Ronnie Matthews - Revision history

IWEWrestling2012: moved Dennis Matthews to Ronnie Matthews

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-	'''Ronnie Kenneth Matthews<!--~~1966~~,~~P51~~-->''' (born May 10, 1968), is a semi-retired English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to [[IWE]] and competing on the [[IWE Smackdown\|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension\|brand]] under the ring name '''William Regal'''. He is also known for his time in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|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 (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] in 1993. In 2000, after leaving WCW, Kapphan joined the [[IWE#International Wrestling Federation\|World Wrestling Federation]] (later International Wrestling Entertainment and now just IWE), where he became commissioner. More recently he has been [[Authority Figures#Raw Brand Authorities\|General Manager]] of [[IWE RAW\|Raw]] and also the [[IWE King of the Ring (2008)\|2008 King of the Ring]].	+	'''Ronnie Kenneth Matthews<!--1965,P40-->''' (born May 10, 1968), is a semi-retired English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to [[IWE]] and competing on the [[IWE Smackdown\|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension\|brand]] under the ring name '''William Regal'''. He is also known for his time in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|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 (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] in 1993. In 2000, after leaving WCW, Kapphan joined the [[IWE#International Wrestling Federation\|World Wrestling Federation]] (later International Wrestling Entertainment and now just IWE), where he became commissioner. More recently he has been [[Authority Figures#Raw Brand Authorities\|General Manager]] of [[IWE RAW\|Raw]] and also the [[IWE King of the Ring (2008)\|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''.		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''.

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-	'''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 [[IWE Smackdown\|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension\|brand]] under the ring name '''William Regal'''. He is also known for his time in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|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 (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] in 1993. In 2000, after leaving WCW, Kapphan joined the [[IWE#International Wrestling Federation\|World Wrestling Federation]] (later International Wrestling Entertainment and now just IWE), where he became commissioner. More recently he has been [[Authority Figures#Raw Brand Authorities\|General Manager]] of [[IWE RAW\|Raw]] and also the [[IWE King of the Ring (2008)\|2008 King of the Ring]].	+	'''Ronnie Kenneth Matthews<!--1966,P51-->''' (born May 10, 1968), is a semi-retired English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to [[IWE]] and competing on the [[IWE Smackdown\|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension\|brand]] under the ring name '''William Regal'''. He is also known for his time in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|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 (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] in 1993. In 2000, after leaving WCW, Kapphan joined the [[IWE#International Wrestling Federation\|World Wrestling Federation]] (later International Wrestling Entertainment and now just IWE), where he became commissioner. More recently he has been [[Authority Figures#Raw Brand Authorities\|General Manager]] of [[IWE RAW\|Raw]] and also the [[IWE King of the Ring (2008)\|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''.		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''.

IWEWrestling2012: moved William Kapphan to Dennis Matthews

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moved William Kapphan to Dennis Matthews

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-	'''~~William '~~Kenneth~~' Kapphan~~''' (born May 10, 1968), is a semi-retired English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to [[IWE]] and competing on the [[IWE Smackdown\|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension\|brand]] under the ring name '''William ~~Kapphan~~'''. He is also known for his time in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] under the ring name '''Steven ~~Kapphan~~'''. 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 (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] in 1993. In 2000, after leaving WCW, Kapphan joined the [[IWE#International Wrestling Federation\|World Wrestling Federation]] (later International Wrestling Entertainment and now just IWE), where he became commissioner. More recently he has been [[Authority Figures#Raw Brand Authorities\|General Manager]] of [[IWE RAW\|Raw]] and also the [[IWE King of the Ring (2008)\|2008 King of the Ring]].	+	'''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 [[IWE Smackdown\|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension\|brand]] under the ring name '''William Regal'''. He is also known for his time in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|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 (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] in 1993. In 2000, after leaving WCW, Kapphan joined the [[IWE#International Wrestling Federation\|World Wrestling Federation]] (later International Wrestling Entertainment and now just IWE), where he became commissioner. More recently he has been [[Authority Figures#Raw Brand Authorities\|General Manager]] of [[IWE RAW\|Raw]] and also the [[IWE King of the Ring (2008)\|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''.		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''.

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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | '''William Kapphan''' 
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/MasterRegal.jpg
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Ring name(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | King Kapphan Lord Steven Kapphan Roy Kapphan Steve Kapphan Steven William Kapphan '''William Kapphan'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Billed height'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Billed weight'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 243 lb (110 kg)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Born'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | May 10, 1968 (age 43) Codsall Wood, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Resides'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Fayetteville, Georgia, United States
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Billed from'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Trained by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Marty Jones
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Debut'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | August 1983
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'''William 'Kenneth' Kapphan''' (born May 10, 1968), is a semi-retired English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to [[IWE]] and competing on the [[IWE Smackdown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]] under the ring name '''William Kapphan'''. He is also known for his time in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] under the ring name '''Steven Kapphan'''. 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 (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] in 1993. In 2000, after leaving WCW, Kapphan joined the [[IWE#International Wrestling Federation|World Wrestling Federation]] (later International Wrestling Entertainment and now just IWE), where he became commissioner. More recently he has been [[Authority Figures#Raw Brand Authorities|General Manager]] of [[IWE RAW|Raw]] and also the [[IWE King of the Ring (2008)|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''.

==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]]
*[[Vicky Skye|Skye]]
*[[Cindy Lynch|Bobcat]]
*[[Samoa Simpson]]

==Championships and accomplishments==
[[File:Kapphan IC Champion.jpg|thumb|right|Kapphan as [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]], accompanied by [[Victoria Lehr|Victoria]].]]
*'''[[Memphis Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship|MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship]] ([[AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship#Title history|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]] ([[List of WCW World Television Champions|4 times]])

*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|4 times]]) – with [[Lance Storm|Mike Storm]] (2), [[Kip Grant|Eugene]] (1) and [[Yoshihiro Park|Tajiri]] (1)
**[[IWE Hardcore Championship|IWF Hardcore Championship]] ([[List of IWE Hardcore Champions|3 times]])
**[[IWE European Championship|IWF/E European Championship]] ([[List of IWE European Champions|4 times]])
**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF/E Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|2 times]])
**[[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] ([[IWE King of the Ring (2008)|2008]])

==Books==

==References==

==External links==