In the post-AEW Revolution media scrum, All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan discussed several topics, including William Regal signing with the company.

“It was very surprising to see that he had been released and that he would be available. I have tons of respect for his mind and I think that he is going to be a very valuable person in AEW. Obviously, people who follow his career closely know that he has a very long-established connection with Bryan Danielson and was instrumental in shaping the pro wrestler that Danielson has become and he is one of the greatest pro wrestlers today and of all-time. Regal had a big contribution to that and when he was released, I was very surprised, but also eager to bring him here.

I think that he can contribute on-screen in a major way to Danielson, and he has a history with Jon Moxley, some of the last matches we saw Regal wrestle were against Moxley and they had a great rivalry. He’s very familiar with both men and they have a lot of respect for him, we say that after the violence and the way they bled together, they built a lot of mutual respect with each other and that’s very exciting. Also, behind the scenes, I think that Regal can teach all of us a lot and it’s great to have him here, on-screen and off-screen, it came together very recently and he fits very well with what we’re doing.”