10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Wade Barrett

8. Getting Slapped By Wayne Rooney

But it got WWE mainstream exposure! And that's important, yes. But why exactly didn't WWE have one of their lesser stars get manhandled by Wazzo? Surely a Damien Sandow or a Heath Slater could have took a slap from the England international. Why did it have to be Wade? Well, because they have history, see: Wade had previously accused Rooney of diving in order to win a penalty when Manchester United clashed with Barrett's beloved Preston North End in the FA Cup back in January. He even tweeted about it at the time, chastising England's record goalscorer and Man Utd skipper. And WWE did get plenty of mainstream coverage for the stunt...but what did Wade get? To a great deal of non-wrestling fans, he's just the bloke that was 'done in' by Wayne Rooney, now. He's not going to get a receipt, is he, either in the form of scoring a goal against Man Utd or via a swift Bullhammer next time WWE are in the UK. No, the score is going to always be Rooney 1-0 Wade Barrett/WWE. Why would WWE want you to remember that? In six months time, it's doubtful that they will.