History YMMV / WadeBarrett

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

* FoeYay: He did a lot to get Wrestling/JohnCena to work for him, and one of his orders after accomplishing that included having Cena wash his back.

* MisaimedFandom: The WWE wants ''so badly'' to get Barrett over as a huge heel with his "Bad News" gimmick. But given his popularity as an in-ring performer and the fact that most people think his gimmick (or at least his delivery) is ActuallyPrettyFunny, he tends to get more cheers than boos.

* MagnificentBastard: Early on his huge charisma, intelligence, and skill at implementing his plans put him on the road to being one. Various uses of The Nexus and obtaining Cena under his control cemented him as this.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The second version of "Just Don't Care Anymore", as well as the unused alternative lyrical version of "Rebel Son" otherwise known as "I Did My Time".

* HeartwarmingMoments: He had two last acts as the GM of ''Wrestling/DefiantWrestling'' before departing the company: putting over Rampage Brown (who just finished winning the ''Defiant World Title'' from Wrestling/AustinAries) as "the greatest wrestler of the UK" and PassingTheTorch to "the artist formerly known as Primate", a wrestler with a caveman gimmick who had to retire due to undergoing surgery originated by a broke jaw at a ''Defiant Hardcore Title'' match.

** The fact that there are plenty of stories out there from people who have met him who describe him as [[MeanCharacterNiceActor very friendly and charming]] only encourage this.

* 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''. His 'Bad News Barrett' persona has multipled his popularity significantly, mostly for how amusing the gimmick and his delivery is.

* HamAndCheese: Bad News Barrett

** 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 Wrestling/DanielBryan 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 Wrestling/JohnCena to VinceMcMahon in the past year and walked away in utter disgust from such a match, he wasn't alone in the sentiment.

* HilariousInHindsight: As Wade Barrett, he led the Nexus invasion on the WWE after NXT season 1. [[SevenYearsRule Seven years later]], as the GM of ''Wrestling/DefiantWrestling'', he's ''on the receiving end'' of such an invasion, with Wrestling/AustinAries leading it.

* 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 [[Wrestling/JohnCena the company's most recognizable face]]. From there, he went to a SquashMatch, having his own [[Wrestling/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.

** 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 ]]'''Wrestling/RandyOrton'''.

** 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 Wrestling/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: At one point in 2013, he 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.]]

* 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 [[Wrestling/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.