Wade Barrett Calls Champion An "Embarrassment," SmackDown Rating, WWE Stars On "The Soup" (Video)

- It appears that Wade Barrett's next feud will be with WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston. WWE.com caught up with Barrett following last night's Survivor Series pay-per-view, who issued a message to Kingston.

"I personally eliminated the Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston," Barrett said. "I've beaten him in the past — I've beaten him for the Intercontinental title in the past — that title should be around my waist. The fact that Kofi Kingston is walking around as the Intercontinental Champion is an embarrassment to WWE."

You can watch the interview here.

- Last Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown scored a 1.92 rating and 2.807 million viewers, according to PWTorch and TV By The Numbers. You can get more details about the rating at PWTorch by clicking here.

- Here is a preview for this Thursday's episode of "The Soup," which features The Miz, Eve Torres, Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan and Hornswoggle, along with Michael Cole and Jerry "The King" Lawler. The episode airs at 10:30pm ET/PT.