3 WWE Superstars who wanted a Championship reign before retiring and 2 who wanted a title shot

#1 William Regal wanted a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

My great friend and Black Tiger Eddie Guerrero. I miss him. pic.twitter.com/nEUlBLaxT9

— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) July 31, 2020

The 2008 WWE King of the Ring winner William Regal is currently working as the general manager of NXT and 205 Live. Regal is an in-ring veteran who will go down as one of the best WWE Superstars from the United Kingdom.

The 52-year-old wrestled his final matches in 2013, before switching to the role of a General Manager. William wished to become the first-ever English World Champion of the company. Hence, before retiring, he wanted a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship on a SmackDown episode in Liverpool.

Here's what Regal had written on Twitter in November 2011:

"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."

He even retweeted the positive response that he received from the WWE Universe. Regal continued:

"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)."

Shoutout to the GM! @RealKingRegal @MiaYim #WWENXT #NXTGAB pic.twitter.com/YZyslS1yfa

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 9, 2020

However, he never received that title shot. The two-time Intercontinental Champion wrestled his last match against Cesaro on a WWE NXT taping.