Darren Matthews
Known for: Acting
Born: May 10, 1968
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
112 movies · 23 TV shows, newest first
6.5
WWE NXT Homecoming
2025
NR
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024
7.0
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
2024
NR
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
2024
7.5
AEW Full Gear 2022
2022
7.7
AEW All Out 2022
2022
7.5
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
2022
8.9
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022
6.6
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022
NR
Hey! (EW)
2022
8.3
AEW Revolution 2022
2022
8.1
NXT TakeOver 36
2021
7.0
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
6.0
Birth of The Stunner
2021
7.8
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021
6.5
AEW Unrestricted
2020
7.6
Ruthless Aggression
2020
7.9
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
8.3
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
8.8
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
2017
10.0
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017
6.8
NXT Takeover: Orlando
2017
7.8
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016
8.4
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
2016
7.3
NXT TakeOver: The End
2016
9.2
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
6.0
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
8.0
WWE Table For 3
2015
7.7
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
2015
8.4
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
8.5
The Destruction of The Shield
201510.0
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014
7.6
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
7.8
NXT ArRIVAL
2014NR
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
8.2
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012
7.9
WWE Main Event
2012
7.5
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
6.8
WWE Over The Limit 2012
2012
8.4
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
7.9
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
7.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
7.7
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
6.7
WWE NXT
2010
6.8
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
7.7
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
8.0
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
7.4
WWE Breaking Point 2009
2009
7.5
WWE SummerSlam 2009
2009
7.6
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009
7.3
WWE Superstars
2009
7.8
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009
7.2
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
9.5
Trail of the Spider
2008
6.7
WWE No Mercy 2007
2007
8.3
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
6.1
WWE: The New & Improved DX
2007
7.9
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006
7.2
WWE No Mercy 2006
2006
7.0
WWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
7.8
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
2006
6.5
WWE ECW
2006
8.3
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006
6.9
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005
8.6
ECW One Night Stand 2005
2005
7.9
WWE Backlash 2005
2005
8.3
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
8.7
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
2005
7.6
WWE Unforgiven 2004
2004
8.0
WWE No Way Out 2003
2003
7.6
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
5.5
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
6.9
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002
7.5
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002
9.5
WWE Confidential
2002
5.0
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002
8.2
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002
NR
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
2002
6.0
WWE No Way Out 2002
2002
6.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
4.7
WWE Vengeance 2001
2001
6.8
WWE Survivor Series 2001
2001
7.7
WWE Rebellion 2001
2001
7.9
WWE InVasion
2001
7.5
WWE Tough Enough
2001
7.7
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001
8.4
WWE Insurrextion 2001
2001
7.9
WWE Backlash 2001
2001
8.8
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
8.2
WWE No Way Out 2001
2001
7.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
7.6
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000
7.5
WWE Rebellion 2000
2000
7.5
WWE Survivor Series 2000
2000
8.0
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000
10.0
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
9.0
WWE Survivor Series 1998
1998
7.5
WCW World War 3 1997
1997
8.0
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
9.0
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
1997
4.5
WCW World War 3 1996
1996
NR
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
1996
NR
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996
4.5
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996
9.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
1996
9.0
WCW Starrcade 1995
1995
NR
WCW World War 3 1995
1995
8.3
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
2.7
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995
NR
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995
NR
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994
NR
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
6.3
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994NR
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994
NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994
7.0
WCW Slamboree 1994
1994
9.0
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
1994
5.0
WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994
NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994
7.0
WCW Pro
1994
9.0
WCW Starrcade 1993
1993
6.0
WCW BattleBowl
1993
NR
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
7.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993
NR
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993
NR
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
10.0
WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993
NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
7.0
WCW Saturday Night
1992
NR
Video Diaries
1990
NR
Clash of the Champions
1988
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985