Wade Barrett Didn’t Have Much Notice Before Joining WWE SmackDown Announce Team

WWE is an ever-changing product and continues to give people something different. This has been the case even more after Triple H took charge as the head of Creative. That saw a big shift in the roster, and the announce teams also saw a shake-up.

For a long time, Wade Barrett was part of the NXT commentary team and had a great time there. He was then called up to the main roster and has been a staple of Friday Night Smackdown alongside Michael Cole.

While speaking on Out of Character with Ryan Satin, Barrett discussed a wide range of topics. The former Bad News Barrett revealed when he found out about joining the announce team.

“I probably found out maybe three or four days before I took the first trip over. It was very much a last minute decision. Pat McAfee’s off for two or three months during his college football stop. Initially, they had Corey Graves stepping in and filling the seat, but I think Cory probably had a lot on his plate. He does a hell of a lot for WWE with all the Pay-per-views and RAW and he’s got his podcast. So I think maybe somebody needed to pick up a little slack on behalf of Cory, so that’s when they gave me the call and asked me to step in there.”

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We will have to wait and see how long Wade Barrett will be part of the commentary team on the blue brand. If anything, Barrett certainly adds a new flare to things.

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