16 Things We Learned From William Regal On Talk Is Jericho

By Brad Hamilton /

13. Influences

William talks about Marty Jones being the best wrestler in the country at the time, who took a liking to him and decided to retrain him. At the same time he met current NXT trainer and British legend Robbie Brookside, who despite being only two years older than him was much more advanced than he was and they started working together. He started employing the training he was receiving from Marty in his matches with Brookside, and England was known for putting on babyface vs. babyface technical matches. Regal credits him with being the first guy who€™d really give him anything in the ring and help him grasp his craft. Jericho asks who his favorite characters were, and Regal responds that his favorite was €œCyanide€ Sid Cooper and Jimmy Brakes. He said that both men were capable of making the audience laugh through comedic spots but when they turned it on they could draw incredible, serious heat.