As a kid I couldn't stand the guy, as an adult I realise that's because he was just damn good at his job and he in reality is a awesome dude

William Regal is awesome, one of the most underrated promo cutters in history.

I remember meeting Regal at X-8 during fanfest. He was so humble even then, taking the time with every single person. Learned your name, asked how you were, other friendly questions. He never rushed anyone, answered any questions that were asked of him in however long it took. I've never forgotten that, and the same humble guy comes across in this video as well.

I think the time has come to put William Regal into the WWE Hall Of Fame. The guy has paid his dues, wrestled all over the world, made it to the top and now he's training the future stars of WWE. A proper Blackpool lad who made it to the big time and it never changed him one bit, a real class act.

Steven Regal in the ring was someone who could be loved and loathed in equal measure, a sign of a true wrestling legend. Out of the ring, a true gentleman, As a Brit, I am proud to call him one of our own.

An absolute gentleman. A true legend! I remember one year on my birthday I tweeted him and asked him if he still had his leather jacket he had in his first WWF promo because I would have loved it! He tweeted me back saying he donated it to a charity shop! Then, the next year, totally out of the blue, he messaged me wishing me a happy birthday! Who does that? Thank you for all that you have bought to wrestling Mr Regal and thank you for representing us Brits with such humble grace.

What a humble man, and a great storyteller as well.

I fear people will never really appreciate the excellence of William Regal. He put tons of genius things into his matches, was a great actor, incredibly funny and a very good technician, he's truly one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time.

As a brit i love how hes been in america for over 20 years and he still sounds like he lives down the road from me, he clearly is proud of where he is from... the amount of brits who go over to the states and instantly claim they are american the accent starts to change they never mention where they are from... i know its regals gimmick but hes a true brit and what a great interview

Knowing the suffering this man was going through just makes you respect how positive and humble he was even still. What a man.

I'm 28 minuted in and this is already the most fascinating and wonderful wrestling interview video I've seen. There are few people with the level of charm and humility that Regal exudes. Even fewer with the number of stories and level of talent the man has. A true, bone fide legend.

This guy is just awesome. Such a down to earth dude. Very underrated.

It's amazing how humble William Regal is, probably one of the best hour and thirty interviews ever. I loved it, and I have the utmost respect for William Regal.

Why isn't he in the Hall Of Fame?

I could listen To Regal read the phone book.

One of the most honest, nice and genuine guys I have ever seen in any of these interviews. really have alot of respect for this man.

"You come into this with nothing, and you go out with nothing. It's a completely bent business, don't get up your backside about what it is. Just remember who you are and where you came from." Forget wrestling, that's perfect life advice.

I used to beat the living shit out of him in every wwe game he was in haha. Now that I'm older I can see just how nice he is.

Could listen to Regal all day.

For a 47 old year man who had drug issues, heart related illness and not mention all th troubles with the wrestle world "sir" William looks gorgeous! I wish to look healthy as him when I have the same age, hell he even looks better than 15 years ago.

I have watched many interviews and retrospectives concerning the wrestling business. Great road stories, sad falls from grace, intense memories - angry and raw. This by far is one of the most honest interviews I have have ever watched. I remember Steve in WCW and WWF/WWE - I remember his technical skill and his ability to bring his unique character to screen. Here is a man that spent his career on the edge of the spotlight yet, as his down to earth and humble personality comes through, he is at peace with his accomplishments and along the way brought so many talents up the ranks with him. After so many negative interviews watched, this positive and realistic look at the wrestling business seen through the eyes of a man much wiser than I ever gave him credit for blew me away. Forget about nit picking the camera work...LISTEN to the storyline and find the meaning behind the true determination to succeed in doing something you love. This may be a wrestling story, but so many things Steve says throughout the interview applies to anything you set out to accomplish. Many thanks for being the true wrestler and professional, and for exemplifying what an athlete, business man, trainer, and mentor is all about!

William Regal is a living legend and a true wrestler's wrestler. I fell in love with his smash mouth combined with grappling style of wrestling when I was a kid. He brought a physicality to the ring that I had never before seen.

Future Hall of Famer for sure.

The thing we hear over and over again: "Jim Ross was a big backer of mine an hired me." Best talent relations guy they ever had.

I love the way he says "right" after a sentence to convey his enthusiasm - especially with the stories of the Horseshoe Showbar in Blackpool (a fantastic place that is still going.).

Absolutely fascinating interview. I'm 56 and grew up through the same era as William. Alot of the names and stories bought back some great memories. Loved William in his early American days, being English he was one we could relate to.

Maaan, William Regal is awesome and super underated

Regal needs to be put in the hall of fame, dude is a legend.

I wouldn't fuck with regal in his prime. He was a tough son of a bitch. One of the most underrated and respected behind the scenes of all time.

William is so humble and down to earth. And you can tell he truly loves the business and the art of wrestling.

The man is a total legend. A gentleman, humble and he has never forgot where he came from.

I could listen to Regal talk all day. Love the man to bits.

A humble, likable gent, but also a legitimate badass. Exactly what a superstar should be. No disrespect to Cesaro and Sheamus, but Sir William Regal is "the bar".

It was a pleasure to hear this one. Thank you guys!!!

Superb! That whole interview brought back so many great memories. The wresting booth at Blackpool, late night WCW, going to the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton with my dad to watch the matches. Great days

Still can't believe that WWE have released him - a true student of the game, a great trainer and a top bloke.

I haven't really watched wrestling since 2003, but looking back now I can see how much I underrated William Regal. He's just an all-round fantastic bloke.

This man is an absolute legend, I could listen to him talk for hours, definitely one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time ❣️

This is the BEST video yet in this series. I've always respected the hell out of William/Steve Regal. I agree he needs to be in the WWE Hall Of Fame because this guy had paid his dues. So thank you for the best video in this series. Would love to see more video shoots with him.

90 minutes under the learning tree with William Regal. Awesome.

Great interview. I've always been a fan of Regal. Thanks for posting this!

WWE need to make a DVD on his story. It would sell out. Cause no only cause he's a likable wrestler. But because his story is very interesting indeed. I'd buy it at least.

This is absolutely thee quintessential William Regal interview. Came back to this about 10 times over the past few years. As British, proud, humble, talented and insightful as it gets.

This is still one of the greatest interviews with a wrestler about. He's fascinating and hillarious

I absolutely loved him in his early WCW days even though he started out as a heel. The gimmick was good and his style was a breath of fresh air in the early 90s.

If you look up "underrated" in the wrestling dictionary, there's a picture of this guy. Great wrestler in any style match, great talker (could be very funny or totally serious equally well), could have gone a lot further if he got the push from Vince and was able to keep clean. Awesome talent though.

Mr. Regal has a great sense of humor. I was stationed in England in the Air Force in the 80's. Loved it over there. Had a fantastic time.

I believe the word is raconteur. Hugely enjoyable interview. Props to the interviewer for just letting Regal tell his stories.

This is the best interview you've done to date James.

I may be stating the obvious, but Regal is a class act.

Shows what a great bloke he is with the bit about Vince Russo. “ he didn’t like me but he didn’t have to like me “. No bad mouthing him or anything. Seems like the kind of man who sees the good in everyone.

It’s 2021 and I just spent 1 1/2 hours listening to William Regal from 6 years ago…. and I could have listened for 5 hours! This man is a living legend who spans every generation of wrestling in the last 50 years - can’t wait for him to come back to the UK and do more speaking tours! So interesting, humble, respectful and class - “you only get better by spending time with people better than you” so true - always aim to be the dumbest guy in the room, you’ll learn so much

He was one of only two wrestlers that I was nervous to meet when he did his UK tour but he turned out to be a great storyteller and a complete gentleman. I'm now the proud owner of a signed copy of his book x x x

Regal has amazing skill in the ring, one of the best ever. Why the hell is he not in the hall of fame yet?

I could listen to this man talk all day.

Says a lot about him that he can be living abroad for so long and he hasn't lost a note of his natural accent; he means it when he says 'remember where you came from'. Seems like he'd be a good guy to have a pint with

Regal and finley had some of the hardest hitting most badass matches in wcw in the early to mid 90s. Absolutely bone breaking, literally.

William Regal is one of my earliest wrestling memories. When I was 8 or 9, I went to a WWE house show in the UK. JBL was being JBL and cutting a promo on the crowd. Regal came out (then a fully fledged heel and that was the only way I had known him), to save the crowd from JBL and got the biggest babyface pop all night. Me and my friend walked out saying "I kind of love William Regal" but we were back to hating him a week later. A true wrestling legend

Just an absolute joy watching this fantastic interview. I learned so much and wow....he had me fooled all along via his awesome performances.

This was genuinely one of the most interesting interviews I’ve listened to

This guy is the actual reason Hunter Hearst Helmsley learned. One of the good things wcw did was putting the Bluebloods tag team together .

Fantastic interview. Could listen to him all day

I love these life stories. My respect for him just keeps growing as the interview continues and I started out as a fan in the first place. I knew he was completely unafraid of making a fool of himself while being a good craftsman in the ring. This illuminated a lot of subjects. Gotta love it.

What a class act Regal is. One of the greats. His aura I the ring & self awareness if how to have the crowd in the palm if his hand is brilliant. Great technical & psychological wrestler. Thoroughly enjoyed this interview such a great down to earth guy! His lead an awesome life travelling the world doing this must have been a blast. He definitely deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Fame!!

William Regal is so damn underrated. He's earned a spot in the Hall of Fame, in my opinion.

Regal could be the one of greatest underrated talent the wrestling world has ever seen

I was at the tour, the reception he received was incredible. A true gentleman. It was a pleasure to watch him

thanks jd scoop82 for running this great interview, all i did after watching this was watch [world of sport] wrestling ['uk] all day and went sdown memory lane.

Great interview. One of best in-ring performers. Always enjoyed watching him and Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit and Taka Michinoku.

I'm so glad that someone has really lived. I love this guy now.

This was magnificent - thank you!

What a guy William Regal is. He has wrestled in countless countries and promotions, payed his dues to the business time after time and fought through his own personal demons and at the end of it all has nothing but thanks to give back. Legend and a future hall of famer for sure. Massive inspiration for anyone wanting to be a professional wrestler.

I could listen to that man talk all day

"STEP FORWARD WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT!!!!!!!!"

One of the best interviews I've seen. He's the type of guy who has been around and knows the good and bad of the business. He is a good communicator. When he speaks....you listen.

Such a great character. If I ever meet him in person I would just love to shake his hand and say thank you for everything you have done.

Absolutely underrated. I am rewatching the Attitude Era back to back after not watching WWF since 2003 and I've missed this so much. I hate Regal in the beginning but after he became commissioner he was truly one of the guys who made the Attitude Era what it was. How comedic style was great especially with Tajiri.

This guys was definitely a GREAT worker ! I loved watching him wrestle back in the day.. And loved hearing his story here.

This is a brilliant interview. Such a captivating talker with some really funny stories. A very underrated man in the business with a sharp mind and a very good techical grappler and submission wrestler.

Really lovely interview. I listen to it every few months. Great stories and Regal just seems like one of the good guys.

An absolute gem of a man!!! Great entertainer and a character!!!

I love his fucking voice.

As someone from the UK who grew up watching fit finlay Jim breaks. Johnny saint , I love this guy , a real tough guy but humble and honest , and I don't even know him , thanks Mr Regal

Excellent stuff. I loved the the impression of the bar staff looking over while drying a glass at Butlins.

great interview! william sounds like a good guy

He’s a living contrast. So humble, soft spoken, intelligent, yet he could stretch you like a rubber band inside of seconds if he wanted.

One of the most revealing and fascinating interviews of a man's life in wrestling. I love Steve / William Regal.

My favorite interview. Come back to watch this every several months or so lol. Regal’s the best.

Fascinating to listen to - always been a fan of his since I got into wrestling watching WCW Worldwide on a Saturday afternoon on IT when he was Lord Steven Regal.

Living legend....true passion for the sport....hopefully makes it to the hall of fame....one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

As a ex wrestler in the UK I can identify what he was saying with the style used in the UK. Absolute brill interview and in-depth onsite to the world of wrestling from one hell of a class man.

Fantastic story teller! His philosophies for what makes a great wrestler are so transcendent. Implementing those in everything you do in life and you can't help but be successful.

Regal says all these names....I don't know half of them but he makes it sound soooo coool

William Regal is a legend one of the greatest Wrestler to have never held the world tittle put this man in the Hall Of Fame He deserves it

This is such a fascinating interview and he seems like such an insightful, respectful man

This interview was great. I could listen to Regal talk for hours as you said.

I really enjoyed listening to William, very insightful.

Regal always comes off as the nicest person in/from the business.

Every time i watch an interview with Regal, I always end up looking at the company and professional wrestling as a whole, with a new perspective. Could listen to Regal all day.

My love for this man knows no bounds, one of the greatest to ever do it..!! I could literally listen to him tell stories all day..!!