First Ever WWE Raw - Where Are They Now?

17. William Regal

William Regal
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In tapping out Spike Dudley on this episode of Raw, William Regal tied D'Lo Brown's record for the most reigns with the European Championship - with Regal and Brown having four runs each with that prize.

Here in 2021, Billy Regal has spent the past seven years as the General Manager of the NXT brand and also began serving as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center in 2015. The English rogue's final match came back in 2013 at NXT's Rewind event, losing to Cesaro in a cracking 20-minute affair.

As of NXT TakeOver: In Your House, the on-screen future of the William Regal character is up in the air, with him citing how the NXT brand is out of control and in need of a change.

Even if Regal is no longer part of NXT programming, expect him to continue on with his work behind the scenes as WWE's Director of Talent Development and Head of Global Recruiting.

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