Darren Matthews

Biography

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.

Darren Matthews

Biography

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Filmography:

WCW Beach Blast 1993 (1993)

WCW Fall Brawl 1993 (1993)

WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 (1993)

WCW Battle Bowl (1993)

WCW Starrcade 1993 (1993)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII (1993)

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV (1993)

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV (1993)

WCW SuperBrawl IV (1994)

WCW Spring Stampede 1994 (1994)

WCW Slamboree 1994 (1994)

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 (1994)

WCW Fall Brawl 1994 (1994)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI (1994)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII (1994)

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII (1994)

WCW Monday Nitro (1995)

WCW The Great American Bash 1995 (1995)

WCW Bash at the Beach 1995 (1995)

WCW World War 3 1995 (1995)

WCW Starrcade 1995 (1995)

WCW Uncensored 1996 (1996)

WCW Slamboree 1996 (1996)

WCW The Great American Bash 1996 (1996)

WCW World War 3 1996 (1996)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII (1996)

WCW Spring Stampede 1997 (1997)

WCW Slamboree 1997 (1997)

WCW World War 3 1997 (1997)

WWE Survivor Series 1998 (1998)

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 (1999)

WWE No Mercy 2000 (2000)

WWE Survivor Series 2000 (2000)

WWE Rebellion 2000 (2000)

WWE Armageddon 2000 (2000)

WWE Tough Enough (2001)

WWE Survivor Series 2001 (2001)

WWE Royal Rumble 2001 (2001)

WWE No Way Out 2001 (2001)

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven (2001)

WWE Backlash 2001 (2001)

WWE Insurrextion 2001 (2001)

WWE Judgment Day 2001 (2001)

WWE InVasion (2001)

WWE Rebellion 2001 (2001)

WWE Vengeance 2001 (2001)

WWE Confidential (2002)

WWE Wrestlemania X8 (2002)

WWE Royal Rumble 2002 (2002)

WWE No Way Out 2002 (2002)

WWE Insurrextion 2002 (2002)

WWE Vengeance 2002 (2002)

WWE Unforgiven 2002 (2002)

WWE Armageddon 2002 (2002)

WWF: Before They Were Superstars (2002)

WWE Royal Rumble 2003 (2003)

WWE No Way Out 2003 (2003)

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story (2004)

WWE Unforgiven 2004 (2004)

WWE WrestleMania 21 (2005)

ECW One Night Stand 2005 (2005)

WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 (2005)

WWE Backlash 2005 (2005)

WWE Armageddon 2005 (2005)

WWE ECW (2006)

WWE WrestleMania 22 (2006)

WWE The Great American Bash 2006 (2006)

WWE No Mercy 2006 (2006)

WWE Armageddon 2006 (2006)

WWE: The Ladder Match (2007)

WWE No Mercy 2007 (2007)

WWE: The New & Improved DX (2007)

WWE Survivor Series 2008 (2008)

Trail of the Spider (2008)

WWE SummerSlam 2009 (2009)