Austin Aries Comments on Bryan Danielson & Nigel McGuinness Going to the WWE

WWE Raids May End ROH

Not only has WWE signed American Dragon, they've also signed former ROH World Champion, Nigel McGuinness. These two signings are the equivalent of an NHL franchise drafting Sidney Crosby and John Tavares in the same year. The sad truth is that this could be the final nail in ROH's coffin. The company was already reeling after the loss of booker Gabe Sapolsky and has been on a downward spiral ever since, but its one saving grace was that it was the place to see Danielson and McGuinness in action. While both men have dabbled in other independent promotions and Japan, ROH is the biggest and grandest independent promotion in North America -- but its survival now hangs in the balance as ROH bookers will now frantically attempt to build a new star to cushion the devastating blow...More?

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Nigel McGuinness Signs with WWE

Nigel McGuinness has agreed in principle to a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment...More?

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Things are looking up!

Ric Flair on Triple H, Nigel McGuinness, Steve Austin and Others

On Triple H:
"He's wonderful," Flair said. "He's one of the top three guys in the company. He's a phenomenal performer. He's a great human being and a wonderful guy."

"He has an unbelievable work ethic. He reminds me of me. On the road and on house shows, He never...not ever...takes a shortcut. He's very smart."

On who he was impressed by at the ROH tapings.
"Nigel," Flair said, referring to former ROH champion Nigel McGuinness. "I hadn't seen him before. He's a great speaker and he has a lot of skill. I was impressed with a lot of the workers there. Nigel works hard in the ring and is a really phenomenal speaker

On Stone Cold Steve Austin:
"At the Hall of Fame, I said that the biggest star in the history of pro wrestling was Steve Austin. I wasn't just blowing smoke. It wasn't Hulk in the 80s. Steve clearly set a standard, I thought."

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Update on Nigel McGuinness and Thoughts on his Match from a Ringside Photographer

Power Slam Magazine Top Wrestlers of 2008

Power Slam Magazine just recently released their current December 2008 issue where in they featured and have published the PS50 top 50 professional wrestlers of 2008 from all organizations and Shawn Michaels named # 1 of 2008 (last year's rank #8) Triple H comes in at #11 (last year's rank #46). The top 15 are below:

1 (8) Shawn Michaels
2 (3) Kenta
3 (2) Nigel McGuinness
4 (1) Kurt Angle
5 (21) Edge
6 (13) The Undertaker
7 (10) Hiroshi Tanahashi
8 (9) Naomichi Marufuji
9 (23) Jeff Hardy
10 (7) Bryan Danielson
11 (46) Triple H
12 (18) Katsuhiko Nakajima
13 (NL) Kota Ibushi
14 (NL) Keiji Muto / The Great Muta
15 (NL) Shingo Takagi

A conversation with Ring of Honor's Nigel McGuinness

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