William Regal

William Regal, born Darren Matthews in Codsall in 1968, is one of wrestling's great craftsmen to me. The sneering British-aristocrat gimmick paired with genuinely refined technical work made him a villain audiences couldn't help respecting. What I find most interesting is that his second act eclipsed his first: as a developer of talent, helping young wrestlers come through, he's arguably valued even more than as an in-ring performer. Some people are built to shine in the spotlight, others to grow the people around them, and he turned out to be the latter. He reads as a man made entirely of love for the business.

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Name (English)

William Regal

Name (Japanese)

ダレン・マシューズ

Reading

だれん・ましゅーず

Born

May 10, 1968 (age 58)

Origin

Codsall, United Kingdom

Height

191 cm

Occupation

professional wrestler

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

High school

Codsall Community High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Regal
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316938

Tags

• professional wrestler

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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