20 Most Hated Heel Moves In Wrestling History

Back in late 2007, William Regal was made the General Manager of Monday Night RAW, and gradually became the kind of heel authority figure we’d all become used to… just a little more megalomaniacal than usual.

Inserting himself into the 2008 King Of The Ring tournament in April, Regal began displaying a new, more tyrannical persona, a soft-spoken menace with a hair trigger temper who would find innovative ways of abusing his power over the show, including turning off the lights in the arena, making and cancelling matches at a whim… and best (or worst) of all, cutting off broadcast of Monday Night RAW right in the middle of the main event, just to make a point.

It was brilliant stuff. William Regal already had a reputation for being a big, nasty badass with almost unparalleled technical prowess and vast experience in the ring. Well, now he was an almost sociopathic dictator, revelling in his power to affect careers as well as break faces.

Sadly, this character-driven run at the top wouldn’t last long. Regal failed a second Wellness Policy test in May 2008, only a few weeks into the angle, and was beaten by Mr. Kennedy in a ‘Loser Gets Fired’ match to begin his sixty day suspension from the company.

Still, for a little while, Regal was King.