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Wrestling Quotes by Wade Barrett

64 Wrestling quotes by Wade Barrett

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I love doing commentary, and I love working with NWA, a long‑time goal. Barrett says fans get bored when the same wrestlers appear on every card, so he pushes for fresh matchups. He also prefers non‑televised shows because they stay ring‑focused and let the audience interact more.

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Oh, Cena. You must think that I was born yesterday.

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Dusty Rhodes really liked me, I bonded with him.

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I want to be the first English WWE world champion.

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Yes, I started off as a bare-knuckle boxer.

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My parents knew I was a massive wrestling fan.

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I want to be champion of the world.

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Wrestling is quite cyclical in its nature.

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The only thing that matters in WWE is winning and getting paid.

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I'm definitely never going to be John Cena, the life and soul of the party.

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I left WWE because I was utterly miserable wrestling at the time and I needed to get away from the business.

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I think when I left WWE, Vince blocked my phone number so he never wants me calling him again.

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Daniel Bryan is someone who I definitely think I can have good matches with.

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Many people don't realize just how dangerous professional wrestling actually is. People can get seriously injured and even paralyzed.

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The one thing I try to do is bring something to my fight scenes that no other film fighter could ever do.

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I think increasingly WWE is a global company - as much as they can they want to push out into new markets…

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It's pretty much impossible to do anything when you're in WWE because you're so busy constantly.

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To me, OVW was one of my favorite periods in my career. I felt like I was on the greatest adventure of…

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One of the problems with being a WWE Superstar is that I literally get zero time off unless I'm injured, and usually…

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I was always a fan of wrestling, right from the time I was nine or so. But eventually I decided I wanted…

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The fact is, there's a ton of opportunities out there now for professional wrestlers which, when I was coming through, weren't really…

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Most fans don't realize 75 percent of the matches we have are non-televised. I prefer a non-televised show because it is more…

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If you have the same guys at the top of the card all the time, people get bored of it. They don't…

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When I was coming through as a professional wrestler, as a young man in 2003 and 2004, there really wasn't much of…

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For the majority of guys, their character is just an extension of what they are really like. I'm generally a pretty nice…

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If you go back in time to the '60s, the '70s, probably the early '80s, British professional wrestling was the most respected…

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I think there was an opportunity as Bad News Barrett to turn me in to a babyface. I am not saying that…

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I couldn't just be good on the mic. I needed to be good on the mic; I needed to be good in…

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When I became King Barrett, the influence I had in the character was taken away. I was told, 'This is your outfit,…

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I like music, I like boxing, I like watching football.

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I wrestled for 14 or 15 years. I've got a bunch of injuries, I'm tired, I'm getting old, I'm getting some grey hair now.

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There is nothing more terrifying than lying in the ring and feeling that your hand has gone numb.

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The interesting thing about film fighting is that it's very different to the kind of fighting we do in pro wrestling.

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When you're with WWE, you are operating within very fine boundaries that you cannot step outside of.

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I love doing commentary, and I love working with NWA, as that's been a goal of mine for a long time.

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The best thing about WWE without doubt is being able to step out in front of the incredible fans that we've got.

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I've had a lifelong passion, and really obsession, with professional wrestling since I was a very small kid.

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When I was first in the locker room with The Undertaker and John Cena it was very strange. But it gets to…

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I remember when I was younger and seeing guys like The Rock cut these promos telling the world how terrible they are.…

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Maybe I need a catchphrase. Maybe I need a t-shirt that'll be a big sell. Maybe I need to do more with…

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I started off in FCW working for Dusty Rhodes and being the color commentator down there in 2008 to 2009, and I've…

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I love doing commentary, and I love working with NWA, as that's been a goal of mine for a long time.

If you have the same guys at the top of the card all the time, people get bored of it. They don't want to…

The best thing about WWE without doubt is being able to step out in front of the incredible fans that we've got.

Most fans don't realize 75 percent of the matches we have are non-televised. I prefer a non-televised show because it is more ring-focused and…

The difference between me and other Superstars is that I am more intelligent, possess a superior streetwise viciousness and am motivated by money.

I think the biggest difficulty from transitioning from professional wrestling to the acting world is generally toning down your performance.

I couldn't care less what anyone thinks about me. When I look in the mirror and see what's looking back at me, I'm incredibly…

I think increasingly WWE is a global company - as much as they can they want to push out into new markets like Europe.

Punk, I see you as a hypocritical, manipulative waste of skin.

Wrestling was a part-time thing and I was starving doing it. When the opportunity came up to wrestle with WWE and come to the…

The moment you get comfortable is the moment you get stagnant, so I want to make sure I keep evolving.

By the time I got to 2015, I was sliding down the card. I was getting opportunities that I thought were kind of wasted.…

Ladies and Gentleman, I'm afraid I've got some BAD NEWS.

Allow me to correct you on two things: number one, the reason John Cena isn't here tonight has nothing to do with you. John…

I don't know if I'll ever get used to walking into the local shop or a local restaurant and having three or four people…