WWE 205 Live and NXT UK commentator Nigel McGuinness recently appeared on an episode of WWE After The Bell, where he talked about Daniel Brian's legendary career as well as his relationship with Bryan.
McGuinness said, “Daniel Bryan, I remember when we first started out in the same locker room.” “He’s a guy who our careers almost parallel each other until coming here to WWE and then we went off in very different directions. Good friend of mine, nothing but respect inside and outside of the ring. A lot of interesting theories on the world that we’ve shared on car rides.”
McGuinness then talked about wanting to see Daniel Bryan in NXT or NXT UK and how he is just like WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle because he has great matches with absolutely everyone and Nigel thinks he is a person that you just can’t help learn from.
McGuinness said, “I’d love to see Bryan here.” “To be honest with you, he’s the guy most like Kurt Angle, he has great matches with absolutely everyone and I think he’s a person that you just can’t help [learn from]. When you’re in the ring with someone with that talent, you can’t help but be brought up another level."
McGuinness also talked about the impact Daniel Bryan had on his career as well as how synonymous with each other their careers are and that Bryan still has a lot he can do in pro wrestling and he doesn’t see Bryan retiring.
McGuinness said, “He certainly did with me.” “Our careers are certainly synonymous with each other in the early stages. I remember the first time I was in a locker room with him as well. We got there early, he was over in the corner of the locker room just reading a book and I had this very strange sensation that he was going to be a big factor in my career and vice versa and couldn’t be any more true than that."
“It’s great that he’s had the success that he’s had here, couldn’t be happier for him and I think he’s still got a lot that he can do. You mentioned perhaps coming to NXT or NXT UK, I think that would get a lot of people talking.”
