Wade Barrett

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Stuart Alexander Bennett (born 10 August 1980) is an English retired professional wrestler, actor, and bare-knuckle boxer. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Wade Barrett as a colour commentator on the SmackDown and Raw brands. Barrett won the first season of NXT in 2010 and made his main roster debut on Raw later that year, rising to prominence as the leader of The Nexus, a villainous faction composed of the remaining NXT first season rookies. He headlined five PPV events for WWE in 2010—SummerSlam, Night of Champions, Bragging Rights, Survivor Series, and TLC—three of which saw him unsuccessfully challenge for the WWE Championship. In 2011, he formed The Corre, a short-lived group with former Nexus members Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel as well as Ezekiel Jackson. After they disbanded, he would go on to become a five-time Intercontinental Champion. In 2013, Barrett's ring name was amended to Bad News Barrett and he adopted the character of someone who took immense...

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