Nigel McGuinness is a professional wrestler and commentator currently signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss how likely one more match will be, his in-ring careers in ROH and TNA, being renamed Desmond Wolfe, the offer that got rescinded from WWE and what could have been, being in attendance at SummerSlam 1992 in Wembley Stadium, his thoughts on Bryan Danielson and more! Plus, Nigel wows Chris with some amazing magic tricks!
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00:00 Intro
0042 What he likes about living in Los Angeles
01:46 Trying to get rid of his American accent
03:27 How much prep does he put into a day of AEW Collision
04:12 Is he preparing for an in-ring comeback?
05:57 Was a match with Bryan Danielson ever in the works?
10:58 Getting to have a moment at Wembley stadium at All In
14:02 How being hired by WWE helped him get comfortable with commentary
15:42 Michael Cole teaching him about commentary in WWE
16:48 AEW giving him more freedom to take risks
17:18 What aspect of commentary took him a long time to learn?
18:22 Telling stories being of utmost importance in pro wrestling
20:60 Wrestlers using their character name in real life
23:43 Contracting Hepatitis B at the end of his career
26:34 Does it bother him that AEW utilizes blading?
27:32 TNA requiring him to blade in a match he didn’t want to
28:27 How does he feel about where his career is at now?
30:17 Does he remember the day he lost his WWE contract?
32:60 Why didn’t WWE ever pursue him again?
33:54 Did his in-ring career become a big ‘what if?’
36:03 Comparing his career to Bryan Danielson’s
37:48 When did he become determinist?
40:55 His series of matches with Kurt Angle in TNA
42:59 People getting tired of watching the same match style
44:21 What makes Bryan Danielson such a great wrestler?
46:25 How he thinks about telling wild jokes on AEW commentary
49:28 Are people in his ear in AEW at the level they were in WWE?
51:12 Why was he Desmond Wolfe in TNA?
52:21 Detailing the planning of his magic show
56:06 Nigel shows CVV a variety of magic tricks
01:11:37 3 things Nigel McGuinness is grateful for
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