Post by MTMT on Sept 4, 2009 13:38:45 GMT -4
From Ring of Honor.
First of all- Nigel is a British name. McGuinness is very much an Irish name. I'm just going to assume this dude is German. (Though according to his Wikipedia page, he's British).
Second- this is the second major ROH performer to sign with WWE recently, the other being Bryan Danielson.
I freakin' love this.
I can't claim to be an ROH fan, but not because I'm disinterested. I don't have HDNet, and I have far too many other things I'm focused on- hell, it's rare that I get to watch WWE (thank god for the Internet, or I'd never keep up).
But I've watched a few YouTube clips... some old CM Punk clips, and more recently Danielson and McGuinness.
ROH has been thrilled. They've put out press releases to announce the WWE signings. They're looking at it as great publicity... WWE fans will see these great athletes, find out their ROH roots, and then check 'em out.
It kind of reminds me of WWE's relationship with the original ECW. WWE was perhaps a little bit more helpful with ECW... ECW's "invasion" of RAW, Tazz winning with ECW Title while with WWE, etc. But both ROH and ECW were/are a breeding ground for new talent. How many WWE wrestlers started in ECW (especially in the late 90s/early 2000s)? It seems like a lot are now coming from ROH.
First of all- Nigel is a British name. McGuinness is very much an Irish name. I'm just going to assume this dude is German. (Though according to his Wikipedia page, he's British).
Second- this is the second major ROH performer to sign with WWE recently, the other being Bryan Danielson.
I freakin' love this.
I can't claim to be an ROH fan, but not because I'm disinterested. I don't have HDNet, and I have far too many other things I'm focused on- hell, it's rare that I get to watch WWE (thank god for the Internet, or I'd never keep up).
But I've watched a few YouTube clips... some old CM Punk clips, and more recently Danielson and McGuinness.
ROH has been thrilled. They've put out press releases to announce the WWE signings. They're looking at it as great publicity... WWE fans will see these great athletes, find out their ROH roots, and then check 'em out.
It kind of reminds me of WWE's relationship with the original ECW. WWE was perhaps a little bit more helpful with ECW... ECW's "invasion" of RAW, Tazz winning with ECW Title while with WWE, etc. But both ROH and ECW were/are a breeding ground for new talent. How many WWE wrestlers started in ECW (especially in the late 90s/early 2000s)? It seems like a lot are now coming from ROH.
