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Talk Is Jericho

Regal Part 2 – The Origin of a Wrestling Villain

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2022

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

William Regal makes his highly-anticipated return, and this time he’s telling stories about the British wrestling scene, and the guys who influenced him and schooled him when he was first getting started at the age of 15. He’s got some great stories about Shirley Crabtree aka Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks (whom William wrestled a lot in his early years and even traveled with), Les Thornton, and Sid Cooper. He remembers the first time Tiger Mask came to Britain and what he learned and took back with him to Japan. Regal talks about his first holiday camps, his first trip overseas, and he even gives a lesson in British slang! He breaks down the British spots that continue to influence guys to this day like the Dick Beyer, the Tony Charles and the International spot, and he shares some stories from his WWE days about Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Talk Is Jericho's The Pot of Thunder and Rock n' Roll on its Friday.

0:16.4

So let's go to the Duff McKagan joke of the week.

0:20.2

This Jericho, Duff McKagan, Tonya, hey listen I just applied for a new job hanging mirrors.

0:27.4

Yeah, it's something I can see myself doing.

0:30.2

Thank you very much, goodbye.

0:33.4

Keep your day job, Jeff.

0:35.4

Not because you don't like your jokes because we love guns and roses.

0:37.6

Well, but keep sending them even when they're stinkers.

0:40.0

But one thing that's not going to be stinkers, William Regal making his highly anticipated

0:44.3

return, one of the highest rated episodes in Talk Is Jericho history was part one.

0:48.4

But this time it's a little bit more of a lighter fair talking all about the British wrestling

0:52.5

scene and the guys who influenced and taught him when he was getting started in the business.

0:57.6

He's got great stories about Shirley Crab Tree, aka Big Daddy, giant A stacks who Regal

1:03.4

wrestled a lot and even traveled with.

1:05.6

Also less Thornton, the man who shouldn't be named Sid Cooper.

1:08.6

He remembers Tiger Masks coming to Britain for the first time and what he learned and took

1:12.4

back to Japan.

1:13.8

William talks about his early days work in the holiday camps.

1:16.7

His first trip overseas, he gives a lesson in British slang and the British spots that

1:21.6

continue to influence guys this day like the Dick Byers spot, the Tony Charles, the international.

1:26.3

He shares stories from his WWE days about Brian Danielson and John Moxley who he is currently

1:30.1

with, the Blackpool Combat Club.

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