▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁lost ▁the ▁championship ▁to ▁Scott ▁Arm strong ▁twice , ▁on ▁both ▁occasions ▁quickly ▁reg aining ▁it , ▁before ▁finally ▁vac ating ▁it ▁upon ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Royal ▁founded ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Wrestling , ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁independent ▁promotion . ▁ ▁Royal ▁ran ▁a ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁school ▁in ▁Mo ores ville , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁with ▁Gene ▁Anderson . ▁Wrest lers ▁trained ▁by ▁Royal ▁included ▁Rock in ' ▁Robin , ▁Johnny ▁A ce , ▁and ▁Ken ▁Sh am rock . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Royal ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Kar en ▁L . ▁Royal . ▁He ▁had ▁three ▁children : ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁His ▁daughter , ▁Sh annon ▁Lloyd ▁McC r ary , ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁v alet ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Wrestling ▁under ▁the ▁ring ▁name ▁" S ha ▁Sh a ". ▁ ▁Royal ▁settled ▁in ▁Mo ores ville , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁where ▁he ▁owned ▁a ▁ran ch . ▁Royal ▁opened ▁Nelson ▁Royal ' s ▁Western ▁Store , ▁a ▁store ▁special izing ▁in ▁western ▁wear , ▁cow boy ▁bo ots ▁and ▁horse ▁tack , ▁in ▁Mo ores ville ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Crime ▁Sto ppers ▁and ▁D rug ▁Ab use ▁Res istance ▁Education . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Royal ▁developed ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁disease ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁years . ▁He ▁died ▁from ▁a ▁my oc ard