Steve Regal

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This article is about the American professional wrestler. For the English professional wrestler who wrestled with this ring name, see William Regal.
Steve Regal
Born (1951-08-25) August 25, 1951 (age 72)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
FamilyWilbur Snyder (father-in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Steve Regal
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Trained byRene Goulet
Bobby Heenan
Wilbur Snyder
Debut1977
Retired1996

Steve Regal (born August 25, 1951) is an American retired

professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association
.

Professional wrestling career

Born in

Scott Hall four months later.[2] Regal also made appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling during this time period, challenging Brian Adias
for the Texas Heavyweight Title.

The pair then signed to wrestle with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Pacific Northwest Wrestling, where he held the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship twice.[4] He vacated the title in December 1981 due to an injury.[4]

Jim Crockett Promotions (1986)

In 1986, he joined

NWA Worldwide, facing Rocky King. On the June 7th edition of NWA Pro Wrestling Regal joined heel Jimmy Garvin in attacking Wahoo McDaniel
.

On June 4 he sustained his first loss, falling to Denny Brown at a house show in Raleigh, NC. Through June and July Regal continued to face Brown for the title on the

Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, GA on August 2. Regal would successfully defend his title several times in August against Brown before finally losing the championship back to him at a house show in Greensville, NC on September 1. Following a match with Héctor Guerrero on September 4, he departed for the World Wrestling Federation.[5][6]

World Wrestling Federation (1986)

While with the AWA and NWA, Regal's career appeared to be on the rise, but by 1985, the WWF roster was full of large athletes and bodybuilders, and the primary focus was on brawling and personality over science. Despite his talent, Regal was used exclusively as a

Superstar Billy Graham, Dick Slater, Outback Jack, or The Honky Tonk Man
.

Regal made his first WWF appearance on September 16, 1986, when he teamed with

Wrestling Challenge, after which he left the promotion.[7]

Jim Crockett Promotions (1988)

Regal returned to the NWA at an event in Peoria, IL on March 20, 1988. He faced and defeated Spike Huber, marking his first wrestling match since leaving the WWF.

Windy City Wrestling (1988–1995)

Regal joined the startup Windy City Wrestling promotion shortly afterwards and was crowned their World Heavyweight Champion. He would hold the title for 619 days, defending the belt against Jim Brunzell, Ken Patera, and Colonel DeBeers. After losing the title he continued to make appearances for WCW through 1995. His final appearance came in a disqualification victory against Jerry De Camillo on February 18, 1995, at a TV taping in Chicago.[8] He retired in 1996.

Personal life

Regal is the son-in-law of wrestler Wilbur Snyder.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b "A.W.A. World Light Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  2. ^ a b c "A.W.A. World Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-55490-331-3
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1492825975
    .
  6. ^ "JCP 1986". thehistoryofwwe.com. 16 January 2023.
  7. ^ "1986". thehistoryofwwe.com. 16 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Matches « Steve Regal « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net.
  9. ^ "N.W.A. Central States Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  10. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  11. ^ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "N.W.A. World Junior Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  13. ^ "N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  14. ^ "P.W.A. Light Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  15. ^ "W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indiana)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

External links

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