Darren Matthews
Acting
- Born:
- 1968-05-10
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
WWE NXT Homecoming
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
AEW Full Gear 2022
AEW All Out 2022
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Hey! (EW)
AEW Revolution 2022
NXT TakeOver 36
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Birth of The Stunner
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
AEW Unrestricted
Ruthless Aggression
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Dark Side of the Ring
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story
NXT Takeover: Orlando
NXT Takeover: Toronto
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
NXT TakeOver: The End
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
WWE Table For 3
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
The Destruction of The Shield
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
NXT ArRIVAL
The JBL and Cole Show
CM Punk: Best in the World
WWE Main Event
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
WWE Over The Limit 2012
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE NXT
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
WWE Survivor Series 2009
WWE Breaking Point 2009
WWE SummerSlam 2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
WWE Superstars
WWE WrestleMania XXV
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Trail of the Spider
WWE No Mercy 2007
WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE: The New & Improved DX
WWE Armageddon 2006