Zack Sabre Jr. wants to face "Big Nige".
Nigel McGuinness stepped away from wrestling in 2011, and he transitioned to commentary. He made his in-ring return at AEW All In 2024, as he competed in the Casino Gauntlet Match. During the bout, he squared off Zack Sabre Jr. McGuinness later faced Bryan Danielson at AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam, and he also took on Lee Moriarty at ROH Final Battle.
Speaking with Lyric Swinton for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Zack Sabre Jr. discussed competing at AEW All In 2024 and briefly working with Nigel McGuinness.
"That was a mad week. Every young Brit dreams of performing at Wembley. I think probably most young kids are dreaming of playing football there or maybe playing a gig. To get to do it for pro wrestling definitely felt much more rewarding. I had no idea that Nigel was going to be involved in it either. I was blown away by the response. Obviously, I spent most of my career in Japan. I don’t wrestle full-time for AEW, so I wouldn’t have expected the reaction that I got. Then to have Mass Lines playing. Chris Thomas, the frontman of Mass Lines, is a really old friend of mine. We both grew up on the Isle of Sheppey together and were both in Canterbury after. So yeah, to be able to have a close friend’s song play me out in Wembley Stadium against a British wrestler like Nigel that I’d come to terms with never getting to wrestle, and then to actually have it so well received seems like I’ve just made it up. The fact that’s actually a real thing that happened is a highlight of an insane year. [Nigel] owes me...he still owes me a singles match, as well, because Big Nige looks very genki, that’s healthy in Japanese. He is in the shape of his career, although I do wish he had his old hair and the iron and the spikes. If Nigel was getting back in the ring, I’ve been able to wrestle some really incredible wrestlers, and I’d have come to terms with never getting to wrestle with Nigel in a one-on-one match, but I think that has to happen at some point," Sabre Jr. said.
As of this writing, there is no word on if or when Nigel McGuinness will wrestle again.
Fightful Select recently reported an update about Nigel McGuinness.
McGuinness previously expressed his interest in potentially facing Sabe Jr. Check out his comments here.
Sabre Jr. now holds the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Click here to see what he had to say about his current run.
