WWE personality Wade Barrett recently joined PWMania.com for
an exclusive in-depth interview. During the discussion,
Barrett commented on a potential showdown with Drew
McIntyre, WWE’s new era, commentary, and more. You can read
the entire interview by clicking here.

Here are some highlights:

On an In-Ring Return with Drew McIntyre:

"Absolutely it would be Drew McIntyre. He's someone I go way
back with and very close friends with the guy over the
years. He did talk a little smack to me a few weeks ago on
Raw and I haven't forgotten about that. I'm not going to
make a major deal of it, but he's lucky he stopped where he
did. Let's just put it that way because if he did take one
more step forward, the old bull hammer would have come out,
boom, knocked him on his ass, and perhaps that in-ring
comeback would have happened by now, but I'm not clamouring
for anything like that."

On Triple H’s Impact on WWE’s Creative Direction:

"I love the fact that today, I don't know who's going to be
in the main event of the next premium live event. I have
absolutely no clue what the card is going to look like. I
don't know if Cody Rhodes is going to be anywhere near the
card, he might be left off and he's one of the biggest stars
we've ever seen. I don't know if Roman Reigns is going to be
there, CM Punk might be back, I have no clue. That to me is
really, really exciting and I think that one of the key
factors in the success of Triple H is his ability to keep
the audience guessing and not be so formulaic.

"I love that as a fan of professional wrestling. It keeps me
excited and keeps our fans intrigued, and to me, that's the
biggest difference of all of it. This question mark that
pretty much every weekly show has. You have no idea what's
going to happen next week.

"I think Triple H is really good at tying up loose ends too.
I think in the past, there were times when storylines would
seemingly end halfway through and never be mentioned again,
Triple H is really good with the continuity aspect of it.

"I think he has a real respect for the need to tie up loose
ends and call back things that maybe happened a year ago
that everyone forgot about"

On His Perspective Shift Moving to Commentary:

"The big change when you move from being an in-ring guy to a
commentator is the show is no longer about you. The show is
about enhancing everybody else who arrives on the TV. It's
every character, every storyline, anything you can do to add
a little sprinkle of sugar on every minute of the show is
what you're trying to do. It's no longer about trying to get
myself over or trying to be the big star anymore. And in
terms of my appreciation for the industry, so say you've got
a two-hour show or a three-hour show. Historically, Wade
Barrett may have been on that show for 10 or 15 minutes. He
might have had a match or a promo, whatever it was. That
was really all I cared about. That's all I'm focused on. The
important part of this show is the bit that I'm on. I have
to go out and make this as good as I can. The difference now
is I have to have a complete understanding from start to
finish of this roller coaster ride, everybody's storyline,
and how they all fit together.

"That has given me a totally different appreciation for our
creative team, the management, and the kind of decisions
that have to go into this. Whereas I was always annoyed
because why aren't I winning? Why aren't I in this spot? Why
aren't I getting that opportunity? Now I understand, "Hey,
this guy's really good. This guy we have losing in segment
three, he's really good, but guess what? We can't have him
win here because the plan for next month is to put this
match and this match together and this guy's not going to
fit in there. So, we kind of need him to make the other guy
look good". My understanding of putting together a two or
three-hour TV show multiple times a week, especially if
you've got a premium live event, and my appreciation of how
the mental gymnastics that management and the creative team
have to go through to try and make this all fit together and
make cohesive sense and be intriguing for the viewer, I have
a whole new appreciation for that."

Barrett also discussed his newfound appreciation for WWE's
creative process, his passion for future acting projects,
and his transition from performer to commentator. The
complete interview can be found at this link.

https://www.pwmania.com/wade-barrett-on-a-potential-
showdown-with-drew-mcintyre-wwes-new-era-commentary

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