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Stuart Bennett

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44 Years Old

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.

Born

Preston, Lancashire, England, UK on 10th August 1980

All Credits

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Raw
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Raw
Wade Barrett
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Raw
King Barrett
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Raw
Bad News Barrett
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WWE Main Event
Wade Barrett
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WWE NXT
Wade Barrett
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WWE NXT
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The JBL and Cole Show
Bad News Barrett
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WWE Rivals
Wade Barrett
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WWE Rivals
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WWE's Greatest Moments
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WWE Rivalries
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WWE Table For 3
Wade Barrett
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WWE SmackDown
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WWE SmackDown
King Barrett
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WWE SmackDown
Wade Barrett
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WWE SmackDown
Bad News Barrett
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NWA Powerrr
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Swerved
Bad News Barrett
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WWE Backlash 2025
Wade Barrett
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WOS Wrestling
Himself
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WWE Ride Along
Wade Barrett
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Dead Man Down
Kilroy
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WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
King Barrett
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Eliminators
Bishop
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WWE Night of Champions 2025
Wade Barrett
WrestleMania 41: Sunday Image
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
Wade Barrett
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation Image
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation
John Gold
WrestleMania 41: Saturday Image
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Wade Barrett
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WWE WrestleMania 32
King Barrett (Ringside)
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WWE WrestleMania 31
Bad News Barrett
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WWE Survivor Series 2011
Wade Barrett
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WWE Roadblock 2016
King Barrett
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CM Punk: Best in the World
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2012 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
Wade Barrett
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WWE Elimination Chamber: Toronto
Wade Barrett
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WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
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WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
Wade Barrett
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WWE Money in the Bank 2025
Wade Barrett
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WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Wade Barrett
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WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
Wade Barrett
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
Wade Barrett
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WWE Payback 2014
Bad News Barrett
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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Wade Barrett
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WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Wade Barrett
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WWE Countdown to Royal Rumble 2025
Wade Barrett
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WWE Money in the Bank 2011
Wade Barrett
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WWE Money in the Bank 2015
King Barrett
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WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Wade Barrett
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
King Barrett
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WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
Wade Barrett
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
Wade Barrett
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WWE Bragging Rights 2010
Wade Barrett
I Am Vengeance Image
I Am Vengeance
John Gold
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WWE Payback 2013
Wade Barrett
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WWE Survivor Series 2010
Wade Barrett
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WWE Survivor Series 2012
Wade Barrett
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WWE SummerSlam 2015
King Barrett
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WWE The Beast in the East
King Barrett
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WWE Countdown to Elimination Chamber 2025
Wade Barrett
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WWE WrestleMania 29
Wade Barrett
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WWE Payback 2015
King Barrett
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WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2013 Image
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Wade Barrett
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WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Bad News Barrett
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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
Wade Barrett
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NWA Into the Fire
Stu Bennett
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Fanged Up
Victor Stanczyk
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WWE Survivor Series 2015
King Barrett
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WWE Over The Limit 2011
Wade Barrett
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WWE Money in the Bank 2010
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
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WWE Extreme Rules 2015
Bad News Barrett
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WWE SummerSlam 2010
Wade Barrett
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WWE Royal Rumble 2011
Wade Barrett
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WWE SummerSlam 2011
Wade Barrett
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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
Wade Barrett
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WWE Fastlane 2015
Bad News Barrett
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WWE Night of Champions 2010
Wade Barrett
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WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
Wade Barrett
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WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Wade Barrett
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Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Saturday
Wade Barrett
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WWE Battleground 2015
King Barrett
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WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Bad News Barrett
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Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Sunday
Wade Barrett
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
King Barrett
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WWE Countdown to Money in the Bank 2025
Wade Barrett
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Countdown to WWE Backlash 2025
Wade Barrett
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You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
Wade Barrett
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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
Wade Barrett
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NWA Hard Times
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WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 Post-Show
Wade Barrett
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WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
Wade Barrett
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NXT TakeOver 36
Wade Barrett
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WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
Wade Barrett
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You May Be Pretty, But I Am Beautiful: The Adrian Street Story
Himself
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WWE Countdown to Money in the Bank 2024
Wade Barrett
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WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland Post Show
Wade Barrett
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Survivor Series War Games 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
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WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday Kickoff
Wade Barrett
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WWE WrestleMania 39 Saturday Kickoff
Wade Barrett
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Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett
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WWE Countdown to NXT Stand & Deliver 2024
Wade Barrett
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Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
Wade Barrett
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NXT Great American Bash 2022
Wade Barrett
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WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
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WWE Countdown to SummerSlam: Cleveland
Wade Barrett
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WWE SummerSlam 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
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WWE Payback 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
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WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
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WWE King Of The Ring 2015
Bad New Barrett
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WWE Fastlane 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett