The Blackpool Combat Club have been a fan favourite faction since they debuted in AEW.
The faction has added a member in Wheeler Yuta following a couple of intense matches with Danielson and Moxley. With the new member brought a new dynamic in the group as Yuta began to pick up things from Moxley and Danielson while also being under the tutelage of William Regal. A promo was aired shortly after Yuta joining that highlighted what the Blackpool Combat Club meant.
Speaking on his Gentleman Villain podcast, Regal explained how quickly the promo came together.
“We shot that in a very short amount of time. We went to a gym in Dallas, early morning, Bryan Danielson organized. I can’t remember the gentleman’s name who filmed it. Giancarlo didn’t do this. We filmed in a gym with no mats and just wrestled and talked for half an hour or so, maybe more. That was filmed, there was nothing set up, we just trained the way we normally train and showed Wheeler things. These were a lot of dirty tricks and nasty, spiteful things, and going through different techniques. No sportsman-like conduct. At the TV, that night, Giancarlo (Dittamo) came up and said, ‘Would you like to do a voice-over for this?’ Found a place backstage, George lit it up, and I thought they were going to take little sound bites. I just talked for three minutes. That was it. After I finished, it was one take, which they ended up playing in its entirety and they never touched it. it was just me talking for three minutes. Giancarlo asked for a couple of close ups. It was all done in 15 minutes, if that. I couldn’t believe the results from it. It’s great when you have incredible and talented production people like that,”
William Regal On Gentlemen Villain
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H/T To Fightful for transcription
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