Wade: Yeah, it's great to be back home. It's good to see family and to perform in front of the English crowds again.
Tommy: Now, do you think being a Brit lad, then, being one of us, you've got something that the Yanks haven't got?
Wade: I think I've got a certain level of aggression that the Yanks don't have. I think most of them have had a softer life than the Brits tend to have. I also think I've got a certain level of intelligence that has helped me navigate my way through the upper echelons of the WWE and get things like title shots and matches with Randy Orton, John Cena, and people like that much earlier in my career than I would have done if I wasn't quite as smart.
Tommy: So you've got the British intelligence. Are you saying that other WWE wrestlers are quite thick?
Wade: I would say yes. I'm definitely one of the smartest wrestlers out there.
Tommy: Obviously it's great that you're representing the Brits as well, and from the Asian community side of things we've got The Great Khali. I just wanna know what you think about The Great Khali. Could you take him? Is he a big wuss, really?
Wade: Well, The Great Khali has got me on one thing which is size. He's obviously seven and a half feet tall and 450 lbs or whatever it might be, but along with my Nexus guys, we actually attacked The Great Khali back in August. We took him out, we beat him up, we smashed his knee up, and we haven't seen much of him ever since. So I think when it comes to myself and The Great Khali I think I've definitely got the edge over him.
Tommy: Seven and a half feet of man. What's it like to stand around someone who's that big?
Wade: He's a pretty intimidating man, but when I've got seven other Nexus guys around me he doesn't look quite so big.
Tommy: Who is the greatest WWE wrestler of all time? Is it a Brit or is it a Yank? What about Giant Haystacks and people like that?
Wade: If you're going to say the greatest of all time, in my opinion it'd probably be Stone Cold Steve Austin. He had a tremendous level of success. He was a great performer and a very tough guy to boot. But I'm only just starting off my career and I've got grand designs on overtaking him and becoming the number one in history.
Tommy: What does it take to win over everyone? What does it take to be the number one? Is it all about big moves? How do you get to that 'Stone Cold Steve Austin' status?
Wade: Well, I think a lot of it is being able to connect with the crowd, the audience who comes to watch us. Be that in a positive way like Stone Cold Steve Austin or in a negative way like myself, I think the key thing is you have to go out there and you have to get a reaction, regardless of what reaction it is. The worst that you can get is complete apathy from the crowd. So as long as you're going out there and stirring emotions in people, then I think your entertainment level is a success.
Tommy: Obviously now that we get to know you as that character, surely Hollywood is calling?
Wade: I'm not so sure about that. Maybe one day I would look at Hollywood, but at the moment I'm focused on WWE and focused on winning titles and making money in the ring, and that's my big goal at the moment.
Tommy: And it's all going down tonight. So, how are you feeling about tonight's activities?
Wade: Well, tonight's going to be very exciting. I'm not quite sure what the Raw General Manager has in store for us yet, but you can be certain that I'm going to be abusing John Cena and probably going to be bullying him around a little bit. And if I can, I'll see if I can get my Nexus guys together and launch an attack on Randy Orton.
Tommy: So where do you get your moves from, then? Where do they come from when you're kind of working on ways to finish off your opponents? Do you make those up or do you have a team of people saying "Tell you what, grab him here and swing him that way" or however it works?
Wade: Well, some of my moves come from my bare-knuckle fighting days which is what I did before I got to WWE. Some of my moves like my Wasteland, which is my finishing move, that's something I actually invented myself. Then other moves I get from watching tapes and DVDs of older wrestlers and guys who came before me, studying some of their moves as well. It's a range of ways I come up with stuff.
Tommy: Are you at the peak of your game right now? Do you feel stronger and tougher than ever? Compared to even the bare-knuckle days, how do you feel right now? Do you feel like you're A-1?
Wade: I think I'm the best I've ever been, but I think I'm on a learning curve at the moment. The more I get in the ring with people like the Undertaker and Randy Orton and people like that, the better I'm going to get. I'm getting better every single week. I feel myself growing, and I'm nowhere near my potential yet.
Tommy: So the best is yet to come is what you're saying?
Wade: Yeah, absolutely. Keep watching; I'm going to be World Champion. I'm going to be the first ever English World Champion in the WWE and I'm going to go on to bigger and better things.
Tommy: A lot of it! So keep watching Wade and keep listening, because now I'm going to get him to give me some tips! Some tips on how I can be more AGRESSIVE!
(Song break)
Tommy: Halfway through our little chat with Wade Barrett! He reckons he took out The Great Khali, busted up his knee, and he hasn't heard from The Great Khali since! He reckons he's smarter than other Yanks, and his bare-knuckle fighting days have made him into the tough guy he is today. So, now I thought, "Well, I need some help!" I need some help and I need him to help make me a little tougher. (To Wade) I need some help in being a bit more like you. I need to be a bit tougher. I don't have it in me. I'm a fluffy breakfast radio presenter!
Wade: (laughing) Okay, we'll see what we can do, then.
Tommy: I think I need to growl a bit more. I need an edge, and you've got it. I've seen a slice of it, maybe I can apply it to my world; maybe might help me in traffic jams. You know what it's like around here.
Wade: Okay, then. Well, you let me know who your biggest enemy in the world is. I'll give you a clue. My biggest enemy on the planet is John Cena. I can't stand John Cena. So, you let me know who you want to take your anger out on.
Tommy: Carbohydrates! They go straight to my hips!
Wade: Okay. Carbohydrates. Well, if I'm dealing with John Cena I'll say something like: "John Cena, you are pathetic!"
Tommy: It's in your eyes. You actually go mad! You look like you're mad!
Wade: I am very mad. The mere thought of John Cena makes me mad. Now, what you've got to make sure you do is get your voice lower and project that anger into your voice. Let those carbohydrates know how angry you are with them. Scare them into submission.
Tommy (deep voice): Carbohydrates...you make me fat!
Wade (laughing): That's a good start. I think we need some practice, but if you keep going, practice it every night, I think you might get somewhere.
Tommy: A deeper voice, and find that aggression?
Wade: Find that agression. You've got to feel it deep down inside and let it all come out in that one moment.
(Interview segment ends)