William Regal Reflects On His AEW Run
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During our ITR Live show with William Regal this past October, we asked him about his run in AEW this year following his WWE release. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!
Yeah at the end he ran back to WWE as soon as they called. WWE loves guys like him because it keeps them thinking that everyone will jump and do what they want anytime.
@@jonmitchell9019 his son
@@jonmitchell9019 a bit norrow minded when it’s been said he wants to work closely with his son who’s on nxt
@@lukeevans2717 @Luke Evans Yeah whatever like I said they kicked him to the curb and he had a good job and as soon as they call him, he ran back like a little bit;;. Shut the heck up he and others like him are the reason other good wrestlers get treated the way they do because guys run right back despite having a job some where else and making enough and they give WWE the power to continue to use and dump when they want. Shut the heck up to me.
With Regal’s real life health problems it’s hard to fault him for going back to be with his SON. Who else will be able to teach him the old ways? That’s a man real legacy his children.
When I was younger I thought William Regal was so boring now that im older I find him to be so interesting and influential 💯
i felt the same way when i was a kid but he definitely earned my respect.
Bandwagons
I always loved his character work but never really appreciated his in ring skill until I got older
He always entertained me but I didn't appreciate it till I was older too if that makes sense.
I hated his king of the ring run in 08 🤣🤣
He said it perfectly, people started giving up on NXT because of what was happening to their favorites on main because of dumb choices by certain people.
yeh, after seeing such awesome building and getting over, to go to the main roster to have your stardom crushed forever.
*cough cough Johnny Ace and Vinny Mac"
And hopefully that now changes. It's a shame that a couple generations of incredibly talented wrestlers got wasted because of an out touch and expired promoter was running the show. Now that he's gone, let's see what happens.
You say that but the ratings didn’t even change so basically what he and you are saying is factually a lie. If you didn’t like what happens yourself then that’s your own business
@@UnsilencedOutspokenTikTok Bruce Prichard as well
I love his mindset “lighten the load”
This how I approach my everyday job. Not a lot of people notice the work you’re doing for them to make their jobs easier but once you stop working like this they start paying attention
Very commendable and appreciated work ethic he has
I Appreciate and respect your work ethic. Keep grinding dude 🤘
Isnt it nice how that works? You work harder to make others jobs easier just for those people to completely ignore it and make your job harder. And yes, once you stop, it is noticed and not in a good way. But you keep on earning your paycheck and watch the rest fall apart.
When did he say that? Do you have time stamps?
@@boozec 13:16
Much admire Regal. As a tough technical wrestler, for flying the flag 🇬🇧 as the stereotype British Bad guy in the states. To his History and knowledge of British wrestling and has remained in the business over in the states all these years. Yet always remained a man of the people. 🇬🇧
He’s a treasure. Hall of Fames were made for men like him.
Well said.
Regal really said it best he went to AEW for a good time and had an enjoyable time.
Regal is a professional's professional. A consummate expert in the professional wrestling world. ANY company is lucky to have him. I hope he continues to share his knowledge with the next-generation talents as they'll have him.
He has sure learned from his mistakes and became a role model to many.
He's a man's man!
@@fernandod3510 damn you beat me to it.. I was about to say "You can say, he's a man's man"🤣
well he's only going to wwe but he will continue to teach
Professionalism is working out the terms of the contract you signed though right
I'm glad the business loves Regal and takes care of him. In that cutthroat world that shows the level of respect he has from everyone.
William Regal has and always will be the most genuine, honest, kind person I have ever met in this industry.
not in the 90's ;-)
@@SpongeBob_SchwachKopf how?
@@elijahhill6602 he said it himself that he deserved to get fired from WCW
Such a great story teller Mr Regal is. Could listen to him for hours.
He has a podcast that is definitely worth listening to its called gentleman and a villian
@@Candlejack023 Yes some great content over there much much better than Rics channel 💯
I feel like Regal will be to Triple H what Pat Patterson was to Vince McMahon. Someone he trusts implicitly and someone who understands what is good television and what just works in pro wrestling.
You're spot on. 100 percent agree
He kind of already was in NXT. HHH once said in an interview that they don't even need to speak to communicate because of how well they know each other.
Biggest difference is regal won't just be a yes man
I literally wrote the same comment on a recent cultaholic video.
Absolutely!
I love Regal. Steven, William or Darren, since the days of World of Sport.
Walking a golden mile is an incredible autobiography and I recommend every wrestling fan read it.
Shame it's out of print, it's the best book WWE put out, barring 'Have A Nice Day' maybe
I think many of us Brits miss those Halcyon days of World of Sport with Dickie Davis, but you'd need to be getting on a bit as it ended in 1985.
I do miss Kent Waltons commentary as well..
I have read that book, and I 100% agree.
Regal, a man so well respected that even Vince was willing to pay him to work somewhere else. What a f****** legend
One of a small handful of workers I could watch wrestle and listen to all day and never get bored. That much knowledge with that much class and humility is so hard to come by. Legitimately aspirational guy.
Regal has done great in AEW. BCC was awesome! Regal going back to WWE under HHH´s leadership is most likely going to be really great too. Thanks for your time in my favorite promotion and looking forward to hear what Regal and HHH will cook up in WWE!
Once back in WWE he will at least have an adult running the company
TK playing chess
There is something in Regal's demeanour; calm, cool, collected but not in the slightest bit boring, which, added to his humility and appreciation of those who came before him, and how much he's willing to give back, that makes me think he'd be a genuinely good world leader.
#RegalForTerranEmperor
This one took a wild turn
Miss Regal in AEW already. Class act and invaluable asset to Wrestling. BCC 4-Life.
Me too but I miss him so much more in NXT he shouldn’t ever been released
"Miss Regal" sounds like one of the second generation female wrestlers in WWE. Excellent groundwork. Great variety of holds. Does Led Dawson bits that the Americans don't get at all.
This guy is valuable to any wrestling company
Everything else is interesting but "I'm alright now" is the best thing we can hope to hear from this video.
I loved that kingly regal bit he did in Attitude Era for WWE. Early on when he was still building heat, he performed at a house show in Philly. My buddy and I went. When Regal came out and did his usual promo about lowly Americans, I stood up, applauded and did the queen wave. He called me out and said I was the exact boob (or something similar) he was referring too.
Regal and HHH are lovers of the game and natural allies. They were meant to build the future together.
They're gentlemen's villains. 😁😁😁
HHH, Dusty and Regal may just be the best backstage pairing ever. NXT was theirs and it existed for pro-wrestling under the banner of the monopoly, thats massive.
When is the wedding then? What are you babbling lol. The way u wrote that u could’ve just said “Regal and HHH are lovers”
@@vinniecousinofvito6401 lovers of the wrestling game smartass.
@@effayeyeayzed 😈😈😈
I was at Glasgow, it was a great show. Regal is an asset wherever he goes. He obviously has a great passion for wrestling and teaching, hopefully he can have a good return to WWE whatever he’s going to do.
William Regal is such a treasure and a true honour to the British Wrestling scene as a whole. He’s such an asset to any company he works for
As an English fan, Lord Regal is my favourite wrestler of all time. Absolute respect for his professional ways. No bullshit, no drama just him without apology. Rare breed.
What's sad about his story, HE WANTS TO TEACH. But this generation is promo / gimmick and flashy, no time to understand the techniques Regal wants to teach. He's said this thousands of times on his podcast, chain / catch style wrestling is his specialty and currently only like maybe 3-4 guys do it. Couple Brits that learned from tapes. I'm HUGE Regal fan and it's shameful people in Industry don't want to round off skills.
Really?! Have you seen other wrestlers? William Regal is about as exciting as stale bread.
@@jugglerj0ehe was a great heel
I will miss Regal greeting Excalibur so much
And how he would greet JR. “Always a pleasure never a chore”
We need closure to that love story.
"Man with the mask, you saucy devil you"
"The man in the mask" lol I guarantee Excalibur hated that but Regal, being Regal.. kept doing it to rib Excalibur lol. The point of view Regal was saying it from was why are you wearing a mask Excalibur, as if anybody knows who you are with the mask or without the mask? That's what everyone was saying when aew first started about Excalibur and his mask.. but then Excaliburs feelings got hurt and he was telling Regal how it's a big cultural sign of respect amongst luchadores.. as if Regal didn't know that, and Excalibur wears it thinking people know who he is when realistically nobody has ever heard of him, period.
@@eldiablo3794 I mean , it has become his signature shtick (along with running match cards like a champ)
I don't really mind , Idk why people do
Yes, a little bit rumbly, as he mentioned, but we need to consider what he went through in his life. Still, god damn is this man captivating, one of the best to ever do it. Great in the ring, great outside the ring, great on the mic, great behind the scenes. Truly, one of a kind man.
Such a great villain we fell In love with him because of it. He could draw the crowd in with ease. Amazing talent he made you want to boo like no other.
William Regal is one of my favourite people in wrestling.
As a wrestler, an onscreen character, and as a person. Hearing him talk here confirms the latter.
I like that he didn't talk disparagingly about WWE, even when he wasn't working for them. I know a lot of that is personal (Vince effectively saved his life by putting him through rehab at a time WWE didn't really do that, plus he is super close friends with HHH), but also classy.
He's an asset to whoever he works for, whether it's WWE or AEW.
This was amazing! His empathy and consideration brought tears to our eyes
Regal is one of those guys that I just did not appreciate as much as I should have when I was younger. I'm thankful that's he's still around showing me I was wrong and there will be more to come from his contributions.
Regal is just pure class. I could hear him talking for a long time. I’m so stoked that he’s going to WWE.
This is so interesting in hindsight. Talking about AEW, his sole focus is on the BCC and the connection to the people in it. He's careful not to put the company itself over too much and it's really a vast difference to the way he's talking about some of the NXT stuff in the beginning.
A perfect gentleman: he’s gone through so many life threatening illnesses and is still remains a humble grateful human being.
Really enjoyed seeing Regal on AEW as I got the chance to see him on television virtually every week cutting incredible promos. Good luck sir!
I always respected William Regal as a wrestler, character and performer. This takes it a higher level.
I love Regal so much... to this day it bums me out so bad thinking about his suspension in 2008... when he was the GM of Raw and had just won King of the Ring. He was without a doubt going to win the World Heavyweight Championship and run Raw like a tyrant. Man, it would have been amazing!
Thank you for an extremely enjoyable couple of months of you on-screen in AEW Mr. Regal. Stoked for your WWE return, and hope all works out well.
William Regal is everything good about pro wrestling and a man who has given everything to the business. I have nothing but respect and adoration for him.
Really enjoyed him being with AEW, wish it could’ve gone longer but I understand why he decided to go back. Thanks Willie Reegs!
I was at Takeover: Portland and it was far and above the best wrestling show I've ever been to. Bianca Belair was the star of the night, but Adam Cole, Ciampa, Gargano, Keith Lee, Djakovic, all had huge matches as well.
Lee and djakovich was the banger for me. I was there also. Best wrestling show in years
Balor vs Gargano ruled too.
I stopped watching NXT and WWE in general in 2019, how did it rank compared the takeovers between 2015-18?
@@JoeCool90 I personally loved 2019 for NXT, but real is right, the last hurrah really was February of 2020 in Portland. Great show.
I think this goes for everyone watching this, but Regal you can ramble on and talk for as long as you want and you'll always have the audience's attention. Legend
He's dead on that Portland was the height of NXT. I don't agree with the direction they took to freshen things up, but they needed to do something. I'm sad to see Regal leave AEW but that man deserves to do whatever makes him happy.
Literally nailed everything I felt about WWE. Just so tiring to see the same thing being pushed and nothing new. It's getting better now, slowly but still. AEW new and fresh, and has it's hiccups but still something new to watch and always changing. I wish the best for both to work out well.
It’s not the same now
Only thing on AEW worth watching is MJFs promos, the rest is trash.
AEW really doesn't feel new and fresh anymore though. It's the Elite's playground, they're at the top and like Hogan, Nash and Hall, they're going to do everything they can to stay there - even if it hurts the company.
@@TheSfaok you know the elite have been doing trios stuff the past few months right? Been nowhere near the main event scene for a minute... And the tag division needs the young bucks tbh, it's been struggling without them and FTR.
I hope everyone gives Tony Khan props as well for letting Regal go & do his thing.. As much as him leaving hurt AEW & Tony knew it would hurt them but still allowed him to exit & go back to be with his son & HHH. No matter what you think of Tony, it was awesome he did this!
Honestly I could listen to Regal speak for hours on end. He is a true gent and such a legend of the industry.
This is professionalism and he exudes it in a sport that has very little of it behind the scenes. That is why he was let out of his AEW contract. You will not hear him trashing anyone on his way out.
Shame on losers who try to put words in his mouth to push an agenda
But those folks don't know what shame is anyway
He’s a wrestlers wrestler. When I was younger I hated him as I should’ve. He was a great heel. Now that I’m older, I go back and just enjoy his work. His timing in the ring was amazing and his work on the microphone has always been impeccable. I love seeing how uncomfortable the crowds get, depending on where they are, with Regals flamboyant promos 😂. A U.K. crowd will always get a kick out of that sort of discomfort. Much like they did with Adrian Street.
Johnny Ace, he is talking about Johnny Ace.
The answer I was looking for.
Makes sense he does seem like an idiot
Figured, either him or Prichard
THATS HOW THE GOT THE VOICE !!!!!
HUGE fan of Regal; feel like I've been a fan for nearly 30 years. Being billed from Blackpool, when I live in Blackpool UK, instantly put him in my "I hope he wins!" category unless he was against one of my absolute favourites.
When he left NXT I was relieved because I'd given up on NXT LOOONG before then; and figured it was a matter of time he'd sign with AEW.
Now he's left AEW, I'm gutted. Some of his best work for sure. Elevated Wheeler, elevated MJF further, helped elevate Danny Garcia, all whilst pushing the careers of 3 established guys AND entertaining fans with Excalibur.
Going to miss him. I hope to God that (along with it being in AEW) the BCC somehow continues in NXT too, similar to Bullet Club and Impact.
William Regal is such a treasure.
A real legend
A man’s man!
@@Jim-so3to The Brawler that will not be besmirched 😎
I love hearing Regal speaking more in his natural dialect and mannerisms. This was delightful.
His class as a person is still shining loudly and yes thanks for what you have done for wrestling
Great to hear Sir Regal's story and it's a damn shame he wasn't ever a Bond or film super villain!
Just curious. Why call him sir? Hes never been a sir has he? In AEW they called him lord. He's been king before. But not sir. Not that any of this matters at all whatsoever
@@andy2069 Sir when used in an unofficial sense like this one is just a term of endearment to someone you respect.
William Regal is one of many go to examples for me, of why i am a proud fan of Wrestling✊
The fact that Vince finished paying Regal through the end of his deal while he was doing business with AEW speaks volumes about his character, imo.. Not to say Vince isn't a cut-throat businessman through and through. But it's clear that he would do anything for the people he trusts and appreciates.
I can’t find this interview anywhere but he got asked what the Undertaker means to him on a personal level around the time Taker collapsed at WM 30 and he almost broke down and cut the interview.
And people says vince is heartless and doesn’t care about his people 🤦🏽
Regal was awesome I’ve even still got an action figure of regal had it for over 20 years
I find funny that William Regal was burying John Laurinatis because he was the guy they put in charge of talent relations after Triple H heart problems and i find it funny because Bryan is Regal N1 student and Laurinaitis is Bryan Danielson father in law lol
Thank you! I didn't know who he was talking about
I don’t know if he’s talking about Ace or Bruce. They’re both idiots….lol
He has always been one of the most underrated goats. I always respect what he says. He speaks the truth, which I think is what people respect about him
It's a shame he's leaving, I was hoping to see what his influence would have been in the years ahead.
His influence hasnt meant dick because of those in charge.
His comment about investing so much in keeping others OK during Covid that he was fried afterwards, as a team leader I can totally relate to that. Still haven't recovered really from the mental exhaustion.
The famous quote that hits home for us guys who grew during the attitude Era is
"Maturing is realizing that William Regal should have a serious run"
I've always liked and respected this guy. He's believable as a badass. I never thought of him as a main event guy, and he wasn't. But he is always fun to watch.
I’ve never been this early for exclusive content
I've watched Regal since he began in the States and really never thought of him as much more than a career jobber. Watching his run on AEW and listening to him here gives me such a greater appreciation for his entire career. I don't watch WWE but I hope nothing but the best for him on his return.
He was never a jobber. A credible mid-carder that each promotion trusted.
Gutted about this. What a guy. I’ll miss him and so will AEW x
Watch the proper show. AEW is going to die, it's just not good enough.
@@jamesedmonds7519 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣
@@joaquimaraujo96 They've just recorded their lowest rated episode ever. Since the childish (and crappy wrestlers) EVPs pushed Punk out, the ratings have been declining. They have a drop off of about 100,000 viewers every time Omega or the Bucks show up on TV. It's not a sustainable model and eventually even someone as deluded and coked up as Khan will have to call it quits. His Daddy won't fund a failing show forever.
@@jamesedmonds7519 Ratings have been declining for aew or wwe, wwe lost 600k, 700k in one show, 1h of no comercials they did great, then they lost a lot of people and this last monday they did 1.2 for the 3 hour, it was the lowest rating ever for raw in 30+ years, even with Vince booking they did better than what they are doing, ratings are down always in December, but that's can't be an excuse, both companies can do better.
AEW is a botchfest, Aubrey Edward's is a douche, the elite are cucks and TK is trying to be everybody's friend, it's like Impact to me
Great interview. Have always enjoyed Regal in all his persona changes and companies. Honestly, he's just gotten better with age!
William Regal has one of the greatest minds in the history of professional wrestling
Bless that man's heart I totally understood everything he said what a good man
Two people I now think I clearly underrated back then, but after listening to podcasts I feel are great wrestling minds… William Regal and Al Snow.
Regal has turned out to be one of the very few people from both fanbase to be talked about respectfully without any bias.
Excalibur is gonna be heartbroken. I'll miss that.
He did great work and I wish he would have stayed but you can’t blame a man for wanting to work with his kid!
I have so much respect for this man.
Same
“I like to let you melt in my mouth” best thing that happened
This man is a big influence on not only aew but also wwe to the point he was rehired under hhh,he knows how to help companies thrive,shame he never won the world title but hes a great mind being used to his best ability
It pays to be good to people! He always has a job! People fighting to get him!
Amazing interview! Thank you for posting!!
He’s one of the most brilliant minds in the industry
I could listen to Sir. William Regal everyday. Good talk.
I was at NXT Takeover Portland and about half the way through I realized I was witnessing a classic, this was when, for about 6 months, NXT was better than Raw and Smackdown imho.
man i went the first time and it was lit i hope nxt comes back to portland.
NXT was bettter than Raw and Smackdown for abiut 4 years in a row.
6 months and the rest years
An absolute gentleman. Amazing talent and better human being
Regal is by far one of the sweetest most amazing professionals in wrestling
Dude is the best at what he does. Simple as it gets....
I had the pleasure of meeting this man and he was incredibly humble.
If I was fresh in WWE or NXT, Hunter and Regal would feel like a goldmine of experience and wisdom. I hope these guys know how lucky they are.
I always thought it was hilarious when he would give a guy a hip toss or something, then walk around straight up with his right arm behind his back all “regal” like lol I always liked his matches back in wcw.
He was amazing in WCW when i started watching in 97
Regal is such a lovely human being with an unfathomable amount of industry knowledge and company should be proud to have him onboard and if wwe have a modicum of common sense they’ll get him back onboard with the team 👊👍👌❤️
I was at that Portland NXT show. Incredible show! It was the last big event or trip we had until recently thanks to stupid covid lol. My wife took me for a Valentines weekend. She loved it too. Asked me why we don't see good shows like that on Raw and SD. Sad that even as a casual viewer she could see how the NXT talents Hunter/Regal/Michaels built were utterly mis-used on the "main" rosters.
I could listen to this man for hours
This is why I like Regal he remains professional and doesn't bring unneeded tribalism into his conversations
THE MAN,
RESPECT
BIG FAN
FOR A LONG TIME,
I remember being young and hating Regal but now older I know that was him doing a good job 😂
Great interview. What a legend. Is he talking about Bruce Pritchard when talks about NXT as I remember hearing he took over for a while
Yeah that’s exactly what I thought as well. It most likely is him - The only other person I wondered was Laurinitis coz he was there with Vince, but it couldn’t be him because he was never in NXT right??
@@kevindrozario2065 yeah and he was talent relations so doubt they would have been crossing over in that way. Pritchard was sent in to run when Trip was ill. However I’m sure he still works for the company but just maybe not NXT
Either Bruce or Johnny Ace, one of the two. Regal isn’t wrong either way.
Mark Carano or whatever his name is. He was sacked for sending Mickie James her stuff in a bin bag.
Notice how quiet everyone and everything is, completely invested in everything the man has to say. You can’t not have respect for Regal
There is a few legends like that who get pure captivated silence. Regal, Heyman, Cornette, JR are some of the very small group
Regal is an absolute class act.
Hell, I thought it was right now. I'm needing something to cheer me up after the loss at the World Cup.
Not watching footy seems to keep me pretty happy. Would recommend.
It was so memorable. I never actually watched any of it but goddamn I'll never forget it
His final promo on Dynamite makes so much more sense
Don’t take it take it that seriously. It’s pretend fighting
@@jerrythomas4457 what a irrelevant comment.
@@Suspect333 if you’re watching “ promos” and trying to make sense of them then you’re taking it to seriously. It’s pretend
@@jerrythomas4457 sure dude whatever
@@jerrythomas4457 how about you go to wrestling events and say pretend to one of the wrestlers. Not only that I don't see you making money in it. If it's pretend than you should try it.
😭i would like to apologize to William Regal for the way i felt about him when i was a kid always thought he was boring this man special❤