History Trivia / WilliamRegal

* DoingItForTheArt: He allowed Wrestling/AntonioInoki to shoot choke him unconscious rather than submit as was originally agreed, because he believed it would make for a better finish.
* OldShame: The period of time during his "Real Man's Man" gimmick, though not the gimmick itself. Although he believes it could have worked with someone else (if not, he said could have made it work himself), it was during a time in his life where his drug use was at its worst, and it showed.

* OldShame: The period of time during his "Real Man's Man" gimmick, though not the gimmick itself. Although he believes it could have worked with someone else, it was during a time in his life where his drug use was at its worst, and it showed.

* BreakupBreakout: He formed a tag team in WCW called the Bluebloods with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Taylor_(wrestler) Dave Taylor]]. Taylor, who has done little besides being half of the Bluebloods, was talented in the ring but had the charisma of a lead balloon (i.e. none). During their time together in the WWE in the mid 2000s, bookers would reform the Bluebloods when they didn't have anything for Regal to do in singles wrestling (most notably they were part of the fatal-four way ladder match at the [[Wrestling/ArmageddonWrestling 2006 Armageddon PPV]]). Then when they did have a singles storyline for Regal, the team would be split and Taylor would fade into the background before being released.

** William Regal was receiving a major push for the WWE title in 2008, that saw him become both the General Manager of 'Raw'' '''and''' win the King of the Ring tournament that year. By his own admission, he got self-conscious, started using steroids, got caught, and got suspended.

* OldShame: The period of time during his "Real Man's Man" gimmick, though not the gimmick itself. Although he believes it could have worked with someone else, it was during a time in his life where his drug use was at its worst.

** Was supposed to have teamed with Jean-Paul Levesque (the future Wrestling/TripleH) in WCW as the Blue Bloods, but HHH jumped to WWE instead. Ironically, Levesque left because he didn't want to do an elitist [=Blueblood=] snob gimmick only to go to WWE and become "Hunter Hearst Helmsley," an elitist [=Blueblood=] snob gimmick.
** William Regal was receiving a major push for the WWE title in 2008. By his own admission, he got self-conscious, started using steroids, got caught, and got suspended.

** He also makes several shoutouts to Wrestling/LanceStorm, his former partner in the Un-Americans when he one of Lance's students wrestles.
* BreakupBreakout: He formed a tag team in WCW called the Bluebloods with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Taylor_(wrestler) Dave Taylor]]. Taylor, who has done little besides be half of the Bluebloods, was talented in the ring but had essentially no charisma. During their time together in the WWE in the mid 2000s, bookers would reform the Bluebloods when they didn't have anything for Regal to do in singles wrestling (most notably they were part of the fatal-four way ladder match at the [[Wrestling/ArmageddonWrestling 2006 Armageddon PPV]]). Then when they did have a singles storyline for Regal, the team would be split and Taylor would fade into the background before being released.

** William Regal was receiving a major push for the WWE title in 2008. By his own admission, he got self-conscious, started using steroids, got caught, and got suspended. Nowadays, he's barely on TV.

* BreakupBreakout: He formed a tag team in WCW called the Bluebloods with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Taylor_(wrestler) Dave Taylor]]. Taylor, who has done little besides be half of the Bluebloods, was talented in the ring but had essentially no charisma. During their time together in the WWE in the mid 2000s, bookers would reform the Bluebloods when they didn't have anything for Regal to do in singles wrestling (most notably they were part of the fatal-four way ladder match at the 2006 Armageddon PPV). Then when they did have a singles storyline for Regal, the team would be split and Taylor would fade into the background before being released.

* ActorAllusion: During his NXT announcing, he mentioned Bayley using a flying knee saying "That move works wonders". Regal himself had the Knee Trembler as a finisher
** He also makes several shoutouts to Wrestling/LanceStorm, his former partner in the Un-Americans when one of Lance's students wrestles.
* BreakupBreakout: He formed a tag team in WCW called the Bluebloods with Dave Taylor. Taylor, who has done little besides be half of the Bluebloods, was talented in the ring but had essentially no charisma. In an odd subversion, bookers would reform the Bluebloods when they didn't have anything for Regal to do in singles wrestling - and then when they did, split the team up and release Taylor again

** Was supposed to have teamed with Jean-Paul Levesque (HHH) in WCW as the Blue Bloods, but HHH jumped to WWE instead. Ironically, Levesque left because he didn't want to do an elitist [=Blueblood=] snob gimmick only to go to WWE and become "Hunter Hearst Helmsley," an elitist [=Blueblood=] snob gimmick.

** He also makes several shoutouts to Wrestling/LanceStorm, his former partner in the Un-Americans when one of Lance's students wrestles

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Known for being one of the friendliest wrestlers in fan circles, having an all-or-nothing approach when it comes to autograph signings: Everyone gets one or no one does (he finds it rude to only look at one or two kids in a group of dozens), and he happily gives advice to younger wrestlers and those looking to become wrestlers.

** William Regal was receiving a major push for the WWE title in 2008. By his own admission, he got self-conscious, started using steroids, got caught, and got suspended. Nowadays, he's barely on TV.