Stuart Bennett
Born
August 10, 1980 (44 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Countdown to WWE Backlash 2025
Wade Barrett
2025
WWE Backlash 2025
Wade Barrett
2025
Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Sunday
Wade Barrett
2025
WWE WrestleMania 41: Sunday
Wade Barrett
2025
Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Saturday
Wade Barrett
2025
WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Wade Barrett
2025
WWE Countdown to Elimination Chamber 2025
Wade Barrett
2025
WWE Elimination Chamber: Toronto
Wade Barrett
2025
WWE's Greatest Moments
(2 episodes)
2025
WWE Countdown to Royal Rumble 2025
Wade Barrett
2025
WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
Wade Barrett
2025
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
Wade Barrett
2024
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 Post-Show
Wade Barrett
2024
WWE Countdown to SummerSlam: Cleveland
Wade Barrett
2024
WWE Countdown to Money in the Bank 2024
Wade Barrett
2024
WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland Post Show
Wade Barrett
2024
WWE Countdown to NXT Stand & Deliver 2024
Wade Barrett
2024
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
2024
Survivor Series War Games 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
2023
WWE SummerSlam 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
2023
WWE Fastlane 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
2023
WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday Kickoff
Wade Barrett
2023
WWE WrestleMania 39 Saturday Kickoff
Wade Barrett
2023
WWE Payback 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
2023
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
2023
WWE Rivals
(1 episode)
2022
WWE Rivals
Wade Barrett · (1 episode)
2022
NXT Great American Bash 2022
Wade Barrett
2022
NXT TakeOver 36
Wade Barrett
2021
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
Wade Barrett
2021
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
Wade Barrett
2021
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation
John Gold
2020
NWA Hard Times
2020
NWA Into the Fire
Stu Bennett
2019
NWA Powerrr
(12 episodes)
2019
You May Be Pretty, But I Am Beautiful: The Adrian Street Story
Himself
2019
I Am Vengeance
John Gold
2018
WOS Wrestling
Himself · (10 episodes)
2018
Fanged Up
Victor Stanczyk
2017
Eliminators
Bishop
2017
WWE WrestleMania 32
King Barrett (Ringside)
2016
WWE Roadblock 2016
King Barrett
2016
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
King Barrett
2016
WWE Ride Along
Wade Barrett · (1 episode)
2016
WWE Survivor Series 2015
King Barrett
2015
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
King Barrett
2015
WWE SummerSlam 2015
King Barrett
2015
WWE Table For 3
Wade Barrett · (1 episode)
2015
WWE Battleground 2015
King Barrett
2015
WWE The Beast in the East
King Barrett
2015
Swerved
Bad News Barrett · (1 episode)
2015
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
King Barrett
2015
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
King Barrett
2015
WWE Payback 2015
King Barrett
2015
WWE King Of The Ring 2015
Bad New Barrett
2015
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
Bad News Barrett
2015
WWE WrestleMania 31
Bad News Barrett
2015
WWE Fastlane 2015
Bad News Barrett
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Bad News Barrett
2015
WWE Rivalries
(1 episode)
2014
WWE Payback 2014
Bad News Barrett
2014
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Wade Barrett
2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Bad News Barrett
2014
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett
2014
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Wade Barrett
2013
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Wade Barrett
2013
WWE Payback 2013
Wade Barrett
2013
WWE WrestleMania 29
Wade Barrett
2013
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
Wade Barrett
2013
Dead Man Down
Kilroy
2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Wade Barrett
2013
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
Wade Barrett
2012
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Wade Barrett
2012
The JBL and Cole Show
Bad News Barrett · (6 episodes)
2012
WWE Survivor Series 2012
Wade Barrett
2012
CM Punk: Best in the World
Himself
2012
WWE Main Event
Wade Barrett · (19 episodes)
2012
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
Wade Barrett
2012
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
Wade Barrett
2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
Wade Barrett
2012
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE SummerSlam 2011
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE Over The Limit 2011
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
Wade Barrett
2011
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
Wade Barrett
2010
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
Wade Barrett
2010
WWE Survivor Series 2010
Wade Barrett
2010
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
Wade Barrett
2010
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
Wade Barrett
2010
WWE Night of Champions 2010
Wade Barrett
2010
WWE SummerSlam 2010
Wade Barrett
2010
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
2010
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
2010
WWE NXT
(13 episodes)
2010
WWE NXT
Wade Barrett · (61 episodes)
2010
WWE SmackDown
Bad News Barrett · (19 episodes)
1999
WWE SmackDown
Wade Barrett · (72 episodes)
1999
WWE SmackDown
King Barrett · (20 episodes)
1999
WWE SmackDown
(37 episodes)
1999
Raw
Bad News Barrett · (21 episodes)
1993
Raw
King Barrett · (29 episodes)
1993
Raw
Wade Barrett · (3 episodes)
1993
Raw
(19 episodes)
1993