Acting
Stuart Bennett
EN cinema · 114 credits
Born
10 August 1980 (age 46)
Birthplace
Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as Bad News Barrett · Lawrence Knight · King Barrett · Stu Sanders · Wade Barrett · Stu Bennett
Stuart Alexander Bennett is an English professional wrestling commentator, actor, and former professional wrestler and former bare-knuckle boxer who holds both British and American citizenship. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is a color commentator on the NXT brand under the ring name Wade Barrett. Under the Wade Barrett name, Bennett won the first season of NXT in 2010 and made his main roster debut on Raw later that year. He rose to prominence as the leader of The Nexus, a villainous faction composed of the remaining NXT first-season rookies. He headlined five PPV events for WWE in 2010—SummerSlam, Night of Champions, Bragging Rights, Survivor Series, and TLC—three of which saw him unsuccessfully challenge for the WWE Championship. He later formed The Corre, a short-lived group with former Nexus members Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel, along with Ezekiel Jackson in 2011. After they disbanded, he would go on to become a five-time Intercontinental Champion. In 2013, Barrett's ring name was changed to Bad News Barrett and he adopted the character of a man who took pleasure in breaking bad news to other people. In 2015, he won the 20th King of the Ring tournament, at which point his ring name was changed to King Barrett. He notably portrayed a villain for his entire WWE career, regardless of the other changes to his character. He has not wrestled since leaving WWE in May 2016, though he has appeared in non-wrestling roles on the international independent circuit, such as a commentator for World of Sport Wrestling and a general manager for Defiant Wrestling under his real name. He made his acting debut in the thriller film Dead Man Down (2013) and has since starred in films such as Eliminators (2016), I Am Vengeance (2018), and I Am Vengeance: Retaliation (2020). He returned to WWE as a commentator in August 2020.
Known for
Filmography
Royal Rumble 2026
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 42: Saturday
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 42: Sunday
as Wade Barrett
NXT The Great American Bash 2026
as Wade Barrett
Saturday Night's Main Event XLV
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday - Countdown
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Sunday
as Wade Barrett
Backlash Tampa
as Wade Barrett
Elimination Chamber
as Wade Barrett
WWE Sunday Night's Main Event - Countdown
as Wade Barrett
WWE Sunday Night's Main Event
as Wade Barrett
WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
2025
WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
as Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Royal Rumble 2025
as Wade Barrett
Countdown to Elimination Chamber 2025
as Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto
as Wade Barrett
Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Saturday
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday
as Wade Barrett
Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Sunday
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 41: Sunday
as Wade Barrett
Countdown to WWE Backlash 2025
as Wade Barrett
WWE Backlash 2025
as Wade Barrett
Countdown to Money in the Bank 2025
as Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
as Wade Barrett
WWE Night of Champions 2025
as Wade Barrett
WWE Evolution 2025
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Saturday
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
as Wade Barrett
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
as Wade Barrett
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
as Wade Barrett
WWE Crown Jewel 2025
as Wade Barrett
Survivor Series: WarGames
as Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Kickoff
as Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to Money in the Bank 2024
as Wade Barrett
WWE Countdown to NXT Stand & Deliver 2024
as Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 Post-Show
as Wade Barrett
WWE Clash at the Castle 2024
as Wade Barrett
WWE Bash in Berlin
Presenter
Survivor Series War Games 2023 Kickoff
as Wade Barrett
WWE Fastlane 2023 Kickoff
as Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Kickoff
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday Kickoff
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 39 Saturday Kickoff
as Wade Barrett
WWE Payback 2023 Kickoff
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2023 Kickoff
as Wade Barrett
NXT Great American Bash 2022
as Wade Barrett
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
as Wade Barrett
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
as Wade Barrett
NXT TakeOver 36
as Wade Barrett
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation
as John Gold
NWA Into the Fire
as Stu Bennett
I Am Vengeance
as John Gold
Fanged Up
as Victor Stanczyk
WWE WrestleMania 32
as King Barrett (Ringside)
WWE Roadblock 2016
as King Barrett
Eliminators
as Bishop
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as King Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Battleground 2015
as King Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
as King Barrett
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
as King Barrett
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Bad News Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Payback 2015
as King Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
as King Barrett
WWE The Beast in the East
as King Barrett
WWE King Of the Ring 2015
as Bad New Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2015
as King Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2015
as King Barrett
WWE Payback 2014
as Bad News Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Bad News Barrett
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
as Wade Barrett
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
as Wade Barrett
Dead Man Down
as Kilroy
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
as Wade Barrett
WWE Payback 2013
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania 29
as Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
as Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
as Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
as Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as Wade Barrett
CM Punk: Best in the World
as Himself
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
as Wade Barrett
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
as Wade Barrett
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
as Wade Barrett
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Over The Limit 2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2011
as Wade Barrett
WWE Night of Champions 2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Survivor Series 2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE SummerSlam 2010
as Wade Barrett
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
as Wade Barrett (Appearance)
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
as Wade Barrett (Appearance)