Shawn Michaels says William Regal is ‘where he belongs’ in WWE but hasn’t spent much time at the Performance Center

Shawn Michaels is delighted to person William Regal backmost successful WWE ‘where he belongs’.

The NXT boss, who is gearing up for Saturday night’s immense NXT Vengeance Day show successful Charlotte, North Carolina arsenic nan marque goes retired of Florida for nan first clip since 2020, weighed successful connected Regal’s return and clarified that he’s been focused connected his domiciled connected nan roadworthy alternatively than spending a batch of clip astatine nan Performance Center.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk successful a media telephone earlier this weekend’s event, nan Heartbreak Kid said: ‘Obviously it’s awesome to person him back, and I got to spot him astatine Raw.

‘You know, he hasn’t been down present a bunch evidently because he’s been busy, but astatine nan aforesaid time, we’re thrilled. For us, it’s having him location wherever he belongs.

‘He’s ever invited present astatine nan PC, everyone loves having him here. But rather honestly, it’s 1 those things where, for illustration a batch of people, it was a very bully homecoming for each of us, to get to spot him.’

The Hall of Famer hailed Regal arsenic an ‘OG’ for NXT and revealed while it’s not been imaginable yet owed to nan British wrestling legend’s position arsenic Vice President of Global Talent Development.

‘He’s what we see an OG here, and evidently much than anything, it’s erstwhile nan existent life worldly each matters to us. It’s awesome to person him here, he’s comfortable backmost home,’ Michaels added.

‘We’re looking guardant to having him down present connected a much regular basis, evidently he hasn’t had nan opportunity to do that but he’s still getting his feet bedewed successful his role.

‘But he knows, obviously, nan invitation is ever unfastened down present and he’s invited immoderate time.’

Michaels was chatting earlier this weekend’s immense show which will spot Bron Breakker take sides nan NXT Championship against Grayson Waller wrong a Steel Cage, while NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez will station her golden connected nan statement successful a Triple Threat pinch Toxic Attraction duo Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne.

As good arsenic nan NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles, nan NXT Tag Team Titles and nan North American Title each being connected nan line, location is besides different immense conflict arsenic Apollo Crews faces Carmelo Hayes successful a Two Out of Three Falls match.

NXT Vengeance Day airs Saturday nighttime (February 4) astatine 1am. Tune successful via nan WWE Network.

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