Backstage Update On William Regal's WWE Status

William Regal briefly returned to NXT programming just over a month ago.

by Andrew Pollard
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Having made a brief appearance on NXT programming just over a month ago to make Ava Raine the NXT General Manager, many have questioned whether William Regal will at some point soon be returning as a semi-regular presence on NXT TV.

For those hoping to see more of the Englishman on their screens, it looks like you'll be disappointed.

As per Corey Brennan of Fightful Select, there are currently no plans to feature Regal on-screen full-time in any capacity. Of course, those plans could always change, but for now, it appears the Gentleman Villain will be kept off TV.

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Having been released by WWE in January 2022, Regal would land in AEW that March and soon put together what would become the Blackpool Combat Club. That run with All Elite Wrestling would come to an end at the end of the year, with Regal requesting his company exit in order to work with his son, Charlie Dempsey, in NXT. That request was granted, and the two-time Intercontinental Champion would return to WWE in January 2023 and assume a Vice President of Global Talent Development role which sees him help talents with their matches.

 
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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.