Regal seemed back on his bullsh*t as relates to getting under MJF's skin, noting that he was disappointed to see the 'Salt Of The Earth' taking such a kicking last week. Was this earnest negging from the Blackpool Combat Club cornerstone, was he trying to tease the Number One Contender into brutalising and bloodying him before Full Gear, or was this more possible foreshadowing that he will link up with the 26-year-old on the big night?
The evidence was there if you wanted to find it; Regal referred to Moxley as a "demon" in an extremely cute callback to what AEW's "devil" was needed for in NXT back in 2015, and suggested that the challenger "still had a lot to learn".
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