From @ThatDudeSings: How bad is @WWE hurting @WadeBarrett right now and would it help to go back to "Bad News Barrett"?
That's a tough one because nobody really knows what they're thinking with the guy. It's funny because I was reading Daniel Bryan's book and he mentioned Barrett as a possible Money in the Bank winner in 2011, but they didn't do it because another heel (Alberto Del Rio) won MITB on the Raw side. Imagine if they did that for Barrett four years ago. He could be a former WWE or World Champion. Instead of that, Barrett's a midcard heel who can't seem to get over the hump. Even when they had him with King of the Ring this year they really didn't capitalize on it much at all. If they call him King, Bad News or Wade does it really matter? It's all about the booking. They need to realize that they're lacking in terms of top heels and he's a veteran performer in his mid-30s that could be effective in a bigger role. Few wrestlers can get over on their own. They need that push from management and for whatever reason, aside from a few months in the second half of 2010, WWE management just doesn't want to give him a fair shot.
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