02 Jan 2017, 4:16 pm
#825
(02 Jan 2017, 3:25 pm)MrFozz I thought Barrett was finished now or is it that just from WWE
His wrestling career is on hiatus as he wants to pursue acting. His WWE contract expired last year so he is a free agent and could feasibly appear for WOS Wrestling if the show was picked up by ITV. But the point I was really trying to make, using Barrett as an example, is that he's more identifiable to WOS/ITV's target audience due to his more recent exposure on television.
DBS (Sr.) last appeared on WWE TV in 2000 following a disastrous WCW run where he was treat like a nobody and managed to seriously injure himself (through no fault of his own) in the process. He wrestled predominately as a heel between 1995-97 though he was popular when WWE toured the UK. However, the height of popularity was in 1992 when he headlined Summerslam '92 at Wembley Stadium - now almost 25 years ago. I'm guessing WOS/ITV's target audience (which is children) were probably a decade from being even a twinkle in the milkman's eye when Summerslam '92 took place.
