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Darren Matthews
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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…
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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.
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2025
WWE NXT Homecoming
Movie William Regal
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2024
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
Movie William Regal
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2024
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
Movie William Regal
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2024
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
Movie William Regal
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2022
AEW Full Gear 2022
Movie William Regal
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2022
AEW All Out 2022
Movie William Regal
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2022
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
Movie William Regal
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2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
Movie William Regal
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2022
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Movie William Regal
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2022
Hey! (EW)
TV show William Regal
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2022
AEW Revolution 2022
Movie William Regal
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2021
NXT TakeOver 36
Movie William Regal
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2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TV show William Regal
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2021
Birth of The Stunner
Movie Self
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2021
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
Movie William Regal
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2020
AEW Unrestricted
TV show William Regal
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2020
Ruthless Aggression
TV show William Regal
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2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV show William Regal
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2019
Dark Side of the Ring
TV show
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2017
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
Movie William Regal
- 2017
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2017
NXT Takeover: Orlando
Movie William Regal
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2016
NXT Takeover: Toronto
Movie Willam Regal
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2016
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
TV show William Regal
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2016
NXT TakeOver: The End
Movie William Regal
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2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Movie William Regal (archive footage)
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2016
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Movie William Regal
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2015
WWE Table For 3
TV show William Regal
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2015
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
Movie William Regal
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2015
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
Movie William Regal
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2015
The Destruction of The Shield
Movie William Regal
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2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Movie William Regal
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2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Movie Lord Steven Regal
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2014
NXT ArRIVAL
Movie William Regal
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2012
The JBL and Cole Show
TV show William Regal
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2012
CM Punk: Best in the World
Movie William Regal
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2012
WWE Main Event
TV show William Regal
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2012
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
Movie Lord Steven Regal
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2012
WWE Over The Limit 2012
Movie William Regal
- 2011
