Is Eddie (Edwards) the new Nigel (McGuinness)?
The questioner is trying to make the connection between the two as far as if Davey Richards is seen as the new Bryan Danielson, would that make Edwards the new Nigel McGuinness. I could actually agree with the comparison, but not for the Danielson and McGuinness parallel. I actually see a similarity in terms of the development of both as wrestlers and personalities. When Nigel McGuinness first debuted in ROH he was known as a British counter wrestler who could provide a great technical match but who didn’t have any major outstanding personality or character. I mean, heck, he was paired up with Chad Collyer in the early days of his run with the company. Collyer was a fine wrestler, but in 2004 / 2005 he also had some charisma deficiency issues (at least until he went with a “wacky” hook and began telling wrestlers to “just gimmie the damned belt!”). Nigel slowly began to come out of his shell as far as his personality and gimmick, taking on more of an edge and attitude and then finally
