Steve Regal

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Steve Regal
An image of Steve Regal.
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Ring name(s) "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 205 lb (93 kg/14.6 st)
Born August 25, 1951 (1951-08-25) (age 56)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Debut 1977
Retired 1987

Steve Regal (born August 25, 1951) is a former professional wrestler, better known as "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal, who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association during the early 1970s and 1980s.

He is also the son-in-law of legendary wrestler Wilbur Snyder.

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[edit] Career

Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Steve Regal started wrestling in 1977 and later 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 surprisingly 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 Curt Hennig and Scott Hall four 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.

Regal's 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 vehicle remarketing division.

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • International Association of Wrestling
  • IAW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • IAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Trevor Adonis
  • Pro Wrestling America
  • PWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [8]
  • WWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Spike Huber [9]
  • Windy City Wrestling
  • WCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Other Titles
  • FWA America's Championship (1 time)
  • FWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

[edit] References

  1. ^ A.W.A. World Light Heavyweight Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  2. ^ A.W.A. World Tag Team Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  3. ^ N.W.A. Central States Tag Team Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  4. ^ N.W.A. (Mid-America)/A.W.A. Southern Tag Team Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  5. ^ N.W.A. World Junior Heavyweight Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  6. ^ N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  7. ^ N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  8. ^ P.W.A. Light Heavyweight Title. Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  9. ^ W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indiana). Puroresu Dojo (2003).

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