"Worse than anything WWE has ever done" - Twitter slams Tony Khan for adding controversial clause in 54-year old legend's contract

Tony Khan caught the ire of many WWE fans after news came out about the clause in William Regal's contract ahead of his imminent departure from AEW.

William Regal was a pivotal part of the world title program involving MJF and Jon Moxley. He betrayed his fellow BCC member at Full Gear, which allowed the Salt of the Earth to capture his first ever title in AEW. However, MJF proceeded to betray William Regal last week and that sealed the Englishman's exit from the company.

Tony Khan addressed William Regal's impending exit from All Elite Wrestling in the media call before ROH Final Battle 2022. The AEW head booker explained why the former WWE Intercontinental Champion wanted to leave. He then revealed that Regal's contract had a clause wherein he can work in another company only as a coach and not as an on-screen character.

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In response to a question from David Bixenspan, Tony Khan says Regal's release is under the condition he works elsewhere (WWE) as a coach but not as onscreen talent.

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In response to a question from David Bixenspan, Tony Khan says Regal's release is under the condition he works elsewhere (WWE) as a coach but not as onscreen talent.

Fans did not take too kindly to this revelation, as they criticized Tony Khan for adding that condition in William Regal's release.

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Tony Con has fooled yall

Hes not a good/nice boss. Hes vindictive and evil.

Ive said it since Day 1. Never had me fooled

This clause is worse than anything WWE has ever done

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In response to a question from David Bixenspan, Tony Khan says Regal's release is under the condition he works elsewhere (WWE) as a coach but not as onscreen talent.

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In response to a question from David Bixenspan, Tony Khan says Regal's release is under the condition he works elsewhere (WWE) as a coach but not as onscreen talent.

Tony Con has fooled yall

Hes not a good/nice boss. Hes vindictive and evil.

Ive said it since Day 1. Never had me fooled

This clause is worse than anything WWE has ever done

Disgusted twitter.com/BrandonThursto…

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@BrandonThurston What a petty petty man. But I doubt they can enforce this. WWE can easily fight this in court. Unless there was never a plan to use him on TV. Which is very possible.

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@BrandonThurston What a petty petty man. But I doubt they can enforce this. WWE can easily fight this in court. Unless there was never a plan to use him on TV. Which is very possible.

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@BrandonThurston Lmao. AEW release is worse than WWE’s 90 day.

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@BrandonThurston Lmao. AEW release is worse than WWE’s 90 day.

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@BrandonThurston This is gross. People complain about wwe an 30/90 days but this is significantly worse an bs

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@BrandonThurston This is gross. People complain about wwe an 30/90 days but this is significantly worse an bs

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@BrandonThurston Tony went from hero to villain real quick with this.

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@BrandonThurston Tony went from hero to villain real quick with this.

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@BrandonThurston absolutely abysmal release conditions

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@BrandonThurston absolutely abysmal release conditions

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@BrandonThurston Tony khan is worse than Vince

@BrandonThurston Tony khan is worse than Vince

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@BrandonThurston That is such a garbage condition

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@BrandonThurston That is such a garbage condition

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@BrandonThurston Tony Con is just purely evil

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@BrandonThurston Tony Con is just purely evil

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Tony Khan spoke about Triple H's actions before WWE Survivor Series 2022

William Regal yelling WarGames in NXT became an iconic and yearly tradition. This year, Triple H got his first opportunity to book a WarGames match on the main roster. However, without William Regal to announce the match, Triple H tweeted a compilation of Regal's previous announcements.

The Jaguars boss addressed this:

"Honestly, given the spirit of the thing and how accommodating we were being, I was really surprised by the tweet with the supercut of him on it, especially since he's still been with us and part of the shows...I was a little surprised by the supercut of him on Triple H's Twitter, and given how accommodating we were being to the whole thing, I was not necessarily expecting to see that. I didn't necessarily think it was in the spirit of how accommodating we were being about the whole thing, but whatever," Tony Khan said. [H/T Fightful]

AEW's loss will be WWE's gain as William Regal is one of the most respected veterans in the business. He spent nine months in AEW and has shown what he is capable of. It will be interesting to see what role he plays when he returns to WWE.

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