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Darren Matthews
ActorBorn May 10, 1968 (56 years)
Darren Kenneth Matthews is an English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to WWE under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Steven Regal. Having started his career wrestling on a rare surviving carnival booth in England, Matthews moved on to wrestle for national-level promotions on the British wrestling circuit, including on UK television. He then progressed to touring around the world, in countries such as Germany and South Africa, before being called up to World Championship Wrestling in 1993. In 2000, after leaving WCW, Matthews joined the World Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment and now just WWE), where he became commissioner. More recently he has been General Manager of Raw, the 2008 King of the Ring and was briefly the official match coordinator for NXT Redemption in 2011. He is currently a color commentator on NXT. He's also known for being the first wrestler to beat CM Punk by submission. Matthews has achieved considerable championship success in professional wrestling, although he has never been a world champion. Throughout his career, he has won more than 60 titles worldwide, including four in WCW and 15 in WWE. He has overcome multiple drug problems as well as a major heart defect during his career, and he has written an autobiography.
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Filmography
2024 | NXT Halloween Havoc · as William Regal |
2024 | Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland · as William Regal |
2024 | NXT Stand & Deliver · as William Regal |
2022 | All Elite Wrestling: Full Gear · as William Regal |
2022 | AEW All Out · as William Regal |
2022 | All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts III · as William Regal |
2022 | All Elite Wrestling x New Japan Pro Wrestling: Forbidden Door · as William Regal |
2022 | All Elite Wrestling: Double or Nothing · as William Regal |
2022 | All Elite Wrestling: Revolution · as William Regal |
2022 | All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2021 | Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11 · as William Regal |
2021 | NXT TakeOver 36 · as William Regal |
2021 | All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2021 | NXT TakeOver: In Your House · as William Regal |
2021 | NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver · as William Regal |
2021 | The Best of WWE: The Best of Stone Cold Steve Austin · as William Regal |
2021 | Birth of the Stunner · as William Regal |
2021 | AEW Dark: Elevation (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2021 | NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day · as William Regal |
2020 | NXT TakeOver: WarGames · as William Regal |
2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of Survivor Series · as William Regal |
2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of United States Championship Matches · as William Regal |
2020 | Seth Rollins' Best Matches · as William Regal |
2020 | Stone Cold's Hell Raisin' Moments · as William Regal |
2020 | Charlotte Flair's 8 Most Memorable Matches · as William Regal |
2020 | AEW Unrestricted (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2020 | WWE Ruthless Aggression (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2019 | NXT TakeOver: WarGames 3 · as William Regal |
2019 | AEW Dark (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2019 | WWE's The Bump (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2019 | All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2019 | Dark Side of the Ring (TV Series) |
2018 | WWE NXT UK (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2018 | NXT TakeOver: New Orleans · as William Regal |
2017 | |
2017 | Trailblayzer: The Alundra Blayze Story · as William Regal |
2017 | WWE: Fight Owens Fight - The Kevin Owens Story · as William Regal |
2017 | NXT TakeOver: Orlando · as William Regal |
2017 | WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament · as William Regal |
2016 | WWE 205 Live (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2016 | NXT TakeOver: Toronto · as Willam Regal |
2016 | Cruiserweight Classic: CWC (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2016 | NXT TakeOver: The End · as William Regal |
2016 | United States Championsip-A Legacy of Greatness · as William Regal (archive Footage) |
2016 | NXT Greatest Matches Vol. 1 · as William Regal |
2015 | WWE Breaking Ground (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2015 | NXT Takeover: Respect · as William Regal |
2015 | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn · as William Regal |
2015 | WWE Table For 3 (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2015 | Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream · as William Regal |
2015 | Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! · as William Regal |
2015 | NXT Takeover: Unstoppable · as William Regal |
2015 | The Road Is Jericho: Epic Stories & Rare Matches from Y2J · as William Regal |
2015 | NXT Takeover: Rival · as William Regal |
2015 | WWE 24 (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2014 | NXT Takeover: R Evolution · as William Regal |
2014 | Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story · as Lord Steven Regal |
2014 | WWE NXT Takeover: Fatal 4 Way · as William Regal |
2014 | The Monday Night War (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2014 | Journey to SummerSlam: The Destruction of the Shield · as William Regal |
2014 | WWE: OMG! Volume 2 - The Top 50 Incidents in WCW · as Lord Steven Regal |
2014 | NXT Takeover · as William Regal |
2014 | NXT Arrival · as William Regal |
2013 | Survivor Series · as William Regal |
2013 | WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History · as William Regal |
2013 | WWE for All Mankind: Life & Career of Mick Foley · as William Regal |
2012 | WWE: CM Punk - Best in the World · as William Regal |
2012 | WWE Main Event (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2012 | WWE Saturday Morning Slam (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2012 | The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History · as William Regal |
2012 | WWE: The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions · as Lord Steven Regal |
2012 | Over the Limit · as William Regal |
2011 | WWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro · as Lord Steven Regal |
2011 | Best of King of the Ring · as William Regal |
2011 | |
2011 | Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart · as William Regal |
2011 | The Big Show: A Giant's World · as Lord Steven Regal |
2011 | WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History · as William Regal |
2011 | WWE: Greatest Stars of the New Millenium · as William Regal |
2011 | WrestleMania XXVII · as William Regal |
2011 | Royal Rumble · as William Regal |
2010 | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time · as William Regal |
2010 | Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon · as William Regal |
2010 | WrestleMania XXVI · as William Regal |
2010 | WWE NXT (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2010 | WWE Elimination Chamber · as William Regal (ringside) |
2010 | Royal Rumble · as William Regal (ringside) |
2009 | Survivor Series · as William Regal |
2009 | WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary 1999-2009 · as William Regal |
2009 | WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams · as Lord Steven Regal |
2009 | WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s · as William Regal |
2009 | WWE Breaking Point · as William Regal |
2009 | WWE Summerslam · as William Regal |
2009 | WWE: Extreme Rules · as William Regal |
2009 | WWE Superstars (TV Series) |
2009 | The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania · as William Regal (lumberjack) |
2009 | WWE Hall of Fame 2009 · as William Regal |
2009 | WWE Live in the UK: November 2008 · as William Regal |
2009 | WWE Royal Rumble · as William Regal |
2008 | WWE Armageddon · as William Regal |
2008 | Survivor Series · as William Regal |
2008 | Creating 'WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009' · as William Regal |
2008 | WWE Cyber Sunday · as William Regal |
2008 | Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection · as Lord Steven Regal |
2008 | WWE Live in the UK: April 2008 · as William Regal |
2008 | The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect · as William Regal |
2008 | WWE Unforgiven · as William Regal |
2008 | WrestleMania XXIV · as William Regal |
2008 | WWE No Way Out · as William Regal |
2007 | WWE No Mercy · as William Regal (raw G.m.) |
2007 | Summerslam · as William Regal |
2007 | WWE Draft Special · as William Regal |
2007 | WWE: The Ladder Match · as William Regal |
2007 | The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling · as William Regal |
2007 | WrestleMania 23 · as William Regal |
2007 | WWE Hall of Fame 2007 · as William Regal |
2007 | WWE: The New & Improved DX · as William Regal |
2007 | WWE No Way Out · as William Regal |
2006 | WWE Armageddon · as William Regal |
2006 | WWE No Mercy · as William Regal |
2006 | Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon · as William Regal |
2006 | Summerslam · as William Regal |
2006 | WWE: McMahon · as William Regal |
2006 | WWE Great American Bash · as William Regal |
2006 | ECW on Sci Fi (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2006 | The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story · as William Regal |
2006 | WrestleMania 22 · as William Regal |
2006 | WWE Hall of Fame 2006 · as William Regal |
2005 | WWE Armageddon · as William Regal |
2005 | WWE Survivor Series · as William Regal |
2005 | WWE No Mercy · as William Regal |
2005 | ECW One Night Stand · as William Regal |
2005 | WWE Backlash · as William Regal |
2005 | WrestleMania 21 · as William Regal |
2005 | WWE Hall of Fame 2005 · as William Regal |
2005 | WWE Royal Rumble · as William Regal |
2005 | WWE New Year's Revolution · as William Regal |
2004 | WWE Unforgiven · as William Regal |
2004 | WWE Taboo Tuesday · as William Regal |
2004 | Summerslam · as William Regal |
2004 | Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story · as William Regal |
2004 | WWE Vengeance · as William Regal |
2004 | WWE Bad Blood · as William Regal |
2004 | WWE Backlash · as William Regal |
2003 | WWE No Way Out · as William Regal |
2003 | Royal Rumble · as William Regal |
2002 | WWE Armageddon · as William Regal |
2002 | Survivor Series · as William Regal |
2002 | WWE Unforgiven · as William Regal |
2002 | WWE Vengeance · as William Regal |
2002 | WWE Velocity (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2002 | WWE Confidential (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2002 | WWE Judgment Day · as William Regal |
2002 | WWF Insurrextion · as William Regal |
2002 | WWF Divas: Tropical Pleasure · as William Regal |
2002 | WrestleMania X8 · as William Regal |
2002 | WWF: Before They Were Superstars · as William Regal |
2002 | Before They Were WWF Superstars · as William Regal |
2002 | WWF No Way Out · as William Regal |
2002 | Royal Rumble · as William Regal |
2002 | Best of the WWF 2001 · as William Regal |
2001 | WWF Vengeance · as William Regal |
2001 | Survivor Series · as William Regal |
2001 | WWF Rebellion · as William Regal |
2001 | WWF: Action! · as William Regal |
2001 | Invasion · as William Regal |
2001 | King of the Ring · as William Regal |
2001 | WWE Tough Enough (TV Series) · as William Regal |
2001 | WWF Judgment Day · as William Regal |
2001 | WWF Insurrextion · as William Regal |
2001 | WWF Backlash · as William Regal |
2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven · as William Regal |
2001 | WWF No Way Out · as William Regal (ringside) |
2001 | Royal Rumble · as William Regal |
2000 | WWF Armageddon · as William Regal |
2000 | WWF Rebellion · as William Regal |
2000 | Survivor Series · as William Regal |
2000 | WWF No Mercy · as William Regal |
1999 | WWF Jakked/Metal (TV Series) · as William Regal |
1999 | WCW Bash at the Beach · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as William Regal |
1998 | Survivor Series · as "the Man's Man" Steven Regal |
1998 | WWE Heat (TV Series) · as William Regal |
1998 | WCW Thunder (TV Series) · as Lord Steven Regal |
1997 | WCW World War 3 · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1997 | WCW Slamboree · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1997 | WCW Spring Stampede · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1996 | WCW World War 3 · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1996 | WCW the Great American Bash · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1996 | WCW Slamboree '96: Lethal Lottery · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1996 | WCW Uncensored · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1995 | WCW Starrcade 1995 · as "lord" Steven Regal (dark Match) |
1995 | WCW World War 3 · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1995 | WCW Monday Nitro (TV Series) · as Lord Steven Regal |
1995 | WCW Bash at the Beach · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1995 | The Great American Bash · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1995 | WCW Slamboree: A Legends' Reunion · as Lord Steven Regal |
1994 | WCW Fall Brawl · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1994 | WCW Bash at the Beach · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1994 | WCW Slamboree 1994 · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1994 | WCW Spring Stampede · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1994 | WCW SuperBrawl IV · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1993 | Starrcade · as Lord Steven Regal |
1993 | WCW Battlebowl · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1993 | Halloween Havoc · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1993 | WCW Fall Brawl · as Lord Steven Regal |
1993 | WCW Beach Blast · as "lord" Steven Regal |
1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as William Regal |
1985 | WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) · as William Regal |
1985 | WCW Saturday Night (TV Series) |
1975 | WCW WorldWide (TV Series) |