Darren Matthews
Born
May 10, 1968 (57 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Codsall, United Kingdom
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.
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
William Regal
2024
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
William Regal
2024
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
William Regal
2024
AEW Full Gear
William Regal
2022
AEW All Out
William Regal
2022
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
William Regal
2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door
William Regal
2022
AEW Double or Nothing
William Regal
2022
Hey! (EW)
William Regal · (1 episode)
2022
AEW Revolution
William Regal
2022
NXT TakeOver 36
William Regal
2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
William Regal · (3 episodes)
2021
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
William Regal
2021
AEW Unrestricted
William Regal · (1 episode)
2020
Ruthless Aggression
William Regal · (1 episode)
2020
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
William Regal · (36 episodes)
2019
Dark Side of the Ring
(1 episode)
2019
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
William Regal
2017
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017
Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story
(archive footage)
2017
NXT Takeover: Orlando
William Regal
2017
NXT Takeover: Toronto
Willam Regal
2016
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
William Regal · (1 episode)
2016
NXT TakeOver: The End
William Regal
2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
William Regal (archive footage)
2016
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
William Regal
2016
WWE Table For 3
William Regal · (1 episode)
2015
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
William Regal
2015
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
William Regal
2015
The Destruction of The Shield
William Regal
2015
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
William Regal
2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Lord Steven Regal
2014
NXT ArRIVAL
William Regal
2014
The JBL and Cole Show
William Regal · (2 episodes)
2012
CM Punk: Best in the World
William Regal
2012
WWE Main Event
William Regal · (1 episode)
2012
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
Lord Steven Regal
2012
WWE Over The Limit 2012
William Regal
2012
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
William Regal
2011
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Lord Steven Regal
2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
William Regal
2011
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
William Regal
2010
WWE NXT
William Regal · (126 episodes)
2010
WWE NXT
(37 episodes)
2010
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
William Regal (Ringside)
2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
William Regal (Ringside)
2010
WWE Survivor Series 2009
William Regal
2009
WWE Breaking Point 2009
William Regal
2009
WWE SummerSlam 2009
William Regal
2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
William Regal
2009
WWE Superstars
(90 episodes)
2009
WWE WrestleMania XXV
William Regal (Lumberjack)
2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
William Regal
2009
WWE Survivor Series 2008
William Regal
2008
Trail of the Spider
Turnwood
2008
WWE No Mercy 2007
William Regal (Raw G.M.)
2007
WWE: The Ladder Match
William Regal
2007
WWE: The New & Improved DX
William Regal
2007
WWE Armageddon 2006
William Regal
2006
WWE No Mercy 2006
William Regal
2006
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
William Regal
2006
WWE ECW
William Regal · (1 episode)
2006
WWE WrestleMania 22
William Regal
2006
WWE Armageddon 2005
William Regal
2005
ECW One Night Stand 2005
William Regal
2005
WWE Backlash 2005
William Regal
2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
William Regal
2005
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
William Regal
2005
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
William Regal
2004
WWE Unforgiven 2004
William Regal
2004
WWE No Way Out 2003
William Regal
2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
William Regal
2003
WWE Armageddon 2002
William Regal
2002
WWE Unforgiven 2002
William Regal
2002
WWE Vengeance 2002
William Regal
2002
WWE Confidential
William Regal · (81 episodes)
2002
WWE Insurrextion 2002
William Regal
2002
WWE Wrestlemania X8
William Regal
2002
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
William Regal
2002
WWE No Way Out 2002
William Regal
2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
William Regal
2002
WWE Vengeance 2001
William Regal
2001
WWE Survivor Series 2001
William Regal
2001
WWE Rebellion 2001
William Regal
2001
WWE InVasion
William Regal
2001
WWE Tough Enough
William Regal · (2 episodes)
2001
WWE Judgment Day 2001
William Regal
2001
WWE Insurrextion 2001
William Regal
2001
WWE Backlash 2001
William Regal
2001
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
William Regal
2001
WWE No Way Out 2001
William Regal (Ringside)
2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
William Regal
2001
WWE Armageddon 2000
William Regal
2000
WWE Rebellion 2000
William Regal
2000
WWE Survivor Series 2000
William Regal
2000
WWE No Mercy 2000
William Regal
2000
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
"Lord" Steven Regal
1999
WWE SmackDown
William Regal · (15 episodes)
1999
WWE Survivor Series 1998
"The Man's Man" Steven Regal
1998
WCW World War 3 1997
"Lord" Steven Regal
1997
WCW Slamboree 1997
"Lord" Steven Regal
1997
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
"Lord" Steven Regal
1997
WCW World War 3 1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
1996
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
1996
WCW Slamboree 1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
1996
WCW Uncensored 1996
"Lord" Steven Regal
1996
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
"Lord" Steven Regal
1996
WCW Starrcade 1995
"Lord" Steven Regal (Dark Match)
1995
WCW World War 3 1995
"Lord" Steven Regal
1995
WCW Monday Nitro
Lord Steven Regal · (262 episodes)
1995
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
"Lord" Steven Regal
1995
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
"Lord" Steven Regal
1995
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
1994
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
"Lord" Steven Regal
1994
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
1994
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
Lord Steven Regal
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
"Lord" Steven Regal
1994
WCW Slamboree 1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
"Lord" Steven Regal
1994
WCW SuperBrawl IV
"Lord" Steven Regal
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
"Lord" Steven Regal
1994
WCW Starrcade 1993
Lord Steven Regal
1993
WCW Battle Bowl
"Lord" Steven Regal
1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
"Lord" Steven Regal
1993
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
1993
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
Lord Steven Regal
1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
"Lord" Steven Regal
1993
WCW Beach Blast 1993
"Lord" Steven Regal
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
"Lord" Steven Regal
1993
Raw
(2 episodes)
1993
Raw
William Regal · (96 episodes)
1993
Raw
Steven Regal · (2 episodes)
1993
WCW Saturday Night
(52 episodes)
1992
Saturday Night's Main Event
(1 episode)
1985