Darren Matthews
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.
135 acting credits
Acting · 135
Raw
1993
WWE NXT
2010
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Main Event
2012
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Superstars
2009
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WCW Saturday Night
1992
WWE Tough Enough
2001
AEW Unrestricted
2020
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE ECW
2006
WWE Confidential
2002
Clash of the Champions
1988
Hey! (EW)
2022
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
Ruthless Aggression
2020
WWE Table For 3
2015
WWE Survivor Series 2000
2000
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
2016
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
WWE No Way Out 2002
2002
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
WWE Over The Limit 2012
2012
WWE No Mercy 2007
2007
WWE SummerSlam 2009
2009
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
2006
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
Video Diaries
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
WWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000
WCW Slamboree 1994
1994
WCW World War 3 1996
1996
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
2005
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
ECW One Night Stand 2005
2005
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005
WWE No Way Out 2001
2001
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022
WWE Survivor Series 2001
2001
WWE Rebellion 2001
2001
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993
WWE Backlash 2001
2001
WWE No Way Out 2003
2003
WWE Survivor Series 1998
1998
WWE Unforgiven 2004
2004
WWE InVasion
2001
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
1997
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
WWE Vengeance 2001
2001
WCW World War 3 1997
1997
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016
WWE Breaking Point 2009
2009
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014
WWE Backlash 2005
2005
WCW Slamboree 1997
1997
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
The Destruction of The Shield
2015
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
2024
WWE: The New & Improved DX
2007
AEW Full Gear 2022
2022
WCW Starrcade 1995
1995
WWE Insurrextion 2001
2001
WWE Rebellion 2000
2000
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
WCW Starrcade 1993
1993
WWE No Mercy 2006
2006
Countdown to WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland
2024
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
1996
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
1999
WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994
AEW Revolution 2022
2022
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994
AEW All Out 2022
2022
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
1996
NXT ArRIVAL
2014
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
2022
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
1994
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
1994
NXT TakeOver 36
2021
NXT Takeover: Orlando
2017
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994
WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
2002
NXT TakeOver: The End
2016
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
2017
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994
WCW World War 3 1995
1995
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021
Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024
WCW BattleBowl
1993
Trail of the Spider
2008
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996
Birth of The Stunner
2021
WWE NXT Homecoming
2025