Nigel McGuinness Says Returning To The Ring At All In 2024 Was ‘Like A Hollywood Movie’
Nigel McGuinness talks about his return to the ring back at AEW All In 2024.
At AEW’s biggest event of 2024, Nigel McGuinness would return to the ring in a surprise appearance during the Casino Gauntlet at Wembley Stadium for AEW All In 2024. Following the bout, Nigel would go on to wrestle several more times.
While speaking to the Heel Shit Podcast, Nigel was asked about his return during last year’s Casino Gauntlet, noting that it was just like a Hollywood movie.
“It’s one of those moments I’ve said to people, it was so surreal and you just couldn’t believe it. It’s just, it’s like a Hollywood movie. After all those years of not wrestling as well, I mean, giving up on the dream of ever possibly doing anything like that to then walk out there on that stage, get that kind of reaction. It was just incredible. There’s an odd thing with it as well. You lose that sense of grandeur after the fact becomes, I don’t want to say normal, but it’s not the life changing moment that you think it will be. So it’s just something you’re very appreciative of. It was an amazing moment, and I’ll always be grateful for Tony Khan for giving me the opportunity to do it. But it doesn’t, it doesn’t solve anything. Any (of) lifes problems, if that makes sense. In a movie, at the end of the movie, your hero gets to do what he wants to do and then off he goes into the sunset and lives happily ever after. I guess that’s what I’m trying to get at.”
Nigel last competed at AEW Double Or Nothing 2025 back in May, teaming with Daniel Garcia to face off with FTR.
Earlier this year, Zack Sabre Jr stated that Nigel still owes him a singles match. You can read more about that here.
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