10 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (April 5)
4. Some Bad News For King Barrett
If that was the end of Wade Barretts run in WWE, then its really a sad farewell to such a promising yet unfulfilled career. If hes just being punted to singles competition, then it still stings, but it could be a small boon.
Barrett got the boot from the League of Nations after he took the fall in the Tag Team Championship match, being dubbed the weakest link in the League by Sheamus. Barrett hasnt won a singles match since October and was sidelined for about a month at the end of 2015. Earlier this year, it leaked out that he was looking to possibly leave WWE when his contract expired this year.
In that case, this could be WWE drumming him out of the League and out of the company altogether, a method WWE has used before when superstars are departing. There also is a slight (ever so slight) chance that Barrett could get one last singles run before leaving, maybe a couple matches.
But more likely, that was the end for Wade Barrett in WWE, which stinks because he started with so much promise as the leader of the Nexus. He had a legitimate shot at being a top guy and for whatever reason, WWE got gun-shy about him and he spent the next several years hovering around the mid-card, capturing the Intercontinental Championship numerous times, only to lose most of his nontitle matches.