William Regal’s wife was no fan of Chris Benoit.
Regal and Benoit were close friends in the 1990’s, however once Regal and Benoit were both signed to the WWE, their relationship began to falter. In the 2000s, their relationship was basically a professional relationship at best.
On the latest episode of His Lordship’s “Gentleman Villain” podcast, Regal discussed his relationship with Benoit.
“My wife would not have Chris anywhere near my house. Eventually Chris moved from six miles away from where I lived, once he was with Nancy. Chris knew that he was not allowed near my house, so any of our social life ended then.”
We used to knock around with each other in the ’90s, but by the 2000s I wasn’t going out anymore, so when we were back together in WWE, our only time that we were ever together was at work … We still had a, ‘Hello, how’re you doing?’ and that was it, and he understood the situation at my home, that he wasn’t allowed, and because we lived six miles apart, we never saw each other.”
William Regal on Gentleman Villain podcast
It’s interesting to note that Regal’s wife did not want Benoit near their family home, especially with what events would enfold regarding Benoit’s murder suicide of his wife and son in 2007.
H/T Wrestling Inc.
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