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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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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WCW Monday Nitro
as Lord Steven Regal
Episodes: 262
First Aired: Sep 04, 1995
WWE NXT
as William Regal
Episodes: 113
First Aired: Feb 23, 2010
Raw
as William Regal
Episodes: 96
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
WWE Confidential
as William Regal
Episodes: 80
First Aired: May 25, 2002
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as William Regal
Episodes: 36
First Aired: Oct 02, 2019
WWE SmackDown
as William Regal
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Apr 29, 1999
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as William Regal
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 13, 2021
The JBL and Cole Show
as William Regal
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 07, 2012
Raw
as Steven Regal
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
WWE Tough Enough
as William Regal
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 21, 2001
WWE Table For 3
as William Regal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 06, 2015
Ruthless Aggression
as William Regal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 16, 2020
Hey! (EW)
as William Regal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 13, 2022
WWE Main Event
as William Regal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 2012
AEW Unrestricted
as William Regal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2020
WWE ECW
as William Regal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 13, 2006
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
as William Regal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 13, 2016
WWE Superstars
Episodes: 90
First Aired: Apr 16, 2009
WCW Saturday Night
Episodes: 52
First Aired: Apr 04, 1992
WWE NXT
Episodes: 37
First Aired: Feb 23, 2010
Raw
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
Dark Side of the Ring
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 2019
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