William Regal had a memorable run in WWE, where he was a multi-time champion. He was the general manager of NXT as well for a long time. However, Willaim Regal was fired by WWE earlier this year as part of NXT’s budget cuts.
William Regal eventually made his way to AEW as he debuted during the AEW Revolution pay-per-view on March 6th, following Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson’s intense match. William Regal then proceeded to cut a passionate promo on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, where During the promo, Regal also stated that he did not have much time left, which scared fans.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, William Regal, who almost died due to substance abuse long ago, could be facing a health crisis.
Regal mentioned having limited time left and it freaked people out. While Regal openly in his autobiography and public appearances has talked extensively about substance abuse issues that nearly killed him a generation ago, that killed his career until he and Chris Benoit had a great match at the Brian Pillman Memorial show one year and he was so good it renewed interest in him and he worked for WWE for a long period after being brought back. Apparently, Regal’s health issues at this stage are far more serious than have ever come out and there is an interview that will be released next week that he did for Talk is Jericho that will detail them
In an update to this story, William Regal has denied the rumors.
Already…. That’s why I stay out the runour mill and gossip!!! I’ve just found out that there’s things being printed about my health. I am healthier than I’ve been in many years. I talked this week to someone about things that had happened to me in 2018.
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) March 11, 2022
