10 Wrestlers Who Were Drunk On The Job
7. William Regal
Applying scathing assessment to his darkest days in his outstanding autobiography 'Walking a Golden Mile', William Regal spoke with candour and regret about a maiden WWE run in 1998 savaged by his drink and drug addictions.
Losing the battle against dependencies that had developed over several years of hard graft with WCW and during rehabilitation from a painful leg and ankle break earlier in the year, Regal was almost always able to mask the worst of his struggles bell-to-bell until his limp 'Real Man's Man' gimmick called for promos to augment his television tussles.
A particular Monday Night Raw bout with Goldust in November 1998 presented a rather damning case against the former 'Lord'. A stumble on the way to the ring was easily missed thanks to the distracting overture of his absurd entrance theme, but there was no hiding place when he took the microphone. Slurring through the entire speech, Regal sounded ready to call it a night before the bell, but his heaviest session was still to come - the pair went six stuttering minutes before Kane emerged full of all his typical rage to bring the bout to a climax as unsatisfying as the match itself.