Report Last Updated - 4/07 (Winter)
Real Name - Darren Matthews
Birthdate - 5/10/68
6'3" 240 lbs. - Blackpool, England

Aliases - Roy Regal, Steve Regal, Lord Steven Regal, Steven William Regal, Sir William Regal

Athletic background - Shootfighting

Teachers - Marty Jones

Professional background - Indies/All-Star[UK](`83-`92), Joint Promotions(`86-`87), Israel(`87), Joint Promotions(`88-`92), France(`88), CWA(`88-`92), South Africa(`89), All-Star[UK](`89-`92), Spain(`91), Belgium(`91), South Africa(`91), India(`92), Germany(`92), Egypt(`92), WCW(`92-`98), WWF(`98-`99), WCW(`99-`00), OVW(`00), WWF/WWE(`00-)

Groups - Blue Bloods, The Alliance, The Un-Americans, King Booker's Court

Career Highlights -
- Defeats Ricky Steamboat to win his first of four WCW Television titles
- Defeats Ultimo Dragon to win his fourth and final TV belt
- Wrestles Chris Benoit at the Brian Pillman Memorial show
- Wins his first of two WWF European titles by defeating Al Snow
- Becomes the WWF Commissioner, a role that displays his acting skill

Finisher(s) -
- Power of the Punch (Brass Knuckles Punch)
- Running Knee Strike
x Regal Cutter (Neckbreaker)
x Regal Roll (Flipping Samoan Drop)
x Regal Stretch

Favorites -
- Half Nelson Suplex
- Clenched Knees
- European Uppercutt
- Double Knee
- Elbow

Ringwork Rating -
move set - 7
science - 6
aerial - 0
power - 8
strikes - 10

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 8
selling - 8
bumping - 6
heat - 7
carrying - 7
push - 7
potential - 5

Serious Injuries - Back?

Outlook - In the late 1990s as WCW were hitting their peak, one of the company's best performers was beginning a downward spiral. Lord Steven Regal had consistantly been a top worker in the world for five years, who got over despite the fact his wrestling style didn't fit into Eric Bischoff's direction and he was frequently lost in the shuffle. In addition to those problems, Regal was ballooning up, looking sloppy and he was just going into his thirties. Addictions took over and he hit rock bottom, not only as a pro-wrestler, but as a human. Fortunately, he was able drag himself out of his hole. Better yet, as William Regal, he has managed to get to a higher plateau than he was at before. His life story is truly incredible and was published under the title Walking the Golden Mile, which is amongst the best autobiographies on the market. Since turning his career around in the WWF/WWE, William Regal has again joined the ranks as one of the best workers in the world. He is inarguably one of the WWE's talents between the ropes, yet he is perhaps in an even more elite crowd in regards to being an entertaining character. The versitile Englishman is able to do new stuff week in and week out without having a real running gimmick, which makes him probably the company's most consistant entertainer. As he closes in on forty, William Regal still has many good years in him as a wrestler, character and trainer. Although the WWE sometimes is at a loss as to how they should use him, he always emerges with his ability and that gives him great job security in the biggest pro-wrestling company in the world.