Darren Matthews
Biography
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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Movies (39)
WWE NXT Homecoming
as William Regal
2025
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
as William Regal
2024
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
as William Regal
2024
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
as William Regal
2024
AEW Full Gear 2022
as William Regal
2022
AEW All Out 2022
as William Regal
2022
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
as William Regal
2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
as William Regal
2022
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
as William Regal
2022
AEW Revolution 2022
as William Regal
2022
NXT TakeOver 36
as William Regal
2021
Birth of The Stunner
as Self
2021
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
as William Regal
2021
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
as William Regal
2017
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017
NXT Takeover: Orlando
as William Regal
2017
NXT Takeover: Toronto
as Willam Regal
2016
NXT TakeOver: The End
as William Regal
2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as William Regal (archive footage)
2016
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
as William Regal
2016
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as William Regal
2015
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
as William Regal
2015
The Destruction of The Shield
as William Regal
2015
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
as William Regal
2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Lord Steven Regal
2014
NXT ArRIVAL
as William Regal
2014
CM Punk: Best in the World
as William Regal
2012
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
as Lord Steven Regal
2012
WWE Over The Limit 2012
as William Regal
2012
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
as William Regal
2011
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
as Lord Steven Regal
2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
as William Regal
2011
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as William Regal
2010
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
as William Regal (Ringside)
2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as William Regal (Ringside)
2010
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as William Regal
2009
WWE Breaking Point 2009
as William Regal
2009
WWE SummerSlam 2009
as William Regal
2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
as William Regal
2009
TV Shows (11)
Hey! (EW)
as William Regal
2022
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as William Regal
2021
AEW Unrestricted
as William Regal
2020
Ruthless Aggression
as William Regal
2020
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as William Regal
2019
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
as William Regal
2016
WWE Table For 3
as William Regal
2015
The JBL and Cole Show
as William Regal
2012
WWE Main Event
as William Regal
2012
WWE NXT
as William Regal
2010