Nigel McGuinness Says He Was Back In The Ring And Felt ‘Perfectly Okay’
Nigel McGuinness was back in the ring.
Nigel McGuinness retired in 2011 due to medical complications, but has remained active in the business as an on-screen character and commentator. He currently works for AEW, where he can regularly be heard taking shots at Bryan Danielson.
Speaking on Wrestling Weekly, Nigel commented on his rivalry with Danielson, revealing he was back in the ring recently.
“All the time that I was in WWE, how difficult it was for me, and I think a lot of the… I don’t want to say the jealousy and the bitterness, but those sort of emotions that certainly existed between me and Bryan and the success that he’s had. When I was in WWE, seeing so many of my peers coming up and having that level of success, and that level of fame and fortune was very difficult for me, certainly, to sort of accept. Especially when I could still wrestle today. I got in the ring last week and just felt perfectly ok. Sometimes, people say it’s a lot easier if you choose yourself to quit and I don’t think that it’s the case,” he said. “Given my history in terms of concussions and various other things, I do watch a lot of matches and go, ‘couldn’t do that anymore.'”
Danielson and Nigel had critically acclaimed battles in Ring of Honor, including a 2006 match to unify the ROH World and ROH Pure Titles. Danielson’s last match in ROH was in 2009 against Nigel.
It is unknown if Nigel will return to the ring in an official capacity.
