Former WWE Intercontinental Champion and current WOS Executive Wade Barrett (real name Stu Bennett), was interviewed by
Mirror Sport to promote ITV's World of Sport Wrestling. The former Nexus leader commented on the return of WOS:
"It's absolutely huge because British wrestling hasn't been in the mainstream since the days of Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks which were 30 to 35 years ago," said Bennett. "When I was coming through as a professional wrestler, as a young man in 2003 and 2004, there really wasn't much of a wrestling scene in the UK to take advantage of or make a living in, so I was forced to have to go to the US and kinda make a living from it out there. But these days, with the platform that is offered now through ITV and WOS, it's different.
Hopefully this is going to be a big hit on TV, I believe it's going to be a great product and people are really going to get into it but on top of that the quality of wrestlers in the UK these days is as high as it's ever been. There's some amazing talent out there and we've put together a great roster at WOS and I think people are going to be very excited to watch them."
Since deciding to walk away from the WWE in 2016, Bennett has been mostly taking acting gigs or playing an authority figure for various wrestling promotions in the UK. Bennett commented on whether he plans to return to the ring in the future.
"I'm on a bit of a career sabbatical at the moment. I wrestled for 14 or 15 years," said Bennett. "I've got a bunch of injuries, I'm tired, I'm getting old, I'm getting some grey hair now. I promise you Morgan that at some point I will be back in the ring and maybe that will take place in WOS. We'll have to see."