Former Intercontinental Champion Teases WWE Return

One more time? Wrestling is a weird sports as it is a lot harder to leave than most others. While mainstream sports are the kind that allows its athletes to get out a lot easier, wrestlers are able to stick around a lot longer and can get booked on a variety of shows outside of the big leagues. That can make it difficult to stay out, and now someone might be making a return.

NXT has come a very long way in its history. The show is now the third brand in WWE and has held its own tours and major events. Going from little more than filler programming on WWE.com to what they have here is astounding, but NXT goes even further back than that. At one point the show was almost a game show for wrestlers, but some of those names went a long way. Now one of those wrestlers might be thinking about getting back in the ring.

During this week’s edition of the After The Bell podcast, former Intercontinental Champion and NXT broadcaster Wade Barrett suggested that he might wrestle again. Barrett said that it would not take much to get him back in the ring, though he was enjoying his commentary job. Barrett, 40 years old, has not wrestled since the April 4, 2016 Monday Night Raw, though he has appeared in various promotions since then.

After winning the first season of NXT, Barrett went on to become a mainstay of the WWE roster for several years, including leading both the Nexus and the Corre, followed by the League of Nations a few years later. Barrett is a five time Intercontinental Champion and also won the 2015 King of the Ring. There is no word on if WWE is interested in having him get back in the ring.

Barrett was a pretty big deal in WWE. Check out what he did during his time in the ring:

Wade Barrett’s most dominant wins: WWE Playlist

Raw: CM Punk vs. Wade Barrett

FULL MATCH - Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett – Tables Match: SmackDown, Jan. 20, 2012

Opinion: I’m not sure how much of a big deal Barrett would be long term in WWE, but he is the kind of star who could be someone who could make a nice impact in the short term. Someone with so many titles and accomplishments could help someone out and it isn’t like the Bull Hammer is a move that takes a lot of practice to pull off again. I could go for Barrett being back so maybe there is something to it.

If nothing else, it goes along with the idea of never saying never in wrestling. At the end of the day, it is possible to see almost anyone in wrestling come back one more time and that leaves some interesting doors open. Barrett might not be the biggest star ever, but he is only 40 years old and that is more than young enough to still do something on a big stage in wrestling.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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