William Regal Explains Why His Son Charlie Dempsey Doesn’t Use The Name Regal

Charlie Dempsey is the son of William Regal, though, like many in WWE, he doesn’t use the last name of his father.

On social media, Regal explained by Dempsey doesn’t use the last name Regal.

“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. 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,” he 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.

— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) May 30, 2026

Along with Dempsey, Uriah Conners (Fit Finlay’s son), Lexis King (Brian Pillman’s son), and Bron Breakker (Rick Steiner’s son) all use different last names than their fathers.

Dempsey has been signed to WWE since 2021. Regal returned to WWE in 2023 after a run with AEW.