Regal is currently the manager of the Blackpool Combat Club in the Jacksonville-based promotion. He had a stellar 30-year wrestling career, mainly with WWE. His final match was a loss to current stablemate Claudio Castagnoli (FKA Cesaro) on the December 25, 2013, episode of NXT.
In an interview with Wrestling with Perspective, Regal was saddened by what he thought were quick expectations for the current stars when they were anointed in TV matches.
The AEW personality then claimed he would’ve not lasted with that approach if he wrestled today as a young competitor.
After his last match, the English star became an on-screen authority figure as the general manager of NXT in July 2014. He had a successful tenure in the black and gold brand until his release on January 5 this year.
Bryan Danielson persuaded William Regal to go to AEW
During the same episode, William Regal revealed it was Bryan Danielson (FKA Daniel Bryan in WWE) who called him about the prospect of joining AEW.
Regal added that he initially wanted to take a break after his WWE release, but The American Dragon eventually influenced him to sign with the Jacksonville-based promotion.
Regal made his debut at Revolution 2022 by making Danielson and Jon Moxley put their differences aside. From there, the Blackpool Combat Club was created and has added AEW stars such as Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli to its ranks.
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