Stuart Bennett
Acting • Born 1980-08-10
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.
Filmography
128 credits
WWE Night of Champions 2010
Movie • 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Over The Limit 2011
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
Movie • 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
Movie • 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2010
Movie • 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
Movie • 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2010
Movie • 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2011
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
Movie • 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
Movie • 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Movie • 2011
Wade Barrett
Dead Man Down
Movie • 2013
Kilroy
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Movie • 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2012
Movie • 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 32
Movie • 2016
King Barrett (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Movie • 2013
Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Movie • 2013
Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Movie • 2015
Bad News Barrett
WWE Payback 2013
Movie • 2013
Wade Barrett
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
Movie • 2010
Wade Barrett
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Movie • 2010
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
Movie • 2010
Wade Barrett (Appearance)
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
Movie • 2015
Bad News Barrett
WWE Battleground 2015
Movie • 2015
King Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
Movie • 2015
King Barrett
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
Movie • 2015
King Barrett
NXT Great American Bash 2022
Movie • 2022
Wade Barrett
WWE Payback 2014
Movie • 2014
Bad News Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Movie • 2014
Bad News Barrett
Survivor Series War Games 2023 Kickoff
Movie • 2023
Wade Barrett
CM Punk: Best in the World
Movie • 2012
Himself
WWE Fastlane 2015
Movie • 2015
Bad News Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 31
Movie • 2015
Bad News Barrett
WWE Payback 2015
Movie • 2015
King Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
Movie • 2015
King Barrett
WWE The Beast in the East
Movie • 2015
King Barrett
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
Movie • 2014
Wade Barrett
WWE King Of the Ring 2015
Movie • 2015
Bad New Barrett
WWE Fastlane 2023 Kickoff
Movie • 2023
Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Kickoff
Movie • 2023
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday Kickoff
Movie • 2023
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 39 Saturday Kickoff
Movie • 2023
Wade Barrett
WWE Payback 2023 Kickoff
Movie • 2023
Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Kickoff
Movie • 2024
Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2023 Kickoff
Movie • 2023
Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2015
Movie • 2015
King Barrett
NWA Into the Fire
Movie • 2019
Stu Bennett
WWE Roadblock 2016
Movie • 2016
King Barrett
WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland Post Show
Movie • 2024
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Money in the Bank 2024
Movie • 2024
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to NXT Stand & Deliver 2024
Movie • 2024
Wade Barrett
Eliminators
Movie • 2016
Bishop
WWE Countdown to SummerSlam 2024: Cleveland
Movie • 2024
Wade Barrett
I Am Vengeance
Movie • 2018
John Gold
Fanged Up
Movie • 2017
Victor Stanczyk
WWE SummerSlam 2015
Movie • 2015
King Barrett
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation
Movie • 2020
John Gold
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
Movie • 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Movie • 2013
Wade Barrett
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Movie • 2014
Wade Barrett
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
Movie • 2012
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 29
Movie • 2013
Wade Barrett
You May Be Pretty, But I Am Beautiful: The Adrian Street Story
Movie • 2019
Self
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
Movie • 2021
Wade Barrett
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
Movie • 2021
Wade Barrett
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Movie • 2016
King Barrett
NXT TakeOver 36
Movie • 2021
Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
Movie • 2013
Wade Barrett
WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
Movie • 2024
Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 Post-Show
Movie • 2024
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Royal Rumble 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
Countdown to Elimination Chamber 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
NWA Hard Times
Movie • 2020
Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Saturday
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Sunday
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
Countdown to WWE Backlash 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Backlash 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
Countdown to Money in the Bank 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Night of Champions 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Evolution 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Saturday
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Wrestlepalooza
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Wrestlepalooza: Indianapolis
Movie • 2025
Wade Barret
WWE Crown Jewel 2025
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
Survivor Series: WarGames
Movie • 2025
Wade Barrett
Royal Rumble 2026
Movie • 2026
Wade Barrett
Countdown to Royal Rumble 2026
Movie • 2026
The JBL and Cole Show
TV • 2012
Bad News Barrett
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Bad News Barrett
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Wade Barrett
Raw
TV • 1993
Bad News Barrett
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
King Barrett
Raw
TV • 1993
King Barrett
WWE Table For 3
TV • 2015
Wade Barrett
WWE Ride Along
TV • 2016
Wade Barrett
Swerved
TV • 2015
Bad News Barrett
WWE Main Event
TV • 2012
Wade Barrett
WOS Wrestling
TV • 2018
Himself
WWE NXT
TV • 2010
WWE Rivalries
TV • 2014
WWE NXT
TV • 2010
Wade Barrett
Raw
TV • 1993
Wade Barrett
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Ward Barrett
Raw
TV • 1993
NWA Powerrr
TV • 2019
WWE's Greatest Moments
TV • 2025
WWE Rivals
TV • 2022
WWE Rivals
TV • 2022
Wade Barrett
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
Wrestlemania Rewind
TV • 2014
Wade Barrett
Florida Championship Wrestling
TV • 2008
Lawrence Knight
WWE Rivalries
TV • 2014
Self
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
WWE: Unreal
TV • 2025
Self