William Regal Is #AllElite

HUGE WWE Star Debuts At AEW Revolution and goes head to head with Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley!

by Michael Hamflett
William Regal
AEW

William Regal is #AllElite.

The former WWE NXT General Manager and multi-time WWE Intercontinental, European and Tag Team Champion made a surprising debut at AEW Revolution 2022 following Jon Moxley's bloody (and ever-so-slightly slightly disputed) victory over Bryan Danielson.

Forcing the two to shake hands having nearly battered them both himself, Regal left having just about brought the pair together. Regal was able to debut under his most recent ring name, having filed for the trademark on February 9th.

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Regal was released from WWE on January 5th 2022 along with a host of others from NXT and the Performance Center as WWE's budget cuts reached the Orlando. Rather fitting then that the former commissioner make his AEW in the same city where he's been so beloved.

It's unknown yet exactly how Regal will be used beyond what was revealed on the pay-per-view, but AEW has thus far shied away from using on-screen authority figures and may choose to keep Regal as a manager/coach figure for some of the company's top stars. He showed no fear in the faces of the first ones he encountered.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett