Nigel McGuinness agrees to WWE contract in principle

Ring of Honor wrestler Nigel McGuinness has agreed to a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, according to an official ROH press release. McGuinness is the second ROH prominent wrestler in recent weeks to agree to such a deal, coming soon after Bryan Danielson did the same.

The British national was a longtime heel mainstay of Ring of Honor, performing as its Pure Champion before losing the title in a unification match. McGuinness later won the Ring of Honor World championship outright. As with Danielson though, McGuinness had been placed by ROH into a less prominent position over the past several months as he explored outside options.

McGuinness will be allowed to complete his Ring of Honor run over the next month, working the same farewell cards as Danielson in Boston, Philadelphia and New York. ROH management just has to hope against hope that it can either hold on to its remaining top talent or successfully transition to its next generation of wrestlers.