Nigel McGuinness is coming to PROGRESS Wrestling.
During PROGRESS Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around, the company announced that McGuinness will be part of Super Strong Style 16 Weekend, which will begin on May 27 and culminate on May 29.
The announcement did not specify how McGuinness will be involved with the tournament.
From PROGRESS:
It was announced during Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around, that Nigel McGuinness, will be part of Super Strong Style 16 Weekend.
Nigel McGuinness, is a commentator and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with WWE where he worked as a color commentator for NXT, NXT UK and NXT Level Up. As a wrestler, he is known for his work with Ring of Honor (ROH) in the United States and Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan. He held the ROH Pure Championship for a record 350 days and is a former ROH World Champion, holding the title for 545 days.
He returned to ROH in August 2011 as a colour commentator and retired from in-ring performing on 17 December 2011. He left ROH in December 2016 and signed with WWE soon after, working as a commentator for NXT and NXT UK.
PROGRESS Wrestling is excited to have Nigel as part of the biggest weekend in the PROGRESS Wrestling calendar for the 2023 edition of Super Strong Style 16.
McGuinness, a former ROH World Champion, retired from in-action due to injuries in 2011. He then worked as a color commentator and matchmaker for ROH until he signed with WWE in 2016. During his time with the company, he was a member of the commentary teams for NXT UK, NXT, 205 Live, and NXT Level Up. McGuinness was released by WWE in October 2022. More information is available here.
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