Name: Wade Barrett
Birthday: August 10, 1980
Ring Names: Wade Barrett, Stu Bennett, Stu Sanders, Lawrence Knight
Short Biography: Stuart Alexander "Stu" Bennett is an English professional wrestler, signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (under the SmackDown brand) as Wade Barrett. After honing his skills in Florida Championship Wrestling, Wade Barrett went on to win Season One of WWE NXT in May 2010. Barrett rose to power, notoriety, and dominance as the founding leader of the Nexus for the latter half of 2010 and from early to mid-2011 formed (and later disbanded) another alliance, the Corre, during his reign as WWE Intercontinental champion. The latter part of 2011 saw the Barrett Barrage propel the English superstar to his greatest height thus far as a single competitor. (Continued)
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Washington, D.C. – After a scathing pre-match indictment of American society and its standards, Wade Barrett went on to face challenger Ezekiel Jackson with the Intercontinental Championship on the line. Although Barrett had plenty to say before the match to the crowd amassed in the nation’s capital, Jackson came prepared to fight.
Ezekiel Jackson def. Wade Barrett (New Intercontinental Champion)
At WWE Capitol Punishment, Ezekiel Jackson captured the Intercontinental Championship with a monumental victory over former Corre cohort Wade Barrett.
Before the match, Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett emerged before the Washington members of the WWE Universe with a microphone in his hand, ready to point out the shortcomings of both the United States of America and his opponent Ezekiel Jackson.
But, once the bell rang, the intense dislike between the two former associates took center stage in an absolutely brutal battle that rocked WWE to the “Corre.” And after stunning the WWE Universe by kicking out of Barrett’s devastating Wasteland, the powerful Jackson broke loose, delivering a series of crippling body slams, before making the English Superstar tap-out with the backbreaker.
After the match, Wade Barrett‘s mentor Chris Jericho tweeted the following:
@IAmJericho: Watching the PPV and @WadeBarrett promo. He has such amazing presence. A future world champion for sure…
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A very special thanks to our forum member and friend Liz and her boyfriend for taking and sharing these excellent shots of Wade Barrett vs. Ezekiel Jackson at the East Rutherford, NJ WWE Supershow! Wade overcame Zeke’s powerful series of bodyslams to pull off the win and retain his Intercontinental Championship. Tune in to WWE’s new pay-per-view Capitol Punishment tonight to watch Barrett battle Jackson once again for the title, and check out the rest of Liz’s candids in the gallery!
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One day before they go to battle at WWE’s Capitol Punishment pay-per-view, check out this clip of Wade Barrett and Ezekiel Jackson (in more amicable times) appearing on Channel 4′s That Paralympics Show, filmed this past spring when the WWE SmackDown crew toured the UK! Wade and Zeke are shown techniques on playing wheelchair basketball and demonstrate their own skill at the end of the clip!
Also, a very special thanks to Eve and Angela for sharing their photo with Wade Barrett taken in Madrid, Spain last week!
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YouTube: Wade Barrett’s Appearance on UK’s Channel 4 (UK Viewers Only)
NOTE: Wade’s appearance starts at approximately 10:09 into the video.
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – In two days WWE will debut its newest pay-per-view, Capitol Punishment, and Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett is ready to take on challenger Ezekiel Jackson in a battle to resolve their differences with the title on the line. On SmackDown, both men saw battle against one another in a six-man tag team rematch from Monday night’s All Star Raw.
Ezekiel Jackson, Sin Cara & Daniel Bryan def. Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett, Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes
Following an explosive dropkick to Ted DiBiase in the corner, Daniel Bryan attempted the pin on his fallen foe. Although it was later determined that DiBiase’s shoulder did, in fact, raise off the canvas before the three-count, the referee failed to notice it. As a result, he awarded the victory to the team of Daniel Bryan, Ezekiel Jackson & Sin Cara over the team of Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase.
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