Maven: William Regal Has My Undying Respect, He Made Me A Better Wrestler

Maven speaks highly of William Regal.

Maven speaks highly of William Regal.

In a new video on his YouTube channel, former WWE star and Tough Enough winner Maven shared his thoughts on various wrestlers he worked with. In one highlight, William Regal came up.

“I still hear this guy in my head telling me, ‘Keep your hands out your pockets, lad.’ The story behind that is, I’m out at the ring. I feel somebody tap me on the shoulder as I’m standing with both my hands in pockets, and it was William Regal. He told me, and I still remember this years later, he told me, ‘You’re a fighter. Fighters never stand with their hands in their pockets. They have to be ready.’ It’s just always stayed with me to this day,” Maven said.

Maven then recalled how he heard about a match that Regal had with Goldberg in WCW, and he noted that they told the story differently. He explained that he tended to side with Regal’s interpretation. Maven also emphasized that he had undying respect for Regal, as he made him a better wrestler. He admitted that he wished he stuck closer to Regal during his time with WWE.

“Goldberg had a match early in Goldberg’s WCW career with Regal, and both of these guys are gonna tell the story a little bit different. Goldberg says that Regal took liberties with him, and Regal says the office told them to have a competitive match. I tend to stand behind Regal and his interpretation of what he was told to do. Now, that said, I still think he went out and made a show. I still think he went out and proved a point, not only to Goldberg, but to the world, about what true toughness is. But William Regal, I worked with him a handful of times, and every time we worked together, the reason he has my undying respect is because it didn’t matter if we had a four-minute segment, he made it a point that I was going to learn something during my day’s interaction with him. He was going to not only tell me what we were gonna be doing, but explain the why behind it. He in essence made me a better wrestler. He’s one of the guys I wish I would have stuck to like glue because I probably would have had a longer and more fruitful career had I paid attention to William Regal,” he said.

Maven went on to note that Regal is still involved in the business, and he will likely continue to be until he decides to leave. He stated that everyone who comes into contact with Regal is better for it.

Regal returned to WWE in January 2023; he serves as the vice president of global talent relations.

Maven recently said he feels like he has something to offer WWE as an announcer or as part of the development team. Check out his comments here.

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