Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: Bad News Barrett , Lawrence Knight , King Barrett , Stu Sanders , Wade Barrett , Stu Bennett , Stuart Alexander Bennett

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Preston, Lancashire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 71

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

WWE SmackDown
Average
7

WWE SmackDown

(1999) King Barrett
WWE Raw
Average
7

WWE Raw

(1993) Wade Barrett
WWE Main Event
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8

WWE Main Event

(2012) Wade Barrett
WWE NXT
Average
7

WWE NXT

(2010) Wade Barrett
WWE Table For 3
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8

WWE Table For 3

(2015) Wade Barrett
WWE Ride Along
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7

WWE Ride Along

(2016) Wade Barrett
The JBL and Cole Show
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0

The JBL and Cole Show

(2012) Bad News Barrett
Dead Man Down
Average
6

Dead Man Down

(2013) Kilroy

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
2023 Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
2022 Wade Barrett
2021 Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
2020 John Gold
2019 Stu Bennett
Himself
2018 John Gold
Himself
2017 Victor Stanczyk
2016 Bishop
King Barrett (Ringside)
King Barrett
King Barrett
Wade Barrett
2015 King Barrett
King Barrett
King Barrett
Wade Barrett
King Barrett
King Barrett
Bad News Barrett
King Barrett
King Barrett
King Barrett
Bad New Barrett
Bad News Barrett
Bad News Barrett
Bad News Barrett
Bad News Barrett
2014 N/A
Bad News Barrett
Wade Barrett
Bad News Barrett
Wade Barrett
2013 Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Kilroy
Wade Barrett
2012 Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Bad News Barrett
Wade Barrett
Himself
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
2011 Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
2010 Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
Wade Barrett
N/A
1999 Wade Barrett
Bad News Barrett
King Barrett
N/A
1993 Bad News Barrett
King Barrett
Wade Barrett
Year Character Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Archival Footage Coordinator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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