Bad News Barrett Praises Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns

In a recent interview with Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald, former WWE Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett talked candidly about his recent shoulder injury, his style between the ropes and his high regard for both Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns.

How he’s doing since the injury:

“I’m great. I’m back in the gym lifting weights again. I’m working hard on my rehab to come back as soon as I can. I miss performing in front of the WWE Universe and traveling around the world seeing the fans all the time.”

Getting injured during a push:

“…There is never really a good time to get injured. I felt like I was in the middle of a good run. I had some good matches, and people were enjoying what I was doing. Obviously, I also had the Intercontinental championship, which was huge in itself. There are elements of this happening that really did suck, but I want to be back and better than ever. I want to push forward. Eventually, I want to win the WWE world heavyweight championship.”

Will he change his in-ring brawler style?

“I think with me and the injury, it was kind of an unfortunate situation. We can do that 100 more times, and it wouldn’t have happened. Sometimes you have this element of bad luck. It would be a struggle to go out and not give a 100 percent, especially when you have the loud crowd behind you and the adrenaline pumping. I would find it hard to step back and do things a little different. Maybe it’s something I need to look at with a bit more maturity. However, with this particular injury, I think it was just a case of bad luck.”

Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns:

“For me, he (Wyatt) is definitely one of the guys I would look at as the future. What a unique guy and amazingly talented in the ring. I think his character is just so unique within the world of WWE that you can’t help but to take notice. So he is a guy who I enjoy a lot. Another I like is Roman Reigns. He has the potential to be the next top, top guy, which only happens once in a generation. With this generation, he kind of has everything on paper to be that guy. Fingers crossed for his development. I think he has a great head on his shoulders. He is a great athlete and a good attitude. Everyone seems to like him in the locker room, which is pretty rare in itself. If he keeps developing the way he has, I can see him being the guy who is pulling the whole train along.”

(h/t WrestlingInc.com)

You can read the full interview by clicking here.

Editor’s Note

Get well soon, Barrett. Perhaps we could see a Barrett vs. Wyatt or Barrett vs. Reigns program somewhere in the future.

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