Wade Barrett has always had a lot to offer WWE, and for the past few years, the company's been missing out. If they let "Bad News" leave, though, they'll never get another chance to make the most of his talents, especially his most impressive one - his big mouth. While it's possible for up and coming wrestlers to improve their skills on the microphone, promos are by and large a "you've got it or you don't" talent - and Barrett has it. He's had it since the very beginning, as everyone watching the first season of NXT saw. When asked to cut a promo on "the wind," of all things, Barrett mentioned that the winds of change were blowing in WWE, guaranteeing his victory right then and there. Today, Barrett is one of the few people in WWE who can cut a promo that doesn't reek of an amateur Hollywood scriptwriter. His mic work is convincing and entertaining while always maintaining originality. In an era when there are few stars who can talk fans into arenas, losing Barrett would be a harsh blow.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013