrett came out as “Bad News Barrett”. Barrett cut a heel promo before defeating Zack Ryder. Barrett ended his promo with “God Save Our Queen!” & fans then threw some trash at him.