"Recently I've been pondering over the legacy of William Regal"

William Regal: "I'm in the late autumn of my thirty-year career, and recently I've been pondering over the legacy of William Regal. What's it all been about. I'm a vicious and sadistic and spiteful fighter. I've been a unique entertainer. I never achieved the one thing that I coveted the most, and that was to become the World Heavyweight Champion. But that's... my fault, because I have a wonderful knack of getting myself into a lot of trouble.

But to the people who really know, I've always been a second-to-none, world-class technical wrestler. That was until Antonio Cesaro came along, because I know even on my best day, he's ten times the man and the wrestler that I've ever been. And he knows that, and that's what this is really all about. He has an intense desire to prove it, and I truly commend him for it.

I'm going into this match knowing that the only chance I've got of surviving, let alone winning, is a miracle - and that's not coming to a faithless old villain like myself.

I'm not worried, or scared of my plight. In fact, I'm relishing the thought. I am going to compete with every drop of vile and venom that I've got left, and if this is the end... well, I honestly can't think of a more noble way to go than being beaten by the ultimate competitor."