Nigel McGuinness stepping back into the ring for a match against his long-time Ring of Honor rival Bryan Danielson at AEW Grand Slam is a dream scenario for many hardcore professional wrestling fans.

Thirteen years of doubts and questions were washed away for Nigel McGuinness as he walked out into Wembley Stadium.

Nigel McGuinness assesses his future. At AEW All In, Nigel McGuinness made a shocking return to in-ring action as he competed in the event’s Casino Gauntlet match. Four weeks from removed from All In,

Nigel McGuinness will do something he hasn't since all the way back in December of 2011: wrestle a single match. Now sure, he technically wrestled a match already this year, making his surprise return at AEW All In to make good on his childhood dream of working a match at Wembley Stadium,

McGuinness was then asked whether he saw the comeback as a one-off for the match with Danielson or if he was looking at it as a full run. He stated that he was taking a wait-and-see approach, and he was not ruling it out. McGuinness noted that they would see how the match against Danielson went, and he was focused on preparing for it.

Nigel McGuinness will be facing off against Bryan Danielson on next week’s episode of AEW Grand Slam: Dynamite, and he recently spoke with TV Insider to discuss returning to the ring for the first time in 13 years at All In 2024, when he realized he was preparing to return to in-ring action, and more.