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WWE stars ‘Bad News Barrett’ and ‘Ryback’ play cricket
WWE wrestlers play cricket at ICC Academy in UAE.
Published: Feb 17, 2015, 06:03 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 17, 2015, 06:03 AM (IST)
Many sportspersons have tried their hand at cricket over the years, the latest to join are World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) stars Bad News Barrett (Stuart Alexander Bennett) and Ryback (Ryan Rodman Reeves) during their recent tour to Abu Dhabi. The duo visited the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Academy to play cricket with some of the kids training in the academy.
Both WWE wrestlers tweeted about playing cricket ahead of the visit.
In the United Arab Emirates, about to head off for a game of cricket with @Ryback22. #ThingsIThoughtIWouldNeverSay
— Bad News Barrett (@WadeBarrett) February 12, 2015
The Big Guy is ready for his day of cricket with @WadeBarrett Truly humbling to be able to watch a Cricket master in @WadeBarrett in action. — The Big Guy (@Ryback22) February 12, 2015
Upon arrival at the ICC Academy, OSN tweeted pictures and shared details about their experience.
Look! @WadeBarrett signed #OSNbigBat and tried to lift it! pic.twitter.com/BL2koXwy5T
— OSN (@osn) February 12, 2015
The @ICCAcademy kids are teaching @Ryback22 how to play #Cricket pic.twitter.com/2LR5KavJqT — OSN (@osn) February 12, 2015
. @WadeBarrett is trying his best for some #cricket practice at the @ICCAcademy after signing #OSNbigBat pic.twitter.com/LBV64K5wog
— OSN (@osn) February 12, 2015
The official account of WWE posted Vine videos on their Twitter to show how Ryback fared while playing.
.@Ryback22 learns some cricket skills at @ICCAcademy in #WWEDubai! #WWE https://t.co/dqTA7gAw4w — WWE (@WWE) February 12, 2015
.@WadeBarrett learned proper form from the students and instructors at @ICCAcademy in #WWEDubai! #cricket https://t.co/LCPjKnPz6v
— WWE (@WWE) February 12, 2015
On how Ryback fared, Barrett said, “He used to play baseball so I thought he was going to have skills that might crossover but I saw him trying to catch, I saw him bowling, I saw him batting and it was like he had never used his arms before. So yeah, he was pretty terrible. He was worse than me, which is saying something.”
I’ve got a ferocious googly with @Ryback22‘s name on it. #Cricket — Bad News Barrett (@WadeBarrett) February 12, 2015
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Barrett hails from England and recently visited India for promotional work. Currently, he is the Intercontinental Champion in WWE and his popular for his ‘BNB’ gimmick. Ryback hails from United States of America is popularly known as ‘The Big Guy’.