Wade Barrett Responds To Reports That He’s Off The Road Indefinitely, Says He Asked For Time Off

Earlier today, PWInsider reported that Wade Barrett was “off the road” indefinitely, although a reason was not provided. This led to speculation that it had something to do with his recent comments about Nikki Bella. However, Barrett later said that they “smoothed” things over.

Barrett has now taken to social media to comment on the reports and noted that he asked to have time off.

He wrote: “I usually ignore BS reports like this, but it’s causing needless hate to be spewed towards people I work with. WWE have kindly given me a couple of weeks off for personal time (booked nine months ago), and then I’m back to business as usual. A complete non-story. The end.”

I usually ignore BS reports like this, but it’s causing needless hate to be spewed towards people I work with.

WWE have kindly given me a couple of weeks off for personal time (booked nine months ago), and then I’m back to business as usual. A complete non-story. The end. https://t.co/ZPcBQatnCK

— Stu Bennett 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸 (@StuBennett) September 6, 2025

As noted, Michael Cole and Corey Graves are the new Smackdown commentary team, replacing Barrett and Joe Tessitore.