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Chat with King Barrett
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: November 14, 2015, 3:50 pm
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We are now four days on from Rooneygate and you have never been
more famous in this country. How does that make you feel?
It’s increased my profile in the worst way possible! I’ve been
wrestling for 13 years, I’ve won numerous championships and
competed with all the top names but now I’m more famous than
ever for being the victim of a slapping from Wayne Rooney.
I’m not sure how great it is but I suppose all publicity is good
publicity. Fingers crossed I’ll catch up with Wayne very soon
and settle the score to let everyone know who the real tough man
is.
You can be honest with us, just how hard was the slap?
Well I believe Wayne has broken his fingers from slapping me
which is why he’s not going to be in the England team for the
foreseeable future. I was fine, I get hit in the face every
night, you just have to take a look at my nose to see it’s all
bent out of all recognisable shape. It’s not the worst slap I’ve
ever received, but believe me when I catch up with him I’ll be
hitting him a lot harder than he hit me!
Will you be able to put aside personal rivalry and still cheer
for Wayne in an England shirt?
I’m a very passionate England fan and I love watching them in
the World Cup and European Championships, so my plan is to get
to Wayne as soon as I can, cause some damage, maybe break a few
bones, but then I want to make sure he’s healthy for Euro 2016
next summer because I want us to win that competition.
How are you enjoying your wrestling career at the moment? You’ve
recently been filming a movie and you changed your twitter
handle to your real name. Are you still as heavily invested in
the business as you have been in the past?
I’m still as passionate about wrestling as I ever was, but I
think it’s inevitable that at some point in your career you’ve
got to start looking for things outside of wrestling. I’m not
going to wrestle forever, though I certainly feel that I’ve got
a lot of time left in me if I want to. Maybe at some point I’ll
be taking a career break, I’m not sure.
I’ve done some movie work lately and that’s an area I really
enjoyed and would be looking to explore. Certainly in terms of
acting and doing things outside of wrestling, that’s something
I’ll be looking to do more of in the not-too-distant future.
With the exception of when you perform in Britain, you’ve
portrayed a ‘heel’ character throughout your entire WWE career.
Have you ever had ambitions to establish a more likeable persona
on screen?
For the most part I excel as being the bad guy, and that’s
definitely a strong point for me. There was a period about a
year ago when I was performing as Bad News Barrett that I felt
that the company should have turned me into the good guy kind of
role because I think the fans were wanting that at that time.
I suggested it, but the powers that be made the decision that
they didn’t want me to do that, instead they wanted me to
continue as the bad guy. That decision was made at the time, but
I feel that at the moment it’s not the right time for me to be a
fan favourite because I’m universally hated. Maybe one day it
will change, but I’m currently quite happy being the bad guy.
WWE 2K16 has just been released, and you are a character in the
game. Does it still feel strange to be featured in a video game?
Yeah it’s pretty amazing. I used to play all the time when I was
a kid on the MegaDrive and the games these days just blow my
mind, it’s almost like watching a video of us. The graphics are
so amazing and the gameplay is so good that it’s very surreal to
be able to pick up a copy of it and be able to play as myself.
Fans also get the chance to immerse themselves into the WWE
world by picking up a copy.
You’re known as a huge Manic Street Preachers fan and have begun
to dip your toe into the Hollywood world. I think you’d make a
great Nicky Wire if a film about the Manics ever came into
fruition, but can you think of another wrestler or actor who
could play the rest of the band?
The issue we have with the Manic Street Preachers is that in
their early days especially they were all very skinny and all
the WWE guys are big, muscled beefcakes. I can’t really see the
Big Show playing James Dean Bradfield, it might look a little
odd.
What about Colin Farrell, does he have the James Dean Bradfield
intensity?
Yeah I can see that, I did a movie with him in 2012 and he’s a
great guy who I really liked. He’s got a bit of the James Dean
Bradfield about him. I’d love to play Nicky Wire though, I’d
definitely like to put my hat into the ring for that one.
The Manics have recently announced a big stadium show for next
year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Everything Must Go.
Would you like to be in attendance for that?
One of the problems with being a WWE Superstar is that I
literally get zero time off unless I’m injured, and usually when
I’m injured I’m sat on the couch unable to move because I’ve
just had a surgery. I’ve missed out on a lot of things like
seeing Preston North End in the Play-Off final last season when
we won 4-0, and the Stone Roses reunion in 2013.
It’s pretty much impossible to do anything when you’re in WWE
because you’re so busy constantly. I probably only spend 50
nights a year in my own bed, the rest of the time I’m on tour in
various hotel rooms. The one downside of being in WWE is that
you miss out on things like that.
If that’s the worst aspect of being a successful wrestler,
what’s the best?
The best thing about WWE without doubt is being able to step out
in front of the incredible fans that we’ve got. We packed out
arenas for this entire UK tour, and the second the music hits
and you burst through the curtain and see all the faces booing
or cheering, it gives you a feeling that just can’t be
replicated.
Finally, you’ve competed against many of the greatest wrestlers
of all time, but is there anybody you’ve yet to feud against who
you would like to?
I’d say Bray Wyatt. He’s someone I’ve known for a long time and
I’m actually pretty good friends with him. I’ve known him since
2008 when he first started out and I’m a huge fan of what he
does. I think he’s the most unique and naturally talented
Superstar we’ve had in WWE for a long time.
He’s somebody I’d like to lock horns with but the issue is he
gets booed out every building like I do, so I don’t think too
many people would want to see that until one of us turns into
the good guy! It’s definitely not going to be me, so it’s up to
Bray to change and then we can square off at some point.
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Re: Chat with King Barrett
By: tnafanforum Date: November 16, 2015, 8:39 am
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i would like to see him with a US and see where it goes.. i
think he will be a great heel . but is their really a place for
him on the main roster when you have guys like owns on the
roster...
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Re: Chat with King Barrett
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: November 16, 2015, 3:38 pm
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[quote author=JP Owner link=topic=7912.msg33464#msg33464
date=1447684760]
i would like to see him with a US and see where it goes.. i
think he will be a great heel . but is their really a place for
him on the main roster when you have guys like owns on the
roster...
[/quote]
Is there a place for Barrett on the Main Roster? HELL YES! I
would take Barrett over Roman Reigns any day
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