Steve Regal

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Steve Regal (born August 25, 1951) was a professional wrestler better known as "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal. He is not to be confused with Darren Matthews' Lord Steven Regal gimmick.

1 Career
2 Profile
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 Reference

[edit] Career

Steve Regal started wrestling in 1977 He is the son-in-law of legendary wrestler Wilbur Snyder.

Regal achieved his biggest success in the American Wrestling Association during the mid 1980's. During his tenure there, Regal defeated Buck Zumhofe for the AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship in 1984. In 1985, the AWA began teaming him with "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin and in one of the most shocking upsets in wrestling history, Regal and Garvin defeated the Road Warriors to win the tag titles with the help of the Fabulous Freebirds. Regal also made appearances with WCCW during this time period, challenging Brian Adias for the Texas Heavyweight Title.

Regal and Garvin would lose the tag titles to Hennig and Hall 4 months later. The pair then signed to wrestle with the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions where Regal feuded with Denny Brown and defeated him for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship shortly after his arrival. He is the only wrestler in history to hold both the AWA World Light Heavyweight and the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Titles simultaneously.

Regals stay in the NWA ended abruptly, he soon vacated the title and headed for the WWF. While with the AWA and NWA, Regal's career appeared to be on the rise, but by 1985, the WWF roster was chocked full of larger athletes and the primary focus was on brawling over science. Despite his talent, Regal essentially became a preliminary wrestler or jobber, the fate of many wrestlers at the time who couldn't catch on in the WWF without a colorful gimmick.

The move wasn't necessarily good for Regal's career and after a short stay, he would leave the WWF too, never again wrestling for a major US promotion. Regal then toured the independent circuit for the next decade, primarily focusing on the Chicago area, until he retired in 1996. Currently he is an executive with General Motors in their marketing division.