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The Gentleman Villain

William Regal has a touch of class about him, and even when he played the role of a devious, heinous villain, one couldn’t help but respect Regal. In the wrestling fraternity, very few men are as respected as William Regal is, and Regal is known to be a gentleman through and through. Perhaps this is what earned him the moniker of being “The Gentleman Villain”.

Much like in the old movies where the bad guy came from a well-educated background, William Regal portrayed himself to be a Gentleman Villain. Also, given Regal’s history with bare-knuckle boxing, it rings true, making him one of the more intriguing bad guys in recent memory.