History YMMV / WadeBarrett

* BadassDecay: Started out on WWE-TV as the brutal, charismatic leader of the NXT Riot, spearheading a movement that blazed a path of destruction that included everything from gang beatings of some of WWE's top names to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking clocking timekeepers and vandalizing wrestling ring setups]]. He participated in several title and title-relevant matches and even had kayfabe control over [[JohnCena the company's most recognizable face]]. From there, he went to a SquashMatch, having his own [[TheNexus stable]] [[HijackedByGanon hijacked by]] CMPunk, and switching brands. He bounced back a bit to lead the Corre, which proceeded to run roughshod over Smackdown's most intimidating superstars, and at one point had possession of both the Intercontinental and Tag Team titles. Then his {{greed}} [[FatalFlaw got the best of him]] and he exiled one member and alienated the other two. Between the Corre breaking up & declaring himself the Barrett Barrage, about half his exploits involved trying to ambush fellow superstars and failing horribly.

** Revisited following the end of both Nexus and Corre. Barrett's been a glorified midcarder since then, had a terrible losing streak against established superstars going on until he beat [[BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] on pay-per-view, and found himself facing no-name enhancement talent more than he'd like as of late. When he addressed the disgrace of being expected to wrestle nobodies despite his orchestrated attacks on everybody from JohnCena to VinceMcMahon in the past year and walked away in utter disgust from such a match, he wasn't alone in the sentiment.

* TooDumbToLive: Recently interrupted a promo by TripleH in favor of his own ring entrance for a match that was immediately following. (Keep in mind that Trips, both in and out of Kayfabe, is Barrett's '''boss''' - not to mention he's in a bit of a fighting mood.) After Trips walked up the ramp to meet Barrett (wearing a face of incredulity at Barrett's gall, naturally), Barrett topped it off by giving Trips a jerk of the head that clearly said, "Yeah, that's all well and good. Get outta here so I can have my match." Of course, depending on your point of view, one might call that pure BrassBalls on Barrett's part. TripleH [[GroinAttack responded by immediately testing that theory with his foot.]]

** At least until after he [[StrawmanHasAPoint protested it]], beat [[BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], declared the Barrett Barrage, and [[TookALevelInBadass went on a tear through Smackdown that ended up in taking out ]]'''RandyOrton'''.

** The Bad News Barrett troll gimmick has gotten him even more Draco love due to being deemed hilarious.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The second version of "Just Don't Care Anymore"

* TooDumbToLive: Recently interrupted a promo by TripleH in favor of his own ring entrance for a match that was immediately following. (Keep in mind that Trips, both in and out of Kayfabe, is Barrett's '''boss''' - not to mention he's in a bit of a fighting mood.) After Trips walked up the ramp to meet Barrett (wearing a face of incredulity at Barrett's gall, naturally), Barrett topped it off by giving Trips a jerk of the head that clearly said, "Yeah, that's all well and good. Get outta here so I can have my match." Of course, depending on your point of view, one might call that pure BrassBalls on Barrett's part. TripleH [[GroinAttack responded by immediately testing that theory with his foot.]]
* UnfortunateImplications: Has called his new finisher "The Souvenir", explaining that it's a gift that "stays with" the receiver. Given that the move is a forearm shot to the face, the 'gift' Wade Barrett is talking about is probably a concussion.
** Possibly in response to this, the move has since been renamed the Bull Hammer... [[NameOfPower which is frankly]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast WAY more badass anyway.]]

* MemeticMutation: If you think this is a tired trope, I've got some bad news for you.

* EnsembleDarkhorse[=/=]EvilIsCool: As well as the usual charismatic heel based following from internet fans, Barrett has been receiving louder and louder positive reactions from live crowds, including having "Let's Go, Barrett!" chanted for him over faces like Wrestling/KofiKingston and ''Wrestling/ReyMysterio''.

* BadassDecay: Started out on WWE-TV as the brutal, charismatic leader of the NXT Riot, spearheading a movement that blazed a path of destruction that included everything from gang beatings of some of WWE's top names to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking clocking timekeepers and vandalizing wrestling ring setups]]. He participated in several title and title-relevant matches and even had kayfabe control over [[JohnCena the company's most recognizable face]]. From there, he went to a SquashMatch, having his own [[TheNexus stable]] [[HijackedByGanon hijacked by]] CMPunk, and switching brands. He bounced back a bit to lead the Corre, which proceeded to run roughshod over Smackdown's most intimidating superstars, and at one point had possession of both the Intercontinental and Tag Team titles. Then his {{greed}} [[FatalFlaw got the best of him]] and he exiled one member and alienated the other two. Since the Corre broke up, about half his exploits have involved trying to ambush fellow superstars and failing horribly.

* EvilIsCool: As well as the usual charismatic heel based following from internet fans, Barrett has been receiving louder and louder positive reactions from live crowds, including having "Let's Go, Barrett!" chanted for him over faces like Wrestling/KofiKingston and ''[[Wrestling/RandyOrton Randy Orton]]''.
** His match at 4/7/14 RAW cements it. Why? He fought and won against '''Rey Mysterio''' and Rey-Rey is one of the top babyfaces of the WWE.!

* FoeYay: He's done a lot to get Wrestling/JohnCena to work for him.
** One of his orders included having Cena wash his back.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: His now re-recorded theme song is arguably a huge improvement over the first version.

* FanNickname: A lot of his fellow brits refer to him affectionately as "Bazza".

** Possibly in response to this, the move has since been renamed the Bull Hammer.

* UnfortunateImplications: Has called his new finisher "The Souvenir", explaining that it's a gift that "stays with" the receiver. Given that the move is a forearm shot to the face, the 'gift' Wade Barrett is talking about is probably a concussion.

** Revisited following the end of both Nexus and Corre. Barrett's been a glorified midcarder since then, had a terrible losing streak against established superstars going on until he beat [[BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] on pay-per-view, and found himself facing no-name enhancement talent more than he'd like as of late. When he addressed the disgrace of being expected to wrestle nobodies despite his orchestrated attacks on everybody from JohnCena to VinceMcMahon in the past year and walked away in utter disgust from such a match, he wasn't alone in the sentiment.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Despite their villainous methods, Barrett and the Nexus did have legitimate complaints against {{WWE}} management.

** At least until after he [[StrawmanHasAPoint protested it]], beat [[BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], declared the Barrett Barrage, and [[TookALevelInBadass went on a tear through Smackdown that ended up in taking out ]]RandyOrton.

* FetishFuel: That accent and voice, for many people.