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Wade Barrett reveals the WWE Superstar he'd love to face at WrestleMania
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WWE presents its biggest show of the year this weekend as they take over Las Vegas for two nights as WrestleMania rolls into town.
The weekend extravaganza is headlined by two huge title matches in Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton on Saturday and CM Punk's showdown against Roman Reigns the following evening.
Watching on from ringside will be WWE announcer Wade Barrett, SmackDown's co-commentator, who will once again be calling some of the action.
The Preston-born brawler is no stranger to the grandest stage of them all, having competed at WrestleMania during his in-ring days, but given the chance this weekend, who would he pick as his dream opponent at WrestleMania 42?
Speaking exclusively to DAZN News, thanks to casino.us, Barrett revealed that he'd love to face a man who's currently not even on the card for Vegas.
He said, “There's a guy who I've been particularly impressed with, and I've covered his career now for the past 4 or 5 years, including NXT. I think the last 6 months he's hit a real high note, and I think he's been very unfortunate.
“It looks like he's going to miss out on WrestleMania this year, and that's Carmelo Hayes. He is just a superb in-ring talent. I love the way he operates behind the scenes, he's an ultimate professional.
“You never see him down in the dumps or upset because his booking isn't going the right way. I think he's a guy who is destined for the top, and I also think he has a style that I personally think would mesh very well with my in-ring style.
“I always like wrestling the guys who are a little bit smaller than me so I can kind of bully them in the ring a bit, but I love working with the guys who are the great movers, and Carmelo Hayes is as good a mover as I've ever seen.
“I think he's going to be really big time down the road. I don't think it's too far away from him, but yeah, it's pretty disappointing for him.
"I'm sure that he's going to miss out this year, but he's going to spring back very quickly after WrestleMania. I have no doubt about that.
"So, one guy I would like to face this year at WrestleMania, if I could pick, Carmelo Hayes.”
