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11 Facts About Steve Regal

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Steve Regal was born on August 25,1951 and is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Steve Regal is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association.

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Lauderdale, Florida, Regal started wrestling in 1977 and later achieved his biggest success in the American Wrestling Association during the mid-1980s.

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Steve Regal made appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling during this time period, challenging Brian Adias for the Texas Heavyweight Title.

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Steve Regal vacated the title in December 1981 due to an injury.

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Steve Regal made his first WWF appearance on September 16,1986, when he teamed with Terry Gibbs to take on the Junkyard Dog and George Steele in a match that would be televised on the October 11th edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling.

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Steve Regal's final WWF match was a loss the following day to Tito Santana and Pedro Morales at a WWF Wrestling Challenge taping, after which he left the promotion.

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Steve Regal returned to the NWA at an event in Peoria, Illinois, on March 20,1988.

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Steve Regal faced and defeated Spike Huber, marking his first wrestling match since leaving the WWF.

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Steve Regal joined the startup Windy City Wrestling promotion shortly afterwards and was crowned their World Heavyweight Champion.

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Steve Regal would hold the title for 619 days, defending the belt against Jim Brunzell, Ken Patera, and Colonel DeBeers.