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.
Known For
Lord Steven Regal
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
William Regal
WWE Survivor Series 2001
William Regal
WWE SummerSlam 2009
William Regal
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
William Regal
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
William Regal
WWE Wrestlemania X8
William Regal
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
William Regal (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
William Regal
AEW Revolution 2022
William Regal
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
William Regal
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
William Regal
WWE Over The Limit 2012
William Regal
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
William Regal
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
"The Man's Man" Steven Regal
WWE Survivor Series 1998
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
William Regal (Ringside)
WWE No Way Out 2001
William Regal
WWE No Mercy 2000
William Regal
WWE Survivor Series 2000
William Regal
WWE Armageddon 2000
William Regal
WWE Rebellion 2000
William Regal
WWE Backlash 2001
William Regal
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
William Regal
WWE Judgment Day 2001
William Regal
WWE Insurrextion 2001
William Regal
WWE InVasion
William Regal
WWE Rebellion 2001
William Regal
WWE Unforgiven 2004
William Regal
WWE Vengeance 2001
William Regal
WWE Backlash 2005
William Regal
WWE No Way Out 2002
William Regal
WWE Insurrextion 2002
William Regal
WWE Vengeance 2002
William Regal
WWE Armageddon 2005
William Regal
WWE Unforgiven 2002
William Regal
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
William Regal
WWE Armageddon 2002
William Regal
WWE No Way Out 2003
William Regal
WWE No Mercy 2006
William Regal
WWE Armageddon 2006
Lord Steven Regal
WCW Starrcade 1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
Lord Steven Regal
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
William Regal
WWE Survivor Series 2008
William Regal
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
William Regal
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
William Regal
WWE Breaking Point 2009
William Regal
WWE Survivor Series 2009
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Uncensored 1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Slamboree 1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW World War 3 1996
William Regal
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Slamboree 1997
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW World War 3 1997
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
William Regal
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
William Regal
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
William Regal
AEW All Out 2022
William Regal
AEW Full Gear 2022
William Regal
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
William Regal
WWE: The Ladder Match
William Regal (Raw G.M.)
WWE No Mercy 2007
William Regal (Lumberjack)
WWE WrestleMania XXV
William Regal
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
William Regal
NXT TakeOver: The End
Lord Steven Regal
WCW Starrcade 1995
Willam Regal
NXT Takeover: Toronto
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
William Regal
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
William Regal
WWE WrestleMania 22
Lord Steven Regal
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
William Regal
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
William Regal
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
William Regal
CM Punk: Best in the World
William Regal
WWE: The New & Improved DX
William Regal (archive footage)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Lord Steven Regal
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
William Regal
The Destruction of The Shield
Lord Steven Regal
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
William Regal
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
William Regal
WWE WrestleMania 21
William Regal (Ringside)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW World War 3 1995
William Regal
ECW One Night Stand 2005
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Beach Blast 1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW BattleBowl
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Slamboree 1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW SuperBrawl IV
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
"Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
William Regal
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
William Regal
NXT ArRIVAL
Turnwood
Trail of the Spider
William Regal
NXT TakeOver 36
William Regal
NXT Takeover: Orlando
William Regal
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
William Regal
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
William Regal
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
William Regal (Appearance)
WWE SummerSlam 2006
William Regal
WWE NXT Homecoming
Self
Birth of The Stunner
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
112
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-05-10
Place of Birth
Codsall, United Kingdom
Also Known As
William Regal