Nigel McGuinness comments on his in-ring return.
Nigel McGuinness was one of the surprises in the AEW Casino Gauntlet at AEW All In, returning to the ring for the first time since 2011.
Speaking to Alicia Atout in a digital exclusive, it was noted that Nigel attended WWE SummerSlam 1992 at Wembley Stadium. He was asked if he ever thought he would have his moment at Wembley.
"I did then. Not now. What you saw tonight was a long time coming. It had been 13 years since I was in the ring and 32 years since I was in this stadium and I first had that dream and epiphany that I was going to somehow become a professional wrestler. There was a good portion of life, after I retired 13 years ago, where I had to put that to bed. You get some things and you have to look at the positives. When I first found out that we were coming to Wembley and that was a possibility....what you saw tonight was only a short part of it. It's been a year and a half that I've been thinking about that moment of walking out in front of my home crowd. It was surreal. I can't believe it really happened. Show is over now. I shot my shot, it didn't pay off, but I will take that memory for the rest of my life. You never know how life is going to work out. If anything it proves that there is always hope," he said.
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