Wade Barrett's Success and Achievements in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: May 11, 2025

A closer look at the biggest achievements of Wade Barrett. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.

Stuart Alexander Bennett, known as Wade Barrett, is an English-American color commentator and former professional wrestler. Currently signed to WWE, he serves as a color commentator on the SmackDown brand. He was also an actor and professional wrestling executive.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

June 2005: Dropkixx IWC Heavyweight Championship

In June 2005, Stu Sanders, later known as Wade Barrett, beat Danny Beckwith for the Dropkixx IWC Heavyweight Championship.

January 2008: OVW Southern Tag Team Championship

On January 2, 2008, Stu Sanders and Paul Burchill won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship.

May 2008: FCW Florida Tag Team Championship

In May 2008, Stu Sanders and Drew McIntyre, known as The Empire, won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship.

June 2010: NXT Season One Victory

On June 1, 2010, Wade Barrett won the first season of NXT, earning a WWE contract.

August 2010: SummerSlam Loss and Raw Victory

In August 2010, Wade Barrett and The Nexus lost a seven-on-seven elimination tag team match at SummerSlam. He later won a five-on-five elimination match on Raw by pinning Randy Orton.

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2010: NXT Win and Main Roster Debut

In 2010, Wade Barrett won the first season of NXT and debuted on Raw, becoming the leader of The Nexus. He headlined five PPV events for WWE in 2010: SummerSlam, Night of Champions, Bragging Rights, Survivor Series, and TLC, challenging for the WWE Championship.

March 2011: Wins Intercontinental Championship

On the 25 March 2011 edition of SmackDown, Wade Barrett defeated Kofi Kingston to become the Intercontinental Champion. Also in March 2011, at WrestleMania XXVII, The Corre lost an eight-man tag team match against Kingston, Big Show, Kane, and Santino Marella.

April 2011: Successful title defense

On the 22 April 2011 edition of SmackDown, Barrett successfully defended his Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston.

2013: Intercontinental Championship reign

In 2013, Wade Barrett lost to Kofi Kingston at TLC but regained the Intercontinental Championship on 31 December Raw. He successfully defended it against Kingston on SmackDown. He feuded with Bo Dallas after the Royal Rumble, including a title defense on NXT in March.

April 2014: Wins Intercontinental Championship

On 7 April 2014, Wade Barrett defeated Rey Mysterio. Throughout April 2014, Barrett won matches in the #1 Contender's Tournament, defeating Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, and Rob Van Dam. He won the Intercontinental Championship for the fourth time by defeating Big E at Extreme Rules.

December 2014: Returns and defeats Cesaro

On 29 December 2014, Wade Barrett returned to action on Raw and defeated Cesaro.

January 2015: Wins Intercontinental Championship for the fifth time

On 5 January 2015, Wade Barrett defeated Dolph Ziggler in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to capture his fifth Intercontinental Championship.

April 2015: King of the Ring Winner

On 28 April 2015, Wade Barrett defeated Dolph Ziggler in the first round of the 2015 King of the Ring tournament. He later defeated R-Truth and Neville to become the twentieth King of the Ring.