Report: William Regal finalizing WWE deal, expected to start after new year - Figure Four Online

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William Regal volition reportedly commencement backmost with WWE successful aboriginal 2023. 

According to a study from PWInsider, Regal is presently finalizing a caller woody with WWE and is expected to instrumentality to the promotion aft the caller twelvemonth successful a backstage role. 

Regal's concern was addressed by our ain Dave Meltzer connected Saturday's variation of Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer noted that determination should beryllium thing connected AEW Dynamite this week that addresses Regal's departure. 

"I judge that determination is thing that's going to beryllium connected Wednesday's show, if it doesn't change, wherever determination volition beryllium thing addressing definite things. That communicative is expected to support going successful immoderate mode but [Regal] is going backmost to WWE."

Meltzer would proceed to accidental he's heard aggregate stories regarding Regal's contractual presumption with AEW. 

"I've had truthful galore antithetic radical archer maine truthful galore antithetic stories. The superior root communicative is that his declaration was short-term. The WWE broadside says that helium had an out."

Regal made his AEW debut astatine Revolution connected March 6, 2022. 

"Does helium motion a nine-month deal? It doesn't dependable close but that's the closest happening to what I would accidental is official," Meltzer continued. "Others accidental that helium had an retired oregon Tony gave him an out."