Wade Barrett Reveals The Real Reason He’s Been Pulled From WWE Commentary, Missy Beefcake Slams Bubba the Love Sponge, News On Tiffany Stratton
β A report surfaced earlier today stating that Wade Barrettβs run at the commentary desk has come to an end, at least for now. Pwinsider first reported the news.
With Barrett stepping away, Michael Cole and Corey Graves are expected to handle commentary duties for both Monday Night RAW and SmackDown moving forward.
In an update, Barrett took to Twitter today to address the report. He stated,
βI usually ignore BS reports like this, but itβs 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 Iβm back to business as usual. A complete non-story. The end.β
β WWE Womenβs Champion Tiffany Stratton has set her sights on making history as the longest-reigning champion of all time.
Speaking on the βNo-Contest Wrestlingβ podcast, Stratton said sheβs determined to enjoy her current reign while working toward surpassing Bianca Belairβs record-setting 419-day run. She explained,
βIβm just trying to take every day and be in the moment and not think too much about the future. Iβm somebody who overthinks everything and thinks of the worst scenarios possible. So Iβm just trying to focus on being in the moment and enjoying my title reign and hopefully holding it for the next year. Or so weβll see. Maybe Iβll be the longest WWE Womenβs Champion ever. So Iβd like to make that a goal of mine. Actually, Iβm declaring it right now. I want to be the longest WWE Womenβs Champion ever.β
Stratton will defend her title on WWE SmackDown next week against Jade Cargill in a rematch from SummerSlam 2025.
β A new documentary from Bubba the Love Sponge is drawing backlash, with Missy Beefcake β wife of Brutus βThe Barberβ Beefcake β accusing him of exploiting Hulk Hoganβs death for profit.
Posting on Twitter, Missy called out Bubba directly:
βHey everybody, itβs Missy and Missymania is going wild. Here we go again, Bubba the Love Sponge trying to make a dollar off the Hulksterβ¦ again. Heβs making a documentary.β
Missy also referenced Hoganβs infamous sex tape involving Bubbaβs wife and questioned how much of that scandal would be tied into the film. She continued:
βI heard in the news that a judge put a temporary restraining order on it so he canβt use any of the footage from the Gawker trial. I thought that tape had been deleted and destroyed? Huh. You know what Iβd like to see? Iβd like to see the extended cut. You know, Hogan leaves, Bubba rushes in and cleans up all that slop. Nasty.β
Hulk Hogan passed away in July 2025 at the age of 71, with WWE and countless promotions paying tribute to the Hall of Famer following his death.
When does BUBBA stop trying to make money off Hulk Hogan? Itβs done Blubba! #missymania #missybeefcake #hulkhogan pic.twitter.com/0x31ERWZ6z
β MISSY BEEFCAKE (@MissyBeefcake) September 5, 2025