Wade Barrett recalls the moment when he was SMACKED HARD by footballer WAYNE ROONEY
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Wayne Rooney and Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett is one of the most talented wrestlers that WWE has ever had. Barrett is notable for playing the villainous leader of the stable “Nexus”. Wade Barrett’s work as the heelish Nexus leader was loved by the WWE Universe, and today the Nexus is consistently ranked as one of the best stables of all time in the WWE.
After the end of the Nexus and The Corre Storyline, Barrett pursued his career as a singles performer and fought for the World Championship on several occasions, but failed to win it.
In late 2013, Wade Barret established a new gimmick called “Bad News Barret,” which involved him giving bad news regarding the storylines in the WWE, but in a comedic way. He was praised for his work during the Bad News Barrett Gimmick and fans absolutely loved him delivering his promos.
The gimmick is regarded as his best work in the WWE. When fans began to adore Barrett and treat him like a babyface, the gimmick, which was intended to be offensive and disrespectful to the audience, was cancelled.
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Wade Barrett says that the segment with Wayne Rooney was brilliant
Wade Barrett participated in the King of the Ring competition in 2015 and advanced to the finals, where he defeated Neville to claim the title of King of the Ring for that year. At this point, Barrett started embracing his King Barrett gimmick, which garnered mixed reviews and wasn’t as effective as his Bad News Barrett persona.
Wade Barrett was involved in an altercation with footballer Wayne Rooney on the November 9th episode of RAW that year. The show was in Manchester, England, and Barrett would continuously insult and criticize Rooney, until the footballer smacked Barrett and the crowd went on to cheer for him.
Wade Barrett recently appeared on Inside the Ropes and chatted with Kenny McIntosh about Wayne Rooney’s slap. Barrett stated that the segment was fantastic and that they achieved their goal. Barrett said that the segment went viral on social media and that his Twitter name was trending at the moment.
“So it was a really awesome segment, It achieved exactly what we wanted to achieve. And then I got to the back, usual handshakes, everyone’s thrilled with it. And I look at my Twitter and this thing has immediately gone viral, and it’s on ESPN in the US, it’s on Sky Sports over here. And I have these alerts set up on my Twitter, which alert me as to what’s going on in the Twitter world and it’ll even tell me when my handle @WadeBarrett, which it was at the time, is trending.”
Wade Barrett left WWE in 2016 to focus on his acting career, and he returned to the company in 2020 and worked as a commentator for NXT. He currently appears on the SmackDown Brand, where he commentates alongside Michael Cole.
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