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I don't think Regal is averse to people training to wrestle early like he did, but one thing he's been consistent about is you should work in some different places before signing with WWE. His own son trained in NJPW first and then worked a bunch in England before moving to WWE, at least he had some exposure elsewhere.
Think the example I remember from a way back was DH Smith, Smith asked Regal for advice right after he got in and Regal told him he should quit and go see the world first.
Dunno to what extent that applies to AEW when even people like Starkz and Wayne have wrestled all over the place before signing, and AEW will probably allow them to keep taking bookings elsewhere.
Some of Regal's comments on this were pre-NXT as well, but at least the indy/well-traveled folks they bring in to NXT and eventually let go have experience to lean back on to get bookings. Not exactly an extensive nor great track record for the total "trueborns" of NXT where they were completely built within that system. Parker Bordreaux might be the worst wrestler I've ever seen and I don't know if a trip to any country will help him.
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