45
Years
103
Movies
28
TV Shows
8.9
Rating
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.
45
Years Old
103
Movies
28
TV Shows
8.9
Avg Rating
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.
1993
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 10, 1980
Birthplace
Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Also Known As
Dead Man Down
2013
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
2026
Eliminators
2016
WWE Backlash 2025
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WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday
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WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
WWE Night of Champions 2010
2010
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation
2020
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
WWE WrestleMania 32
2016
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
2025
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
Royal Rumble 2026
2026
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
2012
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto
2025
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
2011
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
2010
+ 83 more movies
Raw
1993
Raw
1993
Raw
1993
Raw
1993
WWE NXT
2010
WWE NXT
2010
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Main Event
2012
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Lucha Underground
2014
WWE Rivals
2022
WWE Rivals
2022
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
WWE Rivalries
2014
WWE Rivalries
2014
+ 8 more TV shows