If you're not familiar with Florida Championship Wrestling, it's likely best described as the precursor to NXT. For several years, this is where the WWE trained their stars of tomorrow. Like many on the current roster, Wade Barrett cut his teeth down in FCW. At the time working under the name Lawrence Knight, injury struck and ruled the Englishman out of action for several months. A damaged back muscle resulted in surgery, but Knight would keep himself relevant by taking on commentary duties. It was supposedly Dusty Rhodes, one of the minds in control of FCW at the time, who suggested that Lawrence Knight take up a position at the announce desk alongside the legendary American Dream in order to keep him in the spotlight. Ever since we've seen Wade Barrett, it's been clear that he's a good talker. Several months of announcing with Dusty Rhodes likely did him no harm either. Such is Barrett's poise, delivery and tone, you'd have to think that he'd be a prime candidate to make the transition from wrestler to commentator once his in-ring days are over.
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
