{"id":2020,"date":"2015-10-30T02:03:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T07:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2015-10-30T02:04:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T07:04:13","slug":"regal-announces-major-neck-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/10\/30\/regal-announces-major-neck-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Regal announces major neck surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1802652988\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE NXT scout\/trainer William Regal revealed details on a major neck procedure earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKingRegal\/with_replies\" target=\"_blank\">Regal said<\/a>\u00a0that he underwent a laminectomy to repair the C-3 through C-6 vertebrae running down the back of his neck.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">&#8220;I&#8217;m slowly on the mend,&#8221; Regal tweeted. &#8220;I mean this in all sincerity that\u00a0I&#8217;m not one for sympathy so please no need to tell me &#8216;Best wishes&#8217; and the like. 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