Forgotten Ex-WWE Star Could Get Backstage Role – TJR Wrestling

A surprising name could be back in WWE.

The changes at WWE continue and it looks like a somewhat surprising return is in the offing.

According to a new report from PWInsider’s Mike Johnson (via PWInsider Elite ), Dave Taylor has worked with WWE in some capacity. The British veteran began his in-ring career in 1978 and was a regular on British television in the late ’80s.

Taylor joined WCW in 1995, before joining WWE in 2001. He left the company that same year, returning in 2006 after a stint on the independent scene. For the next two years, Taylor worked backstage as he had done before, while also appearing on television alongside Drew McIntyre.

According to Johnson’s report, Taylor attended some NXT tapings and traveled with SmackDown. It may be interesting to note that Taylor is a longtime friend of William Regal, who himself returned to WWE in 2023.

“He’s been seen at some WWE NXT tapings and at the Performance Center in one form or another. I’ve also heard he’s been on tour on some SmackDowns.”

Dave Taylor’s WWE Status Remains Confusing

Despite this, things may not be as simple as they seem. Johnson added that while a source said Taylor had a tryout as a producer, he hasn’t appeared on any internal lists. But that doesn’t mean he’s not “feeling the ropes” about the process.

Furthermore, there are others behind the scenes who claim not to have seen Taylor at all, making his status even more unclear.

“I want to warn you – some people have told me they’ve seen it, and some people have told me they haven’t seen it at all. And they’re people who are at the same shows…

Whether it’s a tryout or whether he’s back full-time, I can’t tell you, or he’s just… maybe the two sides are just feeling each other out. But I’ve heard his name come up quite a bit over the last couple of weeks. So it’s not even a couple of days, it’s a couple of weeks.”

Although Taylor held various training positions over the years, he continued to wrestle into the 2010s, retiring in 2012.