Wade Barrett Opens Up About The Backstage Decisions That Caused Him To Leave WWE

Former WWE Superstar Wade “Bad News” Barrett recently sat down with Sports Illustrated as a part of their “Extra Mustard” series. He discussed several topics; most notably the final part of his time in WWE, and the backstage decisions that caused him to leave the company.

To begin the interview, Barrett started by discussing the limitations that were put on him in WWE.

“When you’re with WWE, you are operating within very fine boundaries that you cannot step outside of,” explained the 36-year-old Bennett. “Now I have offers for movie roles that are completely out of what you would expect for me, and that’s really exciting. The opportunity to go away from WWE and be myself and become Stu again is exactly what I needed.”

It’s no secret that many fans felt that Barrett was not properly used near the end of his run in the company. He agreed with these statements, and was simply not happy at all; this is the main reason that he asked for, and was granted his release.

“I was told, ‘This is your outfit, and here is your promo that you have to say word-for-word.’ Any time I tried to tweak the storyline because I thought it wasn’t working, or because it wasn’t me, I was denied. The lack of control over my career reduced my passion more than anything.”

“For the first time in my life, I was questioning why I was even getting out of bed and going to work. I wasn’t enjoying it and it wasn’t motivating me at all.”

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But what is next for the giver of bad news?

“I’ve done four movies now, and one was released this month called Eliminators,” said Bennett. “I shot that a year-and-a-half ago in the U.K. with a talented actor named Scott Adkins and a great director in James Nunn. I shot another film, Vengeance, about three months ago in the U.K. I play the lead in that one, and it should be out in May.”

“I’ve had some offers for 2017, both in the wrestling world and in film, but it’s going to be a little while before I can announce those.”

Barrett also discusses how he broke into the business, what he misses about wrestling and more.

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