By James Caldwell, PWTorch columnist

WWE Intercontinental champion William Regal revealed that he recently overcome a heart ailment, most likely through the WWE Wellness policy, and that's allowed him to step up his game in the ring.

"There was a time I didn't realize my heart was funny. I just didn't have the go in me. I didn't tell anybody but my legs would just go, then they (WWE) found out I had that heart problem and put that right," William Regal told Rob McNichol in the U.K. Sun.

"Since I've had that put right people are saying that I'm moving better as I'm getting older - and it's because I've got more go in me."

Regal is trying to re-establish the significance of the IC Title belt in WWE. Working with C.M. Punk, who just won the #1 contender tournament, will help, Regal says, as he's one of few quality opponents who can work at his pace in the ring.

"The vicious stuff I'm doing now is the way I like to wrestle, unfortunately there are not too many people - and this may sound very arrogant - who can keep up with me. Very few," he said. "I'm looking to people like C.M. Punk and people like that to step up. The only ones who can keep up with me are of that style."

Regal recently won the title from Santino, who Regal says is good at comedy, but hasn't grown in the ring as he should have by now.

"I think what he does, the entertainment aspect of it, is brilliant," Regal said. "I try and help him a lot because obviously his wrestling is not where it should be - but he can get there.

"He's been thrown in the deep end straight out of wrestling school and he does a great job at what he does. I think he's got a great future but you can only get by doing so much comedy."

Link: U.K. Sun interview with William Regal.

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[C.M. Punk photo by Wade Keller (c) PWTorch]

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