10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 2001 Facts
5. William Regal Performed With Herniated Discs
Regal was another one of those "now you see me, now you don't" entrants in the 2001 match, gone after just two minutes. According to The Ross Report at the time, Regal had a pretty good reason for his short visit in the Rumble match.
The suave Englishman was cleared to wrestle after receiving an epidural in his neck, to try and relieve two herniated discs. Regal was thrown out quickly by Test, and would actually lose his European Championship to him after a 90-second match on the following night's Raw.
Regal missed about a month of action after that, but continued to serve in his on-air role of commissioner. Regal returned shortly before No Way Out, and would begin building his spring feud with IC Champion Chris Jericho.