Nigel McGuinness

Nigel McGuinness
McGuinness in 2011
Birth nameSteven Haworth
Born (1976-01-23) 23 January 1976 (age 48)
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Leicester
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Desmond Wolfe[1]
Nigel McGuinness[1]
Vyvyan Edmondson[2]
Kane[3]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[4]
Billed weight235 lb (107 kg)[4]
Billed fromLondon, England[4]
Trained byChic Cullen[5]
Dave Taylor[5]
Les Thatcher[1]
Robbie Brookside[1]
DebutSeptember 1999[1]
RetiredDecember 2011

Steven Haworth (born 23 January 1976), better known by his ring name Nigel McGuinness, is an English professional wrestling commentator, retired professional wrestler and magician. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he serves as a color commentator on Collision. He is best known for work with Ring of Honor, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and WWE.

Haworth started his career in 1999 in the American independent circuit as Nigel McGuinness. He would begin to work with ROH in 2003. In 2005, he held the ROH Pure Championship for a record 350 days, eventually losing the title to Bryan Danielson in a unification match with Danielson's ROH World Championship. He won the World Championship in 2007 and held the title for 545 days. From October 2009 to June 2011, Haworth wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Desmond Wolfe. This was his last run as an in-ring performer, as he retired in 2011 due to medical complications. He returned to ROH in August 2011 as a colour commentator and on-screen authority figure, but left in December 2016 and signed with WWE shortly after, working as a commentator for NXT and NXT UK.

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference OWOW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ @TheWRProject (20 March 2020). "We're all in this together" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ McGeorge, Alistair (7 June 2023). "AEW star Nigel McGuinness actually portrayed WWE legend Kane for one off match".
  4. ^ a b c "Desmond Wolfe". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Cagematch profile". Cagematch. Retrieved 19 January 2010.