Nigel McGuinness Signs With TNA Instead Of WWE
Posted by Larry Csonka on 10.20.2009
Swerve?
In a surprising move, former ROH world champion Nigel McGuinness has signed with TNA and is backstage in Orlando today at the TNA tapings. McGuinness had reportedly agreed to a deal with WWE some time ago, but had never signed.
Posted By: C (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:32 PM
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Posted By: Foolio (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:32 PM
GODDAMMIT!
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Posted By: hound89 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:33 PM
Meh
Posted By: Captain_America (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:33 PM
Smart! Sign with the D-team AND burn your bridge to WWE while you're at it! His career is sure to take off now!
Posted By: Rein Engel (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:33 PM
HAHA none of you saw this one coming. LOL, it shows that TNA is the better wrestling program when the best in the world today signs with them instead of being buried and shipped off to jobber school.
Posted By: Cross this line (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:34 PM
Fuck you Nigel!
Posted By: Guest#7892 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:34 PM
Wowzers.
Posted By: Deathpool (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:35 PM
Is it a one-shot deal?
Posted By: RVD (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:35 PM
SWEEEEERRRRRRRVEEEEEEE
Posted By: haha (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:36 PM
BAAAAAAAAD move nigel, at least in wwe, you had Bryan, who in turn had shawn to keep you safe, now your on a sinking ship to shit.
Posted By: Guest#0181 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:36 PM
OH SNAP
Posted By: Guest#2602 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:36 PM
That makes my day...
Posted By: Drew McGatha (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:37 PM
Surprising!
Posted By: WMD (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:37 PM
Epic Fail. Russo will get him under not over.
Posted By: Cornette (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:37 PM
Hmmmm maybe the idea of working 300+ days a year didn't sit well with him.
on the other hand doesn't TNA already have 3 Brits? Where does Guiness fit in?
I'm sure they will find a way to mess things up though. Good luck Nigel...
Posted By: MadLiberator (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:37 PM
Good job at committing career suicide, Nigel.
Posted By: Guest#0082 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:37 PM
good move. he's a better fit in WE (World Elite) than WWE.
Posted By: Guest#6797 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:38 PM
Wow.........That's a douchey move that probably won't end well for him once he realizes TNA sucks...Let's just PRAY Dragon doesn't follow suit....
Posted By: Empire Of Ownage (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:39 PM
As a brit, and having had the pleasure to meet Doug Williams, and see him live many times, please get doug and Nigel together, then fued them, doug is an awesome and underrated talent, and McGuinness is great...also Joe/Nigel and Joe/doug would be two awesome matches, as all guys can work stiff, technical style....time to start praying...
Posted By: onedarkmoment (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:39 PM
build this man up as World Elite's threat to the World Title.
Posted By: Elliot (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:39 PM
Awesome news, as he would have been severely mistreated in the WWE.
Posted By: Guest#0385 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:40 PM
it is his loss. casual fans don't know who he is anysway.
I hope he likes working in front of 1.000 or less fans on a regular basis.
maybe he can work at bound for glory. i read that tna had 2,500 fans there for the biggest show of the year and many of them got in free.
Posted By: Guest#4934 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:41 PM
Amazing!!! I read that Bryan Danielson might also go to TNA as well.
TNA has hit the jackpot. I'm so happy.
Posted By: Cesarmania (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:43 PM
Amazing!!! I read that Bryan Danielson might also go to TNA as well.
TNA has hit the jackpot. I'm so happy.
Posted By: Cesarmania (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:43 PM
And the internet goes crazy in 5....4.....3....2....
Posted By: Dan (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:43 PM
Score for TNA!
Posted By: JWS (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:44 PM
Have fun mid carding for life Nigel!
Posted By: Guest#0602 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:44 PM
ok...this is actually a shocker... best laid plans...lol
Posted By: Neuce6 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:46 PM
A much better fit for him. As great as being a midcarder with a goofy name (couldnt be any worse than the current name though) on ECW isnt exactly a dream job.
The Lariat count is about to explode all over TNAs face.
Posted By: Guest#9167 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:49 PM
I hope good ol' Nigel enjoys playing second fiddle to Brutus Magnus.
Posted By: Speedy Gill-zales (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:49 PM
i think its good for both tna and him hope things go well
Posted By: ROD (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:49 PM
Sweet move Nigel. Out with the old (booker) in with the new. Now TNA needs to sign Cabana & Danielson . good job TNA
Posted By: Double J (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:50 PM
Saw Raw and said "I'll take my chances with that Russo guy over in TNA". Seriously though he'll start off in World Elite most likely
Posted By: Guest#2896 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:50 PM
heck to the yeah! Me thinks the world elite just got their new leader
Posted By: tnahack (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:51 PM
Who?
Posted By: Guest#0057 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:51 PM
Epic Mistake!
Posted By: Guest#4309 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:52 PM
The WWE would have jacked him around in Florida for 2-3 years then let him go.
Posted By: Shane (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:53 PM
Enjoy jobbing to Angle, Sting, Steiner, Nash, etc. and being made to look like an idiot.
Posted By: WilliamMorgan (Registered) on October 20, 2009 at 03:55 PM
Smart move? I hope so.
Posted By: joe (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:55 PM
There goes the chance to see Nigel v. Sheamus on ECW. The move is smarter for Nigel, but this may open the flood gates for WWE to try and go after TNA talent, contracts be damned.
Posted By: Bill (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:56 PM
Damn, I was hoping to see Nigel in a WWE ring. I suspect he chose TNA instead because they will probably put him on TV immediately whereas the WWE would have probably sent him down to Florida at first. Sucks for WWE, but a great pickup by TNA. Hopefully, he'll be more like Joe and less like Aries.
Posted By: Monty (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:00 PM
Good news for Nigel- he won't have to be Irish O'Guiness on ECW. Hope Dragon somehow comes in as well-
Posted By: happy guy (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:01 PM
Wow this is huge news for the IWC and the IWC only.
Your casual fan could care less.
Posted By: Allen (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:01 PM
Whaaaaaaat the fuck. I'm a huge fan of the guy, and I think he just screwed himself. For one thing, he's never going to get a chance with WWE now for pulling this stunt. They won't forget it. So he's basically going to dominate TNA or never get another chance at the big time.
For another thing, I CAN'T WATCH HIM NOW. Seriously, even Nigel isn't enough to get me to watch Impact.
Posted By: The REAL MP (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:03 PM
Good news for Nigel- he won't have to be Irish O'Guiness on ECW. Hope Dragon somehow comes in as well-
Posted By: happy guy (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:06 PM
Wow, he better hope TNA does well because if he has to go to the 'E Vince will make him pay big time for this.
But a worthy swerve, none the less.
Posted By: Guest#3493 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:06 PM
I don't remember which one of you clowns said it, but Nigel is hardly the best wrestler in the world today.
He's a poor man's Malenko.
Posted By: Big Fat Fag (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:08 PM
danielson should get big push out of this!!
Posted By: i think (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:09 PM
yea, he'd probably have more luck in tna. he isn't small enough to be entirely ignored like the MCMG.
Posted By: the danger stranger (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:09 PM
Well, there goes his chances of going to WWE when TNA folds.
You see Nigel, you're supposed to go to the big guys, play the game and get released and THEN go to TNA, because TNA takes anyone/everyone (see Morgan, Matt).
Posted By: Alcoholic (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:10 PM
I don't think that the WWE will be very disappointed with this.
His ceiling with the WWE was likely IC/US title.
With TNA - he could be...X-Division champ? Legends?
I don't know the guy that much - but I don't think he will be world champ with either organization.
Posted By: BobbyC (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:14 PM
Well I'll be DAMNED!
Posted By: Ron Simmons (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:14 PM
Damn!
Posted By: Guest#5541 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:17 PM
Nigel McGuiness to cost Beer Money Inc the six sides of steel match against the British Invasion at tonights Impact tapings.
Posted By: Urinal Deuce (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:17 PM
lol look at all the wwe fanboys geting mad
Posted By: mike (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:18 PM
Smart! Sign with the D-team AND burn your bridge to WWE while you're at it! His career is sure to take off now!
Posted By: Rein Engel (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:33 PM
I knew this would happen. Nigel didn't sign anything...thus WWE probably won't give two shits and when Nigel gets bored of TNA, the WWE will welcome him with open arms.
Posted By: Guest#9969 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:18 PM
But... But... He was supposed to be the next Braden Walker!!!!
Posted By: Shawn S Lealos (Registered) on October 20, 2009 at 04:18 PM
I hope it works out for him.
Posted By: Wojcik (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:19 PM
Who the Hell said Nigel McGuinness Was the Best in the World, he isnt even Close..... I senn him wrestle a few times he isnt that impressive and he is now a shellof his former self so calling him as we speak best in the world is prob the dumbest thing ever...... Just cause soemones not in WWE and has 40 min or hour matches doesnt make them best in the world. Wasnt like CM Punk and Samoa Joe considered best in the world? but what they moved on to bigger Feds now there not, Please i love the way you think. here is a list of wrestlers that are much better than Nigel McGuinness
Chris Jericho
Shawn Michaels
CM Punk
AJ Styles
Austin Aeris (how ever its spelled)
AJ Styles
Rey Mysterio
Undertaker (when he is healthy)
American Dragon
and there is a whole host of other if given the chance are much better than Nigel McGuinness..... So please i wasnt even excited about him comming to WWE i was more Excited about bryan Danielson my Fellow Washington alumni.... All the awesome up and commers come from WA, Bran Danielson, Davey Richards, Jack Evans, Brian Kendric and there is more
Posted By: WhatTheHell (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:24 PM
Nigel = New TNA Legends Champion!
Posted By: 2kev (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:24 PM
What a dumbass
Posted By: theBZA (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:26 PM
Another one to be added to World Elite, specifically the British Invasion.
Posted By: Guest#0233 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:26 PM
There goes Punk vs McGuinness vs Danielson as the WrestleMania main event...
Posted By: Cyber (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:26 PM
How do any of you guys really believe that this is a bad move for him. For 1, in TNA he'll be able to KEEP HIS NAME, in the WWE he would have become Preston Gallagar or something stupid like that. 2ND, as much as everyone in the world likes to disagree, you are actually able to WRESTLE in TNA, the WWE he would become an entertainer.
Good Job Nigel, you and Eric Young (who looks like The Ringmaster btw) will be great leaders of the World Elite...
Posted By: Kirk (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:27 PM
Nigel would probably get a better shot at being a main eventer in TNA than the WWE so good for him. Plus he's tight with Doug Williams and they make an amazing tag team. Though I think adding him to the world elite/British invasion would probably be overkill on both sides. He could be used better by being away from them entirely.
Posted By: Steve (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:27 PM
Hmmm, well judging by British talent in both WWE and TNA you got Finlay, Regal, Burchill, Sheamus and Drew McIntyre floundering in the midcard in WWE while TNA are giving the British Invasion a decent push and as of BFG the tag titles, not to mention that World Elite is the top heel stable in TNA now. Yeah I can see McGuiness siding with TNA over WWE. Finlay and Regal are getting on, while Burchill got his first win in months... hell maybe even in over a year recently. Drew and Sheamus are getting slow pushes granted but it's too early to tell whether their pushes will be increased and sustained, something that WWE consistenly fails to achieve with midcarders. TNA can be inconsistent as well, but with their current stance on pushing younger talent Nigel has a much better chance in TNA, rather than WWE and their same old recycled main event matches!
Posted By: Justin O'Pinion (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:29 PM
Seeing all the 10 year old kiddie WWE fans cry over this is hilarious. Face it, WWE is the Evil Empire. Rooting for them is like rooting for the government or Big Brother. Cool people like the underdog. So kudos to Nigel for not selling out. It's now rumored that AmDrag is also coming to TNA.
PG makes for bad movies and bad wrestling programs. WWE sucks now. They lost their edge and are only for little kids.
Posted By: Dave (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:31 PM
"it shows that TNA is the better wrestling program when the best in the world today signs with them instead of being buried and shipped off to jobber school."
I'd rather be a jobber than world champion in TNA.
Posted By: Guest#6764 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:31 PM
Please look What TNA done with Talent, They used them till the WWE failures and WCW over the hill rejects come knocking.... TNA was pushing Joe Styles and Danielson and they were amazing, i use to actually buy TNA DVD's but now i dont not for a along time. They destroyed Joes Carreer and now Joe doesnt even care and made him just a lower midcarder, Fallen Angel is no where to be found and every bitof young and up and coming talent they raped and left them for dead now there zombies, but we push a talentless Eric Young.... Joe would of been better in WWE with the Umaga Charector, i mean WWE made CM Punk, John Morrison, Dolph Ziggler and even the MIZ in to stars, see atleast the WWE gives you a chance, and if you succed they let you go as high as you want. TNA is if you get the ball and Run with it, you have to give it back to Sting, Angle or some WWE reject
Posted By: WhatTheHell (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:31 PM
Noooo! Who will team with me now? That was my last chance at getting a push!
Posted By: Paul Burchill (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:31 PM
Heh heh heh! I can't wait to bury that vanilla midget.
Posted By: Kevin Nash (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:33 PM
Hmmm... Sounds like Team UK is coming back. Where's Team Mexico, Team Canada and Team America now? :D
Posted By: MAniac (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:34 PM
Who else bets Nigel will get injured shortly after his debut and end up being let go afterwards?
Posted By: Sarc Marc (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:35 PM
Well at least it isn't a WWEeject, though one the smarky ROH fans will jump all over UGH!!
Posted By: Guest#2883 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:36 PM
"it shows that TNA is the better wrestling program when the best in the world today signs with them instead of being buried and shipped off to jobber school."
I'd rather be a jobber than world champion in TNA.
Posted By: Guest#6764 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:31 PM
Now that's what I'm talking about! WASSUP!
Posted By: R-Truth (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:38 PM
What a fucking retard.
Posted By: Slick (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:38 PM
too many brits in TNA are going to make things a little wierd.
I really doubt he "burned his bridges" with WWE. I doubt WWE cares one way or the other.
Posted By: August (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:41 PM
Are you joking? What a fool! I think he would do extremely well with both promotions, so why not go to the 'E?
If Punk can make it, so can you, Nigel!!!
Posted By: Jordan (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:45 PM
Guess he'd rather wrestle in front of 900 fans instead of 20,000...
Posted By: KIng Tony (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:47 PM
I PITY THE FOOL for signing with them TNA suckas!
Posted By: Mr T. (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:49 PM
In a Russoriffic swerve Suicide is unmasked to reveal Nigel McGuinness... TNA CROSS THE LINE!
Posted By: Desperately Unfunny Dan (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:52 PM
This is even more evidence that Shane O Mac now owns TNA.
Posted By: Guest#9939 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:52 PM
I'm gonna interupt Nigel's debut just to tell everyone that I think Bobby Lashley's debut was much better!
Posted By: Kanye West (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:56 PM
he's going to the better company
Posted By: true (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:56 PM
Nigel your just ignorant! OOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!
Posted By: Ghost of Michael Jackson (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:57 PM
LOL butthurt e-tards. Why so sensitive? Just watch your kiddie show and stfu.
Posted By: poffo316 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:58 PM
That sucks. I guess he had a better chance of being wasted in the WWE, but it would have been awesome if it had worked out and Nigel got to work in the upper card. Call me crazy, but I think Nigel/Cena could have been a awesome match/feud. I just hope Dragon sticks with WWE because they really need a new guy that can be relied upon for good matches.
Posted By: Dizappointed (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:59 PM
Why is everyone going on about this Nigel McGuinness jobbber for? He is certainly no Paul Roma.
Posted By: Paul Roma (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:59 PM
Anyone who thinks this is a good move on Nigel's part is either a TNA shill or a moron. He could have made his name in wrestling forever if he went with the WWE. He had all the right skills to make it. In Nigel's memory, let's all take out some money and burn it.
Posted By: KidNatural (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:02 PM
TNA will be a better fit for him. Wise move on his part.
Posted By: Propagandhi (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:03 PM
Guess he'd rather wrestle in front of 900 fans instead of 20,000...
Posted By: KIng Tony (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:47 PM
Actually, he'd be forced to go through FCW for a couple years, wrestling in front of about 500 people and once we all forget about him, they would release him quietly.
Posted By: Guest#0613 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:08 PM
Smart! Sign with the D-team AND burn your bridge to WWE while you're at it! His career is sure to take off now!
Posted By: Rein Engel (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:33 PM
yeah because The WWE is really pushing their young wrestlers or did you not hear HHH bury them? Nigel would be either in the same position that Evan Bourne is or where Christian is. TNA is building up it's young talent as we saw at BFG.
Posted By: graves9 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:09 PM
holy shit
Posted By: O.J Mendez (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:09 PM
I don't remember which one of you clowns said it, but Nigel is hardly the best wrestler in the world today.
He's a poor man's Malenko.
Posted By: Big Fat Fag (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:08 PM
Dude! Dean Malenko was one of the most talented wrestlers of all time! Being a "poor man's malenko" is still pretty damn good.
Posted By: Jlevysan (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:10 PM
At least he's spared from being buried in the GARBAGE HEAP that is now WWE.
Posted By: WWESuxballz (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:11 PM
Have fun mid carding for life Nigel!
Posted By: Guest#0602 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:44 PM
hes not going to the WWE you know.
Posted By: Guest#4167 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:11 PM
Enjoy jobbing to Angle, Sting, Steiner, Nash, etc. and being made to look like an idiot.
Posted By: WilliamMorgan (Registered) on October 20, 2009 at 03:55 PM
as opposed to jobbing to Hornswoggle and being buried by HHH?
Posted By: GROOT (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:13 PM
I can't believe it Nigel maybe have just made the biggest mistake of his career. He wont get anything but a low card life with the rest of those british crap wrestlers in TNA; Regal and him versus each other could have been awesomme. Just remember he now will nvr have a shot in WWE; I wonder how Regal feels about this.
Posted By: Jnort19 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:18 PM
Good move by Nigel imo. It reminds me of back in '02 when Styles turned down the WWE developmental deal and was buried by the same people that has buried Nigel today. Honestly, The WWE has shown very little interest inb building new stars as they continue to recycle the same old feud like Orton-HHH-Cena and same storylines like DX and Batista getting a billion title shots. The WWE has done nothing with Christian and Evan Bourne has been booked to look like the new age Barry Horowitz. Plenty of great dream match for Nigel with Angle, Joe, Daniels, Styles among others.
Posted By: graves9 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:20 PM
Look, anyone that's watched Ring of Honor knows Nigel is a great talker, and a cracking wrestler. He could easily be the mouthpiece of the British Invasion, Williams/Magnus dominate the tag division, Big Rob as the muscle. British Invasion exert their muscle over the World Elite, and I buy Nigel as a more credible threat as leader than Eric Young.
Sure, he would have got a better payday with WWE, but would ahve got buried the first time he said a smart funny remark to HHH (which wouldn't be hard to do).
British Invasion could be on the cusp of having a really strong stable.
As a Brit, I've always wanted something to rival the pro-canada hart foundation or Team Canada, or the Evil Foreign stable - Us brits always seem to seen as a joke. I just hope the push them right so it gives the UK something worth rooting for.
Posted By: cpa (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:21 PM
I was really hoping to get to watch Nigel on TV every week. To bad, so sad for me.
Posted By: zwarrior2 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:31 PM
Nigel your just ignorant! OOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!
Posted By: Ghost of Michael Jackson (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:57 PM
No, "you're" just ignorant.
Posted By: Joey. (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:38 PM
I don't remember which one of you clowns said it, but Nigel is hardly the best wrestler in the world today.
He's a poor man's Malenko.
Posted By: Big Fat Fag (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:08 PM
Dude! Dean Malenko was one of the most talented wrestlers of all time! Being a "poor man's malenko" is still pretty damn good.
Posted By: Jlevysan (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:10 PM
Yeah, I used to think the same thing...
Posted By: Chad Collyer (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:47 PM
Wow! Feel the hate from the E fanboys, it's crazy. Are you mad because you were looking forward to tearing him apart whenVince jobs him out or that he had the balls to go somewhere he might actually have a better opportunity to shine( albeit on a smaller stage)?
It's funny how people who shit on ROH are upset he didnt sign with Vince, it's like having a guy you pledges your frat and you don't want him to join so you relish shitting on him when he joins but you get upset when he says fuck it I'm going somewhere else. Lol. How dare he not join the E so he can get generic name and job to Tommy Dreamer.
Posted By: Guest 666 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:47 PM
Hopefully they don't "Samoa Joe" him.
Posted By: Guest#3568 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:50 PM
smart move. The WWE is so close to shutting down it's not funny. He'll be making MORE in TNA believe it or not. 50,000 a year and the WWE offered 43,000.
Posted By: Mike Awesomes Grave (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:52 PM
You don't seriously think that Nigel would be more protected in WWE than TNA do you??? In WWE he MIGHT have Danielson batting for him, he would probably have Regal and maybe Punk. In TNA he will have Doug Williams, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and the fact that we will go right to TV, giving him more of a chance of transferring his fans. If he gets over in TNA, WWE will quickly forget that he turned his back on their agreement in principle.
Posted By: Lansdell (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:53 PM
Nigel only signed with TNA because he didn't own any nice clothes.
Posted By: 'Taker (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:56 PM
TNA change his name. So says dot.net
Posted By: Guest#7419 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:00 PM
No idea who he is, so I'll wait and see
Posted By: Guest#2101 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:01 PM
Laughing at WWE-tards is fuckin sweet. You were all ready to get on your knees and suck his balls 2 weeks ago when you thought he'd be heading up north, instead, he chose to head to Orlando and you're all saying how he will be a midcarder for life? Do you think WWE would have given him a world title run ever? News flash, there has never been a British world champion in WWE and there never will be (since the ECW title doesn't count as a world title) and Regal is the only one who could realistically take one of them, and even he is jobbing to Yamamoto on ECW.
Nigel as the main spokesperson for the WE is awesome as he can draw heat as well as most I've seen, plus in the ring, he is more than capable of putting on a great match.
Posted By: Gorsty (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:02 PM
This is the smart move for Nigle because he and everyone else knows the wwe is the sinking ship with shane gone and all. I mean think about it, who the hell is vince gonna leave the company to stephanie? Give me a fuckin break the wwe will fold in less than a year with her in charge. Good for TNA.
Posted By: Big Joe (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:05 PM
wow, y leave? tna and wwe both suck. stay with ur company jackass. i wish cm punk and samoa joe and now nigel stayed in roh. thatd be sweet and those could be the companys great stars.
Posted By: Guest#2036 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:08 PM
I miss this kind of stuff in wrestling news...
If nothing else it's a good move because it gets people talking about Nigel and TNA.
And this means I witnessed what might be the last Dragon/Nigel match for a long time.
Posted By: Denton56 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:12 PM
Meh...so say the same E-tards who were cumming all over themselves when Nigel was supposedly going to WWE. Well, the ROHbots were too, all 46 of them, but that's for a different reason isn't.
Maybe the E will want Necro Butcher instead???
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted By: Guest#0831 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:14 PM
Anyone who thinks this is a good move on Nigel's part is either a TNA shill or a moron. He could have made his name in wrestling forever if he went with the WWE. He had all the right skills to make it. In Nigel's memory, let's all take out some money and burn it.
Posted By: KidNatural (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:02 PM
Yeah, because that worked for Chris Harris and Monty Brown, or as you may know them, Braden Walker and Marcus Cor Von...
When was the last time WWE really elevated a young new talent? With the exception of CM Punk who was a case of right place right time, there hasn't been a talent with a main event shelf life of more than 1 year since 2004 when John Cena/Randy Orton broke into the main events.
Posted By: Gorsty (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:17 PM
Enjoy jobbing to Angle, Sting, Steiner, Nash, etc. and being made to look like an idiot.
Posted By: WilliamMorgan (Registered) on October 20, 2009 at 03:55 PM
As opposed to jobbing to HBK, HHH, Undertaker, Hornswoggle, Mark Henry, Cena, Orton, and so on...
Your lack of logic doesn't surprise me one bit, E-tard.
Posted By: Guest#4980 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:17 PM
I guess he didn't like the prospects of being "Archibald Rooney".
Good for Nigel. Let the haters hate. He made the smart move for his career and will come out of this an even more cherished commodity.
Posted By: Brad B (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:20 PM
What is this 1998?? I'm surprised at all of the McManson sheep on here bleeting about what a terrible move this is. Lets face it, with the exception of Punk and Morrison WWE product now = WWE product in mid 1995, stale beyond believe and they are hardly trying to make it better. As long as TNA is done with the WCW retirement fund of Booker, Nash, Steiner, and Jarrett (lets just throw in Team 3D b/c they are worthless as well), then this is a good move for Nigel. Hopefully he makes a statement about wanting to be wrestler and not a "sportz entertainer". I think this was a great show of what kind of shape the WWE has put itself into with the PG rated Triple H variety show and the "we've been stuck in 2006 for four years" attitude. I am proud of Nigel for finding a way to spit in the Evil Empire's eye and wish him the absolute best. Now I guess lets see what Dragon does. I'm a bigger fan of him and would just want to see him in a position to become well known and successful, b/c if anyone deserves it, then he does. I find it laughable that he would have to report to FCW to let them neuter his style and "teach" him the WWE style of punching and headlocks, when in all reality, it should be Bryan Danielson teaching the main eventers of WWE (HBK and Punk aside) how to work a match and not be completely boring and repetitive.
Posted By: kingave66 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:21 PM
So I guess The English Invasion gets another member...with Doug in it and the weird looking guy...don't know his name...don't care...and with the group having 2 titles I can see Nigel going farer in TNA than in WWE...so what if they have far from the audience of the E.Nigel probably know he at maximum would get a U.S title run or a tag champ run during his stay in WWE. And hes not worth that, we know it, he knows it. Congrats to him for making a smart move...
Posted By: Krajton (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:24 PM
gud now if TNA cant get their hands on the Briscoes it'd be a wrap
Posted By: guest (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:36 PM
Good job Nigel, WWE treats non-North American talent like shit.
Posted By: Guest#1244 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:37 PM
Please TNA sign the Briscoes! Man Up! LOL
Posted By: guest (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:37 PM
"Hmmmm maybe the idea of working 300+ days a year didn't sit well with him."
WWE wrestlers typically work 1 TV taping and 2 house shows every week. That's... a little over 150 days a year if he's on every card.
Naturally, wrestlers like John Cena have busier schedules, as they have a greater tendency to appear on shows where they're not part of the roster, they have more interviews on print and TV to attend, and they occasionally film movies. I'm pretty sure Cena is one of the few wrestlers who still actually works 300+ days a year, but that's purely by choice.
But would Nigel McGuinness (Or Liam Kensington, or whatever WWE would have called him) work 300+ days? Very, very unlikely. TNA still probably offers him a lighter schedule, but not really by much.
Posted By: Ange (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:44 PM
Can't blame him. It's no big secret he'd spend his whole time dumped over in FCW to learn "how to work a WWE match". At least in TNA he gets a chance to wrestle on nationwide TV and pay per views. SO yeah I'd say he made a good move.
Posted By: Guest#9486 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:55 PM
Guess he'd rather wrestle in front of 900 fans instead of 20,000...
Posted By: KIng Tony (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 04:47 PM
Actually, he'd be forced to go through FCW for a couple years, wrestling in front of about 500 people and once we all forget about him, they would release him quietly.
Posted By: Guest#0613 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:08 PM
Actually, both McGuinnes and Danielson were supposed to skip FCW before their debut according to the news and rumours because of their skills.
Posted By: Guest#7478 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 06:57 PM
I haven't seen too many McGuinness matches, but I think he might have done well in the E. I don't know if anyone's noticed, but over in TNA, you come in, get a big push for the title, win it, and then that's that. I have a feeling once AJ's title run is done, they'll drop him back to midcard purgatory again until his time comes again.
Posted By: CC Fanboy (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:00 PM
Anyone who thinks this is a good move on Nigel's part is either a TNA shill or a moron. He could have made his name in wrestling forever if he went with the WWE. He had all the right skills to make it. In Nigel's memory, let's all take out some money and burn it.
Posted By: KidNatural (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:02 PM
yeah tell that to chris harris... you wwetards are just whiney and complaining cause the guy got smart now he doesn't have to job to cena hhh and orton, get over it and go jerk off to raw
Posted By: Guest#5662 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:10 PM
Nice move, wanker
Posted By: A-Ron (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:14 PM
Obviously Nigel is a smart man. WWE would have never used him right. He will flourish in TNA.
WWE fan boys are hilarious. All i'm reading is TNA is going out of business, they only push washed up WWEjects, Nigel will be a midcarder. Same old horseshit by uniformed douchebags. Get in to the now, not yesterday. Check this out: TNA Champion - AJ Styles, Tag Team Champions - British Invasion, TNA Legends Champion - Eric Young. Which of these guys is a WWEject?
Posted By: #1 TNA Mark (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:31 PM
For those of you defending WWE, name an indie wrestler that has really made a main event push in WWE. Even CM Punk had to go to TNA first to make a National name, had his first main event run booked like a fluke and on his second main event push got jobbed over a dress code violation.
The main eventers WWE have made in the past 5 years are all graduates of their factory program (Orton, Cena, Bastista) and those being groomed are in a similar position (Dibiasi, Rhodes, Tough Enough III winner John Morrison).
Ask Spanky and Paul London how their WWE push went.
Posted By: Ray Church (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:35 PM
SHIT is this better or worse...he could be a W E guy THIS IS BETTEr
Posted By: MaZZacare (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:43 PM
Have fun mid carding for life Nigel!
Posted By: Guest#0602 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:44 PM
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Yeah right. As if that wasn't going to happen in the WWE. In fact, he has more of a chance to elevate his status with TNA. Not the old man's club.
Posted By: El Sexorcisto (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:47 PM
I've just learned that Nigel McGuiness is now Dylan Wolfe. That's his new name. I'm not just making a sarcastic Braedon Walker name change joke, that's seriously what I just read. See, he has just as much chance of being screwed up by TNA as he would have had if he'd proceeded with the WWE deal.
Posted By: Lance O' Leary (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:47 PM
smart move. The WWE is so close to shutting down it's not funny. He'll be making MORE in TNA believe it or not. 50,000 a year and the WWE offered 43,000.
Posted By: Mike Awesomes Grave (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:52 PM
Does ANYONE have ANY links to figures that show WWE anywhere NEAR shutting down?
Posted By: Guest#9488 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:48 PM
well i hope he had a good career cuz its over! just like AJ wont be remembered. Like Robert Roode. Like all others who never stepped foot into WWE, he will be a memory instead of a legend. Go get 'em Dragon
Posted By: Pete (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:49 PM
Did someone really just bring up A.J. Styles as an example of why this is a good move?
The same A.J. Styles who just headlined a PPV as world champion in the country's second biggest market front of 200 paying fans and about 10,000 more on TV? Who just did house shows in front of 500 people?
If Nigel (and Styles and Samoa Joe for that matter) would rather carry around a belt on a show nobody watches or takes seriously than join the WWE then he's the world's biggest mark.
There's one major promotion in this country. That's just a fact.
Posted By: Mike (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:50 PM
Nigel didn't sign a WWE contract because he heard I was going to beat him up for stealing my moveset. I invented the Jawbreaker Clothesline dammit!
Posted By: Big Show (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:56 PM
Anyone who thinks this is a good move on Nigel's part is either a TNA shill or a moron. He could have made his name in wrestling forever if he went with the WWE. He had all the right skills to make it. In Nigel's memory, let's all take out some money and burn it.
Posted By: KidNatural (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 05:02 PM
yeah tell that to chris harris... you wwetards are just whiney and complaining cause the guy got smart now he doesn't have to job to cena hhh and orton, get over it and go jerk off to raw
Posted By: Guest#5662 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:10 PM
Calm down guys! Lets all jerk off!
Posted By: Master Bates (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:58 PM
will not be surprised if danielson gets buried in the E by this
Posted By: Guest#4099 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 08:01 PM
Please i cant beileve people are defending the TNA product, I tried watching Imact and it was Unwatchable. The matches make no sence and there is way less wrestling than the WWE..... Please Raw is complete crap and if Raw is a much better show than imagine how bad TNA is, they got 2 hours to put a quality show and that cant do it
Posted By: WhatTheHell (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 08:48 PM
Nigel made his debut in a backstage segment where he attacked Kurt Angle.
Russo was said to have watched tape of Nigel and fell in love with the guy he is said to be in the top mix from the beginning yep hes getting straight up buried isn't he???
And although Bound for Glory was papered there were over 5,000 there and even UFC had to heavily paper in the area
Posted By: random (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 08:51 PM
Did someone really just bring up A.J. Styles as an example of why this is a good move?
The same A.J. Styles who just headlined a PPV as world champion in the country's second biggest market front of 200 paying fans and about 10,000 more on TV? Who just did house shows in front of 500 people?
If Nigel (and Styles and Samoa Joe for that matter) would rather carry around a belt on a show nobody watches or takes seriously than join the WWE then he's the world's biggest mark.
There's one major promotion in this country. That's just a fact.
Posted By: Mike (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:50 PM
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And do you think thats going to change dumb ass. You're the type of kat that will be all on TNA's dick in a few years if they actually continue to grow (they've getting foreign TV deals left and right..they're growing)
This is how you find out who are the fans and who are the bandwagon, frontrunner nut huggers.
why would I want to see Nigel go the E and get made fun of by HHH and Michaels cause he isn't a name, job to Cena and fued with RTruth when I can watch him start a program with Kurt fuckin' Angle on Impact...get real..
Posted By: Industry (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 08:53 PM
I'm sure everyone can agree on one sure fire bit of awesomeness to eventually come out of this development: McGUINNESS vs. ANGLE!
Posted By: Devin (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 09:17 PM
yeah tell that to chris harris... you wwetards are just whiney and complaining cause the guy got smart now he doesn't have to job to cena hhh and orton, get over it and go jerk off to raw
Posted By: Guest#5662 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:10 PM
Except Harris showed up fat and out of shape and considering the paydays he'd get jobbing to Cena, Triple H or any top guy I doubt he'd feel too bad about it. But yeah being in the main event losing to top guys (while pulling in a lot more money than what he'd get in TNA) is such a bad place to be.
Granted they'd probably mishandle him but oh well.
Monty Brown would have gotten a strong push if he stuck around, but his family was more important.
Posted By: PHOENIXZERO (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 09:25 PM
some of u guys are really something.........sure this guy is turning down the big bucks but if he is financially stable, I say do what makes you happy, not to mention that he will still get some sort of contract with tna.....and signing with TNA LOOKS like the better choice as far as a young wrestler making an immediate impact. I have personally never seen this guy wrestle but I've been hearing all this hype and hoopla about this guy for all this time so I'm very interested to see what goes down.
Posted By: cj (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 09:55 PM
Did someone really just bring up A.J. Styles as an example of why this is a good move?
The same A.J. Styles who just headlined a PPV as world champion in the country's second biggest market front of 200 paying fans and about 10,000 more on TV? Who just did house shows in front of 500 people?
If Nigel (and Styles and Samoa Joe for that matter) would rather carry around a belt on a show nobody watches or takes seriously than join the WWE then he's the world's biggest mark.
There's one major promotion in this country. That's just a fact.
Posted By: Mike (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 07:50 PM
Mike...let me explain this in terms that you can easily understand.
WWE...buries talent. Scotty Goldman, Evan Bourne, EVEN BRYAN DANIELSON WHEN HE LOST TO CENA ON VELOCITY. If they aren't WWE homegrown and they can't get themselves over, they are doomed.
Posted By: Guest#2172 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM
I love the criticisms of the lack of creativity and unpredictability in the writing of the WWE that get tossed around here; so what's everyone's big idea to use McGuinness the 'right way'? Pair him up with other British wrestlers.
Posted By: His Bubbliness (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Well Nigel did have everything that he needed for WWE, but he would have to work his way up thru developmental hell. Danielson, though, has HBK on his side which will probably help him get out of developmental and getting in the main roster soon. I wish him luck.
Posted By: Guest#7842 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Maybe he saw that the british invasion were getting PUSHED, so he thought that by being british, he'd get pushed too!
Posted By: Shio (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Correction, apparently it is Wolf Desmond. I'm amazed, that's so much worse than Dylan Wolfe.
Posted By: Lance O' Leary (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 11:32 PM
I love the criticisms of the lack of creativity and unpredictability in the writing of the WWE that get tossed around here; so what's everyone's big idea to use McGuinness the 'right way'? Pair him up with other British wrestlers.
Posted By: His Bubbliness (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Basically yes. Key word in that statement: wrestlers. WWE doesn't hire wrestlers, they aren't a wrestling company and don't produce wrestling shows. Maybe you should read... ANY AND EVERYthing that has come out of the E for the past -what...-5 years?
I love the smell of bunched up e-tard panties in the morning... it smells... like victory.
Posted By: Guest#5175 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 11:42 PM
Mike...let me explain this in terms that you can easily understand.
WWE...buries talent. Scotty Goldman, Evan Bourne, EVEN BRYAN DANIELSON WHEN HE LOST TO CENA ON VELOCITY. If they aren't WWE homegrown and they can't get themselves over, they are doomed.
Posted By: Guest#2172 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Thanks for breaking that down for me. I appreciate it. If you have a major problem getting yourself over, maybe you're in the wrong business. I'll give you that guys get buried, but there are also guys like Punk who are able to do it. Maybe the internet doesn't know as much about who should be a star as it thinks it does.
Secondly, TNA does not ELEVATE talent. They don't elevate anyone. The business is about selling merchandise and tickets and pay-per-views. TNA has demonstrated that its unable to do any of those things, therefore they're unable to elevate anyone. Hell, Homicide probably sold more tickets and merch in Jersey All Pro during its prime than in TNA. Its far better to be a midcarder in WWE then a main eventer in TNA. At least Evan Bourne by sticking it out has at least given himself a shot. Again, if you think just having a belt and being on the top of a card is being elevated, regardless of the business being done, then we just disagree.
Posted By: Mike (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 01:24 AM
Give TNa another 2 hours somewhere and I bet they would get a few more WWE "prospects' and probably some of the talent WEE has flounderign around in Florida and backstage to go to TNA and make some noise.
WWE is HHH, Undertaker, Cena, Orton, and Michales. In any order depending on who is hurt or taking a few months off. Been tat way since the Millenium turned almost 10 years ago, and cena was a shock when he actually got a push a few years back.
Look at all the talent they have and what they do with it. They throw it on ECW and SD. Which are GOOD wrestling shows but don't get the recognition or hype that RAW dies which blows. Yet all those big names (with the excpetion of UT) are Raw.
Hell even Jericho who is better than all those guys is semi buried and he has to have the gimmick of a unifed belt to be allowed to appear on Raw where he outshines anyone (except Santino) on the mic. But with this bragging right PPV cming you'll see him get buried by those losers just like everyone else does.
So why would this guy go to WWE, the fact that the people who even know who this guy actually like WWE is pretty sad. Because if you know who this guy is you are supposed to know better.
Posted By: Rich (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 01:55 AM
"You Idiot"-CM Punk
Posted By: Guest#6812 (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 02:44 AM
BAAAAAAAAD move nigel, at least in wwe, you had Bryan, who in turn had shawn to keep you safe, now your on a sinking ship to shit.
Posted By: Guest#0181 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:36 PM
...Yeah because that worked out well for Cade...
Have fun mid carding for life Nigel!
Posted By: Guest#0602 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 03:44 PM
And where did you think he was going in WWE? lol
Posted By: D (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 05:39 AM
LMAO @ all the bitter E-tards crying.
TNA = Wrestling
WWE = SNL Wannabe
Posted By: Guest#0375 (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 06:12 AM
"Basically yes. Key word in that statement: wrestlers. WWE doesn't hire wrestlers, they aren't a wrestling company and don't produce wrestling shows. Maybe you should read... ANY AND EVERYthing that has come out of the E for the past -what...-5 years?
I love the smell of bunched up e-tard panties in the morning... it smells... like victory.
Posted By: Guest#5175 (Guest) on October 20, 2009 at 11:42 PM"
You're misunderstanding the point. Regardless of whichever promotion he goes to, the general idea tossed around was him getting paired up with British wrestlers. If it was WWE, people envisioned him being with Burchill, Regal, Seamus and the like. If it was TNA, which is already the case, people envisioned him with the World Elite which has the British Invasion. It's not a knock on TNA which I'm assuming you thought that's what I was doing. It's a knock on the way of thinking around the comments section. I don't care where he ends up as long as he's an asset and he's happy doing whatever he ends up doing.
Posted By: His Bubbliness (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 11:44 AM
The only thing I don't get here is why he changed his name. It's Wolf Desmond. I figured that would happen in WWE, but not TNA.
Regardless, it is not hard to see why he did what he did. In WWE he would have started on ECW or as part of Regal's stable. He would have jobbed a lot and probably not gotten a serious push until he got over with fans. And he really doesn't have the size that WWE likes (i.e. Orton, Dibiase, Rhodes, Swagger, etc). The bottom line is he would be more likely to get lost in the shuffle.
But in TNA, he gets thrown into a program with their TOP GUY on his first night. Not too shabby.
Did he burn bridges with WWE? Likely in the short run, but Vince has never let personal feelings get in the way of making money. If he is TNA champ and willing to move for a big spot in the roster, you can bet Vince would take him.
Posted By: Chico Whoretiz (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Does this remind anyone of the Lex Lugar situation?
Posted By: Ben (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 01:13 PM
BURN!
Let the Monday Night Wars, part II, begin.
Posted By: Guest#8428 (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 01:18 PM
Have fun wrestling in front of 1000 people a night Nigel. All the virgins will be cheering "THIS IS AWESOME" when you are jobbing to 40 year old has beens.
Posted By: TNA is for faggots (Guest) on October 21, 2009 at 05:21 PM
So glad Nigel Mcguiness chose TNA over WWE! Way to go Nigel. I've always wanted to keep up with his wrestling and now I'll be able to. YES!!!This one bites those Etards hurt doesn't it? Oh it burns doesn't it? Too bad. TNA is wrestling. WWE is entertainment. Nigel is a wrestler, not an entertainer!
Posted By: WWE is for McMahon dicksuckers (Guest) on October 22, 2009 at 03:59 AM
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