One of the best wrestlers never to be given a chance in the WWE has to be Nigel McGuinness. The Englishman personified indie wrestling in the mid 2000s. His matches in Ring of Honor with the likes of Bryan Danielson, KENTA and Kevin Steen were ahead of their time, and he looked like a proper … Read more
Nigel McGuinness hasn’t wrestled for 13 years, but got in shape and had gear made to compete at All In last year. The wrestling legend is one of the biggest “what if?”‘s in wrestling history. After missing out on signing for WWE due to a bicep injury, hepatitis B cost him his TNA career. He … Read more
Nigel McGuinness tried to start his own wrestling TV show in 2014, although this innovative concept didn’t reach its funding goal on Kickstarter.
It seems to be me that the prevailing opinion is that Nigel McGuinness‘ famous clash with KENTA in Ring of Honor is considered disappointing. Fans had been dreaming of the match for years. They were clamouring to see the best the UK and Japan had to offer battling in the ring to see who was … Read more
Nigel McGuinness has named a match you probably haven’t seen as one of the best of his career. There are few better lists than Nigel McGuinness’ best matches. Clashes with top stars like Seth Rollins, Bryan Danielson and Kurt Angle put him among the best wrestlers in the world. His return at AEW All In … Read more
Nigel McGuinness learned a lot from his matches in TNA with Kurt Angle. As Desmond Wolfe, the English wrestler grappled with the Olympic gold medallist numerous times. He even picked up some wins over the WWE legend, in what were some of Nigel McGuinness’ best matches. Nigel McGuinness spoke with Chris Van Vliet about his … Read more
Nigel McGuinness has been training for a potential return to the ring. The Englishman could wrestle one more match. He joined AEW as a commentator, but with a view of potentially wrestling one more match at AEW All In. A match against Bryan Danielson has been rumoured, with McGuinness even getting gear made for the … Read more
Nigel McGuinness thinks the chance to wrestle Bryan Danielson has gone. The English wrestler hasn’t wrestled since December 2011, and has been happily retired since then. He’s worked as a commentator ROH, WWE and now AEW, being the voice of AEW Collision on Saturday Night. Despite not wrestling, he has managed to continue his rivalry … Read more
Nigel McGuinness had his TNA push ended and was taken off TV after discovering he was suffering with Hepatitis B. When wrestling as ‘Desmond Wolf’ in TNA, he was given a big push. Matches against Kurt Angle wowed fans, and he was primed for a tag team title match alongside Nick Aldis. However, he was … Read more
One of the most consistent things in AEW right now is Nigel McGuinness and his insistence of calling Bryan Danielson a “Clamdigger” as much as humanly possible. Nigel McGuinness told RJ City on Hey! (EW) that the reason he calls Bryan Danielson a clamdigger is that his hobby his digging clams. The juxtaposition between being … Read more