Wade Barrett Joins NWA Commentary Team, Replacing Jim Cornette

The former Wade Barrett, going by his real name Stu Bennett, has joined the NWA commentary team and will start at the NWA Into the Fire PPV on December 14. He’ll be their color commentary man going forward alongside Joe Galli, and will be at the next set of NWA Powerrr tapings on December 15 and 16 in Atlanta.

#BREAKING

Joining the @NWA Broadcast team starting at #IntoTheFire is… @StuBennett

Order the PPV now at a special price – https://t.co/QnudYUSokE#NWAPowerrr – https://t.co/ZXdA5sbcyy pic.twitter.com/B4Dgr9MOJG

— NWA (@nwa) December 3, 2019

Bennett will be replacing Jim Cornette, who resigned from the NWA last month after a joke he made on commentary sparked backlash from some people online.

The NWA also released a brief video thanking Jim Cornette for his time with the NWA.

A special thank you to @TheJimCornette from everyone at the @NWA!#ThankYouJim pic.twitter.com/TmkwxpHzBO

— NWA (@nwa) December 3, 2019

Bennett was released from WWE in May 2016. He hasn’t officially wrestled since, but has done commentary for World of Sport Wrestling, What Culture Pro Wrestling and has had non-wrestling roles in other promotions.

NWA Into the Fire PPV Card

Here’s the card for the NWA Into the Fire PPV, which will take place on Saturday, December 14 in Atlanta, GA.

– NWA World Heavyweight Championship 2-out-of-3 Falls Match: Nick Aldis (c) vs. James Storm

– NWA National Championship: Colt Cabana (c) vs. Aron Stevens vs. Ricky Starks

– NWA World Tag Team Championship: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (c) vs. The Wild Cards

– Eli Drake vs. Ken Anderson

– Question Mark vs. Trevor Murdoch

– Allysin Kay & Ashley Vox vs. Melina, Thunder Rosa or Marti Belle