Traditionally, once a wrestler is viewed as injury prone by WWE management, their cards are marked in that category until the end of time. There are only a few wrestlers who can get away with being susceptible to injury, with Randy Orton being a notable exception, simply because he has always been viewed as a true home grown superstar and a special case. Wade Barrett has suffered from a fair few injuries throughout his 5 years in WWE, ones which unfortunately come at (fittingly) bad times for the Englishman. A nasty elbow injury was sustained in a freak accident on one episode of Monday Night Raw in 2012, when Dolph Ziggler landed on him awkwardly, and in 2013, the man was put on the shelf with a separated shoulder whilst he was Intercontinental Champion. Upward mobility following the King Of The Ring doesn't look all that likely for Wade Barrett, and it's possible that such previous injury woes could be weighing on WWE's minds a little when contemplating the guy for a big push, which is pretty unfortunate given the circumstances of his injuries.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
