Darren Matthews
Acting
1968-05-10 · 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.
Filmography
WWE NXT Homecoming
2025 · Movie
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024 · Movie
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
2024 · Movie
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
2024 · Movie
AEW Full Gear 2022
2022 · Movie
AEW All Out 2022
2022 · Movie
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
2022 · Movie
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022 · Movie
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022 · Movie
Hey! (EW)
2022 · Series
AEW Revolution 2022
2022 · Movie
NXT TakeOver 36
2021 · Movie
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021 · Series
Birth of The Stunner
2021 · Movie
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021 · Movie
AEW Unrestricted
2020 · Series
Ruthless Aggression
2020 · Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019 · Series
Dark Side of the Ring
2019 · Series
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
2017 · Movie
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017 · Movie
NXT Takeover: Orlando
2017 · Movie
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016 · Movie
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
2016 · Series
NXT TakeOver: The End
2016 · Movie
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016 · Movie
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016 · Movie
WWE Table For 3
2015 · Series
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
2015 · Movie
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015 · Movie
The Destruction of The Shield
2015 · Movie
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014 · Movie
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014 · Movie
NXT ArRIVAL
2014 · Movie
The JBL and Cole Show
2012 · Series
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012 · Movie
WWE Main Event
2012 · Series
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012 · Movie
WWE Over The Limit 2012
2012 · Movie
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011 · Movie
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011 · Movie
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010 · Movie
WWE NXT
2010 · Series
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009 · Movie
WWE Breaking Point 2009
2009 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 2009
2009 · Movie
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009 · Movie
WWE Superstars
2009 · Series
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008 · Movie
Trail of the Spider
2008 · Movie
WWE No Mercy 2007
2007 · Movie
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007 · Movie
WWE: The New & Improved DX
2007 · Movie
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006 · Movie
WWE No Mercy 2006
2006 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 2006
2006 · Movie
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
2006 · Movie
WWE ECW
2006 · Series
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006 · Movie
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005 · Movie
ECW One Night Stand 2005
2005 · Movie
WWE Backlash 2005
2005 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005 · Movie
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
2005 · Movie
WWE Unforgiven 2004
2004 · Movie
WWE No Way Out 2003
2003 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003 · Movie
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Confidential
2002 · Series
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002 · Movie
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
2002 · Movie
WWE No Way Out 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Vengeance 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE Rebellion 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE InVasion
2001 · Movie
WWE Tough Enough
2001 · Series
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE Insurrextion 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE Backlash 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001 · Movie
WWE No Way Out 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE Rebellion 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000 · Movie
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999 · Movie
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · Series
WWE Survivor Series 1998
1998 · Movie
WCW World War 3 1997
1997 · Movie
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997 · Movie
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
1997 · Movie
WCW World War 3 1996
1996 · Movie
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
1996 · Movie
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996 · Movie
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996 · Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
1996 · Movie
WCW Starrcade 1995
1995 · Movie
WCW World War 3 1995
1995 · Movie
WCW Monday Nitro
1995 · Series
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995 · Movie
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995 · Movie
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994 · Movie
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994 · Movie
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994 · Movie
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994 · Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994 · Movie
WCW Slamboree 1994
1994 · Movie
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
1994 · Movie
WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994 · Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994 · Movie
WCW Pro
1994 · Series
WCW Starrcade 1993
1993 · Movie
WCW BattleBowl
1993 · Movie
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993 · Movie
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993 · Movie
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993 · Movie
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993 · Movie
WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993 · Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993 · Movie
Raw
1993 · Series
WCW Saturday Night
1992 · Series
Video Diaries
1990 · Series
Clash of the Champions
1988 · Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985 · Series