5 potential replacements for William Regal as NXT GM

NXT Commentator Wade Barrett

Wade Barrett

In August of 2020, Wade Barrett became the new color commentator for NXT after the release of Mauro Ranallo. The former Intercontinental Champion made his return to the WWE after a 4-year absence.

BREAKING NEWS: #WadeBarrett officially signs with #WWENXT as part of commentary teamhttps://t.co/Jf3otasx2q

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 16, 2020

Barrett would later confirm that he signed a one-year deal to become a permanent member of the NXT broadcasting team. In the past few weeks, Barrett has criticized William Regal's job in controlling NXT on commentary, which could lead to him trying to take Regal's job.

One main reason Barrett is a great option is because of his history with the brand. Barrett participated in the first season of NXT with Chris Jericho as his mentor. This led to one of WWE's biggest booking blunders, The Nexus.

The Nexus became one of the most interesting storylines WWE had up to that point in 2010, but after Cena refused to lose to The Nexus at SummerSlam 2010 (according to Edge and Chris Jericho), the group lost momentum.

Could @StuBennett rebound from @SummerSlam and lead Team Nexus to victory against Team @WWE on the 900th episode of #WWERaw?FULL MATCH: https://t.co/Cnn0yRXp0JCourtesy of @peacockTV & @WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/NL2Gfr6EGu

— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2021

Barrett is also a no-nonsense guy and could be a viable option to take over the reins of NXT. His Bad News Barrett gimmick got over with the fans, so much so that one of the main reasons Barrett dropped the gimmick was because fans were cheering and chanting the catchphrase with him.

Moving Barrett into the role would be a full circle story, much like Daniel Bryan, that would make for very intriguing storylines in the future.