William Regal has been talking about retiring from the ring for almost a year now, and announced on Thursday that he wants one last chance to become the first British World Heavyweight champion before hanging it up for good.
Regal, who has been announcing on NXT as of late, told fans during last November’s WWE UK tour that that tour would likely be his last. On Thursday night – Regal wrote on Twitter that he wants to compete on this fall’s WWE UK tour – and plans to win the World Heavyweight title in front of his hometown crowd in Liverpool, England:
“Trying to think if Teddy Long owes me a favour.I need to get a World Championship match on Smackdown on Liverpool. Maybe the last chance I have of becoming the first English World Champion in front of WWE’s loyalist fans.
Some people are saying I’m passed it.Maybe so but @WWE,look at it as charity.Give an old rogue a chance.”
Regal’s request got a ton of feedback from his Twitter followers, who support his plans and want to see him make history before ending his storied career. Regal wrote:
“I normally never retweet about wrestling,WWE or me(I don’t need to because I’m so over anyway)so sorry to everyone who it’s driving mental. I just want @WWE to take notice.Give back to your loyalest fans(and purely selfish reasons as I want to be the first British World champ).”
Whether or not Regal does actually wrestle his last match this year – he’s reportedly under WWE contract through 2014. He is currently doing commentary on NXT and has also done commentary for WWE’s developmental territory, FCW.
