10 Wrestlers Who Lost All Passion For The Business

10. Wade Barrett

The 2010s were chaotic.

More than happy to just rely on John Cena as his top draw and company ambassador, Vince McMahon had neither the talent nor the inclination to tell intricate, rewarding stories and get behind his characters. There was such an arbitrary, punishing quality to his television product. Stop/start booking. 50/50 results. It was all so drab and meaningless, and then it became insulting. You were told that a character wasn't worth a damn, but then were told "This wrestler has a new entrance theme, a new rose/crown/gavel, and they've just won a couple of TV matches. Invest in them immediately."

When the fans did not do that, the new gimmick cycle began anew.

This of course describes Wade Barrett, yet another WWE wrestler of that era who won multiple midcard championships that nobody would ever guess the order of. Do it now. You can't. Who did Barrett beat to win his third Intercontinental title?

Dolph Ziggler, maybe?

Speaking to Sports Illustrated in 2016, Barrett, who voluntarily left WWE the year prior, Barrett was equally disenchanted.

"Unfortunately, in 2015 and again in 2016, I was asked to play a character and perform storylines that I found thoroughly uninspiring. After making repeated attempts to change my career trajectory and having those efforts turned down, my passion for playing the role of a WWE Superstar went away."