Stuart Alexander Bennett is an English retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Wade Barrett as a colour commentator on the SmackDown brand.

Stuart Alexander Bennett was born in Penwortham on 10 August 1980. His mother was a social worker, while his father was an accountant. He has an older brother who manages a supermarket. He grew up in nearby Preston, then moved to Wales with his family at the age of six. Despite spending much of his childhood in Wales and admitting that he does not remember anything about Preston, he does not consider Wales his home and has never lived in one place for more than nine years. He was inspired to become a professional wrestler by his idol Davey Boy Smith, and named the WWF Intercontinental Championship match in the main event of SummerSlam 1992 between Smith and his other childhood hero Bret Hart as his favourite match of all time. He earned a degree in marine biology from the University of Liverpool, after which he went to work in a science lab and as a recruitment consultant while training to become a wrestler.