William Regal Addresses Rumours Of His WWE Return

Is the Gentleman Villain getting to set to depart AEW and return to WWE?

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With plentiful reports claiming that William Regal's is in the process of departing AEW to return to WWE, the Gentleman Villain himself addressed such talk over the weekend.

Speaking during a panel at Wales Comic Con on Sunday, the two-time Intercontinental Champion was outright asked whether he'd be interested in returning to WWE.

As Regal himself explained, he'd be open to returning to WWE at some point in the future. While that in itself can be seen as a somewhat open-ended answer, the Englishman would note how he's heard the recent rumblings of his potential AEW exit and WWE return, and how nobody has thus far correctly reported on the situation.

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His Lordship would add how only a select few people truly know what lies ahead for William Regal, and that the rest of us will have to wait and see how things play out.

In a wide-covering 40-minute panel chat, other highlights included Regal being intrigued to see how the pressure of being AEW World Champion will impact MJF, plentiful praise for the recent work of Sami Zayn, and mentions of Sasha Banks and PAC when it comes to two of the performers whose development and progression he is particularly proud to have witnessed play out.

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For those who may have missed it, last week's AEW Dynamite saw MJF lay out William Regal with a brass knuckle shot to the back of the head. The former Blackpool Combat Club man was then stretchered out of the arena, with some taking this as being AEW writing Regal off TV as part of his exit from the promotion.

 
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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 dayjob, 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.