Wade Barrett

Wade Barrett: Biography in Details

Who is Wade Barrett?

Wade Barrett is a professional English wrestler, actor, and former bare-knuckle boxer, best known for his tenure with WWE under the ring name Wade Barrett.

He was the winner of the first season of NXT in 2010 and he later made his Raw debut on 7 June 2010 rising to prominence as the leader of the famous group The Nexus, composed of the remaining NXT rookies of season 1.

Bennett left WWE in May 2016 to focus on his acting career.

Wade Barrett: Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Wade Barrett was born in Penwortham, United Kingdom on 10 August 1980 and lived there until the age of six. His ethnicity is Caucasian.

Details about his father and mother are not revealed.

He has often stated that Davey Boy Smith and Bret Hart are among his childhood heroes who inspired him to become a professional wrestler. He attended the University of Liverpool and has a degree in marine biology.

Wade Barrett: Career, Salary, Net Worth

Wade Barrett’s career began as a bare-knuckle boxer in Liverpool. He soon became a champion bare-knuckle boxer and went on to fight in various locations throughout Europe.

At the request of Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, he incorporated his bare-knuckle career into WWE.

Bennett entered the world of professional wrestling at the age of 21 and was trained by Jon Ritchie and Al Snow.

After successful projects like Ohio Valley Wrestling (2006–2008), Florida Championship Wrestling (2008–2010), The Nexus (2010–2011), The Corre, The Barrett Barrage, and Bad News Barrett (2013–2015), he soon became one of the most successful wrestlers of his generation.

It was announced on 6 May that Wade Barrett had been released by WWE. Although the exact date of his possible return to WWE is not confirmed he said that he would be “back in the ring when the time is right”.

Bennett had a small role in the 2013 crime-thriller film ‘Dead Man Down’.

It was announced in April 2015 that he would star as “Europe’s most dangerous assassin” in a WWE Studios-Richwater Films action-thriller film titled Eliminators.

The salary that Wade Barrett made as a professional wrestler was $550,000 annually which resulted in his net worth being a total of about $7 million as per 2024’s data.

Wade Barrett’s Rumors, Controversy

Although Wade Barrett has been involved in some controversies during his wrestling career, none of them are worth mentioning. He has not been part of any recent rumors.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Wade Barrett has a relatively tall height of 6 foot 7 inches, 200 cm. He weighs 256 pounds or 111 kg. His hair color is light brown and his eye color is brown.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Bennett is active on the Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.

Wade Barrett has more than 1.3 million followers on his Twitter account, more than 2.9k followers and Facebook, and around 656k followers on Instagram.

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