Road To Wrestlemania 31 - Bad News Barrett

He is a professional wrestler, actor, and former bare knuckle champion boxer, also known by his former ring name; Wade Barrett. He is signed to the WWE, where he performs under the ring name of Bad News Barrett and currently holds the WWE Intercontinental Champion’s title which is scheduled to be contested for, by a number of top wrestlers in a ladders match at the upcoming WrestleMania 31. Bad News Barrett can kick some ass, winning the Intercontinental Champions title multiple times. He is a crowd favorite and is cheered on each time he makes an entry, thus making for a potential superstar in the future for WWE.  

#1 How 2014 played out for Barrett

Bad News Barrett was doing very well from the start of 2014, but in due course, an injury proved to be an obstruction in his pursuit of the World Heavyweight Championship title even after getting a second shot at it. 

On the 14th  of April, an episode on Raw featured a match between Barrett and Dolph Ziggler in round one of the #1 Contender's Tournament for the Intercontinental Championship match at Extreme Rules, which Barrett had convincingly won. Following which, on the 21st of April in Raw, Barrett defeated Sheamus to progress through to the finals of the contender’s tournament. He defeated RVD on the 28th of April in the final round, earning a match at Extreme Rules for the Intercontinental Championship against Big E.
At Extreme Rules he defeated the Big E and bcame the Intercontinental Champion for the fourth time in his career and soon after, he also defended his title against RVD at Payback to retain his Intercontinental Championship. Barrett was consequently offered a shot at the World Heavyweight Champions belt.

On a Smackdown match, Barrett severely injured his shoulder after being hurled into a barricade by Jack Swagger. Barrett's injury required surgery, dismissing him from show business for months.

After being dismissed for surgery due to a shoulder injury, Bad News Barrett made a surprise comeback at the Suvivor Series, delivering a double dose of bad news commenting on the feud between Team Cena and Team Authority. He started off by saying, “After a 5-month absence, I'm making my return on this monumental night!!”