Wade Barrett Retirement, Age, Height, Weight, Career, Net Worth and Wife 

Who is Wade Barrett?

Wade Barrett is an English-American former professional wrestler and actor. He now works as a pro wrestling commentator. His real name is Stuart Bennett. 

Wade is known as one of the NXT pioneers. Before Roman Reigns came from NXT, it was Wade who made the first impact. He has been associated with WWE since 2006. 

Wade Barrett’s Basics 

Wade Barrett was born on 10 August 1980 in Penwortham, England. Wade is 45-years-old. He is a white person who follows the Christian religion. 

• Wade Barrett is a tall person, standing 6 feet and 7 inches. 
• 112 kg is his natural body weight. 
• Wade has blue eyes and dark brown hair. 
• US 13 is his shoe size. 

Despite having long been retired from the pro wrestling world, Wade has kept his body in shape. He works at the gym taking a healthy non-vegetarian diet. 

Basics	Details
In-ring Name	Wade Barrett
Real Name	Stuart Bennett
Full Name	Stuart Alexander Bennett
Born	10 August 1980
Age	45 years
Birth Place	Penwortham, England
Nationality	English-American
Faith	Christian
Ethnicity	White
Profession	Ex-pro wrestler, colour commentator, actor
Weight	112kg
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Feet Size	13 (US)
Fitness	Gym
Body Type	Tall and Mesucler
Height	6 feet and 7 inches
Food Habit	Non-Vegitarian
Tattoos	Yes, on arms

Wade Barrett Parents & Siblings 

• Wade Barrett’s mother worked as a social worker.
• His father is a retired accountant. He worked in Penwortham.
• Martin is Wade’s brother. In fact, he has also been his manager. 

Wade, despite being a massive pro wrestling name, has never made his parents’ names public. 

Wade Barrett Childhood and Education 

Wade was born in Penwortham. But he grew up in Preston and Wales. Wade comes from a non-wrestling background. 

As a kid, he played rugby and boxing. He holds a BSc in Marine Biology from the University of Liverpool. Wade is utterly fluent in English. He was hailed for his decent mic skills. 

He worked as a lifeguard and amateur boxer. Since childhood, he has supported Preston North End F.C. While growing up, he loved watching boxing legend Naseem Hamed. 

Wade Barrett Wife and Children 

Wade Barrett, despite being in his 40s, has not married. He has not even become a father yet. Wade has always been very private when it comes to sharing his love life with the WWE fans. 

Early Stages

• Wade Barrett started his journey as a pro wrestler in the United Kingdom first. 
• Between 2004 and 2006, he even became a Dropkick Murphys IWC Heavyweight Champion. It helped him open WWE doors. 

WWE Initial Moves

• Wade became a part of WWE in 2006. 
• He started in WWE’s Ohio Valley Wrestling. 
• 13 November 2006 episode of Raw in Manchester, he made an appearance. 
• In early 2008, he even won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. 
• From 2008 to 2010, he polished his skills at WWE’s Florida Championship Wrestling. 
• Al Snow and Jon Richie were his trainers. 

NXT Era 

• From 2010 to 2011, he led “The Nexus” alliance. He even won the WWE NXT Season 1. It helped him create mega storylines with John Cena & Randy Orton. 
• The Nexus helped Wade to create a massive negative persona. 

Championship Era

• From 2011 to 2015, he carried the Bad News Barrett persona. 
• His catch line was “I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news”. 
• He became the five-time Intercontinental Champion. 
• “Bull Hammer Elbow” was his finishing move. 

Wade Barrett Retirement

On May 6, 2016, Wade Barrett retired as a professional wrestler. His WWE contract expired in June 2016, and he chose not to renew it. 

• Elbow and shoulder injuries were the key reasons behind his early retirement. 
• He was not happy with the creative team of WWE. Wade felt he was underused. 
• Back then, he also wanted to get mental peace. 

Being an Actor 

From 2015 to 2020, Wade worked as an actor in movies and series. 

• Dead Man Down, in 2013, was his debut film. 
• In 2016, he featured in Eliminators. 
• 2017: He acted in a lesser-known movie named Fanged Up. 
• In 2018 and 2020, he featured in I Am Vengeance and I Am VengeanceI Am Vengeance: Retaliation, respectively. 
• From 2013 to 2015, he played a role in The JBL and Cole Show. 
• In 2015, he acted in a web series named Swerved. He also featured in an episode of Total Divas. 
• In 2018, he was seen in Ultimate Beastmaster. 

WWE Return

In 2020, Wade made a WWE return but as a colour commentator. Firstly, he started his NXT. But later, he moved to RAW and SmackDown. Wade has done commentary on WWE’s several pay-per-view shows. 

He has become a key player in running the commentary side of WWE. 

Wade Barrett Social Media

Wade Barrett has more followers on X than on Instagram. On X, he holds 1 million plus followers and 743k followers on Instagram. 

Wade shows his pro-life and a bit of his personal moments on social media with the fans. 

• Instagram: @stubennettofficial
• X: @StuBennett

Wade Barrett Net Worth

USD 8 million is the updated net worth of Wade Barrett. At present, he makes handsome sums as a colour commentator at WWE. Wade did make decent sums from his pro wrestling and acting career. 

• He makes around $400,000 USD a year as a WWE commentator. 
• Wade drives high-end cars. 

FAQs

Trivia 

• Wade Barrett had a decent amateur boxing career. 
• He had completed as a bare-knuckle boxer. 
• King Barrett, Lawrence Knight, Pinnacle, Stu Bennett and Stu Sanders are his lesser-known in-ring names. 
• Wade loves singing and playing guitar. 
• He is a skilled swimmer and worked as a lifeguard. 
• He holds a Marine Biology degree. 
• Wade loved boxing as a kid. 
• He grew up watching WCW and WWF shows. 
• Wade has featured in several editions of WWE’s video games. 
• WWE fans feel that Wade should have been used better. 
• He is a WWE Slammy Award winner.
• Wade loves eating pasta and pizza. 
• As a kid, he loved eating Spud. 

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