Wade Barrett open up on what REALLY happened with John Cena and The Nexus at SummerSlam 2010

Earlier this year on The Bullhammer Tour, the Former Wade Barrett opened up about John Cena defeating The Nexus at SummerSlam 2010. Watch Wade take you through that day, how the decision came about, was Cena always meant to win? What did Vince McMahon think? It's all covered here.
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[@StingSwitch]

Barrett would've made a sick WWE champion as well... just a shame

[@sleezboy992]

which Barrett, Wade, Bad News, or King?

[@StingSwitch]

Wade but only with his bare knuckle finisher

[@MrJjburgess11]

They did start to push him hard a couple times . Then he would always get injured. Just bad luck for him.

[@HurrikaneBEA5T]

Sting he was on pace to be in the role the miz is. He already had 5 or 6 reigns but they were starting to get longer but he either got hurt or they would mis use bnb

[@georgeormond2683]

Sick, he not poorly. Kids nowadays

[@bossdon_arita773]

I really miss Bad News Barrett. He had the look, the mic skills, the in ring ability & the crowd loved him whether he was a heel or babyface. Stupid Vince doesn't know how to book matches ever since The Invasion screw up.

[@ojizle]

BossDon_Arita actually wwe was still great up until the late 2000's but since then it's been downhill

[@jacksonfive]

BossDon_Arita I don’t miss BNB, I miss Wade Barrett

[@jomantis5]

He also couldn't stay healthy

[@greetings.haveaniceday.7162]

BossDon_Arita That's why he is out of touch.

[@noamsaban5794]

I agree with the look and mic skills, but he never had a great in ring ability and the crowd always hated him.

[@moedog]

Anytime Vince see the fans like something, he kills it off.

[@RyuBlack93]

Been saying that for a while now

[@Xehanort10]

Yeah. The control freak is obsessed with only making them like what HE likes.

[@HarmotiixHarmotiix]

moe dog AJ Styles has a message for you he said Hold his fucking beer!

[@MrJjburgess11]

I wouldn't go that far. Fans liked Stone Cold and the Rock so he strapped a rocket to their asses. Maybe you mean in the last 10 years.

[@cookslooking10]

Hard to believe that a rookie is going to go Vince and bitch about being booked to lose though.

[@sharjeelahmed7913]

Vince 2010: I need the kids to go happy Vince 2013: Have Orton cashed-in on the biggest babyface of the company at that time.

[@matthewmciver7615]

@Yafet Kibrom Nexus had a lot of potential, Barrett could've been an amazing top heel if he had been booked better, they even could've had cena turn heel and be the real nexus leader orchestrating everything.

[@matthewmciver7615]

@Yafet Kibrom solid argument

[@Disneymagic24]

@Yafet Kibrom what could have happened it a fued between all of team WWE till wrestlmania. Nexus could have beat the crap out of everyone still and tried to hold the wwe hostage all adding up to a finish at wrestlmania where John cena goes over and fans get a big pop for taking down the heels

[@emmanuelmakoba6085]

@Yafet Kibrom You're an idiot that has just contradicted your opening statement.

[@arthurdsouza10]

@Yafet Kibrom Barrett was gonna win the WWE Championship when Cena went over that all went down the drain just to make a bunch of kids and idiots like you happy.

[@SonRob01]

2011 ended with a heel cash in 2012 Ended with Lesnar destroying HHH 2013 ended with a heel cash in 2014 ended with Lesnar destroying Cena 2015 ended with undertaker cheating to win 2016 ended with Lesnar destroying Shane and Orton What I'm trying to say is that's Fucking BS when you consider what happened the next 6 years

[@aceshock7650]

Lesnar winning will the same result in 2017 since they are telegraphing the fuck out of that finish.

[@rockmusicfan9278]

+Sonny Roberts did you not enjoy lesnar killing everyone pretty much every year?

[@subswithoutavideo-ne5zc]

RockMusicFan92 he's just proving a point

[@stealrock5765]

Sonny Roberts 2018 lesnar destroying ellsworth

[@EDXStudios]

Preach

[@jameslarsen7010]

When half of Team WWE was lobbying to put these "rookies" over clean, and the only real complaint you have is "it won't be a happy ending" you're completely out of touch. Seriously, what's the use in doing one match to send the kids home happy? This ruined all the suspense from the angle.

[@InstagramAWrestlingHistorian]

WWE could've gotten 6 more months of them including Wade Barrett as the WWE Champion. They would've made a lot more money.

[@FirekidFM]

Because that was a bullshit excuse. That's not at all why he wanted them to lose. He obviously just wanted John to go over since John told him he wanted to go over.

[@hbwcwrestlingnetwork6777]

James Larsen and they could've had it build to a even better ending to their feud as the nexus was red hot , honestly if they had lost any of the other matches after I'd be fine if they had won at summerslam

[@jacob4690]

FirekidFM so deluded 😂

[@docsixshot]

That's stupid, many other ways to send the kids happy.. have the Nexus win, and then have John beat them up at the end of the show despite losing the match. Cena beating them both just made them and the entire team look weak. Vince isn't the genius everyone thinks he is when it comes to booking.

[@APX601]

Jericho said in his book Undisputed (I’m pretty sure it was Undisputed) that Cena was definitely to blame for Nexus being buried. He ignored the advice of both Edge and Jericho and went to Vince to make sure he went over.

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

To which he admitted he was wrong

[@andrewwright4195]

​@OMAR-vk9pi he was wrong about the frinsh but it was Vince idea for cena to win

[@BigWoodesquireNC]

The Nexus vs The Shield could've been huge had the Nexus not been ruined.

[@gqn2]

BigWoodesquireNC The Nexus could really put over The Shield!

[@TheStreetAnalyst]

BigWoodesquireNC if Nexus still existed they wouldn’t have created the Shield

[@kynsweasley-garfield691]

DUUUUUDEEEE

[@splinter4161]

Bruhhh, war of the factions!

[@htxthewild5553]

@@splinter4161 it honestly sucks there hasn't been big factions in a while. The Shield was the best faction after The Nexus. League Of Nations was meh and Retribution was a lame knock off Nexus

[@AlexTheRed1985]

Hasn't SummerSlam ended with a heel win for the last 6 years? That's some major BS, lol.

[@raydarable]

Yup.

[@SonRob01]

I said that too

[@Nightmarewrath]

*cough* *cough* Undertaker, low blowing a Heel Lesnar.

[@SonRob01]

Nightmarewrath as I put it in my comment taker cheated to win

[@MrPerfect2000Z]

And why do you think WWE is presently having a problem with making their babyfaces credible

[@BrotherNero777]

Even Edge and Jericho were vocal about this happening. Another example of glory hound Cena aka SuperCena not doing the right thing

[@PokeYugi3000]

Cena does the right thing all the time. He puts over people when the time is right. I'm glad Nexus didn't win. He put over Barrett at HIAC in 2010.

[@y2xjericho341]

H.T JR it wasn't Cena's fault idiot.

[@egaliteryan4]

yeah it was he was the reason the stable lost most of his momentum

[@thumbsofgod]

Regis Nex he's a notorious Reddit troll, don't waste your time.

[@lilbill15]

H.T JR ok you cant really blame cena for that he's not a booker he just does what hes told

[@nallablack6391]

I applaud him for being honest and putting the blame on Vince, where it rightfully belongs. When you are Majority Share Holder, President/Chairman of the Board, and CEO, literally nothing in the company moves without your say so, especially the main product. It's real easy to throw Cena under the bus, but the fact is, he's a company man, he always has been. Vince tells Cena to do a job, he does the job. It's not Cena's fault that the boss was too scared to tarnish his golden goose a little to put someone else over.

[@talowoodard4033]

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[@K-11609]

Wade mentioning that Vince wanted happy endings, but then let’s Brock Lesner beat Undertakers streak

[@shashwat3653]

Brock Lesnar is the only real wrestler who could hv done that

[@painvillegaming4119]

And Daniel Bryan winning the title at the end of the show

[@joaomendes147]

@@shashwat3653 Triple H, Kane, Randy Orton, Sting, Shawn Michaels, Edge...

[@ikr233]

and in 2013 orton cashing in on the biggest babyface of the company at that time ffs

[@kezzstar24]

Yeah...kids aren't that stupid. Poor decision by WWE, the Nexus could have been so much more, especially given the Authority stable down the line.

[@rokaanalzeer]

Kerryn W here’s a fact, kids like bad guys as long as they got a cool factor. Hell as a kid, my favorite wrestler was chris Jericho. He was a cool Bad guy because he had that rock star quality to him. Guess what? The nexus were cool. They could’ve been like the next NWO. Just more athletic and more nazi-Esque but nope!

[@redshoe7278]

@@rokaanalzeer actual kids don't like heels. Teenagers like heels. 2010 was 2 years after going pg and catering everything to children so from their point of view, having their 2nd biggest ppv end "happy" was the right way to go.

[@FredBeatsdotcom]

Kerryn W Nexus was wayyyyy more over than the Authorty

[@lxvejalen]

Red Shoe False. During the Nexus storyline I was 7 going on 8 and I absolutely loved the Nexus.

[@Xehanort10]

@@redshoe7278 That's because half the kids who watch WWE have been brainwashed by them. They don't realise that they can like and cheer and hate and boo whoever they want whether they're a face or a heel. They think they have to like and cheer faces just because they're the "good guys" whether their characters are interesting or not and boo heels just because they're the "bad guys." Only faces with actual personality and character traits who are interesting and entertaining should be cheered. Not the generic "good guy with no personality or character except good guy" Hogan, Cena and Reigns types.

[@wallyrosario654]

I still think Barrett vs Gabriel would've been a great feud in the year after being right below Cena vs Punk. Justin the perfect face vs Wade the despicable heel as Justin breaks away from Nexus putting them both over

[@ownedweezybaby]

Wally Rosario These two could of been a fun feud. Gabriel used to be fun to watch

[@RyuBlack93]

Nice thought... would've been nice to see how that scenario would've played out

[@FrizzKid05]

They could have had Gabriel turn on Barrett after he got pinned in the match, then John Cena pins Barrett after Gabriel's turn. It would have made Justin the hero of the moment.

[@Doatello1991]

Wally Rosario I don't know about that. Gabriel has come out saying that his promo skills weren't fantastic (he was a decent wrestler). Maybe he would've gotten better. But you're right, Gabriel was clearly the most "face" member of the entire Nexus group. And Barrett's mic skills as a heel were amazing.

[@oguzkaansar4822]

This feud can be triple h vs randy orton v2

[@MelissaAndersonTheFutureLegend]

I think Wade Barrett looks great in Nexus. The whole Nexus group as well !

[@vatsaljadav5528]

C. M. Anderson chick from the wendys

[@themadrapper101]

Daniel Bryan was the worst member in Nexus and the first to get kicked out.. He was a joke and never a superstar until the word YES! But in my eyes he's still an overrated joke

[@fraddi]

Where do I go to see whole interview?

[@CassiusOvO]

themadrapper101 the funny part about your comment is...I 1,000% AGREE WITH EVERY BLOODY THING YOU SAID! PREACH!

[@exalcest]

they're a good villain team. one of my favorite actually

[@LaCoriNetter]

I always felt the nexus losing at summer slam killed their momentum. I don’t know why they would think having Cena be the lone survivor was a good thing.

[@Kwae33]

For the kids, so they’d be happy to see the good guys win, kids are the future

[@LavaCaptain-yf6iu]

Should’ve held it off till Survivor series

[@pfft5795]

@@Kwae33 Those same kids are asking for Nexus to be back

[@KevinSmith-fo1sf]

​@@Kwae33 f*ck them kids

[@mattd9881]

They didn't handle it correctly. Everyone in the Nexus should've went into his office & firmly said they weren't gonna do the match if they weren't going over. The Shield did that multiple times.

[@tombritton1889]

Matt D is that true about the shield

[@TommyMandi2017]

it's true. Cena wanted to bury them in 2013 but they refused.

[@mattd9881]

Ambrose mentioned one time they were supposed to lose that 6 man tag match early on their careers against Daniel Bryan. Kane. & Ryback at TLC. All three went to Vince & said this isn't happening & held their ground until the finish was changed.

[@CarlosCastillo-sf5yk]

Because Roman was one of them... it the nexus case it was the old roman (cena) that couldnt lose.

[@tombritton1889]

Matt D could of had something to do with the fact that they had plans for Roman to be the face of wwe

[@altamuramarc]

When in doubt, Cena ALWAYS goes over. Remember that. ALWAYS.

[@marnelo6501]

Cena USED TO GO OVER, now Brock does whatever he wants

[@dominiccampbell181]

Unless he's facing Brock or Roman.

[@dominiccampbell181]

And to be fair, Cena owned up to the Nexus fuck up.

[@SoloRusso]

Marc Altamura that’s why the company dropped every year Cena was there. You can thank Stephanie McMahon for that. That’s why Vince Russo never came back to be the head writer for the WWE because Vince McMahon gave the reigns to his daughter to be head of writing at the time. Then it became personal not business then she pushed Cena to the moon then the WWE sunk.

[@SoloRusso]

Fred Skuttle non of the above. But Cena did ruined the wrestling industry. Obviously you never lived the attitude era.

[@GamerDadschannel]

Oh there was a happy ending alright. In vinces office with john cena

[@ReaperReacts]

d GamerDad lmfao

[@bangers4039]

Anirban Kundu stfu

[@deetwentyone4528]

In Cleveland's voice, " oh that's nasty"

[@adamniro798]

🤮

[@lm_ls4590]

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[@MaggleDoesLife]

Wade Barrett was like one of the last entertaining things the WWE had left! Such a shame how Vince didn't realize the talent he had. Plus, his mic skills were exceptional, especially as a heel!

[@LouiseTaylor-ub5zq]

They can’t push everyone you moron

[@boom-wj1gt]

do u think triple h will bring him back?

[@suiken3149]

He was always injured everytime they give him a big push

[@bigb860]

I think both Edge and Jericho have revealed over the years that it was Cena's idea. Which in his defense, apparently admitted later on that it was the wrong call. So my guess is, Cena went to the boss and McMahon had to give in to to his poster boy at the time.

[@TrideepNagg]

Cena gave Vince oral

[@nunka34ify]

Exactly

[@XBeatmymeatX1990]

@@TrideepNagg yes he did. Slobbed on his knob. And swallowed every last bit

[@timhurst1350]

Even Cena admits now that decision was the wrong one. A phenomenal opportunity to give the Nexus a huge push missed.

[@harrymaguire5740]

They were gonna get buried eventually. Other then Wade barret, Noone had true starpowet

[@dannywestbrook5036]

Vince to Wade: I got some bad news for you. Wade to Vince: That's my line!

[@Xehanort10]

"Summerslam needs to have a happy ending." Didn't realise wrestling was a Disney film Vince.

[@cry8964]

Rewatching wwe starting from the 2010 segments, cant believe wwe lost barret, the man speaks clearly, easy to understand, sounds really natural, has the looks and the deep manly voice

[@brentjohannes7482]

Vince said the exact same thing to CM Punk.

[@joshualogan84]

Seems like a real straight shooter. Tells a story, doesn't bad mouth those involved, just voices his unhappiness with the situation and that's that. I do miss this dude in the WWE universe, he was a great heel.

[@user-sn7hz3gr1g]

"Vince need kids to be happy". That line is what WWE all about today. Its not about wrestling, or unpredictable and exiting storylines. It is all about chosing one poster boy and turning him into a super hero for kids by giving him to bury every single "bad guy" in the roster. A Big respect for Edge and Jericho for not supporting that kind of bullshit.

[@skippythealien9627]

granted I stopped watching wwe regularly in 2004, but i remember reading about things here and there. I respect John Cena for his work and his success, but holy fuck...burying the Nexus was such a stupid decision

[@joshmore7175]

Stu was the best show I've been to. He was so open about every part of his career and had no problem saying he didn't like things that had happened. He was funny and overall a lovely guy. I'd love to see him back one day when he thinks the time is good

[@Creatine_Shits]

So SuperCena winning a match that by a 3 to 1 ratio in the end he should of lost is a happy ending but throwing away The Undertakers wrestlemania streak not once but twice is okay? Where the fuck is this companies priorities?

[@swaglad9728]

Dalton Micah rey won a three on 1 elimination tag match at survivor series so it's not in heard of

[@thomashester2]

swag lad the way John Cena won was ridiculous just like HHH against Booker T's WM finish

[@marnelo6501]

Daniel Bryan half injured defeats first Triple H, later that night in the Triple Threat he makes Randy, HHH and Batista (3 of the greatest performers of all time) look like jobbers and even got another referee in the match to "cheat" on Daniel and HE STILL WON. And John Cena is a superheroe....

[@twist3dbear]

I didn't have a problem with Lesnar beating him, it's that Roman also won...they're pretty much saying roman is on the same level as Lesnar

[@almightycinder]

Undertaker offered to have multiple people beat him at Wrestlemania. Triple H, Orton, I know there's others. They all refused. Brock doesn't give a shit so he didn't override it.

[@Compromize1]

“Summerslam needs to end in a happy ending” Summerslam 2013: hold my beer

[@sabeloking3950]

"Can't be more over than John Cena pal..."

[@paradigmshiftz7]

Summerslam 2011-16*

[@seanmansfield4853]

"SummerSlam NEEDS to have a happy ending!" *2016 ends with Lesnar so brutally beating Randy Orton is was legitimate the most gruesome thing in WWE, probably ever.*

[@princenoreally]

I mean it was a happy ending no one liked roman in 2016

[@JustinLancaster95]

If Nexus went over with Barrett clubbing Cena in the back with a distraction from Gabriel. I can only imagine how much that could have catapulted himself to being the WWE Champion at the time.

[@cdotkevo8228]

💯

[@Champz516]

It’s instances like this that really make me appreciate a guy like The Rock... Coming up during the “attitude era” I don’t think I ever remember an instance where The Rock refused to put a guy over due to his ego... Austin and Triple H were a bit different in being hard headed about putting certain guys over but from what I remember The Rock seemed to lose a lot

[@weneedhim526]

the rock even pitched the idea to have ziggler cash the mitb on him in wm 29, but first he was to be put over cena, and then have new guy like ziggler steal the show, but the wwe rejected the idea to put super cena over

[@Gaelek13]

The Rock is probably one of the most giving top stars there's been. Austin was more protective of his spot, however, I don't think even Dwayne would accept losing to a rookie Brock Lesnar on a random Raw with no build.

[@Mainlyeverything]

@@Gaelek13 austin was very difficult He didn't want to put people over Buit Michaels and hHH were worse. Went out of their way to damage the rock

[@topace403]

@@Mainlyeverything Well at least michaels redeemed himself his second run putting everyone and their mother over.

[@Mainlyeverything]

@@topace403 after he was no longer near the top, he started putting people over. Fair enough But I was talking about for various years before that

[@Richterdgf]

I recall Edge and Jericho not being happy with that, and I’d swear I saw an interview with Jericho on the subject and he said Cena immediately saw that that was the wrong choice too after the match.

[@treyissexy87]

He was and still is one of the most talented wrestlers out there. It's a shame they never pushed him to WWE Champion status. He would have been a great champion. He deserved so much better and I don't blame him at all for leaving.

[@paige9676]

Wade Barrett needs to come back to WWE

[@LukeBowley]

Paige he said he will come back when the time is right

[@TheTruthDragonNJ09]

No, he doesn't "need' to go back to WWE.

[@realcorntb4612]

TheTruthNJ09 Whenever the time is right and he does come back, I'd prefer the see him in NXT like Drew McIntyre. It just seems better that way.

[@PizzaRatJC]

Paige why would he *need* it? He doesn't seem to be starving.

[@InstagramAWrestlingHistorian]

GFW. WWE would go back to fucking him over and over again.

[@mobi0501]

I agree with Wade Barrett the nexus should have won, they needed the win more than John Cena did at the time. It was a big mistake and the leave the kids happy was a lame ass excuse.

[@TheJumpman319]

The only positive that came out of this, is that the shield saw this and used it as an example to firmly stand their ground in not going down to cena in their first match against him

[@undisputedtitle3635]

I could listen to Wade talk all day. He is talented, wouldnt mind seeing him return on NXT now

[@ghazi2392]

Cena's this era's Hogan.

[@pphyjynx8217]

except he doesn't backroom politic, vince made him beat the nexus, cena wanted to put them over.

[@hullcogan1170]

PP Hyjynx stop lying stupid idiot cena is the shit factor of proffesional wrestling

[@ronaldshank7589]

Yeah...we no sooner get rid of one glory hound, then we get another one! Who's next up to be a glory hound, Roman Reigns?!? (As if we can't see that coming)!!!

[@NotoriousTorashiro]

Top guy. Charismatic. Moves merchandise. Should be protected and treated as the top star. Yep, he's Hogan alright.

[@WeTokeWeedSmoke]

At least Cena beat them with 4 other people unlike Hogan single-handedly destroying the entire Dungeon of Doom one night with a chair. They had about 15 members, most of which were billed as monsters.

[@DoctorVagrantYT]

Vince: "The Nexus has a good thing going. It'd be a shame if someone where to... BURY THEM." John Cena: *Grabs Shovel*

[@rameezrahman8634]

I remember jericho and edge were discussing this on talk is jericho, and they both mentioned that the ending of the match was cena's idea. Both y2j and edge had told him that it was wrong but it is very difficult to overrule what cena wants..they both agreed that cena does indeed indirectly bury talent if he wishes.

[@obiyonx]

And that's where I think Wade lost his passion for the business! That did not make sense to me either!.. WWE lost a great worker

[@poopsyko]

obiyonx and many since

[@carrastealth]

"The kids have to go home happy." As if every 'kid' was a Cena fan, and every 'kid' didn't like a rebellious faction. Tapping into THAT side of the audience is important too.

[@thegame2834]

It was pg and Vince was still catering to kids...This is def believable.

[@carrastealth]

@@thegame2834 In Wrestling's Hay day I'm fairly certain there were more kids in nWo shirts and D-X merchandise, and at the time those two factions were definitely heel.

[@Xehanort10]

@Misguided Angel Which makes no sense since Cena's gimmick was "generic guy with no personality or character." Basically a real life version of a Create A Wrestler from the games.

[@sjsjsIIIIIIIIIIndndnjdhdhx]

​@Xehanort10 if you really think John cena has no personality than you don't understand why he packed arenas every single night more times and longer than anybody else in the world

[@Fj3]

Looking at Wade Barrett/Bad News Barrett then, you can't seriously tell me that he had no star potential. Another example of WWE dropping the ball.

[@gentlefistinfinity9780]

Just absolutely love this guy. What a talent in the ring. WWE's loss.

[@nichelleharris7496]

Wasn't it John Cena who made that suggestion? If I remember right Edge and Jericho talked about this on his podcast and thought it was a stupid decision. Then after the match John admitted it was the wrong decision lol. For whatever reason people don't regard negative stories like this when talking about Cena's character (as a person). He does all that charity work but I bet there's a lot more involvement by him on these weird storyline arcs that deflated other people's careers.

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

Yeah then we gotta give him credit for some of the punk stuff he pushed to fued with him

[@sjsjsIIIIIIIIIIndndnjdhdhx]

He made mistakes , sure, but so has every major wwe star of all time. He's done so much to make this back

[@nichelleharris7496]

@@sjsjsIIIIIIIIIIndndnjdhdhx yes, but there isn't a problem with pointing out how other top wrestlers have done coworkers dirty. John Cena is the only one fans will go out of their way to defend or even discredit negative claims against him. Stating truths shouldn't be met with "well actually".

[@sjsjsIIIIIIIIIIndndnjdhdhx]

nichelle harris when the well actually out weighs the truths, it's okay. Youre petty against him prolly becuase he beat your fav curtain jerker, but pretending he's not the GOAT of wrestling is crazy

[@thegstriing3240]

And that's a shoot brother

[@raymundturner1140]

Vince should have retire 10 - 15 years ago.

[@LaCoriNetter]

Raymund Turner I was rewatching an episode of raw that was from last year and he looked healthy now he looks extremely tired and stressed. I would have been retired if I had Vince’s money. I understand he’s a control freak but he’s going to put himself in the ground early if he doesn’t retire

[@drinkaprpic]

La'Cori Netter i hope he does

[@OfficialSeth]

Yup. He should have taken a year or two off and then gone and done the XFL or another big project and let the rest of the family handle WWE.

[@nahomworkuyt]

@@drinkaprpic 😂💀💀

[@THECLARENCES]

The Clarences love & support Inside The Ropes and Wade Barrett!

[@_ConnorEdwardsMusic]

Love this stuff.

[@GT27831]

SummerSlam has to end happy huh? 2011 - Heel cashes in MITB and wins 2012 - Heel makes the babyface tap like a bitch 2013 - Heel cashes in MITB and wins 2014 - Heel absolutely kills the babyface (like a bitch) 2015 - Heel taps out, ref doesn't see it, and heel wins after a lowblow Vince is so full of shit.

[@Robby_C]

And people wonder why in 2019 WWE doesn’t have any home grown stars.

[@don9526]

Toxic over competitive work culture. Hope AEW starts eating away at the pie.

[@Robby_C]

Don I don’t think the work culture is competitive or toxic enough.

[@Robby_C]

Don the problem is that the guy in charge got comfortable as soon as he bought WCW and became afraid to pull the trigger on anything, so he trapped the entire company in a looping cycle for the past almost 20 years and basically fucked over an entire generation of Pro Wrestlers... why would anybody in the locker room want to be competitive or have any pride in their character if they knew that at any moment they could and were most likely going to have the rug pulled out from under them. There is no reason to compete, there is no reason to care. The toxic part is dumbing down the role of the talent to the point of them just being bit actors in a half rate sketch comedy routine. Nobody needs to actually be a pro to work at WWE... all the stuff that made the true pros pros is all sanitized and choreographed... that’s why half of their roster is as green as grass in spring time. The art form as been removed almost completely, except only a handful of guys are allowed a little bit more leeway. As far as AEW goes, they just need some time to iron out some kinks. It still feels too much like a big budget indy show. They give the guys enough freedoms to have pride in their characters but I don’t think they have enough people helping them develop an on screen presentation, opposed to a live audience presentation.

[@mogg34y]

I heard Cena and Orton and Vince and triple hhh were like the new cliq during this time !

[@HoS0X]

Well, this is one of many reasons why some of us still not going to forgive Cena for ruining such talents, right now he is trying to have some absolution by putting talents over in his recent matches like AJ Styles, Nakamura and KO, but his entire tenture from 2005 to 2014 will not be easily forgotten, vince apparently lost his freaking touch 10 years ago and needs to step aside immediately.

[@krystanalan7569]

HoS0X AJ and Owens still would’ve gotten over. Nakamura needed it

[@soupforyou11]

2005-08 Cena was great. Basically the product was much better. PG Cena was cancer. Just to "make kids happy", they put over already established talents over the ones that needed it. Kids will only get upset, they won't stop watching as long as the "top guy" is there. This is just a stupid excuse that ruined the product. 2015-present Cena is better. Him being less PG is what makes the different.

[@evolutiontail5697]

@@bi9footrealm umaga, bobby lashley, chris jericho, kurt angle, christian, great khali, edge, sheamus, jbl, triple h Those were his rivalries where he won besides sheamus Randy orton rivalry was from mid 2007- late 2009

[@arrowblaze]

I thought wade Barrett will be world champion back in 2010 but they never make him champion well he is so underrated WWE wrestler he is so talented and great athlete

[@AnuragSingh-bm9oq]

Wade Barrett should've been a multiple time champion by now. He had everything to reach that point but they screwed him.

[@tuxwonderdog]

This video is what made me find this channel.

[@Rossa4444]

Cena “Hulk Hoganed” The Nexus that day

[@nohbuddy1]

Only Slater is left from the original Nexus. Bryan too if you really want to add him.

[@BigSoulja69]

Noh Buddy bray Wyatt was part of nexus

[@nohbuddy1]

@@BigSoulja69 Not the first version. He came up as part of 'New Nexus' under Punk with Mason Ryan and Curtis Axel, then Michael McGuillicutty

[@CadillacL]

Sadly, It wasn't a shock to me. Heaven forbid we have anything but super Cena winning. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@sjsjsIIIIIIIIIIndndnjdhdhx]

So we ignoring that he hasn't won in 6 years?

[@justuswarner8951]

Bring back Nexus

[@Whynotntn]

Listening to this make me so sad for Wade and the Nexus

[@jimmyfiggs1969]

Wow not surprised

[@kirklynncentore8275]

I miss Wade Barrett.

[@40STILLGAMING]

Thanks Vince....

[@static05]

man i remember the nexus, great group. Wade Barrett is awesome

[@35jigganator]

This is exactly why Vince needs to go. No feel for anything in the business anymore! You can tell in his voice that Barrett is extremely pissed off, but he handles it with such class. I couldn't believe that Cena won that match, because he didn't need it. And here we are in 2020 STILL with no mega stars that haven't been shoved down our throats (Reigns, Rollins, etc)

[@wakaflockaproject]

Another big mistake was wrestle mania 2013. Should have been a triple threat match rock VS Cena vs punk. Absolutely disgraceful

[@HygorBH]

Despite being part of the group for only one night, Daniel Bryan had more success than all the other members combined.

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

Barrett has such a great voice to listen to.

[@brettbaker1229]

Is there a full video of this interview with wade ?

[@MC-kk8xu]

Cena - "Doesn't work for me brother" *>Kids go home happy*

[@canadiandaniel]

I remember being a kid when this match happened 7 years ago and I wanted Nexus to lose so bad. Now I'm older and I realize how bad it was that they lost but it's ironic that when John Cena won I was so happy he defeated them, now i'm like "I miss the nexus".

[@THEREDDEATH_3812]

Wade Barrett Was Actually One Of My Favorites I Wish He Was Given Better Matches And Better Opportunities He Was a great Wrestler and There was still tons of stuff Vince Could've given him better things that is.

[@jtom416]

People were so happy when Orton cashed in on Bryan :)

[@yafi2475]

Some years later, The Shield became the thing that The Nexus wanted to be

[@tommybritton9335]

Respect to the shield for not putting up with that shit

[@jumpstreet1197]

Nexus was 9 years ago?? Wow how time flies!!

[@kionzae8370]

this happened almost a decade ago.. that's crazy..

[@LordKnt]

"what REALLY happened" - proceeds to say less than what Jericho and Edge said years ago. Alright then

[@pyroassassin533]

So vince didn't want the nexus to go over cause it wouldn't have been a happy ending? So whats his excuse for the endings of SummerSlam 2003, SummerSlam 2011, SummerSlam 2012, SummerSlam 2013, SummerSlam 2014, SummerSlam 2016? And better yet, why did he let Reigns retire the undertaker?

[@kakihustle55]

pyroassassin dummy, roman was forced because no one was willing to retired undertaker...make a research before blame the wrong person

[@vatsaljadav5528]

Turned out to be pathetic matches.. all of them

[@samjakubowski5875]

Ya know I watched that match when I was 11 and it did make me happy. Looking back it makes me sad.

[@frizzyred1292]

they missed the boat with wade barrett. Good on the mic, good size, convincing and solid worker.

[@Taurean_Black]

Furthering proving Cena buried Nexus and even Jericho and Edge said Cena made the call and they fought with him and gave up because they knew he was the golden boy

[@LegendaryMethod]

AlwaysLookCool729 Actually on the podcast with Edge and Jericho, they say Cena made the call. Watch on youtube "Chris Jericho talks about John Cena burying Nexus"

[@LegendaryMethod]

AlwaysLookCool729 Not sure how your point still stands, if the people in that match verbally said what happened?

[@forcedentry2010]

Legendary Method It's called mental retardation. Just give him a pat on the head and he'll go away.

[@raveoreynolds6049]

Legendary Method The point still stands because you're the latest in a long line of people who misinterpret that podcast to fit their narrative. Cena decided, and later regretted, the FINISH he thought of for the match. That being the ddt to floor. The FINISH of the match, is not the RESULT of the match. The result was that Team WWE was going over, and that was management/Vince's decision.

[@Taurean_Black]

Aaron Schmitz your point doesn’t stand you just want to say dumb shit because the proof is there Barrett,edge,Jericho even Bret Hart said that him going over was really stupid because it completely killed nexus as a whole who were white hot Barrett even said in the video that Vince told him summerslam needs a happy ending

[@BigDave113100]

Edge and Jericho both said it was cenas call and they both told him it was a and idea.

[@GrimReaper4383]

How about having the full interview.

[@richlor92]

Im surprised barrett never made it big he had the whole package especially mic and promo abilities which a lot of superstars lack.

[@RyuBlack93]

It was bullshit... Cena never needed that win but for damn sure The Nexus did... then again this is Cena being Cena... #TrueCareerKiller

[@NotoriousTorashiro]

None of them were ever going to be that big. Fuck 'em.

[@anirbankundu6581]

Remember ambrose's worked shoot promo? "Be happy being the guy who plays john cena on live tv".

[@allknowing145]

Cena needed it

[@screamrad218]

When Cena debuted on 2002-2003 i didn’t think he was going to be a mega star look at him now. Anything is possible. Nexus could’ve been something special.

[@Vinsanity_93]

Cena been screwing careers for a long time, really, even back in tna when aj was the man, he never screwed anyone over

[@danielford9994]

Where can you see the full version of this?

[@tylermcgraw4163]

Wade Barrett is in my top list of wrestlers that should have been a wwe champion

[@billblaski9523]

Heard Cena had alot of influence on changing the outcome

[@LadyDragonsblood]

He did. You should listen to Edge and Jericho talk about it on Jericho's pod cast. They were all for the Nexus winning and thought Cena was wrong. Edge said that a few years later, Cena admitted he was wrong and yeah, Nexus should have won......but it was too late by then.

[@leir2005]

No doubt Cena politicked on him and Vince protected him.

[@adamleierer9737]

Actually John cena thought it was a stupid decision to have the nexus lose at summerslam

[@TheSteel101]

Ugh yeah according to Jericho he did wanna go over on them kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIvHhKhmfs-qfaM

[@TheSteel101]

So Jericho is contradicting himself? :-o

[@TheSteel101]

Yeah it was John Cenas idea to do the ddt and kick out, they tried to convince him, in the end edge through his hands up in the air and gave up. That ended buried them, as they said "Look at Wade Barrett now" kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIvHhKhmfs-qfaM&lc=z225up3iywq4vdkgk04t1aokgehv2bvhgxorbwwkkr2vbk0h00410.1510747346996698 The finish should have been different, but atleast he admitted he was wrong

[@mickhack8034]

doubt it.. more likely that the merch sales were peaking and WWE wanted to milk that shit for as long as they could

[@shadowoussama735]

where I can watch the full interview

[@AriGrande]

One of my favorite factions ever.

[@gamempire96]

Wade Barrett would have been a wonderful WWE Champion. He has the look, mic & promo skills& in ring ability. Man a waste on WWE’s part, they missed a star talent

[@maxmeza3972]

If he had a that. why didnt he become champion later on?

[@evolutiontail5697]

@@maxmeza3972 injury prone

[@kev7361]

"Need the kids to go home happy" I Loved the Nexus as a Kid, Especially Wade Barrett, But ok vince.

[@gibkirasta7863]

After someone leave wwe There are comments .we need him back.

[@snydesy]

POsted 2 years ago?..I cant believe Im just finding this channel now???