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Wade Barrett
Stuart Alexander Bennett (born 10 August 1980) is an English acting, actor and former professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Wade Barrett as a color commentator on the ''WWE SmackDown, SmackDown'' brand. Barrett won the WWE NXT (seasons 1–5)#Season 1, first season of ''WWE NXT (seasons 1–5), NXT'' in 2010 and made his main roster debut on ''WWE Raw, Raw'' later that year, rising to prominence as the leader of The Nexus (professional wrestling), The Nexus, a villainous faction composed of the remaining ''NXT'' first season rookies. He headlined five PPV events for WWE in 2010—SummerSlam (2010), SummerSlam, Night of Champions (2010), Night of Champions, Bragging Rights (2010), Bragging Rights, Survivor Series (2010), Survivor Series, and TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2010), TLC—three of which saw him unsuccessfully challenge for the WWE Championship. In 2011, he formed The Corre, a short-lived group with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penwortham
Penwortham () is a town and civil parish in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, on the south bank of the River Ribble facing the city of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. The town is at the most westerly crossing point of the river, with major road and rail links crossing it here. The population of the town at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 23,047. History The distinctive town name is derived from Celts, Celtic and Anglo Saxon origins, it is a hybrid of the Welsh language, Welsh ''pen'', meaning hill and the Old English word ''worphamm'', meaning enclosed homestead, with earlier names of Peneverdant and Pendrecham (1200); Penwrtham (1204); Penuertham (1212); Penwortham (1260) and Penewrthamn (1292).'Townships: Penwortham', A History of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corre
The Corre was a short-lived villainous stable in WWE. Formed in 2011, the group was a spinoff of Wade Barrett's former group The Nexus. The stable was formed after Barrett left The Nexus and aligned himself with Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel, both of whom were also Nexus members, while Ezekiel Jackson rounded out the group. History After Wade Barrett was kicked out of The Nexus by new leader CM Punk, he moved from Raw to SmackDown. Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel also left The Nexus and were moved to the SmackDown brand, joining Barrett and Ezekiel Jackson to create The Corre. According to Slater, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon named the stable The Core, but he added a R since that name was copyrighted. Throughout its tenure, the Corre often employed interference during matches and frequent post-match attacks. At Elimination Chamber, Gabriel and Slater became the first to gain a championship within The Corre, as they won the WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retaliation
Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Vengeful forms of justice, such as primitive justice or retributive justice, are often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice or restorative justice. Function in society Social psychologist Ian Mckee states that the desire for the sustenance of power motivates vengeful behavior as a means of impression management: "People who are more vengeful tend to be those who are motivated by power, by authority and by the desire for status. They don't want to lose face". Vengeful behavior has been found across a majority of human societies throughout history. Some societies encourage vengeful behavior, which is then called a feud. These societies usually regard the honor of individuals and groups as of central importance. Thus, while protecting their reputation, an avenger feels as if they restore the previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Vengeance
''I Am Vengeance'' (sometimes called just "Vengeance") is a 2018 British action film written and directed by Ross Boyask and starring Wade Barrett, Anna Shaffer, Bryan Larkin, Kevin Leslie, Gary Daniels and Keith Allen. Plot John Gold (Barrett), an ex-soldier turned mercenary, learns of the murder of comrade Dan Mason. He sets off on a mission to the town of Devotion find out what happens, uncovering a sinister conspiracy in his old military unit, which he determines to clear up, taking down those responsible, one by one. Cast *Wade Barrett (credited as Stu Bennett) as John Gold *Gary Daniels as Hatcher * Anna Shaffer as Sandra * Sapphire Elia as Rose * Abby Mavers as Lucy * Bryan Larkin as Marshall * Keith Allen as Dougie Mason (Dan's father) *Fleur Keith as Barnes *Kevin Leslie as Dan Mason * Sean Blowers as Bruce * Mark Griffin as Frost * Sebastian Knapp as Keith Reception The film has rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Noel Murray of the ''Los Angeles Times'' gave the film a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliminators (2016 Film)
''Eliminators'' is a 2016 American-British action thriller film directed by James Nunn. The direct-to-video film stars Scott Adkins, Wade Barrett, Daniel Caltagirone and James Cosmo. ''Eliminators'' was produced and released by WWE Studios. Adkins plays a former U.S. Federal agent in witness protection, being tracked by a deadly contract killer played by Barrett. It received generally mixed reviews. Plot Former U.S. federal agent Thomas McKenzie, now using the name Martin Parker, is living in London under witness protection with his eight-year-old daughter, Carly. Thomas had worked undercover inside the crime syndicate of American arms dealer Charles Cooper, where he fell in love and married Cooper's daughter. Thomas' wife has since died from a car bomb, and Cooper wants to kill him for revenge and get his granddaughter into his custody so he can groom her into his successor for his arms business. During a dispute in arms sale, three mafia members demand their money back from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Man Down
''Dead Man Down'' is a 2013 American action thriller film written and co-produced by J.H. Wyman and directed by Danish director Niels Arden Oplev. The film stars Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, and Terrence Howard, and was released on March 8, 2013. ''Dead Man Down'' was Oplev's first film since ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2009), also starring Rapace and scored by Jacob Groth. Plot Victor has infiltrated a criminal empire run by ruthless kingpin Alphonse Hoyt. His objective is to make Alphonse pay for the murder of his wife and young daughter two years earlier. Victor intends to exact revenge on Alphonse through physical and psychological torture before finally killing him. Victor watches and is watched by Beatrice, a mysterious young woman who lives in the apartment across from his. Beatrice begins to contact Victor and show interest in him. On their first date, Beatrice reveals her true motivation: she has a video of Victor killing a man, and will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Of Sport Wrestling
''WOS Wrestling'' (originally an acronym for ''World of Sport Wrestling'') is a British professional wrestling television series and promotion. It was marketed as a relaunch of the wrestling segment from the ITV sports programme '' World of Sport'', which ran between 2 January 1965 and 28 September 1985. ''WOS Wrestling'' debuted on 31 December 2016 with a two-hour special on ITV. This was followed by a ten-episode series in 2018, and a six-date live tour between January and February 2019. The promotion would go on a five-year hiatus before announcing its return on 28 June 2024, with a TV taping to take place later that year on 14 September. History Background ITV transmitted professional wrestling for over 33 years from November 1955 to December 1988. The bulk of this was screened on Saturday afternoons or lunchtimes (although other slots including midweek late evenings, midweek lunchtimes and bank holiday Monday afternoons were also used). Throughout ''World of Sport'' lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit (often shortened to the indie circuit or the indies) is the collective name of independently owned promotions which are deemed to be smaller and more regionalized than major national promotions. Independent promotions are essentially viewed as a minor league or farm system for the larger national promotions, as wrestlers in "indie" companies (especially young wrestlers just starting their careers) are usually honing their craft with the goal of being noticed and signed by a major national promotion such as WWE, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) (which also owns Ring of Honor (ROH)), or Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the United States, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (which is owned by WWE) or Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico, or New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Dragongate, All Japan Pro Wrestling, World Wonder Ring Stardom or the CyberFight promotions in Japan. It is also not uncommon for veteran wrestlers who have had past tenures w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Ring (2015)
The 2015 King of the Ring was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It was the 11th King of the Ring event and was held on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at the iWireless Center in Moline, Illinois. Unlike previous King of the Ring events, which aired on traditional pay-per-view (PPV) from 1993 to 2002, the 2015 event was livestreamed exclusively on WWE's online service, the WWE Network, which made it the first King of the Ring event to air on the platform, as well as the first dedicated King of the Ring event since 2002. The event featured the semifinals and finals of the 20th King of the Ring tournament, which was won by Bad News Barrett, who defeated Neville in the final and subsequently became known as King Barrett. The opening round matches for the tournament were held on the April 27, 2015, episode of ''Monday Night Raw'', which aired on the USA Network from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This was the first tournament held since 2010 and the last to ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude (; ; "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another. It is a loanword from German. Schadenfreude has been detected in children as young as 24 months and may be an important social emotion establishing "inequity aversion". Etymology Schadenfreude is a term loanword, borrowed from German language, German. It is a compound of ("damage/harm") and ("joy"). The German word was first mentioned in English texts in 1852 and 1867, and first used in English running text in 1895. In German, it was first attested in the 1740s. The earliest seems to be Christoph Starke, "Synopsis bibliothecae exegeticae in Vetus Testamentum," Leipzig, 1750. Although Proper noun, common nouns normally are not capitalized in English, schadenfreude sometimes is, following the German orthography#Spelling of nouns, German convention. Psychological causes Research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two secondary championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE United States Championship on SmackDown. The current champion is Dominik Mysterio, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating previous champion Bron Breakker, Penta, and Finn Bálor, whom Mysterio pinned, in a fatal four-way match on night two of WrestleMania 41 on April 20, 2025. The championship was established by the then- World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September 1, 1979, as a result of the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship being unified with an apocryphal South American Heavyweight Championship, with Pat Patterson as the inaugural champion. It is the third-oldest championship currently active in WWE, behind the WWE Championship (1963) and United States Championship (1975), but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of WWE Intercontinental Champions
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in and owned by the American promotion WWE on the Raw brand. The title was introduced into the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1979. Pat Patterson, holder of the WWE North American Heavyweight Championship, was awarded the title (with the kayfabe explanation that he won a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and unified the North American and South American titles). The Intercontinental Championship has been called the second most important championship in the company, after the WWE Championship. It has been active in WWE for the second-longest period, but is the third-oldest active title overall, behind the WWE Championship (1963) and the United States Championship (1975), the latter of which was acquired from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2001. In 2002, the WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and the championship was renamed accordingly. Followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
