According to numerous interviews, including this one with IGN, Barrett has discussed his bare-knuckle fighting career.
The story goes that when Barrett was in his early 20s, he had a few friends involved in the seedy underworld of Liverpool. They asked him if he wanted to fight for cash and Wade said yes.
In his own words, Wade was "pretty successful" at it. He fought all over Europe and even named his "Wasteland" finishing maneuver after one of the places he frequented on the fighting circuit.
Though he never comes out and says it, we can only imagine that's where the nose comes from.
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