{"id":76288,"date":"2020-09-16T18:43:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T22:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=76288"},"modified":"2020-09-16T18:43:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T22:43:06","slug":"wade-barrett-signs-with-wwe-nxt-to-remain-on-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/09\/16\/wade-barrett-signs-with-wwe-nxt-to-remain-on-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Wade Barrett Signs With WWE NXT To Remain On Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s official. <strong>Wade Barrett <\/strong>and his\u00a0return to WWE will have a far longer stay than expected as he has signed a new deal to be apart of the NXT commentary desk for the foreseeable future. The deal comes almost a month after he shockingly returned to the company in an unannounced role, seemingly filling in for <strong>Mauro Ranallo<\/strong> on the commentary team in NXT. Here is WWE&#8217;s official announcement about Barrett&#8217;s signing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WadeBarrett?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WadeBarrett<\/a> officially signs with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a> as part of commentary team<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jf3otasx2q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jf3otasx2q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1306348532014747648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The NXT commentary team will be made up of Barrett, <strong>Vic Joseph<\/strong>, and <strong>Beth Phoenix<\/strong> moving forward after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/08\/31\/mauro-ranallo-parts-ways-with-wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ranallo and WWE parted ways<\/a>. Barrett&#8217;s addition has been a well-liked one by many fans, especially those who had heard his commentary chops during his time with the <strong>NWA<\/strong> earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>As Wade Barrett can now really dig into his position, getting even more accustomed to the talent and should only be expected to get even better moving forward. Of course, there will be those who will ask if the 40-year-old will be willing to step back into the ring sometime in the future. Time will tell if there is someone in NXT willing to get in the face of the former bare-knuckle boxer. For now, enjoy his commentary on Wednesday nights.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>More From LWOPW<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s official. Wade Barrett and his\u00a0return to WWE will have a far longer stay than expected as he has signed a new deal to be apart of the NXT commentary desk for the foreseeable future. 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