On December 7th AEW President Tony Khan announced that William Regal will be leaving the company and heading back to WWE. Regal was released by the sports entertainment giant back in January 2022.
While Khan’s ‘real life’ explanation for Regal’s departure was that he wanted to work with his son again, his exit hadn’t been discussed in storyline until now. The previous episode of Dynamite, ended with MJF laying out Regal following a vicious attack.
William Regal Pledges Allegiance To The Blackpool Combat Club
On Dynamite, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta scored a win over Jake Hager and Daniel Garcia with Jon Moxley at ringside. After scoring the victory, the trio were joined by Tony Schiavone who said that he had something they needed to see, an interview with William Regal.
In the clip, Regal explained his actions at Full Gear where he turned on Moxley and helped MJF win the AEW World Championship.
“People are only going to see this if something bad happens to me, and when you’re somebody like me, and spend your life being as horrible as I have, you’re always expecting something bad to happen.
Well, MJF, I took great exception to what he did to you [Tony Schiavone] and he seems to be mad about emails and he’s complaining. So I gave him what he wanted, he’s World Champion. You know that old saying Tony? Be careful what you wish for? Because now everybody in this company is going to be chasing him.
I realised several months ago that the three main members of the Blackpool Combat Club didn’t need me around anymore. I’m surplus to requirements as they say. But I knew they wouldn’t let me go. But I needed to show them why they don’t need me, and I needed to show them why they can teach Wheeler Yuta to be the best professional wrestler in the world, because they’ve all got that capability.
But you have to lead by example. Hopefully, and I know he will because Jon Moxley’s a very, very calculating man, he’ll understand this. The reason why I did what I did, and to lead by example was to teach you the final thing that I could ever teach you. Always stay one step ahead, and make sure you always keep eyes in the back of your head.
I’m Blackpool Combat Club until the day I die. Fellas, It’s been emotional.”
After a bemused Blackpool Combat Club gathered themselves, Moxley sent out a rallying cry for the group and declared that they would be moving on to dominate professional wrestling.
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