8 Radical Ideas For WWE To Save Wade Barrett

1. Give Him A Redemptive Run With The Intercontinental Championship

Barrett€™s been the Intercontinental Champion no less than five times in the last five years. That€™s level with Triple H and Edge€ top guys, multiple world champions, men who€™ve headlined Wrestlemania. When Barrett had the Intercontinental title, however, it was a prop: lip service to the position that Barrett should probably have on the roster, if only creative had something decent for him. In December 2015, Barrett is clearly not that guy - but he could be, given the opportunity to get over and sufficient protection from the office to make the redemption angle work. Meanwhile, right now Kevin Owens is making great strides in rehabilitating WWE€™s cursed secondary title in the eyes of the crowd - after all, this is the title that used to be held by the company€™s crown prince, the next big thing. Through no fault of Stu Bennett€™s, Barrett€™s character has played his own part in devaluing the tradition and significance of the Intercontinental Championship over the last few years. As a babyface who€™s actually over with the WWE crowd, Barrett could and should play his part in restoring the title to its rightful place in the WWE hierarchy€ and it€™s only fair that a lengthy and meaningful sixth run with the Intercontinental Championship caps off his return to his rightful place on the card. If all of this sounds like pie in the sky: if you think that Wade Barrett is a lost cause, too far gone to be rehabilitated€ just remember that professional wrestling is a work. None of these people are really deservedly winning matches or championships, and many if not most of the most heated rivalries in the business have stemmed from the collaboration between two friends. Wrestling is storytelling: and if the right person tells the right story, they can change minds, turn perceptions around and spin received wisdom on its head.