Darren Matthews

Actor · Born May 10, 1968 · Codsall, United Kingdom

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.

Acted in 130

2020s

2025
WWE NXT Homecoming
William Regal
2024
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
William Regal
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
William Regal
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
William Regal
2022
AEW Full Gear 2022
William Regal
AEW All Out 2022
William Regal
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
William Regal
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
William Regal
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
William Regal
Hey! (EW)
William Regal · 1 episode
AEW Revolution 2022
William Regal
2021
NXT TakeOver 36
William Regal
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
William Regal · 5 episodes
74
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
William Regal
2020
AEW Unrestricted
William Regal · 1 episode
Ruthless Aggression
William Regal · 1 episode

2010s

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
William Regal · 36 episodes
82
Dark Side of the Ring
TV · 7 Seasons · Documentary
86
2017
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
William Regal
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
Movie
NXT Takeover: Orlando
William Regal
2016
NXT Takeover: Toronto
Willam Regal
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
William Regal · 1 episode
NXT TakeOver: The End
William Regal
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
William Regal (archive footage)
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
William Regal
2015
WWE Table For 3
William Regal · 1 episode
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
William Regal
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
William Regal
The Destruction of The Shield
William Regal
2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Lord Steven Regal
NXT ArRIVAL
William Regal
2012
CM Punk: Best in the World
William Regal
WWE Main Event
William Regal · 1 episode
66
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
Lord Steven Regal
WWE Over The Limit 2012
William Regal
2011
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
William Regal
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Lord Steven Regal
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
William Regal
2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
William Regal
WWE NXT
William Regal · 225 episodes
73
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
William Regal (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
William Regal (Ringside)