Bull James Was William Regal’s ‘New Tajiri’, Reveals Pitch For Lamaze Class Skit In NXT

Bull James details the one that got away.

During a recent interview with WrestleZone, Bull James spoke about his time in NXT working with William Regal. Then known as Bull Dempsey, James adopted the “Bull Fit” gimmick that saw him try out his comedic chops. James spoke about not initially being known for his promo work, and how he got to show that off towards the end of his run.

“It’s funny because obviously being in NXT and being around Dusty Rhodes for two years until he passed away,” James explained, “I learned a lot from Dusty, and my promos were always solid. Dusty was a fan of mine. He fought for me, tooth and nail. And it really wasn’t until like towards the end of my time in NXT when I was doing the Bull Fit stuff with Regal where I really started to be able to show a little bit of depth and what I could do.

“The first promo I did with Regal with the Doritos bag and the chocolate bar — Regal went to the writers and he went to bat for me,” James shared. “He said ‘I think I found my new Tajiri.’ In my head, I was like, ‘Oh yeah!’ and ‘Yep, yes, you did. Let’s go. Let’s do this.’”

James then shared an unused pitch for another on-air segment with Regal that would have taken place at a Lamaze class.

“I wrote out a list of ideas that never got used. And I’ll share one with you because it’s one of my favorite things in the world. I wanted to film at a Lamaze studio. And so you see all these pregnant women with their husbands holding them doing the breathing exercises, and it pans over, and there’s me in Regal’s arms, and he’s trying to walk me through the breathing exercises. I thought it would be awesome,” James said. “Really, that’s the one that I’m really upset that we never got to do.”

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