Darren Matthews
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
137
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-05-10 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Codsall, United Kingdom
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
Raw
Raw
Raw
WWE NXT
WWE NXT
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Hey! (EW)
WWE Superstars
WWE Main Event
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Saturday Night's Main Event
Dark Side of the Ring
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
WWE Tough Enough
WCW Saturday Night
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
WWE ECW
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
AEW Unrestricted
WWE Survivor Series 2001
AEW All Out 2022
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
WWE Rebellion 2000
WWE InVasion
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
AEW Revolution 2022
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
NXT ArRIVAL
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
WWE Confidential
WWE Table For 3
WWE Backlash 2005
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
WWE SummerSlam 2006
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
AEW Full Gear 2022
WWE Backlash 2001
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE Insurrextion 2002
WWE No Mercy 2007
WWE Survivor Series 1998
WWE No Mercy 2006
WCW Beach Blast 1993
WWE SummerSlam 2009
The JBL and Cole Show
WCW Starrcade 1995
WWE No Way Out 2003
WWE WrestleMania 22
WWE Wrestlemania X8
WCW Starrcade 1993
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Ruthless Aggression
WCW Slamboree 1996
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
NXT TakeOver 36
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
WWE WrestleMania XXV
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
WCW Slamboree 1994
Birth of The Stunner
WWE Breaking Point 2009
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
WWE Armageddon 2005
NXT TakeOver: The End
WWE Unforgiven 2004
NXT Takeover: Orlando
WWE Survivor Series 2009
WWE Insurrextion 2001
WCW World War 3 1996
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
WCW Battle Bowl
CM Punk: Best in the World
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
ECW One Night Stand 2005
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
WWE Judgment Day 2001
WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE Armageddon 2000
WCW SuperBrawl IV
WWE No Mercy 2000
The Destruction of The Shield
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Trail of the Spider
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
WWE No Way Out 2001
Video Diaries
WWE Survivor Series 2000
WWE Armageddon 2002
WWE No Way Out 2002
WWE Rebellion 2001
WWE Vengeance 2002
WWE Over The Limit 2012
WCW World War 3 1997
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
WCW World War 3 1995
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
WWE Armageddon 2006
WWE Vengeance 2001
WWE: The New & Improved DX
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
WCW Slamboree 1997
WCW Uncensored 1996
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
WWE Unforgiven 2002
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
WWE NXT Homecoming
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
NXT Takeover: Toronto
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
