Nigel McGuinness: There’s No Chance Bryan Danielson Would Face Me, He Knows He’s Got Nothing To Gain
Nigel McGuinness doesn’t think Bryan Danielson would face him in a match.
Nigel McGuinness doesn’t think Bryan Danielson would face him in a match.
Nigel McGuinness is part of the commentary team on AEW Collision, and he often takes shots at Bryan Danielson by calling him a clamdigger. Their rivalry dates back many years, and while McGuinness was previously forced to retire, fans have continued to speculate about a potential match between the two.
Speaking with Mark Hoke on The Mark Hoke Show, McGuinness was asked about his beef with Danielson and whether he would take the fight to him in the ring. McGuinness shot the idea down and noted that he didn’t think Danielson would have the match.
“Not a chance. He’s afraid of me. No chance he’d ever get in the ring with me. He knows he’s got nothing to gain from that. He’s got his long list of cherry-picked opponents that he wants for his odyssey so he can go back to his little humble abode in Seattle and dig his clams out of the beach every weekend, so I don’t think he has any interest in that. That’s all well and good. It’s probably better for him. I enjoy making fun of him and belittling him. Obviously, the truth is, he’s an incredible wrestler, one of the best that I ever faced. But that can’t take away from the vitriol and legit jealous of and sort of resentment that I have towards someone, their career was at the same sort of level as me, and then our stars certainly went in different directions,” McGuinness said.
Hoke noted that it would be great to see McGuinness return to the ring and make the match happen, and while Nigel noted that you can never say never, he would bet against it.
In December 2023, Danielson said he saw a match with x as a real possibility. Click here to see what he had to say.
McGuinness previously explained why he calls Bryan Danielson a clamdigger. Check out his comments here.
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