8 Radical Ideas For WWE To Save Wade Barrett

8. Take Him Off Television For A Couple Of Months

Clearly, the first step towards rehabilitation is to remove King Barrett from the equation entirely. If this version of the character is still loitering around the bottom of the card like an awkward stain on the front of your trousers (it€™s toothpaste, honestly), no one€™s ever going to take him seriously. He needs to take a break in order to come back with a new lease on life. This should have been done last time he was off making a film, so if a similar opportunity turns up, then take it. If not, then bite the bullet, decide who you want him to feud with when he returns, and then run a storyline where that guy puts him on the shelf for eight or nine weeks. Who should do the honours? I vote for The Wyatts. They€™re supposed to be on a tear right now to keep them looking strong after they were stonewalled by the Brothers Of Destruction last month: well, have them tear through Barrett too. Run a tag match between Rusev, Barrett and the Wyatts. Have Luke Harper and Erick Rowan isolate Barrett and pulverise him, and Rusev back off from making the saving hot tag (because he likes Barrett, but not enough to die for him). Harper then proceeds to take him out at the knee, leaving him writhing in agony. It should be Harper, because he€™s the best worker of the Wyatts, and arguably the most over for diehard fans - a grudge match between him and a fired up Barrett makes the most sense, and will also look like a million dollars between the ropes. Quite apart from anything else though, I love the idea that when Barrett returns, he€™s only interested in revenge on Luke Harper himself - not on the Wyatts as a scary bayou voodoo collective. It€™d be the first time that a minor Wyatt was targeted with a grudge and that Bray was completely ignored. When Barrett returns, of course, they should...