William Regal debunks ongoing WWE theory × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout WWE NXT UK News It was a myth - William Regal debunks ongoing WWE theory By Matt Black Modified 26 Aug 2022 Follow Us 1 Comment Share The former NXT General Manager is setting the record straight. William Regal wants you to know that the theory that WWE destroyed the independent scene in the United Kingdom with NXT UK was greatly exaggerated. Triple H and Regal helped launch NXT UK back in January of 2017. Following the creation of the new brand, several promoters and fans in the United Kingdom claimed that the arrival of the WWE killed the local independent scene in the area. On the latest episode of the Gentleman Villain Podcast, William Regal dispelled these claims saying that it was a myth that there was an incredible independent scene in the United Kingdom and that most companies were only running a couple of shows a month. "It was a myth that there was all this incredible stuff going on, when really there were companies running a couple of shows a month," William Regal said. "But because they were on the internet, blowing their own horn and getting themselves put over in whatever form they could get put over, that there was a booming wrestling scene. Whereas when I actually met Pete Dunne and talked to him, he was working at a little working men's club in England because he was one of them that went out and got work off a small promotion." Gentleman Villain Podcast@GentlemanRegalNEW EPISODE Mr. @RealKingRegal discusses the intent - and impact - of the formation of NXT UK! Tune in now GentlemanRegal.com175NEW EPISODE Mr. @RealKingRegal discusses the intent - and impact - of the formation of NXT UK! Tune in now GentlemanRegal.com https://t.co/5bgzLjUzYd William Regal says NXT Europe was always the plan With the recent announcement that NXT UK would be shut down in favor of opening up NXT Europe, Regal said this was always the plan. The former NXT General Manager went on to confirm that NXT Europe had been part of the process for the last several years. "I know that it's been over 10 years that NXT UK was in the thought process. I suppose I can say this. I also know for the last several years the NXT Europe was in process. I'm gonna leave it there," William Regal said. "But things changed in the last year and different things. But now, things are changing again, and things are back on track. So I'm not going to say any more about that. But for any of these people who seem to think that they know what is going on, they don't know. But I know and they don't. They know what they're getting told. And I know different, and I don't know anything anymore because I don't work there and I don't ask. But I know that the expansion of NXT was going to happen.” [H/T: WrestlingNews.co] William Regal@RealKingRegalNew episode of my podcast today. Thank you to everyone who listens to my ramblings. twitter.com/gentlemanregal…Gentleman Villain Podcast@GentlemanRegalNEW EPISODE Mr. @RealKingRegal discusses the intent - and impact - of the formation of NXT UK! Tune in now GentlemanRegal.com19715NEW EPISODE Mr. @RealKingRegal discusses the intent - and impact - of the formation of NXT UK! Tune in now GentlemanRegal.com https://t.co/5bgzLjUzYdNew episode of my podcast today. Thank you to everyone who listens to my ramblings. twitter.com/gentlemanregal… What do you make of Regal's comments? 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