Darren Matthews

Known for ActingBorn 1968-05-10 (age 58)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.Read more

Movies & web series

WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

WCW Beach Blast 1993

Trail of the Spider

WWE Confidential

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

WWE Survivor Series 1998

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

WCW Spring Stampede 1997

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII

WCW Starrcade 1995

WCW Spring Stampede 1994

WCW Starrcade 1993

NXT TakeOver: WarGames

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

ECW One Night Stand 2005

The Destruction of The Shield

WWE Unforgiven 2004

NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable

AEW Revolution 2022

Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

WWE Insurrextion 2001

NXT TakeOver 36

Dark Side of the Ring

WWE Backlash 2005

WWE: The Ladder Match

WWE WrestleMania 21

WWE The Great American Bash 2006

WWE WrestleMania 22

WWE Cruiserweight Classic

CM Punk: Best in the World

WCW Monday Nitro

NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day

WWE Survivor Series 2009

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE Wrestlemania X8

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

WWE No Way Out 2001

WWE Armageddon 2006

WWE Table For 3

WWE No Way Out 2003

WWE Main Event

WWE Backlash 2001

The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

WWE No Mercy 2000

WCW Slamboree 1997