Major Update On William Regal's WWE Return

When exactly will His Lordship be returning to WWE?

by Andrew Pollard
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With Tony Khan having confirmed that William Regal is indeed departing AEW and returning to WWE, there's now an update on His Lordship's impending return to the market leader.

As per Mike Johnson over at PWInsider.com, Regal will be starting back up with WWE in the first week of 2023.

For those wondering about the Brit's presence on AEW Dynamite last night, that was pre-taped due to Regal having a trip back to the UK planned, including an appearance at Wales Comic Con where he addressed his future during a panel chat this past weekend. As such, the Blackpool native didn't have time in his schedule to make another live appearance on AEW programming - which is why AEW presented that video as having been filmed two weeks ago.

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Elsewhere, fans of Regal's Gentleman Villain podcast will be disappointed to hear that the show will be ending as part of the aforementioned WWE return.

Yesterday saw Tony Khan detail how Regal requested that AEW did not pick up the option to renew his contract, with the two-time Intercontinental Champion eager to return to WWE to work alongside his son Bailey, who can these days be found in NXT under the Charlie Dempsey moniker. To Khan's credit, despite Regal's clear value to the company, the AEW President was happy to oblige this request, stating how AEW "is a family-first company".

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As part of his AEW release, William Regal will only be able to be utilised in a backstage WWE role, with an agreement in place that Regal can't be used as an onscreen character for another year.

 
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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.