Report: William Regal returning to WWE soon

[cjh]

www.pwinsider.com/article/165609/william-regal-update.html?p=1

All signs are that William Regal, 54, will be World Wrestling Entertainment-bound shortly. Although we have heard nothing official from the company, there have been rumblings within WWE of late about Regal returning in a backstage role. That would mean Regal would be exiting AEW, where it certainly appeared that he was written out of storylines last night on Dynamite, having been attacked by AEW Champion MJF.

Regal broke into the business in Europe in the early 1980s before being signed to WCW in 1993, where he had 4 World Television Championship runs. Regal had several runs in WWE over the years, initially as the forgettable "Man's Man" character before hitting his stride after getting sober and having runs with the WWE Intercontinental and European Championships as well as winning the 2008 King of the Ring Tournament. His WWE autobiography Walking The Golden Mile is among the most underrated wrestling books of all time.

In 2014, Regal began focusing primarily on WWE's developmental, appearing on screen as an announcer and as the NXT General Manager but behind the scenes, he had risen into one of Paul Levesque's trusted lieutenants. Eventually given the official title of WWE Director of Talent Development and Head of Global Recruiting, Regal was regularly traveling to major independent events to help scout talents and bring them into the WWE fold. He was a major sounding board for talents inside and outside of WWE and was pretty much considered to have a job for life until Vince McMahon dismantled the Paul Levesque black and gold vision of WWE NXT.

Released along with many other Levesque staffers in January 2022, Regal moved to AEW. He debuted in March 2022, playing off his real life past as a mentor to Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley. This led to the official formation of The Blackpool Combat Club, which eventually added Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli. Regal turned on Moxley to set up MJF's AEW title victory.

Vince McMahon's resignation from WWE and the return of Paul Levesque to power obviously set the stage for this likely return as Regal was long considered one of Levesque's top Consiglieres.

More as we confirm officially.

[Doo Doo Dickhead]

He'll finally be back with his beloved War Games.

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

NXT is about to have a lot more Dutchess of Queensbury matches.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

It does seem like Hunter is against having GM-esque authority figures being constantly on the show so I imagine Regal returning is 95% for backstage stuff. He likely could appear on screen but I imagine it being much more akin to his NXT role and less like his AEW spot where he was a weekly TV character.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Didn't Regal recently say he's under contract with AEW for a couple more years?

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

[Ben Wyatt]

Him coming back as the Patterson to HHH's Vince makes a lot of sense

[Stu]

where he had 4 World Television Championship

Can a Television Championship be a "world" championship? It's sorta like saying "World United States Championship."

[chronocross]

Probably for the best, I wouldn't mind seeing him as an authority figure to stand up to the Bloodline.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

It's absurd that they released him in the first place.

[Deleted]

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Honestly sucks, he was killing it in AEW and I feel like he just got there

If he's under contract for a few years he had to have some clause to get out of it with HHH getting back into power. I hope whatever he does though, he continues to kill it.

[ISO Mid Thigh Pull]

Dave Meltzer: okay okay I figured it out he left 3 years ago

[tagteammatchplaya]

Dec 1, 2022 11:22:42 GMT -5 ISO Mid Thigh Pull said:

Dave Meltzer: okay okay I figured it out he left 3 years ago

Dave Meltzer: He's under contract to AEW for 3 years, but he's also finishing up, and he's also WWE bound, and also the AEW Regal isn't the real William Regal, it's Billiam Seagull, who is also the real William Regal, and also he's staying in AEW, and he's also going to WWE, also CM Punk wants his release, but also he doesn't want his release, Parker Boudreaux, CM Punk inhaled Oxygen last tuesday, Kenny Omega ate lunch that day as well

[eJm]

Dec 1, 2022 11:23:55 GMT -5 tagteammatchplaya said:

Dec 1, 2022 11:22:42 GMT -5 ISO Mid Thigh Pull said:

Dave Meltzer: okay okay I figured it out he left 3 years ago

Dave Meltzer: He's under contract to AEW for 3 years, but...he's also finishing up, and he's also WWE bound...and also also the AEW Regal isn't the real William Regal, it's Billiam Seagull! Who is also the real William Regal! Also he's staying in AEW, and he's also going to WWE...also CM Punk wants his release, but also he doesn't want his release, Parker Boudreaux, CM Punk inhaled Oxygen last tuesday, Kenny Omega ate lunch that day as well

Fixed it to be more Meltzery.

[ISO Mid Thigh Pull]

Regal is actually in a 360 Birdman deal and can't return to Wrestling until he gives him 7 albums

[eJm]

Dec 1, 2022 11:39:21 GMT -5 ISO Mid Thigh Pull said:

Regal is actually in a 360 Birdman deal and can't return to Wrestling until he gives him 7 albums

Sorry, I have to correct you, Regal is actually on a Birdman deal, filling the seat of a late night talk show filmed in daytime until the original host comes back and calls him a "six piece chicken McNobody" and throws him out.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Dec 1, 2022 10:46:33 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

It does seem like Hunter is against having GM-esque authority figures being constantly on the show so I imagine Regal returning is 95% for backstage stuff. He likely could appear on screen but I imagine it being much more akin to his NXT role and less like his AEW spot where he was a weekly TV character.

Regal: "I'm back to oversee NXT, but for my first order of business. Big Body Javi, you will leave McKenzie alone, sunshine. If you do not the consequences will be dire."

Dec 1, 2022 10:48:02 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

Didn't Regal recently say he's under contract with AEW for a couple more years?

He had to have had an opt out clause after a year.

[salz4life]

Dec 1, 2022 11:27:16 GMT -5 eJm said:

Dec 1, 2022 11:23:55 GMT -5 tagteammatchplaya said:

Dave Meltzer: He's under contract to AEW for 3 years, but...he's also finishing up, and he's also WWE bound...and also also the AEW Regal isn't the real William Regal, it's Billiam Seagull! Who is also the real William Regal! Also he's staying in AEW, and he's also going to WWE...also CM Punk wants his release, but also he doesn't want his release, Parker Boudreaux, CM Punk inhaled Oxygen last tuesday, Kenny Omega ate lunch that day as well

Fixed it to be more Meltzery.

needs more mention of the Tokyo Dome.

[XIII]

Dec 1, 2022 10:48:02 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

Didn't Regal recently say he's under contract with AEW for a couple more years?

HHH traded SKRYPTZ, the rights to Baby Gargano, and a wrestler to be named later for William Regal.