AEW sources believe William Regal is done there
Added 2022-12-04 18:56:20 +0000 UTCWilliam Regal is effectively done with All Elite Wrestling and is likely headed back to WWE, we're told.
As we'd reported earlier this week, Fightful Select got word during Wrestlecade weekend that William Regal's deal was coming up in December 2022, which led to him being written off television. Another AEW source told Fightful that after the MJF angle that ran last week, William Regal was "done" with AEW and was set to leave the company.
There have been several rumors on the length of Regal's current deal, which we can't really lend anything to. However, sources in AEW all are operating on the assumption that he's leaving, and WWE sources are operating on the assumption he's rejoining the company.
We don't have any details on the unusual length of the deal after he debuted back in March, or any provisions associated. A WWE source said that it does not come as any surprise that William Regal is likely headed back, because Triple H was "very unhappy" that Regal was let go in the first place. NXT sources had long told Fightful that William Regal was considered a lifer with that brand specifically, something that Triple H mentioned himself to us once. Those in WWE expect him to resume an advanced role similar to the one he had before, but that wasn't confirmed.
In the moments since publishing the story, we're told Regal is finalizing a new deal with WWE
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third actually, Bea Priestly was first
Gryphonofmight
2022-12-11 04:57:27 +0000 UTCsecond if u count Cody
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2022-12-06 01:59:34 +0000 UTCProbably the first of many to jump ship to WWE
2022-12-05 16:56:37 +0000 UTCHe doesn’t compete… so that’s out… there may be something for not appearing on tv… but Regal’s primary thing in NXT was working with talent… so he’d likely be able to jump right in…
Siege Hann
2022-12-05 07:08:14 +0000 UTCRegal to GCW, confirmed! ;)
Siege Hann
2022-12-05 07:06:11 +0000 UTCThat absolutely sucks that he's leaving and going back to wwe. His entire run on aew now because of it was a complete waste did nothing to move anything forward and was a complete waste of everybody involves time.
Raymond Slover
2022-12-05 05:11:51 +0000 UTCA new deal with WWE?
2022-12-04 22:39:05 +0000 UTCI thought he was awesome for aew and added so much to the show, wish him well! If mjf defects, they get an awesome first program with regal
Elaquent
2022-12-04 22:35:13 +0000 UTCShame from an AEW perspective but good luck and hope he's happy in NXT. Cracking run in AEW
StairwellJam
2022-12-04 22:17:53 +0000 UTCWargames
steve
2022-12-04 22:13:51 +0000 UTCAny sort of non-compete, or can he just show up on NXT at the PLE?
Jeffrey Martin
2022-12-04 22:12:57 +0000 UTCDo not understand that one from him at all but I guess he just wants the money.
Cameron Hutton
2022-12-04 20:57:17 +0000 UTC
