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Regal/Matthews has never used this as a finisher. To whoever keeps bolding it; stop it unless you can cite a source where he actually has. Thank you.
How come metric is first in his profile? Imperial is still the primary weight/height measurement in the U.K.( Halbared 17:58, 26 May 2006 (UTC))
get RID of that picture, its terrible. What was wrong with his book cover pic? 12:36 EST User:Dubbya9
Where did you find that Regal has a tattoo on his left eye? I haven't heard anyhting abou this. Please verify. MgHoneyBee 05:08, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
What happened to the bit about his "little" wardrobe malfunction? That is important information as it might have an affect on his career.
It must be mentioned in the article. 205.188.116.11 05:21, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
It needs to be mentioned but in a secondary article such as "criticism" and should be mentioned solely on the grounds as it may have an affect on his career. Comments on his "size" are unneeded(but funny).
205.188.116.11 04:20, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
does anyone have a pic as that would help keep it from getting deleted and stop with size vandalization jokes. 205.188.116.11 04:20, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Regal has a decent sized penis which was to my surprise. I had always evnvisioned him as a guy with a small penis.
"The left-handed Matthews made his ring debut wrestling in carnivals on the piers of Blackpool at the age of fifteen. He also wrestled professionally in England, where he regularly teamed with Robbie Brookside, before going to the United States in 1992."
Which would suggest that Blackpool isn't in England.
Most of the facts regarding Regal come from his book, such as his sleep apnea and his accent. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.252.216.37 ( talk) 22:07, 8 December 2006 (UTC).
I put the rating for this entry as "Start" - some may disagree but I felt that Regal's career up until he rejoined the WWE is just too short and cursory to make this a "B" level article. MPJ-DK 09:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Why is the title of this page his real name and directed from William Regal? He is known as William Regal and that name is cited throughout the article. I refer you to the page on Linda Lovelace (for example) to show that the stage name is used in wiki as opposed to the person's real or birth name. Naysie 14:23, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
If you have the real name, then that is what biography should be titled. Govvy 16:04, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
For anyone who uses mutliple names, whether aliases or stages, all those names redirect to the single person (by birth name). Smobro68 09:17, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
If you look at William Regal's profile on WWE.com you will clearly see, Blackpool, England. So can you please stop removing the England part from the infobox in the Billed from header. Thank You. Govvy 09:46, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Matthews is indeed British, but the flag designated as his country's flag is only the Flag of St. George and not the full "Union Jack" flag. Smobro68 09:15, 8 March 2007 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Smobro68 ( talk • contribs) 09:11, 8 March 2007 (UTC).
That's the England flag, a British flag is different yes, but the flag states he is England which is far more specific. Govvy 09:44, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Lets see, There is no Britian flag, there is the UK flag and other flags which make out the UK flag. Govvy 10:06, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
btw, Britian is the name of the island which holds, England, Scotland and Wales, UK stands for United Kingdom which consists of Northern Island and a load of other Island's also. Govvy 10:11, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
These parts of this article are rather long given the timeframe they encompass and consist of very heavy week-by-week analysis, which could be summarised more succinctly. I'm inclined to give it a severe editing unless people can provide some good reasons why it needs to stay quite so detailed. -- Dave. 21:53, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
According to his OWoW profile, his last name is spelled "Mathews". There needs to be more sources to confirm the correct spelling of his name. Although, his OWoW profile may be inaccurate. - Deep Shadow 17:14, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
The correct spelling is Matthews with 2 T's. Reference his book. Uk66usa93 06:18, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Darren's middle name is Kenneth after the comedian Ken Dodd, NOT Nathaniel. Uk66usa93 06:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Who is it that's keeps changing the middle name from Kenneth? Where Nathaniel ever came from I have no idea but it HAS NEVER been his middle name. Please get your facts correct and please say why you keep changing it and why you think Nathaniel is his middle name.I know Darren personally. Uk66usa93 04:59, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
He didn't start to use them in 2002. I remember when he was using them a year earlier. I was at a SmackDown! taping in Bakersfield, CA back in December of 2001 when he used them in his tag-team match with Kurt Angle and he accidentally knocked out Kurt Angle with the knucks. That same mentioning is visible in one of his old entrance videos, which is in the WrestleMania X8 video game for Nintendo GameCube. Danny Dangerous 04:17, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
I dunno. He's been called that for so long it's not even funny. It'd be nearly a decade now that he's been performing under that name.
Anybody else think so? Ma-Mutt 15:47, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
I disagree completely, biographies should be titled by the real person's name. He is playing William Regal as a character, yet you don't see actors changing their names to their characters name! Govvy 15:58, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
Disagree as Matthews achieved national (in the UK) and international recognition under name Steven Regal. As he's been well-known under two different names I would say it is more appropriate to use his real name at present. This isn't a case like Steve Borden who has achieved notability entirely under the name Sting. ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹ Speak 17:26, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
From what I know, Govvy, by the standards of the pro wrestling project, you title the articles with the stage name that they're best known by. Even if this weren't a pro wrestling article, just look at, say, Vin Diesel. His real name ain't Vin Diesel. But it's a pseudonym everybody knows; why not put it in the name of his article.
All that said, I see what you're saying, Suriel--I hadn't considered his WCW tenure, either. Ma-Mutt 21:59, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
This is a biography of Darren Matthews, no matter what he does he will always be Darren Matthews. William Regal is a character played by Darren Matthews, he hasn't changed his real name at all. Also if you look down the bottom of the article there is one book listed. Unfortunately for me he has written it under his pseudonym name. But if you just have William Regal forward here then there should be no problem at all!! And also how are you to know he isn't going to do things under his real name? I prefer to be proper and stick to a standard which is more correct! Govvy 10:42, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Why isn't he listed as being the Alliance Commishioner in then accomplishments? You have him listed only as a WWF Commish, where WWE.com as him listed as commish for both the WWE and the Alliance. SAH-DennyCrane 07:27, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone think the pic should be him with the microphone as he is the general manager of Raw instead of him holding Chuck Palumbo in a submission? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.138.143.10 ( talk) 06:54, August 21, 2007 (UTC)
Yes I do —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.222.32.144 ( talk) 00:32, August 22, 2007 (UTC)
I've changed the flag to the English one - Regal is English and deserves to have the Cross of St George(The English flag) as his emblem. The British flag encompasses 3 other constituent countries and is more an umbrella term and symbol these days. See Jonny Storm, Jody Fleisch, Doug Williams, Paul Birchall, Dave Taylor etc etc. 87.127.178.28 19:19, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
On a few episodes of Velocity (probably during his time with Burchill or right afterwards) his finisher was called something like the Knee Tumbler. Anyone else remember this?
Max Nardi 23:26, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
I have cleaned up Wrestlers Trained By so that any that don't have articles don't have links. EG. Jade just links to the stone mineral, not to a person and there is no article for the professional wrestler using that name. Madslocodemente 03:28, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
"Darren Kenneth Matthews (born May 10, 1968), better known by his ring name William Regal, Mathews was born in Blackpool but Moved to Newbury, UK where he went to St Barts school for 5 years.[citation needed] After that he moved to Sheperds Bush London[citation needed] to start a career as an English professional wrestler."
Seriously - is all that necessary? At least two things aren't referenced. Move it to the early history/career part. 87.127.178.28 ( talk) 20:47, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
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Regal/Matthews has never used this as a finisher. To whoever keeps bolding it; stop it unless you can cite a source where he actually has. Thank you.
How come metric is first in his profile? Imperial is still the primary weight/height measurement in the U.K.( Halbared 17:58, 26 May 2006 (UTC))
get RID of that picture, its terrible. What was wrong with his book cover pic? 12:36 EST User:Dubbya9
Where did you find that Regal has a tattoo on his left eye? I haven't heard anyhting abou this. Please verify. MgHoneyBee 05:08, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
What happened to the bit about his "little" wardrobe malfunction? That is important information as it might have an affect on his career.
It must be mentioned in the article. 205.188.116.11 05:21, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
It needs to be mentioned but in a secondary article such as "criticism" and should be mentioned solely on the grounds as it may have an affect on his career. Comments on his "size" are unneeded(but funny).
205.188.116.11 04:20, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
does anyone have a pic as that would help keep it from getting deleted and stop with size vandalization jokes. 205.188.116.11 04:20, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Regal has a decent sized penis which was to my surprise. I had always evnvisioned him as a guy with a small penis.
"The left-handed Matthews made his ring debut wrestling in carnivals on the piers of Blackpool at the age of fifteen. He also wrestled professionally in England, where he regularly teamed with Robbie Brookside, before going to the United States in 1992."
Which would suggest that Blackpool isn't in England.
Most of the facts regarding Regal come from his book, such as his sleep apnea and his accent. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.252.216.37 ( talk) 22:07, 8 December 2006 (UTC).
I put the rating for this entry as "Start" - some may disagree but I felt that Regal's career up until he rejoined the WWE is just too short and cursory to make this a "B" level article. MPJ-DK 09:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Why is the title of this page his real name and directed from William Regal? He is known as William Regal and that name is cited throughout the article. I refer you to the page on Linda Lovelace (for example) to show that the stage name is used in wiki as opposed to the person's real or birth name. Naysie 14:23, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
If you have the real name, then that is what biography should be titled. Govvy 16:04, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
For anyone who uses mutliple names, whether aliases or stages, all those names redirect to the single person (by birth name). Smobro68 09:17, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
If you look at William Regal's profile on WWE.com you will clearly see, Blackpool, England. So can you please stop removing the England part from the infobox in the Billed from header. Thank You. Govvy 09:46, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Matthews is indeed British, but the flag designated as his country's flag is only the Flag of St. George and not the full "Union Jack" flag. Smobro68 09:15, 8 March 2007 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Smobro68 ( talk • contribs) 09:11, 8 March 2007 (UTC).
That's the England flag, a British flag is different yes, but the flag states he is England which is far more specific. Govvy 09:44, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Lets see, There is no Britian flag, there is the UK flag and other flags which make out the UK flag. Govvy 10:06, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
btw, Britian is the name of the island which holds, England, Scotland and Wales, UK stands for United Kingdom which consists of Northern Island and a load of other Island's also. Govvy 10:11, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
These parts of this article are rather long given the timeframe they encompass and consist of very heavy week-by-week analysis, which could be summarised more succinctly. I'm inclined to give it a severe editing unless people can provide some good reasons why it needs to stay quite so detailed. -- Dave. 21:53, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
According to his OWoW profile, his last name is spelled "Mathews". There needs to be more sources to confirm the correct spelling of his name. Although, his OWoW profile may be inaccurate. - Deep Shadow 17:14, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
The correct spelling is Matthews with 2 T's. Reference his book. Uk66usa93 06:18, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Darren's middle name is Kenneth after the comedian Ken Dodd, NOT Nathaniel. Uk66usa93 06:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Who is it that's keeps changing the middle name from Kenneth? Where Nathaniel ever came from I have no idea but it HAS NEVER been his middle name. Please get your facts correct and please say why you keep changing it and why you think Nathaniel is his middle name.I know Darren personally. Uk66usa93 04:59, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
He didn't start to use them in 2002. I remember when he was using them a year earlier. I was at a SmackDown! taping in Bakersfield, CA back in December of 2001 when he used them in his tag-team match with Kurt Angle and he accidentally knocked out Kurt Angle with the knucks. That same mentioning is visible in one of his old entrance videos, which is in the WrestleMania X8 video game for Nintendo GameCube. Danny Dangerous 04:17, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
I dunno. He's been called that for so long it's not even funny. It'd be nearly a decade now that he's been performing under that name.
Anybody else think so? Ma-Mutt 15:47, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
I disagree completely, biographies should be titled by the real person's name. He is playing William Regal as a character, yet you don't see actors changing their names to their characters name! Govvy 15:58, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
Disagree as Matthews achieved national (in the UK) and international recognition under name Steven Regal. As he's been well-known under two different names I would say it is more appropriate to use his real name at present. This isn't a case like Steve Borden who has achieved notability entirely under the name Sting. ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹ Speak 17:26, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
From what I know, Govvy, by the standards of the pro wrestling project, you title the articles with the stage name that they're best known by. Even if this weren't a pro wrestling article, just look at, say, Vin Diesel. His real name ain't Vin Diesel. But it's a pseudonym everybody knows; why not put it in the name of his article.
All that said, I see what you're saying, Suriel--I hadn't considered his WCW tenure, either. Ma-Mutt 21:59, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
This is a biography of Darren Matthews, no matter what he does he will always be Darren Matthews. William Regal is a character played by Darren Matthews, he hasn't changed his real name at all. Also if you look down the bottom of the article there is one book listed. Unfortunately for me he has written it under his pseudonym name. But if you just have William Regal forward here then there should be no problem at all!! And also how are you to know he isn't going to do things under his real name? I prefer to be proper and stick to a standard which is more correct! Govvy 10:42, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Why isn't he listed as being the Alliance Commishioner in then accomplishments? You have him listed only as a WWF Commish, where WWE.com as him listed as commish for both the WWE and the Alliance. SAH-DennyCrane 07:27, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone think the pic should be him with the microphone as he is the general manager of Raw instead of him holding Chuck Palumbo in a submission? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.138.143.10 ( talk) 06:54, August 21, 2007 (UTC)
Yes I do —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.222.32.144 ( talk) 00:32, August 22, 2007 (UTC)
I've changed the flag to the English one - Regal is English and deserves to have the Cross of St George(The English flag) as his emblem. The British flag encompasses 3 other constituent countries and is more an umbrella term and symbol these days. See Jonny Storm, Jody Fleisch, Doug Williams, Paul Birchall, Dave Taylor etc etc. 87.127.178.28 19:19, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
On a few episodes of Velocity (probably during his time with Burchill or right afterwards) his finisher was called something like the Knee Tumbler. Anyone else remember this?
Max Nardi 23:26, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
I have cleaned up Wrestlers Trained By so that any that don't have articles don't have links. EG. Jade just links to the stone mineral, not to a person and there is no article for the professional wrestler using that name. Madslocodemente 03:28, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
"Darren Kenneth Matthews (born May 10, 1968), better known by his ring name William Regal, Mathews was born in Blackpool but Moved to Newbury, UK where he went to St Barts school for 5 years.[citation needed] After that he moved to Sheperds Bush London[citation needed] to start a career as an English professional wrestler."
Seriously - is all that necessary? At least two things aren't referenced. Move it to the early history/career part. 87.127.178.28 ( talk) 20:47, 17 January 2008 (UTC)