Nigel McGuinness returned to the ring at AEW All In, competing in his first match since 2011. McGuinness had to retired 13 years ago due to health issues, but was able to return in the Casino Gauntlet.
McGuinness had plans to get back in the ring at AEW All In 2023 against Bryan Danielson, but things fell through when Danielson suffered an arm injury and was unable to compete.
Now that he was able to wrestle again, Nigel told Raj Prashad of Uproxx Sports that he has aspirations of another match.
“Bryan’s certainly head of line because of our history, there’s so much emotion tied up in a match with him,” McGuinness said. “Zack Sabre Jr. would be a dream match. Adam Copeland, he’s got another of those ‘broken bones.’ There are so many great talents, Lee Moriarty has been gracious enough to get in the ring with me before the shows at Collision, and that’s helped me a great deal.”
McGuinness did note that he is interested in a select number of matches and doesn't want to get caught up wrestling ever week. The article also states, "If All In was the last time he wrestles, he’s also fully complacent if his final match came in front of 50,000 fans at Wembley Stadium."
McGuinness still does commentary on AEW Collision alongside Tony Schiavone.
Fightful has coverage of AEW Collision every Saturday beginning at 8 p.m. ET followed by a post-show review podcast on our YouTube channel.
