William Regal Explains Why His Son Charlie Dempsey Doesn’t Use ‘Regal’ for His Ring Name

William Regal is a proud father, heaping praise on his son, WWE NXT Superstar Charlie Dempsey. Regal recently commented on fans noting Dempsey’s impressive in-ring work on social media. Regal also explained why his son doesn’t go by Regal for his ring name in WWE NXT, noting that Dempsey wanted to earn his own way in the business.

Regal wrote, “And one last thing. My lad @SirCharles_WWE hasn’t used his real name, which is Regal, as he wanted to earn his own way in this and for the last 10 years has done more than that. Very proud of him.”

He later added, “And I promise, this is the last thing. When our Charlie was born, as I was leaving the hospital in Atlanta, my wife asked me what we should use for his middle name. I jokingly said Regal, as that’s what’s paid for for everything. I came back the next day to find his middle name is Regal. Poor lad.”

Dempsey recently competed with BirthRight stablemate Uriah Connors on WWE Main Event earlier this week, losing to Alpha Academy (Akira Tozawa and Otis) in a tag team bout. You can view Regal’s comments about his son below:

And one last thing. My lad @SirCharles_WWE hasn’t used his real name, which is Regal, as he wanted to earn his own way in this and for the last 10 years has done more than that. Very proud of him.

— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) May 30, 2026

And I promise, this is the last thing. When our Charlie was born, as I was leaving the hospital in Atlanta, my wife asked me what we should use for his middle name. I jokingly said Regal as that’s what’s paid for for everything. I came back the next day to find his middle name is…

— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) May 30, 2026