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• Wade Barrett Was Alicia Fox's First Love

• An Emotional Anchor Was Missing In Alicia Fox's Relationship With Wade Barrett

The life of professional wrestlers, notably working in WWE, looks to be glamorous and magnificent from the outside but has its share of turbulence on the inside. A big part of any active WWE superstar involves being on the road with the company to perform across various different cities and countries for nearly 300-plus days. This tends to athletes find love and companionship among each in the locker room as seen for a long time. The same happened with former WWE superstar Alicia Fox and current on-screen personality Wade Barrett.

Wade Barrett debuted in WWE in 2010 as the ruthless leader of 'The Nexus' faction, leading a group of fresh and talented young superstars to seemingly take over as the best crop of superstars in the business. Alicia Fox on the other hand became a big part of WWE's women's division during the early 2010s.

Alicia Fox and Wade Barrett were in the prime of their respective careers when they met and decided to take things forward to the next level. Let's dwell on the matter and explore the entire relationship timeline of the bearer of 'Bad News' and the 'Captain' of the women's division.

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Wade Barrett Was Alicia Fox's First Love

As mentioned before, Wade Barrett was perceived as one of the emerging superstars in WWE during the early 2010s. He went on to prove his worth by winning several championships and accolades during his time as an active in-ring competitor. During the same time, Alicia Fox was trying to bring a revolution for the women in WWE with better opportunities. Moreover, she was also the first African American WWE Divas champion in history.

Wade Barrett and Alicia Fox met each other sometime in 2010, being co-workers and two top talents of the global juggernaut. The duo started off as great friends and found love together that remained strong for nearly two years. For Alicia Fox, Barrett was her 'first love'. This was revealed during a segment on the reality show Total Divas in 2016 when Alicia went up to Barrett. She revealed that she felt uncomfortable around his presence and seemingly had feelings left for him at that time as well.

However, the two managed to console each other after Wade Barrett told her that he and Alicia were better off as friends as the duo wanted separate things in their lives.

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An Emotional Anchor Was Missing In Alicia Fox's Relationship With Wade Barrett

While Wade Barrett and Alicia Fox had the final closure to their past relationship on a good note during that segment on Total Divas, a major reason for their separation was still unclear at that point. Alicia Fox appeared on Lillian Garcia's Chasing Glory podcast a year later to reveal further details regarding her breakup with Wade Barrett.

The former WWE Divas champion stated that her mother was dealing with a lot of problems, including being homeless, at the time of her two-year relationship with Wade Barrett. Alicia Fox claimed that she could not discuss her emotional issues with the former WWE Intercontinental champion as he was not an emotional person at all. "My mom was on the street for like three years. It was insane. That was horrible. That was horrible because for me I knew that she was giving me a lot of stress and anxiety that I was bringing to work...I couldn't even talk to Stu [Wade Barrett] about it. I love Stu to death, but he was not the kind of relationship partner that I felt comfortable to talk about where I was emotionally and that was something I felt like, 'Well, maybe I'm not worthy, maybe I shouldn't, maybe these emotions aren't right.'"

Alicia Fox's full-time tenure ended with WWE in 2019 and she continued to make sporadic appearances even after that, whereas Wade Barrett's in-ring WWE career came to a close in 2016, and he returned to the company in 2020, serving in the role of a commentator ever since. Both Alicia Fox and Wade Barrett remain friends today and have found happiness in their respective lives while continuing to have a great deal of mutual respect for each other.