5 current WWE Superstars who overcame addiction

#2. WWE legend William Regal

William Regal is currently seen as the General Manager of WWE's NXT brand, after his career in the squared circle came to an end a number of years ago.

The former WWE European Champion is one of the stars who hasn't shied away from his past issues and has publicly spoken out about his addiction in the past:

“I didn’t drink until I was 25, I didn’t do anything, it was just not something that I did. I left home when I was 16 and I was in nightclubs every night after work. I lived in a resort area where, within a mile walk of my house, there was 52 nightclubs and over 300 bars, and I was in one of them every night. I never drank, I just liked going out until I came to America and I sort of started doing a bit of this and a bit of that. I started taking a lot of pain pills and everything else. I coped with it for a while and then, the last few months of 1997 and 1998 were a complete mess. Then I said enough, I just had enough of it,” revealed Regal.

Regal was able to get the help that he needed and after attending rehab he was able to get his life and career back on track. Regal has since used his experience to help other WWE stars who go through the same issues and has refused to hide away from the addiction that he once struggled with.