Darren Matthews
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieWWE NXT Homecoming
2025
William Regal
movieNXT Halloween Havoc 2024
2024
William Regal
movieAEW Full Gear 2022
2022
William Regal
movieAEW All Out 2022
2022
William Regal
movieROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
2022
William Regal
movieAEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022
William Regal
movieAEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022
William Regal
tvHey! (EW)
2022
William Regal
movieAEW Revolution 2022
2022
William Regal
movieNXT TakeOver 36
2021
William Regal
tvAll Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
William Regal
movieNXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021
William Regal
tvAEW Unrestricted
2020
William Regal
tvRuthless Aggression
2020
William Regal
tvAll Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
William Regal
movieNXT TakeOver: WarGames
2017
William Regal
movieNXT Takeover: Orlando
2017
William Regal
movieNXT Takeover: Toronto
2016
Willam Regal
tvWWE Cruiserweight Classic
2016
William Regal
movieNXT TakeOver: The End
2016
William Regal
movieWWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
William Regal (archive footage)
movieNXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
William Regal
tvWWE Table For 3
2015
William Regal
movieDaniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
2015
William Regal
movieNXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
William Regal
movieThe Destruction of The Shield
2015
William Regal
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014
William Regal
movieWWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
Lord Steven Regal
movieNXT ArRIVAL
2014
William Regal
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
William Regal
movieCM Punk: Best in the World
2012
William Regal
tvWWE Main Event
2012
William Regal
movieThe Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
Lord Steven Regal
movieWWE Over The Limit 2012
2012
William Regal
movieStone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
William Regal
movieThe Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
Lord Steven Regal
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
William Regal
movieWWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
William Regal
tvWWE NXT
2010
William Regal
movieWWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
William Regal (Ringside)
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
William Regal (Ringside)
movieWWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
William Regal
movieWWE Breaking Point 2009
2009
William Regal
movieWWE SummerSlam 2009
2009
William Regal
movieWWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009
William Regal
movieWWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
William Regal (Lumberjack)
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009
William Regal
movieWWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
William Regal
movieTrail of the Spider
2008
Turnwood
movieWWE No Mercy 2007
2007
William Regal (Raw G.M.)
movieWWE: The Ladder Match
2007
William Regal
movieWWE: The New & Improved DX
2007
William Regal
movieWWE Armageddon 2006
2006
William Regal
movieWWE No Mercy 2006
2006
William Regal
movieWWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
William Regal (Appearance)
movieWWE The Great American Bash 2006
2006
William Regal
tvWWE ECW
2006
William Regal
movieWWE WrestleMania 22
2006
William Regal
movieWWE Armageddon 2005
2005
William Regal
movieECW One Night Stand 2005
2005
William Regal
movieWWE Backlash 2005
2005
William Regal
movieWWE WrestleMania 21
2005
William Regal
movieWWE New Year's Revolution 2005
2005
William Regal
movieWWE Unforgiven 2004
2004
William Regal
movieWWE No Way Out 2003
2003
William Regal
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
William Regal
movieWWE Armageddon 2002
2002
William Regal
movieWWE Unforgiven 2002
2002
William Regal
movieWWE Vengeance 2002
2002
William Regal
tvWWE Confidential
2002
William Regal
movieWWE Insurrextion 2002
2002
William Regal
movieWWE Wrestlemania X8
2002
William Regal
movieWWF: Before They Were Superstars
2002
William Regal
movieWWE No Way Out 2002
2002
William Regal
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
William Regal
movieWWE Vengeance 2001
2001
William Regal
movieWWE Survivor Series 2001
2001
William Regal
movieWWE Rebellion 2001
2001
William Regal
movieWWE InVasion
2001
William Regal
tvWWE Tough Enough
2001
William Regal
movieWWE Judgment Day 2001
2001
William Regal
movieWWE Insurrextion 2001
2001
William Regal
movieWWE Backlash 2001
2001
William Regal
movieWWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
William Regal
movieWWE No Way Out 2001
2001
William Regal (Ringside)
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
William Regal
movieWWE Armageddon 2000
2000
William Regal
movieWWE Rebellion 2000
2000
William Regal
movieWWE Survivor Series 2000
2000
William Regal
movieWWE No Mercy 2000
2000
William Regal
movieWCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
"Lord" Steven Regal
tvWWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
William Regal
movieWWE Survivor Series 1998
1998
"The Man's Man" Steven Regal
movieWCW World War 3 1997
1997
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Slamboree 1997
1997
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Spring Stampede 1997
1997
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW World War 3 1996
1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW The Great American Bash 1996
1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Slamboree 1996
1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Uncensored 1996
1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Starrcade 1995
1995
Lord Steven Regal
movieWCW World War 3 1995
1995
"Lord" Steven Regal
tvWCW Monday Nitro
1995
Lord Steven Regal
movieWCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Slamboree 1994
1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Spring Stampede 1994
1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW SuperBrawl IV
1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Starrcade 1993
1993
Lord Steven Regal
movieWCW BattleBowl
1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993
Lord Steven Regal
movieWCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Beach Blast 1993
1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
movieWCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
tvRaw
1993
William Regal / Steven Regal
tvClash of the Champions
1988
"Lord" Steven Regal
