Regal in 2008

[lindsay]

I found this blog that sums up Regal's year in 2008 nicely It lists him as the number 6 best thing in the WWE for 2008.

wwecharacters.blogspot.com/2008/12/wwes-top-10-stories-in-2008.html

#6 Regal's Rule in 2008
While it was a bad year for our #5 individual, it was perhaps fittingly a "regal" year for William Regal. Earlier in the year, Regal won the 2008 King of the Ring tournament, beating the likes of CM Punk. From there, the 2008 King became the General Manager of Raw, a tyrant who abused the fans. Regal had the lights cut out on matches, ordered matches to be stopped and threatened to have fans thrown out. All this resulted in an eventual match with Mr. Kennedy, in which the loser had to leave Raw. Regal was dismissed from Raw for some time (due to a Wellness policy violation) but upon his return, he managed to defeat Santino Marella to capture the Intercontinental Title. Regal also picked up a "Queen" in the process, as WWE Diva Layla became Regal's gal pal and sidekick. Heading towards 2009, Regal will look to build on that success, but will have a tough challenge when he defends his title against CM Punk.

[Monster]

he did have a pretty good year except for that one thing.

he is going to have a way better year in 2009!

[huneychild]

He will have a better year in 2009. He will continue to have gorgeous hair, he will have a long reign as IC champion and he will finally catch up on child support payments so he can marry Layla...ok, maybe not the last part.

[lindsay]

LMAO ;D

I just hope he's still IC champ after tonight.

[huneychild]

The match is next week. He did some wicked interference.

[lindsay]

Loved that kick ;D

[huneychild]

The way he looked down on him was just solid.

[lindsay]

From pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Specialists_34/article_28937.shtml

WWE Hits of 2008

William Regal: Other than a major snafu, this was a good year for Regal. His run as Raw General Manager was a lot of fun. He did a great job of getting the fans to boo him. Before Vickie Guerrero's "Excuse Me" became the best heat generator for an authority figure, Regal got intense heat by turning out the lights. It wasn't always popular with everyone, including myself. But, it was a great way to get the fans to hate him. He was the most hated man in the company when he was suspended. It is too bad that suspension happened when it did. However, Regal's year wasn't a total waste, as he has come back and after a bit of a lag, he became Intercontinental Champion, and has vowed to bring prestige back to the Title. Hopefully he stays clean, sober, and healthy, and hopefully he has the chance to elevate the IC Title.

Also a poll on the same page:

Who was the MVP of the Dec. 29 Raw if you saw the show?
Shawn Michaels
Chris Jericho
JBL
Randy Orton
Batista
Matt Hardy
Santino & Beth Phoenix
John Cena
Rey Mysterio
C.M. Punk
Cryme Tyme
Kofi Kingston
Kane
Mike Knox
Dolph Ziggler
Miz & Morrison
Cody Rhodes
William Regal
Super Haas Charlie Snuka
Melina

[Ashton]

But why do they say "sober"? It's not like they know what he was suspended for. I know he used to have problems but I hate when people jump to conclusions like that.

[lindsay]

I don't think it was intended in that sense --just more of a generalization.

[huneychild]

Jan 1, 2009 19:54:43 GMT -5 lindsay said:

I don't think it was intended in that sense --just more of a generalization.

I agree on that. Since we don't really know(and we never will unless he tells us himself) there will always be speculation. I truly believe it was a bad supplement, but thats me.

However, with the past, people will always assume things. Look at Jeff Hardy. We all assume the worst if he gets into minor trouble and the WWE even made a story about it.

[Ashton]

You're probably right. I just hate when assumptions are made about anyone.

[lindsay]

pwinsider.com has released its list of the best of 2008. Regal's mentioned in 3 categories:


TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR (843 votes)
Bryan Danielson - 267 votes (31.7%)
Chris Jericho - 130 votes (15.4%)
CM Punk - 128 votes (15.2%)
Kurt Angle - 94 votes (11.2%)
Matt Hardy - 64 votes (7.6%)
Shawn Michaels - 56 votes (6.6%)
William Regal - 33 votes (3.9%)
Nigel McGuiness - 29 votes (3.4%)
Someone not listed here. - 14 votes (1.7%)
Triple H - 11 votes (1.3%)
Brent Albright - 10 votes (1.2%)
Naomichi Marufuji - 7 votes (0.8%)


BRAWLER OF THE YEAR (1069 votes)
Undertaker - 158 votes (14.8%)
Necro Butcher - 146 votes (13.7%)
Finlay - 115 votes (10.8%)
Awesome Kong - 107 votes (10.0%)
Mark Henry - 93 votes (8.7%)
Chris Jericho - 56 votes (5.2%)
Batista - 54 votes (5.1%)
Abyss - 40 votes (3.7%)
Takeshi Morishima - 34 votes (3.2%)
Triple H - 32 votes (3.0%)
John Cena - 31 votes (2.9%)
Nigel McGuinness - 30 votes (2.8%)
Matt Hardy - 27 votes (2.5%)
William Regal - 27 votes (2.5%)
James Storm - 20 votes (1.9%)
JBL - 19 votes (1.8%)
Umaga - 18 votes (1.7%)
A wrestler not listed here. - 16 votes (1.5%)
Big Show - 14 votes (1.3%)
Tommy Dreamer - 9 votes (0.8%)
MVP - 8 votes (0.7%)
Hornswoggle - 7 votes (0.7%)
Kane - 5 votes (0.5%)
Togi Makabe - 3 votes (0.3%)


COMEBACK OF THE YEAR (1047 votes)
Chris Jericho - 379 votes (36.2%)
Jeff Hardy - 288 votes (27.5%)
Hurricane Helms - 33 votes (3.2%)
John Cena - 50 votes (4.8%)
Tony Atlas - 37 votes (3.5%)
Edge - 27 votes (2.6%)
Jerry Lynn - 26 votes (2.5%)
Mark Henry - 23 votes (2.2%)
Big Show - 22 votes (2.1%)
Randy Orton - 20 votes (1.9%)
Charlie Haas - 20 votes (1.9%)
Jeff Jarrett - 20 votes (1.9%)
Melina - 18 votes (1.7%)
Matt Hardy - 17 votes (1.6%)
R-Truth - 17 votes (1.6%)
John Bradshaw Layfield - 14 votes (1.3%)
D'Lo Brown - 9 votes (0.9%)
Mercedes Martinez - 9 votes (0.9%)
William Regal - 7 votes (0.7%)
Shane McMahon - 4 votes (0.4%)
A wrestler not listed here. - 3 votes (0.3%)
Goldust - 2 votes (0.2%)
Rey Mysterio - 2 votes (0.2%)

Pasted from <http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=35920&p=2>

[Ashton]

Not bad. I do disagree with ranking Matt Hardy above him.

[lindsay]

I think he deserved to be higher on the technician and brawler lists, and yes, certainly above Matt Hardy. I'm not sure why he was even on the comeback list, unless they were referring to his time off this summer.