Top 96 Quotes & Sayings by William Regal - Page 2

The days of just being a generic, punch-and-kick wrestler are pretty much over.

Anything that we do in NXT is a joy to be a part of to be honest.

There's no egos, we just want the best show we can put on. That started with NXT and that continues.

Sometimes, you know how good certain people are and then you actually get to see them have the kind of matches you know they can have in front of an audience that isn't used to seeing that. Then, in a few minutes the audience is on the edge of their seats, just through the sheer craftsmanship of their abilities.

It doesn't matter how good you are, it's about connecting with your audience. It doesn't matter how technically good you are, if nobody wants to watch you then you're no good to anybody.

I admire traits in people. I 'respect' certain things about them but I think that word gets thrown around too much.

I try to keep my own career in check, but when I came to America there were very few people wrestling.

At the end of the day, who at my age can say that they fought somebody that fought Muhammad Ali?

NXT is the part of the WWE that is about competition. It's not sports entertainment, it's the pro wrestling side and that's what we do.

You've got to embrace whatever is given and make the most of every opportunity to make it funny or to make it memorable.

Just traveling the world, and getting to live the highs and lows of what we do, makes you a better talent and a better performer.

I was the last of the British style that was a big thing in Japan.

You'll always have people saying 'these guys look good' but there's a difference in what we're looking for. We want our fighters to look like fighters, sure, but the moves still have to look good.

I might not be the most whatever in the world but I've built credibility with the audience that means something. So, I can sort of have that thing about me and I always wear a nice suit as well, which is important.

I was in WCW 20 odd years ago and people really didn't like the character I did at the time. It was a different time when you could really hammer that anti-American thing home and people hated it and hated me.

I didn't know what a good technical wrestler was when I was little - it was people that made me scream or boo or cheer.

In my opinion the fans here in the United Kingdom are much more vocal and passionate than WWE fans in the United States.

When I wasn't wrestling, I was always at the circus or at a show watching all these people - 'how do they make their stuff work for their audience?' That used to fascinate me as a child.

I usually get a good reaction anywhere in England, but Manchester is the place they go a little more wild for me.

Everybody is different; as long as you look like you belong and you can fit in, the world is you oyster now.

A ladder match is a career altering match, the physicality of it is second to none.

I get great satisfaction nowadays when people come up and say 'I used to hate you when I was little' or 'you used to make me mad' - well that was the desired effect.

When I was in WCW I came out the back and found six fellas smashing my car up - that was a nice interaction, I had to run all them off.

This may sound strange but I don't respect anybody.

I don't want to watch phoney looking wrestling, nor does any of us anymore - we've seen too much of it.

If you can make yourself popular in front of any audience, you can use it anywhere.

When you're happy and you're comfortable with yourself and you're not worried about being a top guy, you'll make the most out of anything and make it work.

The way NXT has been from day one when I was asked to do it, 'Don't put me on camera. I do not need to be on camera unless it's absolutely necessary. This isn't about me, it's about the talent,' and everyone that works in NXT, that's what we think.

I always tell people this - when you start wrestling, don't forget that part you liked as a child. If you can keep a bit of that in your act, you can keep a bigger audience.

If you take yourself too seriously, you've got no chance in this job. You cannot take yourself seriously.

I admire plenty of people, I admire Daniel Bryan, I admire CM Punk, I admire Antonio Cesaro, Wade Barrett, Sheamus; all the fellows that have been out and earned their spot on this roster.

Anytime you can already have somebody in a pinning position where they can't kick out, what better than that for a brilliant man.

In the 27 years I've been doing this I never thought I'd find a better wrestler than me, but I found him. Daniel Bryan.

I'm not envious of many things in the world, but I wish I would have come up with that maneuver That is a perfect way to finish off an opponent.

Straight out of Blackpool, I'm William Regal. My rhymes so intense, they shouldn't be legal. My style is refined, not crude and crass. I'll keep you grounded, like volcanic ash. I'll take you down, rung by rung. I'm just like British Parliment; I'm completely hung. Straight-up gangsta trippin'. Yes, boy!

I'm a little disappointed I didn't get fiddled with by a TSA agent at the airport. I feel unwanted. Maybe next time.