David Taylor David Steven Taylor ( May 1 , 1957 ) is an English professional wrestler . Most recently he was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its " SmackDown " brand . He also worked as a trainer for the Deep South Wrestling ( DSW ) professional wrestling promotion , a subsidiary of World Wrestling Entertainment . Career history . A third generation wrestler , Taylor was trained by his father Jack and grandfather Eric . After winning several awards as an amateur wrestler , Taylor made his professional debut in the late 1970s under the ring name Dave " Rocky " Taylor . Taylor eventually joined All Star Promotions , and defeated Dave Finlay for the All - Star British Heavyweight Championship in King ' s Lynn on June 4 , 1991 . He held the title for two years before losing to Tony St . Clair on May 4 , 1993 in Croydon . After St . Claire vacated the title in 1995 , Taylor entered a tournament for the belt , and defeated Marty Jones in the tournament final in August 1995 in Croydon . His second reign lasted until 1996 , when he was defeated by Marty Jones in Croydon In the early 1990s , Taylor began wrestling for the German Catch Wrestling Association . On December 21 , 1991 in Bremen , he and Chris Benoit defeated Franz Schumann and Miles Zrno for the CWA Tag Team Championship . They vacated the titles in June 1992 after Taylor suffered an injury and Benoit left the CWA to compete in Japan . Taylor won the CWA Tag Team Championship on a second occasion on July 18 , 1993 , teaming with Miles Zrno to defeat Larry Cameron and Mad Bull Buster . Cameron and Buster regained the titles on October 24 , 1993 in Hanover . In the mid 1990s , Taylor travelled to the United States of America and joined the Atlanta , Georgia - based World Championship Wrestling promotion . Taylor , renamed Squire David Taylor , formed a stable with Lord Steven Regal and Earl Robert Eaton known as The Blue Bloods . After Eaton ( an American ) left the group , Taylor and Regal feuded with him . Taylor continued to team with Regal until Regal was fired from WCW in 2000 , at which point Taylor also left the promotion . In 2001 , Taylor joined the World Wrestling Federation , acting as a trainer and wrestler in the Heartland Wrestling Association , a subsidiary of the WWF . Taylor eventually left the WWF after they asked him to relocate to Cincinnati , Ohio , where the HWA was located . In May 2002 , Taylor , William ( formerly Steven ) Regal and Dave Finlay opened the Atlantan Blue Bloods Wrestling Academy , a professional wrestling school . On April 7 , 2004 Taylor made an appearance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a mentor / coach of Team Britain during the America ' s X - Cup Tournament . In February 2005 , Taylor came back to the UK for a three weeks with Brian Dixon ' s All Star Wrestling where he responded to some comments made by " The Highlander From Hell " Drew McDonald . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2006 - 2007 ) . Taylor was hired by World Wrestling Entertainment ( formerly the WWF ) in January 2006 to train wrestling students at Deep South Wrestling in McDonough , Georgia . On March 23 , 2006 , Taylor returned to the ring in DSW to once again team with Wiliam Regal . On the October 20 episode of SmackDown , Regal announced that Taylor would be joining him on the brand . The two debuted the same night against the team Scotty 2 Hotty & Funaki , and picked up the win after dominating their opponents . Though the pair reformed their previous tag team , Regal and Taylor would not reuse the " Blue Bloods " gimmick instead portraying themselves as sadistic fighters . However , the team was quickly put into jeopardy in their second match together when Taylor suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee leaving him injured . Taylor took a more relaxed role for a couple of weeks as a corner man for Regal and only wrestled a few short house shows matches . Taylor would quickly heal from his injury and the pair feuded with Paul London & Brian Kendrick in the hunt for the WWE Tag Team Championship . The team was split when Regal was drafted to Raw . Taylor was rarely used after this move and was eventually released from WWE in 2008 . CHIKARA ( 2009 ) . He was part of Team Uppercut with Antonio Cesaro and Daniel Bryan ( although they were going by their earlier names ) . Personal life . Taylor was married to Christina Nerrit and divorced in 2000 . They have 4 children together . He would later get married again to Ashley Bower .