Five instances when WWE missed to use Wade Barrett's potential

Do you think having more titles than just three will help stop this misuse of talents?

It came as no surprise when WWE announced the release of Wade Barrett, this Friday. There had been rumors for quite some time that Barrett had planned to not to renew his contract when it expired in June.  And to be honest, you can’t even blame him.

Throughout Barrett’s career, WWE had dropped the ball on the British native time and time again. From the time he was in Nexus until his exit from the League of Nations, Barrett was the victim of lazy and thoughtless booking. Barrett was a promising star and was en route to becoming the first British born WWE Champion. But that never came to fruition, and that’s tragic.

However, Barrett did hold the Intercontinental Championship five times.  That alone is impressive.  But we all know he was destined for greater things.

Barrett had the look, the size and the skills to be a top heel for the company.  Fans hated him, but respected him.  Fans were also behind Barrett, it was just a shame WWE never seemed to be.  It also didn’t help that injuries plagued Barrett at the worst times. 

Let’s take a look on what WWE could’ve capitalized on.

5.  King of the Ring

King Barrett could have worked if they had given him a proper push after that

King of the Ring used to be a big deal in WWF before it became WWE. Winning the prestigious tournament meant that the Superstar was en route to the WWF World Heavyweight Championship picture, and in turn into superstardom. Superstars such as Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin benefited tremendously from the tournament. 

While not all of the Superstars who won the tournament find the same kind of success as Austin or Bret, fans had hoped that finally WWE would invest in Barrett. Sadly, it was evident that WWE had just brought it back as a nostalgia factor to gave fans false hope once again.