On the January 23 episode of WWE NXT, William Regal made his comeback to WWE TV, a year after he departed AEW.
He announced Ava as the new General Manager of NXT, as Regal had been the General Manager of NXT from 2014 through 2022.
On the WWE NXT: Vengeance Day media call to promote Sunday’s pay-per-view event, Shawn Michaels, who oversees WWE NXT creative, was asked about Regal’s status. He said,
“He came down here recently to endorse our new GM Ava. She’s already wielding pretty good power and doing a good job. As he mentioned to Ava, his phone is always open, he is there for her counsel in any way he can help. Here at NXT, when you have a staple and a foundational person like William Regal, you have to have more than just one shot with him here and there. I think everybody was extremely excited about his brief cameo on NXT television. I have no doubt we will have some other cameos by William Regal in the future as well.”
