Stuart Bennett
Biography
Stuart Alexander Bennett is an English professional wrestling commentator, actor, and former professional wrestler and former bare-knuckle boxer who holds both British and American citizenship. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is a color commentator on the NXT brand under the ring name Wade Barrett. Under the Wade Barrett name, Bennett won the first season of NXT in 2010 and made his main roster debut on Raw later that year. He rose 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. He later formed The Corre, a short-lived group with former Nexus members Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel, along with Ezekiel Jackson in 2011. After they disbanded, he would go on to become a five-time Intercontinental Champion. In 2013, Barrett's ring name was changed to Bad News Barrett and he adopted the character of a man who took pleasure in breaking bad news to other people. In 2015, he won the 20th King of the Ring tournament, at which point his ring name was changed to King Barrett. He notably portrayed a villain for his entire WWE career, regardless of the other changes to his character. He has not wrestled since leaving WWE in May 2016, though he has appeared in 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 his real name. He made his acting debut in the thriller film Dead Man Down (2013) and has since starred in films such as Eliminators (2016), I Am Vengeance (2018), and I Am Vengeance: Retaliation (2020). He returned to WWE as a commentator in August 2020.
Known For
Wade Barrett
WWE Night of Champions 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Wade Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Over The Limit 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Kilroy
Dead Man Down
Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2012
King Barrett (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania 32
Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Bad News Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Wade Barrett
WWE Payback 2013
Wade Barrett
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
Bad News Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
King Barrett
WWE Battleground 2015
King Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
King Barrett
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
Wade Barrett
NXT Great American Bash 2022
Bad News Barrett
WWE Payback 2014
Bad News Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Wade Barrett
Survivor Series War Games 2023 Kickoff
Himself
CM Punk: Best in the World
Bad News Barrett
WWE Fastlane 2015
Bad News Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 31
King Barrett
WWE Payback 2015
King Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
King Barrett
WWE The Beast in the East
Wade Barrett
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
Bad New Barrett
WWE King Of The Ring 2015
Wade Barrett
WWE Fastlane 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday Kickoff
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 39 Saturday Kickoff
Wade Barrett
WWE Payback 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2023 Kickoff
King Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2015
Stu Bennett
NWA Into the Fire
King Barrett
WWE Roadblock 2016
Wade Barrett
WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland Post Show
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Money in the Bank 2024
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to NXT Stand & Deliver 2024
Bishop
Eliminators
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to SummerSlam: Cleveland
John Gold
Vengeance
Victor Stanczyk
Fanged Up
King Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2015
John Gold
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation
Wade Barrett
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Wade Barrett
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Wade Barrett
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 29
Himself
You May Be Pretty, But I Am Beautiful: The Adrian Street Story
Wade Barrett
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
Wade Barrett
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
King Barrett
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Wade Barrett
NXT TakeOver 36
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
Wade Barrett
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 Post-Show
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Royal Rumble 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Elimination Chamber 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber: Toronto
NWA Hard Times
Wade Barrett
Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Saturday
Wade Barrett
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Wade Barrett
Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Sunday
Wade Barrett
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
Wade Barrett
Countdown to WWE Backlash 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Backlash 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Money in the Bank 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Night of Champions 2025
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-08-10
Place of Birth
Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Also Known As
Bad News Barrett