8 Things WCW Fans Should Know About William Regal's Blue Bloods Stable

The Blue Bloods represented an underrated heel stable from WCW led by William Regal. WCW decided to give Regal his own act to lead after he got over as a strong mid-card heel. Bobby Eaton and Dave Taylor were the main teammates of Regal as the Blue Bloods looked to take over the WCW tag team division.

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Various interesting tidbits about the team warrant a deeper look at what went down during their run together. Everyone talks about acts like the New World Order or Four Horsemen, but WCW did a great job putting together secondary stables as well for show depth. The following things about the Blue Bloods will shine a brighter light on them.

8 William Regal Won The TV Championship Four Times

Regal Was A Respected Mid-Card Heel With Credible Title Reigns

Regal Had A Very Underrated WCW Stint
Winning Respected Title Four Times Was An Accomplishment
Led Blue Bloods While Working Singles Role

Most WCW fans think of William Regal’s time there for his singles role, even though he spent many years with the Blue Bloods team. Regal still took part in more singles matches since he was an ideal mid-card heel that could work with anyone.

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WCW trusted Regal to win the Television Championship on four occasions during his time in the Blue Bloods act. Regal used the heel heat to get effective results as a champion in between putting over faces to end each reign.

7 Had Butler Manager Named Jeeves

Forgotten WCW Manager Was Part Of Act In Butler Role

Jeeves Was Regal's Lackey
Managed Rest Of Blue Bloods For Short Time
Was Removed From TV When Leaving Group

WCW decided to add a manager character to the Blue Bloods act with Jeeves in the role. William Regal bossed around Jeeves to do his bidding and to interfere in matches to give them an unfair advantage whenever it made sense.

Jeeves did little to get established as his own character and only worked within the act of the Blue Bloods. WCW wanted him to play a lackey since Regal was meant to be the leader with Dave Taylor and Bobby Eaton also bossing around Jeeves.

6 Bobby Eaton Was Renamed As Part Of Gimmick

Respected WCW Mid-Carder Received New Role With Blue Bloods

Midnight Express Success Led To WCW Wanting Eaton In New Teams
Was First Wrestler Recruited By Regal To Join Blue Bloods
Eaton Underwent Name Change For Storyline

Bobby Eaton spent time in the legendary Midnight Express tag team, but WCW tried to place him into future team acts to find similar success. William Regal first recruited Eaton into the Blue Bloods act by completely changing his character.

The story led to him getting “knighted” and renamed Earl Robert Eaton when teaming with Regal. Eaton was an extremely underrated wrestler, so it was nice to see him having a full-time role on television. Unfortunately, he didn’t fit well into the act to have strong chemistry with Regal.

5 Dave Taylor's Only Main Role In WCW

Regal Found One Of His Best Tag Partners During This Time

Regal & Taylor Formed Most Beloved Tag Team Pairing
Gave Taylor His Biggest Run In Wrestling
Had Similar In-Ring Style To Regal

William Regal had strong chemistry with Dave Taylor, and many fans would name Taylor as Regal’s best overall tag partner. WCW made them the strongest tag team pairing from the Blue Bloods act that worked well together with similar styles.

“Squire” Taylor spent over four years in WCW, but the Blue Bloods team was the peak of his run. Regal leaving WCW ended the Blue Bloods for Taylor. Fit Finlay and Taylor teamed in a secondary tag act as the only time fans Taylor without Regal.

4 Lost Tag Title Matches To Multiple Top Teams

Always Felt Short Of Winning The WCW Tag Team Championship

Posed Threats Towards Various WCW Tag Team Titles
Never Won The Belts Due To Other Teams Being Prioritized
Underrated Sign Of Heel Success Losing Title Matches

None of the pairings from the Blue Bloods team reached the ultimate goal of winning the WCW Tag Team Championship. WCW did have various teams with William Regal, Dave Taylor and Bobby Eaton challenging tag champs but always falling short.

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The Nasty Boys, Harlem Heat, The Stud Stable all had successful title defenses over the Blue Bloods with the gold on the line. Lex Luger and Sting’s makeshift tag title reign created interest for WCW, and they scored multiple wins over the Blue Bloods in some of the most important matches for the heel act.

3 Reunited During Regal's Second WCW Stint

Most Fans Missed Them Reuniting During Regal's Overlooked Second Run

Regal Returned To WCW After WWE Firing
Reformed Blue Bloods Team With Taylor
Left WCW After A Few Months For Another WWE Stint

The Blue Bloods ended when William Regal was released shortly after his infamous match “shooting” vs Goldberg. WWE signed Regal for his run as the Real Man’s Man, but his drug addiction led to him getting released after a few months.

WCW re-signed Regal to come back in 1999 and reform the Blue Bloods team with Dave Taylor. Their matches continued to deliver, but Regal didn’t want to have a long run in WCW after how the previous run ended. WCW only used the reunited Blue Bloods for a few months before Regal left for another WWE chance.

2 WWE Reunited Regal & Taylor Without The Name

Had One Final Tag Team Run In WWE Without Using WCW Gimmick

WWE Paired Them Together For Final Run
Played Strong Heel Tag Team On Smackdown Roster
Had No Association With WCW Gimmick

The final chapter of William Regal and Dave Taylor as a tag team came in WWE during the latter half of the 2000s. WWE reunited Regal and Taylor on the Smackdown brand, but they didn’t use the Blue Bloods name, nor did they have a gimmick looking down on Americans like WCW.

Paul London and Brian Kendrick had an underrated feud with Regal and Taylor over the WWE Tag Team Championship. The most memorable moment for Taylor and Regal came against London and Kendrick, MNM and the Hardy Boyz in a wild ladder match at Armageddon 2006.

1 Triple H Left WCW Before Planned Group Started

Regal & Triple H Formed WCW Friendship That Still Exists Today

Triple H Teamed With Regal In WCW
Tag Act Set Idea For Blue Bloods Faction
Regal Added New Tag Partners After Triple H Left

The friendship between William Regal and Triple H is a huge part of WWE today working together. However, many fans don’t realize that this bond started all the way back in WCW when Triple H was getting his first big break in wrestling.

Regal and Triple H had a heel tag team act quite similar to what the Blue Bloods would become. WCW had the idea for Regal to start a group around this time, but Triple H wanted a better opportunity in WWE. The Blue Bloods started afterwards with Triple H out and Regal needing new partners.