7. Thought FedEx Van Delivering WWE Letter Was A SWAT Team
Quite content to be wrestling around the UK, as well as in Germany, Regal's main objective was to someday wrestle in Japan. This is something the man would later achieve when under contract to WCW, but before all that, there was an infamous tryout with the then-WWF in 1990 at the Royal Albert Hall. Whilst over in Germany, a wrestler Regal had been working with called Terry Rudge put in a good work for him to Lord Alfred Hayes, who was under contract to Vince McMahon's promotion. One day, relaxing at home, Regal noticed a massive van parked outside his house, and immediately thought a SWAT team had been sent out to raid his house. Apparently, the guy had a few less-than-legal goods in his house, such as VCR video recorders he'd bought off the black market, and he felt the police were about to crack down on his antics. It turned out to be a FedEx van, something Regal had never seen before, and it was delivering a letter inviting him for a tryout with the World Wrestling Federation in London.
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.
