After plenty of sporadic appearances in each AEW and Ring of Honor over the past 12 months, Nigel McGuinness will return to the ring in a match has a large Forbidden Door related stake attached to it.
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It was announced on the August 9 episode of “AEW Collision” that a four-way match dubbed “The Technical Spectacle” will happen on the August 16 episode seven days from now. The match will feature McGuinness, Daniel Garcia, Hechicero, and the ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty, where the winner will get a shot on the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, currently held by fellow technical specialist Zack Sabre Jr..
The match can be the primary piece of motion for the “Collision” color commentator since Double or Nothing in May where he and Garcia were defeated by FTR, but Garcia is not the only man within the match that McGuinness has already crossed paths with in recent months. Back at Ring of Honor’s Final Battle pay-per-view in December 2024, McGuinness was revealed to be Lee Moriarty’s mystery opponent for an ROH Pure Championship match, but it surely was Moriarty who walked away with the victory, retaining his title in the method. McGuinness has also shared the ring with Sabre Jr. very briefly throughout the Casino Gauntlet match at All In London 2024, which was McGuinness’ first match since his initial retirement in December 2011.
As for the person McGuinness will face if he gets the win next week on “Collision,” Sabre Jr. has been pre-occupied with the annual G1 Climax tournament in Recent Japan Pro Wrestling. On the time of writing, he currently has a record of 6-2 with one match to go within the B Block, amassing a complete of 12 points, making him the primary wrestler to qualify for the tournament play-offs that can start on August 14.