William Regal Explains Why He Doesn’t Use the Term ‘Mark’

William Regal is not a fan of the term “mark,” and he recently explained why. Regal was a guest on Stories With Brisco and Bradshaw, and during the conversation he talked about how that term isn’t used in England, particularly when he was coming up there. He also explained why he doesn’t like it in terms of being an insult to the fans; you can check out some highlights below:

On the term not being used in the UK: “No, never ever used that term. Never. And nor does anybody [in England]. The term in Britain is a punter. And John will know that because he lives where he lives [in Bermuda]. But a punter isn’t a bad word. A punter is just somebody who’s a fan of something or takes a bet on something. It’s not a bad word. If you call somebody a mug punter, that’s about as close to being the word mark as you can -– that means they’re an idiot…. Everybody’s a punter in England. If you go to horse racing, they call themselves punters. It’s just, ‘Oh, you’re a soccer punter’ or you’re a — so that term was never used, ever. I never heard that until I started hearing it from American wrestlers.”

On why he doesn’t use it: “Because that’s to me, if you think like that or call your audience that, that’s all you’ll ever give them. If you look down — would you like to spend money and go to see anybody you liked in a theater or in a band, thinking that they thought you were an idiot? And that’s what wrestlers do, and I don’t get that.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Stories With Brisco and Bradshaw with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.