Latest WWE Commentary Reshuffle Reportedly Ends Wade Barrett's Run On Main Roster

Joe Tessitore had been on the call on SmackDown for much of this year, but his college football commitments are expected to keep him away from WWE for the next few months. Same for Pat McAfee, who stepped away from the desk earlier this summer due to exhaustion.

Tessitore's broadcast colleague, Wade Barrett, is now the odd man out. Mike Johnson of PWInsider says that he has been taken off the road and there is no word on when he may put the headset back on again.

With Corey Graves now back on the main roster, Vic Joseph and Booker T will be back to holding down episodes of NXT as a two man booth.

What's going on with Wade Barrett and WWE?

No one has been able to confirm the exact reasoning for Barrett's removal from commentary, but online speculation has immediately pointed to his comments about Nikki Bella during the Clash in Paris broadcast.

The WWE Hall of Famer challenged Becky Lynch for the Women's Intercontinental Championship in what was her first singles PLE match in seven years. During the pre-show, Barrett went full heel commentator and essentially said that Nikki was the best during an inferior time in women's wrestling (when compared to today's product) and that she would have to prove herself against the best of this latest generation.

Bella then publicly expressed some disappointment with Barrett on her podcast, believing that he was ignoring her backstage the next night on Raw. The multi-time Men's Intercontinental Champion took to social media on Friday to announce the two of them had a chat and all hatchets had officially been buried.

Everything may now be good between Barrett and Bella, but the timing of his removal from commentary leaves more questions than answers. We'll keep you updated on his status with the company as soon as more information becomes available.