Post by CandyKANE on Feb 25, 2003 12:49:19 GMT -5
TORONTO – Feb. 24, 2003 – William Regal is not wrestling tonight, taking the day off after being knocked unconscious during his Tag Team Title Match last night at No Way Out.
“It’s just not sensible if you’ve had a head injury to wrestle for a few days,” Regal said. “Not that I can’t and not that I wouldn’t.”<br>
At the beginning of the match last night, Kane bodyslammed Regal, momentarily knocking the Blackpool, England, native out cold.
“I remember getting picked up for the slam,” he said. “And the next thing I remember is just sitting there.”<br>
Watching the tape of the match today, Regal said he noticed his “head ricocheting off the mat a little bit” when he landed from the bodyslam.
Regal said he felt a sense of complete relaxation while down on the mat. He thought to himself, “How comfortable! How relaxing!” The feeling probably only lasted a few seconds, although it felt like a heavenly eternity to Regal.
“I wish it could have gone on forever,” he said. “It was just one of those completely peaceful feelings. I remember looking up, as comfortable as can be. All of a sudden I saw Kane and I saw Nick Patrick, the referee, and I realized I’d been knocked out.”<br>
But Regal said he didn’t experience a loss of memory and was able to continue the match normally. He said he’s been knocked unconscious several times but this is the first that he’s experienced such a serene moment. If only he could have more of those.
Regal told WWE.com that he’s a chronic, lifelong insomniac. He said the problem has been especially acute lately – he said he hasn’t slept at all in the past two days.
Normally, he sleeps about three hours a night, and never more than four or five. But wakes up every 90 minutes – jolting immediately out of sleep into a fully awake state. “Just ‘ping,’ you’re up,” he said. So he’s never been able to get into the deeper stages of sleep that occur after a few hours of continuous slumber.
“I never sleep more than 90 minutes, ever,” he said. “People say, ‘I can’t sleep.’ But if they don’t sleep – I mean, don’t sleep at all – it’s horrendous.”<br>
Regal said he tolerated the problem during his childhood and has learned to cope with it over the years, but he’s growing frustrated with it.
He’s tried every alleged cure for insomnia, and nothing works for him because his problem isn’t a minor or temporary one. It seems that something is wrong in his brain – something is just unable to relax. In an attempt to help or correct the problem, Regal recently went to a sleep-study clinic.
“They wired me up and watched me sleep all night – or actually not sleep,” he said. The results of the test are expected soon. “Hopefully this thing will figure out what’s wrong with me.”<br>
Regal said over the years he’s used his insomnia “as an excuse to take sleeping pills,” even though they didn’t work, “and all the other drugs that sprouted from it.” But Regal’s been, in his words, “stone cold sober” for the last four years, so he steadfastly refuses to take sleeping pills anymore, even if doctors recommend them after his tests come back.
“Physically, health wise, I’m better than I’ve ever been – fit and healthy,” he said. “That’s the only thing I’m lacking is a bit of sleep. God help anybody who gets in the ring with me if I ever had four hours of straight sleep.”<br>
“It’s just not sensible if you’ve had a head injury to wrestle for a few days,” Regal said. “Not that I can’t and not that I wouldn’t.”<br>
At the beginning of the match last night, Kane bodyslammed Regal, momentarily knocking the Blackpool, England, native out cold.
“I remember getting picked up for the slam,” he said. “And the next thing I remember is just sitting there.”<br>
Watching the tape of the match today, Regal said he noticed his “head ricocheting off the mat a little bit” when he landed from the bodyslam.
Regal said he felt a sense of complete relaxation while down on the mat. He thought to himself, “How comfortable! How relaxing!” The feeling probably only lasted a few seconds, although it felt like a heavenly eternity to Regal.
“I wish it could have gone on forever,” he said. “It was just one of those completely peaceful feelings. I remember looking up, as comfortable as can be. All of a sudden I saw Kane and I saw Nick Patrick, the referee, and I realized I’d been knocked out.”<br>
But Regal said he didn’t experience a loss of memory and was able to continue the match normally. He said he’s been knocked unconscious several times but this is the first that he’s experienced such a serene moment. If only he could have more of those.
Regal told WWE.com that he’s a chronic, lifelong insomniac. He said the problem has been especially acute lately – he said he hasn’t slept at all in the past two days.
Normally, he sleeps about three hours a night, and never more than four or five. But wakes up every 90 minutes – jolting immediately out of sleep into a fully awake state. “Just ‘ping,’ you’re up,” he said. So he’s never been able to get into the deeper stages of sleep that occur after a few hours of continuous slumber.
“I never sleep more than 90 minutes, ever,” he said. “People say, ‘I can’t sleep.’ But if they don’t sleep – I mean, don’t sleep at all – it’s horrendous.”<br>
Regal said he tolerated the problem during his childhood and has learned to cope with it over the years, but he’s growing frustrated with it.
He’s tried every alleged cure for insomnia, and nothing works for him because his problem isn’t a minor or temporary one. It seems that something is wrong in his brain – something is just unable to relax. In an attempt to help or correct the problem, Regal recently went to a sleep-study clinic.
“They wired me up and watched me sleep all night – or actually not sleep,” he said. The results of the test are expected soon. “Hopefully this thing will figure out what’s wrong with me.”<br>
Regal said over the years he’s used his insomnia “as an excuse to take sleeping pills,” even though they didn’t work, “and all the other drugs that sprouted from it.” But Regal’s been, in his words, “stone cold sober” for the last four years, so he steadfastly refuses to take sleeping pills anymore, even if doctors recommend them after his tests come back.
“Physically, health wise, I’m better than I’ve ever been – fit and healthy,” he said. “That’s the only thing I’m lacking is a bit of sleep. God help anybody who gets in the ring with me if I ever had four hours of straight sleep.”<br>