Nigel McGuinness is All Elite.
Tony Khan announced that McGuiness has signed with All Elite Wrestling, as he tweeted a picture of McGuinness with the "All Elite" graphic. Other details were not provided in the announcement.
Khan is also the owner of Ring of Honor, and McGuinness appeared at the ROH Supercard of Honor pay-per-view on March 31. He joined Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman on commentary for the show.
Nigel McGuiness is a legend in pro wrestling, and now @McGuinnessNigel is All Elite!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) April 5, 2023
See you all TONIGHT on @TBSNetwork for a massive Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite, and I'll have a very important announcement on TBS tonight! pic.twitter.com/KqJIN0Ba65
McGuinness is a former ROH World Champion. He was forced to retire in 2011, and he subsequently transitioned to non-wrestling roles. He signed with WWE in 2016 and was as a member of the broadcast teams for NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live, among other shows, throughout his run with the company. WWE released McGuinness in October 2022.
McGuinness recently commented on whether he might wrestle again at some point. Click here to see what he had to say.
In the announcement, Khan also hyped up the April 5 episode of AEW Dynamite. Fightful will have live coverage of the show as it airs at 8 p.m. ET.
