Overview
- The NWA announced the news on Dec. 8, with an obituary for the Greenwood, Indiana resident listing July 30 as the date of death at age 73.
- No cause of death has been disclosed.
- Regal wrestled from 1977 to 1996 across the AWA, NWA, and WWF, earning multiple regional and light-heavyweight titles.
- Highlights included defeating Denny Brown for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight title in 1986 and winning the AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship in 1984.
- Reports reflect tributes and career remembrances following the NWA's confirmation.