Stuart Bennett
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.
Acted in
WWE Countdown to SummerSlam: Cleveland
2024
as Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Money in the Bank 2024
2024
as Wade Barrett
WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland Post Show
2024
as Wade Barrett
WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
2024
as Wade Barrett
Countdown to NXT Stand & Deliver 2024
2024
as Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble: Kickoff
2024
as Wade Barrett
Survivor Series War Games 2023 Kickoff
2023
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2023 Kickoff
2023
as Wade Barrett
WWE Fastlane 2023 Kickoff
2023
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday Kickoff
2023
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 39 Saturday Kickoff
2023
as Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Kickoff
2023
as Wade Barrett
WWE Payback 2023 Kickoff
2023
as Wade Barrett
NXT Great American Bash 2022
2022
as Wade Barrett
NXT TakeOver 36
2021
as Wade Barrett
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
2021
as Wade Barrett
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
2021
as Wade Barrett
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation
2020
as John Gold
NWA Into the Fire
2019
as Stu Bennett
NWA Powerrr
2019
You May Be Pretty, But I Am Beautiful: The Adrian Street Story
2019
as Himself
I Am Vengeance
2018
as John Gold
WOS Wrestling
2018
as Himself
Fanged Up
2017
as Victor Stanczyk
Eliminators
2017
as Bishop
WWE WrestleMania 32
2016
as King Barrett (Ringside)
WWE Roadblock 2016
2016
as King Barrett
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
as King Barrett
WWE Ride Along
2016
as Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2015
2015
as King Barrett
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
2015
as King Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2015
2015
as King Barrett
WWE Table For 3
2015
as Wade Barrett
WWE Battleground 2015
2015
as King Barrett
WWE The Beast in the East
2015
as King Barrett
Swerved
2015
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
2015
as King Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015
as King Barrett
WWE Payback 2015
2015
as King Barrett
WWE King Of The Ring 2015
2015
as Bad New Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
2015
as Bad News Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Fastlane 2015
2015
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Rivalries
2014
WWE Payback 2014
2014
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014
as Wade Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014
as Bad News Barrett
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
2014
as Wade Barrett
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
2013
as Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
as Wade Barrett
WWE Payback 2013
2013
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
as Wade Barrett
Dead Man Down
2013
as Kilroy
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
as Wade Barrett
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
2012
as Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
2012
as Wade Barrett
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
as Wade Barrett
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012
as Himself
WWE Main Event
2012
as Wade Barrett
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
2012
as Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
2012
as Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
2012
as Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2011
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Over The Limit 2011
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2010
2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Night of Champions 2010
2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2010
2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
2010
as Wade Barrett (Appearance)
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
2010
as Wade Barrett (Appearance)
WWE NXT
2010
WWE NXT
2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Bad News Barrett
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Wade Barrett
WWE SmackDown
1999
as King Barrett
WWE SmackDown
1999
WWE Raw
1993
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Raw
1993
as King Barrett
WWE Raw
1993
as Wade Barrett
WWE Raw
1993