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.

Filmography (134 Appearances)

WWE NXT Homecoming

2025

Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

2024

NXT Halloween Havoc 2024

2024

Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland

2024

AEW Full Gear 2022

2022

AEW All Out 2022

2022

ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022

2022

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

2022

AEW Double or Nothing 2022

2022

Hey! (EW)

2022

AEW Revolution 2022

2022

NXT TakeOver 36

2021

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

2021

Birth of The Stunner

2021

NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day

2021

AEW Unrestricted

2020

Ruthless Aggression

2020

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

2019

Dark Side of the Ring

2019

NXT TakeOver: WarGames

2017

WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series

2017

NXT Takeover: Orlando

2017

NXT Takeover: Toronto

2016

WWE Cruiserweight Classic

2016

NXT TakeOver: The End

2016

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

2016

NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1

2016

WWE Table For 3

2015

Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

2015

NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable

2015

The Destruction of The Shield

2015

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3

2014

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

2014

NXT ArRIVAL

2014

The JBL and Cole Show

2012

CM Punk: Best in the World

2012

WWE Main Event

2012

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions

2012

WWE Over The Limit 2012

2012

Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

2011

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

2011

WWE Royal Rumble 2011

2011

WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

2010

WWE NXT

2010

WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

2010

WWE Royal Rumble 2010

2010

WWE Survivor Series 2009

2009

WWE Breaking Point 2009

2009

WWE SummerSlam 2009

2009

WWE Extreme Rules 2009

2009

WWE Superstars

2009

WWE WrestleMania XXV

2009

WWE Royal Rumble 2009

2009

WWE Survivor Series 2008

2008

Trail of the Spider

2008

WWE No Mercy 2007

2007

WWE: The Ladder Match

2007

WWE: The New & Improved DX

2007

WWE Armageddon 2006

2006

WWE No Mercy 2006

2006

WWE SummerSlam 2006

2006

WWE The Great American Bash 2006

2006

WWE ECW

2006

WWE WrestleMania 22

2006

WWE Armageddon 2005

2005

ECW One Night Stand 2005

2005

WWE Backlash 2005

2005

WWE WrestleMania 21

2005

WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

2005

WWE Unforgiven 2004

2004

WWE No Way Out 2003

2003

WWE Royal Rumble 2003

2003

WWE Armageddon 2002

2002

WWE Unforgiven 2002

2002

WWE Vengeance 2002

2002

WWE Confidential

2002

WWE Insurrextion 2002

2002

WWE Wrestlemania X8

2002

WWF: Before They Were Superstars

2002

WWE No Way Out 2002

2002

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

2002

WWE Vengeance 2001

2001

WWE Survivor Series 2001

2001

WWE Rebellion 2001

2001

WWE InVasion

2001

WWE Tough Enough

2001

WWE Judgment Day 2001

2001

WWE Insurrextion 2001

2001

WWE Backlash 2001

2001

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

2001

WWE No Way Out 2001

2001

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

2001

WWE Armageddon 2000

2000

WWE Rebellion 2000

2000

WWE Survivor Series 2000

2000

WWE No Mercy 2000

2000

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

1999

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

1999

WWE Survivor Series 1998

1998

WCW World War 3 1997

1997

WCW Slamboree 1997

1997

WCW Spring Stampede 1997

1997

WCW World War 3 1996

1996

WCW The Great American Bash 1996

1996

WCW Slamboree 1996

1996

WCW Uncensored 1996

1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

1996

WCW Starrcade 1995

1995

WCW World War 3 1995

1995

WCW Monday Nitro

1995

WCW Bash at the Beach 1995

1995

WCW The Great American Bash 1995

1995

WCW Fall Brawl 1994

1994

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

1994

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

1994

NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

1994

WCW Slamboree 1994

1994

WCW Spring Stampede 1994

1994

WCW SuperBrawl IV

1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI

1994

WCW Starrcade 1993

1993

WCW BattleBowl

1993

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

1993

WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

1993

WCW Fall Brawl 1993

1993

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV

1993

WCW Beach Blast 1993

1993

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII

1993 Debut

Raw

1993

WCW Saturday Night

1992

Video Diaries

1990

Clash of the Champions

1988

Saturday Night's Main Event

1985
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