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William Regal Biography
William Regal is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on May 10, 1968 in Colwall, England, United Kingdom. born Darren Kenneth Matthews, he is a former British wrestler who was crowned the The King of the Ring. He was a WWE commentator following his professional wrestling career.
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Darren Kenneth Matthews (born 10 May 1968) is an English professional wrestling trainer, manager, and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, as the General Manager of NXT and 205 Live brands under the ring name William Regal.
He has been married to Christina Beddoes since November 1986. They have three sons: Daniel, Bailey and Dane. His son Bailey is training as a Young Lion in New Japan Pro Wrestling. His actual accent (broad Lancashire) is very different from the one he uses on television, which is closer to Received Pronunciation. He has a tattoo on his left leg which says “Made in England” and a rose with his wife’s name on his left arm. He participated in an episode of The Weakest Link, winning two of the first three rounds and eventually finishing third. His pets include two snakes, eight lizards, a tortoise, three cats and two dogs. He once quipped that he owns so many pets because “humans disgust me”.
He had three sons with the woman he married, Christina Beddoes, whom was married in 1986.
| Name | William Regal |
| First Name | William |
| Last Name | Regal |
| Occupation | Wrestler |
| Birthday | May 10 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place of Birth | Colwall |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Christina Beddoes |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Matthews made his ring debut wrestling for promoter Bobby Barron at his wrestling challenge booth at the Horseshoe Showbar at Blackpool Pleasure Beach at the age of 15. In time, he graduated to be a shooter at the booth, using brutal submission holds to defend prize money against challenges from members of the public. By this time, he wrestled professionally all over Britain for All Star Wrestling where he regularly teamed with Robbie Brookside as The Golden Boys tag team. Both Regal and Brookside appeared in several televised matches during the final years (1987–1988) of ITV’s coverage of British wrestling.
William Regal Net Worth
William Regal is one of the richest Wrestler from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Regal's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He started to wrestle when he was just 15 years old.
He published his book, “Walking a Golden Mile,” in the year 2005.
Darren Kenneth Matthews was born on 10 May 1968 in Codsall, Staffordshire.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Wrestler |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Matthews went on to tour worldwide, including Germany and South Africa. In 1991 he received a tryout match with the World Wrestling Federation. Matthews relayed that through Lord Alfred Hayes, WWF has become interested in seeing the young wrestler and offered him an opportunity at the WWF UK Rampage Show on 24 April 1991. Wrestling in a dark match, he appeared as Steve Regal and teamed with Dave Taylor and Tony St. Clair to defeat Drew McDonald, Chic Cullen, & Johnny South. Later that year he received a second booking and wrestled Brian Maxine at the Battle Royal at Albert Hall in London, England on 3 October 1991. Two months later Matthews was again wrestling on the UK swing of a major American promotion, although this time it was World Championship Wrestling. Appearing as Steve Regal, he wrestled six matches on WCW’s tour of the United Kingdom and faced Terrance Taylor, Jimmy Garvin, Giant Haystacks, and Oz (Kevin Nash).
In the fall of 1992 Matthews reached out to Bill Watts on a position in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Watts responded favourably to Regal’s letter and offered him a contract. Appearing still as Steve Regal, beginning as a fan favourite character. Regal made his televised debut on 30 January 1993 episode of Saturday Night and defeated enhancement talent Bob Cook in his in-ring debut on the following week’s Saturday Night. Shortly after his debut, Regal entered a tournament for the vacant WCW World Television Championship in which he defeated The Barbarian in the first round before losing to Johnny B. Badd in the quarterfinals.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
William Regal height 6 ft 3 in William weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
During this early period, he was billed as Steve Regal, a name he saw in an American wrestling magazine (in use by “Mr. Electricity” Steve Regal). There were two exceptions to this; one was when he wrestled in Wales during this period under the name Steve Jones and was billed from Cardiff, Wales teaming with Orig Williams and faced Fit Finlay amongst others. The other was a brief stint for Joint Promotions in 1986 where he wrestled his first two televised matches under the name Roy Regal. Otherwise he stuck with the name Steve Regal up until shortly after his arrival in World Championship Wrestling.
Regal won the World Television Championship by defeating Ricky Steamboat at the inaugural Fall Brawl pay-per-view on 18 September with the help of Sir William. Regal enjoyed a lengthy title reign as he retained the title against a flurry of challengers, beginning with his first televised title defence against Arn Anderson on 9 October episode of Saturday Night which ended in a fifteen-minute time limit draw. He then defended the title against fellow Brit Davey Boy Smith, whom he faced to a fifteen-minute time limit draw at Halloween Havoc. Regal then successfully retained the title against Johnny B. Badd on 10 November Clash of the Champions XXV and retained the title against Steamboat at Starrcade and Dustin Rhodes on 27 January 1994 Clash of the Champions XXVI, with both matches ending in time limit draws. Regal continued his successful title defences in 1994 by beating Arn Anderson at SuperBrawl IV and fighting a time limit draw against Brian Pillman at Spring Stampede. In the spring of 1994 on WorldWide, Regal challenged Ric Flair to a best-of-five series under Marquess of Queensberry Rules in which Regal lost to Flair with 1 win, 2 losses and 2 draws.
Who is William Regal Dating?
According to our records, William Regal married to Christina Beddoes . As of December 1, 2023, William Regal’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for William Regal. You may help us to build the dating records for William Regal!Matthews is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Steven Regal. Having started his career on a rare surviving carnival booth in Britain, he moved on to wrestle for national-level promotions on the British wrestling circuit and on British television. He then progressed to touring around the world in countries such as Germany and South Africa before being called up to WCW in 1993.
Facts & Trivia
William Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. William Regal celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.
Beginning with 26 November episode of Saturday Night, Regal began scouting fellow aristocrat Jean-Paul Levesque during his matches, which lead to the duo forming a tag team on 21 January 1995 episode of Pro, when they defeated Brad and Scott Armstrong. Shortly after, Levesque left WCW and he was replaced by Alabama-born Bobby Eaton when Regal and Eaton faced each other in a match on 18 March episode of Saturday Night. Regal stopped the match and proposed that he and Eaton form a team, which Eaton accepted. Regal formed the team The Blue Bloods with Eaton and was involved in humorous vignettes where he tried to teach Eaton the finer points of dining and the proper usage of the Queen’s English. He renamed him “Earl” Robert Eaton. The duo first began teaming on 8 April episode of Saturday Night. Regal also toured WCW’s working partner New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) on 16 April, where he unsuccessfully challenged Shinya Hashimoto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Blue Bloods quickly entered the title picture as they initially feuded with The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags), their complete opposites in terms of “sophistication” and presentation. Blue Bloods unsuccessfully challenged Nasty Boys for the WCW World Tag Team Championship at The Great American Bash. On 24 June episode of WorldWide, Blue Bloods retaliated by costing Nasty Boys, the tag team titles against Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray). Blue Bloods faced Harlem Heat and Nasty Boys for the title in a triangle match at Bash at the Beach, where they failed again. Blue Bloods soon dropped off the title picture and continued to compete as a mid-card tag team. They added “Squire” David Taylor to the team and Jeeves as their lackey by the end of the year. Eaton and Regal received a shot at the WCW World Tag Team Championship against Sting and Lex Luger on 23 January Clash of the Champions XXXII, where they failed to win the championship.
What is William Regal doing now?
Former WWE NXT general manager William Regal has signed with AEW. Regal made his debut during tonight’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view. He appeared after officials couldn’t break up the fight between Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson.
What is William Regal real name?
Darren Kenneth Matthews
Is William Regal retired?
November 21, 2013
Does William Regal own his name?
William Regal filed to trademark two ring names on February 9. Under his real name, Darren Matthews, Regal filed to trademark “Lord Steven Regal” and “William Regal” last week.
Did William Regal train Daniel Bryan?
While touring the country’s independent circuit, Danielson was signed to a developmental deal by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to work in their developmental system and was assigned to Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW), where he gained exposure and was trained by WWF competitor William Regal, whom he credited …
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