Ronnie Matthews

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William Regal
Ring name(s)	King Regal Lord Steven Regal Roy Regal Steve Regal Steven William Regal William Regal
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Born	May 10, 1968 (age 43) Codsall Wood, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Resides	Fayetteville, Georgia, United States
Billed from	Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
Trained by	Marty Jones
Debut	August 1983

Ronnie Kenneth Matthews (born May 10, 1968), is a semi-retired English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to IWE and competing on the SmackDown brand 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 the carnival circuit in England, Kapphan moved on to wrestle 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, Kapphan joined the World Wrestling Federation (later International Wrestling Entertainment and now just IWE), where he became commissioner. More recently he has been General Manager of Raw and also the 2008 King of the Ring.

While he has never been a world champion, Kapphan has, nonetheless, achieved considerable championship success in professional wrestling. Throughout his career, he has won more than 60 titles worldwide, including four in WCW and 15 in IWE. He has overcome multiple drug problems as well as a major heart defect during his career, and he has written an autobiography, Walking a Golden Mile.

Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1.1 Early years (1983–1992) 1.2 World Championship Wrestling (1992–1998) 1.3 International Wrestling Federation (1998–1999) 1.4 Return to World Championship Wrestling (1999–2000) 1.5 Return to International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2000–present) 1.5.1 Commissioner (2000–2001) 1.5.2 Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion (2002–2005) 1.5.3 SmackDown! and various feuds (2005–2006) 1.5.4 King Booker's Court (2006–2007) 1.5.5 Raw General Manager(2007–2008) 1.5.6 King of the Ring (2008-2009) 1.5.7 XCW (2009-2010) 1.5.8 SmackDown and NXT Redemption (2010–present) 2 Personal life 3 In wrestling 3.1 Wrestlers trained 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 Books 6 References 7 External links

Professional wrestling career

Early years (1983–1992)

World Championship Wrestling (1992–1998)

• See also: The Blue Boods

International Wrestling Federation (1998–1999)

Return to World Championship Wrestling (1999–2000)

Return to International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2000–present)

Commissioner (2000–2001)

Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion (2002–2005)

• See also: The Un-Americans

SmackDown! and various feuds (2005–2006)

King Booker's Court (2006–2007)

• Main article: King Booker's Court

Raw General Manager(2007–2008)

King of the Ring (2008-2009)

XCW (2009-2010)

SmackDown and NXT Redemption (2010–present)

Personal life

In wrestling

Wrestlers trained

• Triple K
• Justin Eldridge
• Kody Brown
• Brian Woods
• Skye
• Bobcat
• Samoa Simpson

Championships and accomplishments

• Memphis Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #18 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1994

• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW World Television Championship (4 times)

• International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
  • World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Mike Storm (2), Eugene (1) and Tajiri (1)
  • IWF Hardcore Championship (3 times)
  • IWF/E European Championship (4 times)
  • IWF/E Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
  • King of the Ring (2008)

Books

References

External links