Darren Matthews
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 (113)
WWE NXT Homecoming
2025 · William Regal
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024 · William Regal
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
2024 · William Regal
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
2024 · William Regal
AEW Full Gear 2022
2022 · William Regal
AEW All Out 2022
2022 · William Regal
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
2022 · William Regal
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022 · William Regal
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022 · William Regal
AEW Revolution 2022
2022 · William Regal
NXT TakeOver 36
2021 · William Regal
Birth of The Stunner
2021 · Self
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021 · William Regal
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
2017 · William Regal
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017
Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story
2017 · Self
NXT Takeover: Orlando
2017 · William Regal
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016 · Willam Regal
NXT TakeOver: The End
2016 · William Regal
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016 · William Regal (archive footage)
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016 · William Regal
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
2015 · William Regal
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015 · William Regal
The Destruction of The Shield
2015 · William Regal
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014 · William Regal
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014 · Lord Steven Regal
NXT ArRIVAL
2014 · William Regal
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012 · William Regal
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012 · Lord Steven Regal
WWE Over The Limit 2012
2012 · William Regal
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011 · William Regal
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011 · Lord Steven Regal
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011 · William Regal
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010 · William Regal
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010 · William Regal (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010 · William Regal (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009 · William Regal
WWE Breaking Point 2009
2009 · William Regal
WWE SummerSlam 2009
2009 · William Regal
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009 · William Regal
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009 · William Regal (Lumberjack)
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009 · William Regal
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008 · William Regal
Trail of the Spider
2008 · Turnwood
WWE No Mercy 2007
2007 · William Regal (Raw G.M.)
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007 · William Regal
WWE: The New & Improved DX
2007 · William Regal
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006 · William Regal
WWE No Mercy 2006
2006 · William Regal
WWE SummerSlam 2006
2006 · William Regal (Appearance)
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
2006 · William Regal
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006 · William Regal
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005 · William Regal
ECW One Night Stand 2005
2005 · William Regal
WWE Backlash 2005
2005 · William Regal
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005 · William Regal
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
2005 · William Regal
WWE Unforgiven 2004
2004 · William Regal
WWE No Way Out 2003
2003 · William Regal
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003 · William Regal
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002 · William Regal
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002 · William Regal
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002 · William Regal
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002 · William Regal
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002 · William Regal
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
2002 · William Regal
WWE No Way Out 2002
2002 · William Regal
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002 · William Regal
WWE Vengeance 2001
2001 · William Regal
WWE Survivor Series 2001
2001 · William Regal
WWE Rebellion 2001
2001 · William Regal
WWE InVasion
2001 · William Regal
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001 · William Regal
WWE Insurrextion 2001
2001 · William Regal
WWE Backlash 2001
2001 · William Regal
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001 · William Regal
WWE No Way Out 2001
2001 · William Regal (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001 · William Regal
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000 · William Regal
WWE Rebellion 2000
2000 · William Regal
WWE Survivor Series 2000
2000 · William Regal
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000 · William Regal
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WWE Survivor Series 1998
1998 · "The Man's Man" Steven Regal
WCW World War 3 1997
1997 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
1997 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW World War 3 1996
1996 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
1996 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
1996 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Starrcade 1995
1995 · Lord Steven Regal
WCW World War 3 1995
1995 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994 · "Lord" Steven Regal
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994 · Lord Steven Regal
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Slamboree 1994
1994 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
1994 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Starrcade 1993
1993 · Lord Steven Regal
WCW BattleBowl
1993 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993 · Lord Steven Regal
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993 · "Lord" Steven Regal
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993 · "Lord" Steven Regal
TV shows (22)
Hey! (EW)
2022 · William Regal
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021 · William Regal
AEW Unrestricted
2020 · William Regal
Ruthless Aggression
2020 · William Regal
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019 · William Regal
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
2016 · William Regal
WWE Table For 3
2015 · William Regal
The JBL and Cole Show
2012 · William Regal
WWE Main Event
2012 · William Regal
WWE NXT
2010 · William Regal
WWE Superstars
2009
WWE ECW
2006 · William Regal
WWE Confidential
2002 · William Regal
WWE Tough Enough
2001 · William Regal
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · William Regal
WCW Monday Nitro
1995 · Lord Steven Regal
WCW Pro
1994 · Wrestler (Steven Regal)
Raw
1993 · William Regal, Steven Regal
WCW Saturday Night
1992
Video Diaries
1990
Clash of the Champions
1988 · "Lord" Steven Regal