Tony Schiavone discussed his reaction to William Regal making a surprise appearance after the Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson match at the AEW Revolution 2022 pay-per-view on Sunday during his latest "What Happened When" podcast.

On not being aware that William Regal would be coming to AEW:

"I was absolutely stunned about William Regal. I did not see him prior to that. Then all of a sudden, the live interview I had done with Bryan Danielson a few weeks prior made sense because he mentioned Regal’s name. I remember in that interview thinking, ‘Wow, that’s some inside baseball talk there. I don’t know if he got permission to say Regal’s name or not.’ It just didn’t dawn on me that Regal would show up."

On his interaction with Regal backstage:

"When he walked in, the fans went bananas chanting his name. It was a great scene. Before I went back and did my thing with Swerve, I ran back real fast and asked one of our producers backstage where Regal was. He said around the corner. Regal was standing there. I went up to him and grabbed him, hugged him, and said, ‘Well you son of a b*tch. You kayfabing son of a b*tch.’ He said, ‘How are you doing?’ I said, ‘I’m doing excellent.’"

On considering Regal a good friend:

"I thanked Moxley and Danielson for putting their bodies on the line to make a great show. I thank all the guys for doing that. It was a very good surprise for me personally because when he got the ax from the WWE, another unwarranted ax, I got in contact with him. I called him and we talked. He’s always been a good friend. He’s one of the great guys and actually one of the funniest guys that I’ve ever been around in my life."