9 Things You Didn't Know About Brian Kendrick

7. William Regal Is A Big Fan

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Years after his second WWE release, Kendrick reappeared backstage at December 2014’s NXT Takeover: R Evolution event, where he was reportedly trying-out to be a trainer at the WWE Performance Center. Kendrick would go on to work a televised match against NXT wunderkind Finn Balor a couple of months later, but how did a man who hadn’t exactly been complimentary about the WWE since his release wind-up back at the Performance Centre?

William Regal likely played a role.

NXT’s current General Manager met and trained with Kendrick during his time working under Shawn Michaels, and, speaking in 2005, called Kendrick “a great lad, full of respect, and an absolute pleasure to train with.”

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