Danhausen wishes he could have worked with William Regal more during the latter’s AEW run.
The comedy star got to share a brief moment with the wrestling veteran back in 2022. After an episode of Dynamite from New Orleans, Louisiana, The Blackpool Combat Club invited him to the ring. The 34-year-old praised Regal’s suit and cursed the now former AEW star when he refused to hand over his clothes. Regal played his part perfectly before Bryan Danielson got Danhausen to un-curse him.
The AEW star talked about this segment during his recent interview with Chris Van Vliet. He claimed that William Regal does not get enough credit for his comic work, and expressed disappointment at not being able to do more with the wrestling legend in the promotion:
“I wish I had been able to do more with him on screen because he was also a guy, I took a lot of my facial expressions from. I don’t know why people don’t [realize]. He’s one of the best comedic wrestlers wherever he was, all of that stuff with Tajiri, he’s just making faces constantly.
The match with The Big Show, I see the clip all the time now where he hits him with the brass knuckles and The Big Show falls back and then falls on him, just things like that. He’s a great straight man but he’s also plays a great comedic heel.”
William Regal made his surprise AEW debut at the 2022 Revolution PPV. His appearance led to the formation of the Blackpool Combat Club. His run with the company only lasted 9 months, however, as Regal returned to WWE in December that year to work with his son.
Apart from Regal, Danhausen also named Christian Cage as someone he’s taken inspiration from. He noted how Cage has done comedic things like wearing giant sunglasses and hats while maintaining the image of a serious in ring performer and being tag team champion at the same time.
You can check out Danhausen’s interaction with William Regal below: