Wade Barrett Shares FRUSTRATING Details On WWE Exit
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- Опубліковано 22 бер 2023
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Do you think Wade Barrett made the right decision to leave WWE in 2016? Sound off in the comments.
Yes
Yes.
damn straight he did
Absolutely, his career was off track in WWE and he was a jobber to babyfaces, no opportunity to get back to the main event scene for him
not for anyone but him to decide. as long as he was happy, i am very happy he did what was best for him!
Barrett should've been a world champion. He had everything. Great on the mic, legitimately tough and decent enough in the ring
Goofy face, subpar body (at that particular face)
This i agree with whole heartedly problem is vince was nah i dont want barrett being my main guy. Then just topped ut from happening.
but wade barrett was Ic champion but he should been world champion
He’s got the best voice of anyone I’ve heard on the mic in wrrestling
💯
Getting over without Vinces say so = death sentence.
Hardcore Holly said that in a shoot interview with Solomonster. He said Damien Sandow was one of the most over guys and WWE punished him for it.
@@orangesilver4568 so was zack ryder
Zack Ryder was getting himself over via a UA-cam channel and WWE brutally buried him
Rusev Day was very popular and Vince McMahon ended it.
@@orangesilver4568 look at perry saturn, they gave him the moppy gimic to punish him for stiffing a jobber after the jobber stiffed him, and he got it over and then was soon buried
Honestly feel like Barrett could have won the WWE championship & surprised more wasn't done with his character
Nexus should have won at SummerSlam. In my opinion that group had to win and Wade suffered greatly for it
Exactly Wade was a top star. WWE hates building top heels unless it’s Roman Reigns
@@jrg5315 Yeah, Roman is the heel they pushed as face of the company. But they only let him do it because it during the pandemic and he could switch back if they wanted too. I still don’t see them pushing any heel as the face after Roman.
@@jrg5315 no, he wasn't.
Didn't he win the title?
Vince does a great job of stopping people from getting too over. This is a huge issue with wwe today.
Thank god Vince isn’t the one in charge of the story direction then anymore
@@the6footplustree75he’s back
Top guys leaving to pursue other projects or simply due to frustration is the reason for that. Vince wants to have one guy who he can count on and make the face of the company. There is no real need for multiple stars now as 95% of business is garnered through the WWE name alone.
No, its not an issue today because Vince no longer runs creative or makes those decisions.
@@Orange6921 I’m not convinced that Vince is entirely out of the picture, and how do we know that culture still won’t exist with hunter?
Wade is such a down to earth guy. Vince burying the Bad News Barrett gimmick, that was the most painful part to hear
"It's their loss, not yours." I couldn't agree more. He should've been World Champion. The only issue he had, IMO, was that was injury prone.
I still remember I took a hiatus from watching WWE, and when I decided to watch again, the first thing I saw on TV was Bad News Barrett delivering some bad news and he instantly got me all hyped up again for WWE 😂❤ he was so great!!
Yeah I had a similar experience as well. I also remember seeing stardust and was like “Is that Cody Rhodes?”
Funny that, because the exact same thing happened with me. Checked back in after years of not watching. Me and my partner were walking about for weeks saying "I've got some bad news" lol.
@@djrussell1989 I still do this when I have some not so serious bad news to give 😂
I remember thinking when they stopped the bad news thing that they made a huge mistake. Same with damien.
Wade Barrett had so much potential to be a main event star, he needed to win the MITB briefcase back in summer 2011, he was on a dominant solo run after the breakup of the Corre faction, Wade with the briefcase and cashing in to become World heavyweight champion in the Fall would have been perfect 👏👏👏👏
The problem these days are they have no shortage of great talent, most of which have champ potential, they just don't know what to do with it, and don't get the mic time to prove it. They're too busy trying to construct top guys and pushing them for years and the rest are just fodder.
one of the biggest misses for them as far as not using him properly, he could have been wwe champion in the early 2010s when he was nexus leader but they were too into cena being on top as always
Iirc, Cena buried Nexus a little bit
@@Vikashar Little bit is putting it mildly. He single-handedly ruined them
@@lg6884 after summerslam they were done all momentum killed
@@lg6884 good. Wade was the only one with potential in their whole group.
@@1KQ_ Daniel Bryan
Gotta love Barrett's attitude. Unlike other superstars, he didn't complain abt WWE on podcasts after he left. He addressed his issues he had at the time, WWE didn't wanna change anything, he left. That's it, no bitching and playing the victim card.
I feel bad for Barrett, he was such a great heel and the Nexus could have lasted a lot longer than they did, clearly has a passion for wrestling and Vince did him dirty, even though he is a good heal I could also see him as a good baby face too hope he returns to the ring someday and gets the push he deserved a long time ago
How amazing it would be to have him, drew, and shamus in wwe as past world champions. Im not even British and that would be amazing
Sheamus ain’t British either
@@G00S3R he's not but you know what I mean
Barrett never won a world title
Shamus is irish not British
Don’t forget William Regal’s aborted push as Raw GM and KotR before he got busted for PEDs
I wonder what's worse? Either finding out the reason you're not getting pushed is because of miscommunication and bad timing and "ah, someone else is taking your spot" ... Or being told "no, we are deliberately not pushing you. This is by design"... No wonder Wade left.
I didn't like wade at first when he was in the nexus but hearing this made me respect him so much more
Cena had a huge role for burying nexus
Hugest
Really just goes to show what's always been the problem with Vince. Vince only cares about his own vision, never about what the fans see and want. You get over by yourself or even by accident? That's a reason to bury you for him
It's almost as if Vince is offended by it, especially if it was nowhere near his idea.
Maan Barrett had STAR written on him
Wade Barrett is in the long list of under used and never really appreciated by WWE. The man was incredibly good, both on the stick and in the ring.
Wade was the last heel that I absolutely hated, he made me emotionally invested, which of course made me watch the show every week. Wade is a great worker and deserved much more than he got, he definitely should have been champion.
You wanted to see Wade get his comeuppance, that’s what made him good at what he done always invested always gave a great effort
I thought Barrett was one of the most mishandled talents on the roster now I see how PURPOSELY mishandled he was. Literally got the momentum door slammed in his face and locked that's fucked up
Barrett was overrated
Do these full interviews get published anywhere?
gotta pay 4 them
Wade summed up why WWE sucks. They have zero long term plans or booking. Here you had a character with Bad News Barrett and even King Barrett that both got over big with the fans and I truly believe a guy fans wanted to see in the main events as world champion. But much like other potential breakout stars WWE pushed them away with horrible booking and creative to the point they choose not to resign and leave. It's quite sad because they've dropped the ball on so many talented wrestlers.
At the end of the day it always sounded like Vince was making those decisions that led to so many people being unhappy. Everything needed to be vetted through him which was the issue, but it seems like it's slowly fixing itself now that he isn't in creative control
Anyone that got over by themselves despite being held back got a slight reward then either get humiliated/punished. We saw it with Zack Ryder, Barrett , Sandow/Mizdow , Kofi when he got squashed by Lesnar. Guarantee if Keith Lee didn’t have covid, he’d have had the same fate.
Although your comment is accurate its a bit out of date now. Vince no loger runs creative and since he stepped down they have had one of their best runs in several years with Roman and the Bloodline.
@The Lion and his lamb I beg to differ Vince is still in creative. He's been back a few months and there are signs he's in charge. The Lesnar and Omos match is proof. One all they do is hype up how big Omos is. It made zero sense doing the match when everyone wanted to see Lesnar and Lashley have their Wrestlemania match to properly end their feud. That is Vince's emmo to push big guys and do the opposite of what fans want. So I'd say my points above were valid even now.
@@5150crazyfun Both the talent HHH and everyone in involved all make clear he is not involved. Pl;us anyone with a set of eyes can see the dramatic shift in creative, so you are way out on a conspiracy limb on this one.
What a thoughtful and well spoken guy.
Should've been WWE champion, especially when he came back from injury, looking phenomenal .
Wade had alot of momentum with the Nexus group and being number one contender for the world title until questionable bookings and downgraded to mid-card killed off his heat. I always liked the thought of a Wrestlemania match between Wade Barrett and Triple H at the time as well
Wade is so well spoken and perfectly polite, i truly wish him the best
The nexus felt like 2010s NWO when the NWO was at its prime in wcw when they first started
Quite the compliment there.
I would definitely try to give Mr. Barrett an opportunity as an actor to play as a heroic, prominent character for my own series, especially for anime,
If he wants to or if the opportunity presents itself.
It's time for him to play as a good guy for once.
He should have been so over that he land a role in GoT. But then Vince happened.
Man, if only Barrett, retaining his Bad News Barrett and King Barrett gimmicks but with improved trajectory, got Del Rio’s push and accolades. Not just in hindsight, but also a better choice at the time.
Bad news Barrett was stupid. Del Rio was the better wrestler. I know people hate him now but del rio was a fantastic heel he was overpushed too many times and they turned him face which was a massive mistake
4:57 The interviewer joining in on the clapping so impassioned with such utter enthusiasm really moved me.
Ever heard someone clap with a mic in their hand?
For all the good he has done, Vince sure has done a lot of bad as well. Barrett is a real life badass who deserved to be World Champion. He got over organically with the fans and that's difficult to do in this modern era.
I’ve always liked Wade Barrett no matter what he had and has potential he went from being a top heel of the second half of 2010 to a mid card but was still doing decent things but it just wasn’t going anywhere he should have been heavyweight champ,
Barrett make the right choice
WWE should have pushed him more in the main event scene and should have been the UK 1st World Champion
Crazy that Wade was never WWE champion.
Its kind of weird seen him be so polite and well manner
WWE really dropped the ball. Wade Barrett brought my eyes back to the WWE for a fair while. He had so much potential Vince has always been fairly bad at seeing potential in certain people or certain types that have far higher upsides then he thinks. Wade was definitely one of them.
Ok when exactly should he have become WWE champion? Also making Bad News Barrett Face would’ve been stupid. Wade is a natural heel
An alternate universe where he was good news barret
in terms of career, he didn't really do much after he left. but in terms of being happy, it is a right decision.
Really Sad the way they handled Wade Barrett in the WWE
I still own my Bad News Barrett shirt.
I never realized how MASSIVE Wade Barret is. Dude is a mf powerhouse
This sheds more light into Vince's mentality. Still thinks it's the 80s and 90s and taking away good parts of a wrestler's gimmick will get heel heat instead of go away and turn the TV off heat.
Now the commentator of Smackdown
Imagine just how depressed & completely over with a situation u have to be to reject a six figure contract. Money clearly does not always mean happiness
This is where it annoys me when people say “John cena is so good” he didn’t litterally get stopped like Wade did, he didn’t get told by Vince nah you’re too over time to stop that”
I never understood why they didnt actually push wade. He was always spot on
We gotta get this guy back in the ring!
Wade looks huge one more run
Bad News Barrett was a fan favourite character my favourite too. It may sound stupid to some of you but he isn't done yet I think so...It's upon the fans nowadays...root for him...hype him again...wwe might unwillingly so would give him a one last title reign for the world championship. LA Knight is still fighting his way out there at the same age and as they say never say never & they'll do what's best for business & the business depends upon us the fans.
Whenever I hear about king of the ring, King Barret is the name that comes first in my mind! He was very good in ring and should have won the world title.
Vince is a great promoter, but a god-awful booker.
I remember how over the Bad News Barrett character was back then. It was literally in memes across the internet
Cody/Barrett/McIntyre/Lesnar/Lasley vs Roman/Sheamus/Mahaal/Rollins/Priest -- thats a SvS match i wanna see.
Wade we will always see you as main event material you should have world champion you were probably one of the best heels of the last century
Sometimes I wonder how big WWE could be right now if Vince just got out of his own way and stopped sabotaging his own product lol.
“You’re always gonna be a heel with me.”
Well that’s boring
Nexus, Zach Ryder, Rusev, Daniel Bryan, Caesaro the list can go on and on. If the crowd gets behind someone and Vince didn't start their push he squashes it. Bryan was one of the few that he tried to but the people didn't give up and then Punk quit, the stupid idea of bringing back Batista baby face flopped, so they had to give Bryan his moment.
How Daniel Bryan? He’s a three time world champ. Cesaro has no charisma neither did Rusev. Batista’s return in 2014 was actually great but people just wanted Bryan for no reason
How can they let go a guy like him?. What was the old man Vince thinking?
As a Manic Street Preachers fan, I'm also salty that WWE never took them up on their offer of writing theme music just for Barrett.
Sheamus got in Wade's face during the Wrestlemania backstage altercation
I remember during the Nexus storyline I was so sure it was going to end up with Daniel Bryan vs Wade Barrett. I am still surprised that didn't happen.
Somehow, they have a match at SummerSlam 2011.
Rusev, Barrett and Cesaro all got screwed by WWE and its really a shame.
Totally agree
This man has some guns!
Barrett was a beast
Barrett deserved better. I hate this hearing this so much, and I feel bad. He's phenomenal as a commentator, but god damn he deserved to keep going as a wrestler.
Yeah just like every smark favorite deserves to be world champion right? Name one memorable Barrett match
Terrible. Wade should’ve absolutely been WWE champion in 2010 or 2015 and should have been a top star. Hope he gets back in ring in 2023 or 24.
Fucking hell how olds this hahahha cause he litterally went back
Not as a wrestler *
Also says recorded 2017 at the top at the start
"League of Nations....this could be good."
Yeah, could've been. My God that stable was shit on.
They should've made him a babyface when he returned in April 2014.
It reminds me with what WWE is doing to LA Knight right now
Wade would have been an amazing choice to end the Undertaker's streak IF they HAD to end it. He was a great heel and seemed to always be a heel, so what's a bigger heel move than ending that iconic streak?
Vince I feel because the company continues to make money than ever before despite the declining viewership he feels he doesn’t have to put the effort into the quality of the product.
My opinion, taking away him saying "bad news for ya" it's same as removing all gas out of your car. Then what? I mean come on.
Still got my BNB shirt
Cena running through all the nexus was one of the silliest things I've seen in wrestling
What I do find odd was that Wade was in firm place early on to be the first British WWE champion. But may show my bias as a Scotsmen I am glad it was Drew 😂😂
Yep. Had the nexus won at Summerslam 2010, that would have been the starting point of building Barrett to be a top heel in the company - something the wwe didn’t have at that point in time with Orton and edge turning face and Jericho and Batista both leaving
Wow he's from the same country as me I better make him my favorite!
Pathetic
@@B3Band ok
@@B3Band God bless Becky Sheamus and Balor 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
@@B3Band what’s wrong with that?
Dope commentator tho🔥
It's interesting how these wwe wrestlers turn down big money and they move to smaller companies for less money but they enjoy it more
The Nexus should have won at SummerSlam. Wade Barrett should have defeated Randy Orton at Survivor Series for the WWE Championship. It should have been John Cena Vs. Wade Barrett for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 27
I'm afraid I've got some BAD NEWS!!!! Bad News Barrett was brilliant. WWE should have kept it going much longer.
If i remember right he was due to win the world title in 2012 but he got a bad injury.
My dad and I loved Bad News Barrett there were times that he was the only thing on the show that my dad and myself enjoyed. I think Vince just screwed up with Barrett's character.
This just proves Vince no longer has any idea what he's doing
2024, I'm Afraid we have bad news for Vince McMahon !!
I someone getting over and not wanting to push them in the main event, but it’s just that… you don’t have to. If you stifle these guys you’re losing money on merch, ticket sales, etc. Sami Zayn is a perfect example, he’s gotten over, but not the guy they want to push in the main event, but this time around instead of burying his character and making him unlikeable, they just refocused it. The old way was just not it. If I’m grateful for anything under Triple H is that he’s not just burying fan favorites to push an agenda.
Barrett 💯
I remember telling myself once, that Wade Barrett is going to be WWE champion and I waited and waited for that day...alas Vince wouldn't let it be😐
Imagine Wade coming in in 2022 or 2021, Triple H would push him like gunther, Vince just ignored this guy
Wade made the right decision I wanted the nexus to succeed John cena shouldn't of buried them still have the civil war storyline in 2011 with nexus vs New nexus Barret, slater, Outouga and ezikeil Jackson og nexus vs Cm punk, ryback, Micheal tarver and Justin Gabriel
League of Nations vs Roman could’ve been stretched for a whole year
Good thing he left to refresh himself from what Vince put through him. He needed a time off and a reset and then come back in a different role.
He aint lying tho. The bad news barrett gimmick was incredibly over with the fans and he really nailed it perfectly. Vince really is a pos
How do you take away something that's over? How in hell has Vince kept WWE afloat...
Because Barrett isn’t a draw
It's a shame because Wade finally had the chance to be a big babyface with the BnB gimmick, and he strongly wanted to do a run as a babyface but Vince just buried it without hesitation, that sucks.
Why hasn't he been back in the ring? I get why he stepped away from WWE. Completely understandable. Just not sure why he never wrestled another match after that.
Go big or go home. He never settled for less than his worth.
Interresting to hear that Vince Creative was already chaos when Wade was wrestling their, Vince just is bad for WWE
Wade Barrett look like Gerard Butler
this guy has a great looks for movie star...
Vince is way more concerned about what he likes over what the actual fans like. It's irritating to see.