I thought he was gonna be a huge star back in 2010 after NXT started, and he looked like he'd be a top heel when Nexus became a thing then one faithful summer night where he ate a pin at Summerslam seconds after ddting Cena on the floor and everything went to hell after that. Not planning just that whole Cena feud but everything went spiraling downward from there and yes injuries took him down too, but if they just held of on Lol Cena wins for six months they would have had a made man in Barrett.
TNA is not exactly appealing now that they are off of Spike tv and he's reportedly gonna sign a legends deal so I see him trying to land an acting job in Hollywood or a stunt man or even getting into MMA but him being back in the WWE in a year or two.
I wish this was surprising. They've absolutely wasted Barrett, who should have been a world champion by this point in his career. He can talk, he can wrestle, and he's been hurt, but not really any more than anybody else (ahem, Sheamus). And I've mentioned this before, but I my big wrestling story is meeting him, Heath Slater, and Justin Gabriel in an airport once, and Barrett was nothing but gracious; exactly the kind of public representative you'd want for your company. So if WWE's not going to take advantage of what Barrett has to offer, then let him go home.
He should be a manager or commentator if nothing else, instead he has always been the guy they like to pull the rug out from under or push in the pool .... Aaaaaaahhhhh.
Good for him though. Hopefully this blazes a trail for other guys going nowhere. There is life after WWE and lots of spots to fill with WWE sucking up so much talent.
Pure wasted opportunity. I often cite the JBL & Cole Show, despite my dislike of both JBL and Cole, as a place where WWE superstars got to show some real fun personality. Daniel Bryan wrestled a bear, Cody Rhodes did all kinds of stuff, Heath Slater became Clem Layfiend, and Bad News Barrett was born.
And Bad News Barrett was awesome. And it worked. And it somehow found its way onto the main shows... and it got over. And... then they made him stop doing it. Why let the guy finally find a catchphrase and make it big when you can cut him off at the knees? No decorum at all.
Indeed, TNA is a shaky long-term proposition, but Drew Galloway seems to be having all sorts of fun. I believe he's 35, which, for an athlete, is starting to get to be too old to be doing something you're not enjoying.
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