A huge fan of comedy growing up in England, the future comedic Commissioner of WWE was interested in becoming a comedian as a child, but quickly realised that there was a brilliant opportunity to marry his two passions into one upon hitting it big in America. Throughout every run Regal has had on US soil, whether that be with WCW or WWE, each character has been explicitly designed with British sensibilities in mind. One example would be the tremendously arrogant 'Lord' Steven Regal which played out on WCW screens in the mid-90's. Such an overt stereotype may not exist in real life Britain, but it summed up exactly what North Americans thought when picturing a wrestler from the United Kingdom. Conceded, posh and even a little twee and camp, the British blueblood schtick was incredibly over as a heel - fans despised the snobby Regal, who is really anything but away from the wrestling industry.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
