TNA Gets Nigel??????
 

As noted earlier, former Ring of Honor Champion Nigel McGuinness is backstage at the TNA iMPACT! Zone in Orlando, FL for tonight’s taping. Although Ring of Honor recently issued a statement that McGuiness had “agreed in principle” to a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment, he has opted to sign with TNA instead and is expected to debut at tonight’s tapings. Nigel is expected to get a new ring name in TNA Wrestling. WWE apparently dragged its feet on signing the duo, so TNA swooped in and signed Nigel. Danielson very well could be next although we do not have that confirmed just yet.

Wow. Swerve.

Nah, sounds too dramatic. I'll believe it when I see it.

getting them both would be awesome

Shut up taker707.

Also, quote your source:

"From Ryan "D-Bag" Clarke who stole it from another site while giving no credit.."

lol..."WWE dragging its feet"

Geee...how could this happen?

Still won't make me wanna watch TNA. No offense.

meh... indifferent

I sincerely hope this isn't true, I don't want them to go there. I don't want to have to watch TNA. I was actually looking forward to seeing how they would perform in the WWE (not at first but the idea grew on me) now they'll have pointless matches with pointless endings with neither of them receiving a consistent push.

more than likely that would have been the fate if they went to WWE.

If TNA stole a booker that I enjoy...I think I'd care more.

Definitely a shocking and exciting turn of events . . .

Who the fuck else is backstage at the Impact tapings
 

Fuck you Ryan Clark! :foc:

I was.

Kurt Angle

I'm pretty sure Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit were there also. :y:

LOL

Aye sometimes the company will change their mind or be petty for no reason but it's hard to deny that they know how to build a superstar when they really want to.

unfortunately, Vince Russo is still there :'(

Russo is making TNA worth watching.

I still don't watch it, but this is what I'm hearing.

James Storm.

Jeff Hardy

Now you've gone too far!!

Pretty bummed about this news. Hope Danielson doesn't follow suit.

Yeah. All their talent likes anal sex.

TNA is really more of a small pile of shitty cocks in the dismembered genitalia that is the wrestling industry today

GODDAMMIT TAKER707!!!!!!!

So Nigel's new name is "Desmond Wolf".

Lol, what an awful name. I bet his theme music begins with a howling noise.

They'll probably just give him Nash's knock off of the Wolf Pac theme.

He could possibly feud with Kurt, I could care less what his name is.

He is feuding with Kurt Angle, apparently. He attacked Angle backstage. I would have personally preferred Nigel to sign with the WWE, but McGuinness is doing what he wants to do. Getting a feud out the gate with Kurt Angle, even with a name like Desmond Wolf, is nothing bad for a guy's career.

Bryan Danielson is unlikely to follow suit, in my opinion. He's got Shawn Michaels and William Regal in the WWE to watch over him. Both HBK and Regal have really good relationships with Triple H. As such, Danielson could find himself a favourite.

Seriously.

Ugh, this blows. I love Nigel. I might actually have to turn on TNA and see how it goes, but, I doubt I'll watch it much.

It's not as good as Nigel McGuinness, but I think Desmond Wolf is a pretty badass sounding name.

Dunno if it means anything or is just a typo but the Impact spoilers on the TPWW main page say that Nigel debuted as "Wolf Desmond" instead of Desmond Wolf. The spoilers are credited as being from PWInsider.

I read the spoilers for the next Impact, I'm psyched, sounds like a good show.

TNA has been my favorite wrestling show for a solid two or three months.

I saw it written both ways...

Wolf Desmond would be a terrible name, but Desmond Wolf would be awesome. Funny how that works out.

Yea I saw it as "Desmond Wolf" in pre-taping spoilers but only saw him called "Wolf Desmond" in the ones on the main page that are ripped off of PWI. Maybe it'll be a wolf gimmick and every time a taping or PPV is on a full moon, he'll go berserk and decimate his opponents.

Well I am shocked to hear about Nigel going to TNA instead, but judging by the spoilers, it could be an interesting thing to see. Especially if he is going to feud with Angle from the very beginning. But this is likely more stupidness on Vinces part. So if I were him, I would make sure Danielson is signed and get him to tv ASAP.

Desmond Wolf?

You must be fucking joking.

Sounds to me like some of you here wouldn't watch TNA no matter what happened. Like, if every wrestler known to man signed with TNA, you would still watch a matchless WWE and continue to drool over Vince MacMahon's continued failure to ressurrect the business. Sounds foolish to me....

Desmond Wolf sounds better, but Wolf Desmond would be better if he was called "Wolfgang Desmond," and he was put over as wrestling's Mozart.

The Kurt Angle vs. Wolfgang match will be worth this. After the iMPACT! spoilers, it seems likely that the card will feature (highlight to read):

Three-Way Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
AJ Styles (c) vs. Daniels vs. Samoa Joe

TNA World Tag Team Championship
The British Invasion (c) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns

Kurt Angle vs. Amadeus Desmond

Scott Steiner vs. Bobby Lashley

TNA Legends Championship
Eric Young (c) vs. Kevin Nash

IWGP World Tag Team Championship
Team 3D (c) vs. Rhino & TBD

TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship
Wild Senioritas (c) vs. The Beautiful People

Goddamn, TNA is starting to look really good potentially. I'm definately watching this Thursday.

I'm glad TNA have gotten their heads out of their asses. Now if only Samoa Joe loses the crappy make-up and attire.

Well, I wouldn't say they completely got their head out of their asses yet, but I like the way things have been going, and they definately have my attention right now. They seem to be pushing AJ, Morgan, Hernandez, Homicide, Joe, Young, Beer Money, ect., while getting rid of some of the older guard.

Think danielson may have all the connects that made orton one of THE top superstars in the company so Danielson is safer than safe


Nigel on the other hand I think he made the right move,while TNA blows it half the time they give talent that would otherwise be religatied to midcard status in the WWE a chance to shine. I honestly saw WWE wasting Nigel then releasing him so I think he made the right move. Not too keen on the name though

I'm not too sure how the WWE will react to this, but bridges are often mended. If McGuinness becomes a top star in TNA, when his contract expires, it might carry over. Might.

But wasn't Danielson already signed to a WWE deal? I remember reading that McGuinness' wasn't set in stone, but I always understood it that Danielson was signed and done? The one thing that Danielson could gain by going to TNA, is that they would absolutely love him for it, and he'd probably be treated as well as McGuinness seems to be out the gate, or even better. And even moreso than Nigel, he'd probably be welcomed to the WWE with open arms when he agreed to eventually sign with them.

and to top it all off now booker t is going

WWE I guess took their deal off the table when they saw Nigel's physical. Probably something to do with the amount of injuries hes had.

Good for TNA to grab Nigel, hell of a wrestler

you know nigel has been in tna before

http://thegurglingcod.typepad.com/th..._you_know2.jpg

Batista still has a job doesn't he :lol:

Being in the Gauntlet for the gold back in August of 2004, and wrestling in the Genesis 2005 preshow is hardly with TNA.

that very match, a lot of talent was in that ring on that night

to be honest i would love to see bryan danielson sign with tna imagine,

bryan danielson vs kurt angle,
2 of the best wrestlers in the world today duking it out

I so read that as "Dyking it out," then reread it.

I need more sleep. :(

i wish velvet sky and daffney would dyke it out

Apparently Desmond Wolf was Nigel's creation.

I still stand by liking the name. But a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

If that's true, it's shitty, but it's understandable. I feel horrible for NIgel though, figuring he busted his ass to go out there, and the injuries he got while doing it may have fucked him over from getting in the big league.

Impact! Spoilers

Angle vs. Desmond Wolf
Hebner stops the match after Angle is knocked out by a vicious clothesline from Wolf. They put Angle on a backboard and stretcher him out.

highlight that post

Hell, WWE keeps Batista around. So it kinda sucks being a little injury prone has hurt his chances.

Does the British invasion still exist in TNA?

yes

They have too many Brits, they can't have a brit outside the British Invasion...it will confuse everybody.

He can join World Elite



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Eric Young could have made his big announcement that Desmond Wolf would be joining World Elite, and going after the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. I would have enjoyed that, at least.

I hear he is




I haven't been this legit excited for a wrestling show on tv, that wasn't ROH in a long time,

Can't read what you posted as spoilers IC cause I'm browsing on my iPhone but I definitely looking forward to tonight AND next week's Impact based on the spoilers I've read. I'm not a Nigel or ROH fanboy but the program he's going into looks really interesting.