- Steve Regal
Infobox Wrestler
name=Steve Regal
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names="Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal
height= height|ft=6|in=0
weight= convert|205|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date = birth date and age|1951|8|25
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birth_place =Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ,United States
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debut=1977
retired=1996
website= |Steve Regal (born
August 25 ,1951 ) is a formerprofessional wrestler , better known as "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal, who competed in North American regional promotions including theNational Wrestling Alliance and theAmerican Wrestling Association during the early 1970s and 1980s.He is also the son-in-law of legendary wrestler
Wilbur Snyder .Career
Born in
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida , Steve Regal started wrestling in1977 and later achieved his biggest success in theAmerican Wrestling Association during the mid 1980's. During his tenure there, Regal defeatedBuck Zumhofe for the AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship in 1984. In 1985, the AWA began teaming him with "Gorgeous"Jimmy Garvin and surprisingly defeated theRoad Warriors to win the tag titles with the help of theFabulous Freebirds . Regal also made appearances with WCCW during this time period, challengingBrian Adias for the Texas Heavyweight Title.Regal and Garvin would lose the tag titles to
Curt Hennig andScott Hall four months later. The pair then signed to wrestle with the NWA'sJim Crockett Promotions where Regal feuded with Denny Brown and defeated him for theNWA 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 in1996 . Currently he is an executive with General Motors in their vehicle remarketing division.Championships and accomplishments
*
American Wrestling Association :*AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-lh.html |title=A.W.A. World Light Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] :*AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - withJimmy Garvin [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html |title=A.W.A. World Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*Central States Wrestling:*
NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – withDewey Robertson [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-t.html |title=N.W.A. Central States Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*
Continental Wrestling Association :*AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - withHector Guerrero [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-t.html |title=N.W.A. (Mid-America)/A.W.A. Southern Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*International Association of Wrestling:*IAW Heavyweight Championship (3 times):*IAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Trevor Adonis
*Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling:*
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-j.html |title=N.W.A. World Junior Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*
Pacific Northwest Wrestling :*NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-h.html |title=N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] :*NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Matt Borne [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-t.html |title=N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*
Pro Wrestling America :*PWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mn/pwa/pwa-lh.html |title=P.W.A. Light Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*
World Wrestling All-Stars :*WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Spike Huber [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/in/wwa/in-wwa-t.html |title=W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indiana) |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*
Windy City Wrestling :*WCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)*Other Titles:*FWA America's Championship (1 time):*FWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References
External links
* [http://www.autographedtoyou.com/Steve-Regal.htm ATY.com - Steve Regal]
* [http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/9893/arena1.htm Tom Zenk in the AWA: Tom Zenk vs. Steve Regal]
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