Steven Haworth
Birthday: 1976-01-23
Place of Birth: London, England, U.K.
Synopsis
Steven Haworth better known by his ring name Nigel McGuinness, is an English professional wrestling commentator and former professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE as a colour commentator for 205 Live, NXT, and Main Event. As a wrestler, he is perhaps best known for his tenure with Ring of Honor in the United States and Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan. He held the ROH Pure Championship for a record 350 days and is a former ROH World Champion, holding 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 would be his last run as an in-ring performer. He returned to ROH in August 2011, working as a colour commentator, and officially retired from in-ring competition on 17 December 2011. He left ROH in December 2016 and signed with WWE soon thereafter.
Acting
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
as Nigel McGuiness / Commentator
War Games returns again, as the superstars of NXT fight each other, for the chance to be called, the best in the world.
The Good..The Bad..The Buff: The Marc Bagwell Journey
as Himself
Uncover the man behind the “Stuff” as Marc “Buff” Bagwell sits down with Nigel McGuinness (Ring of Honor) to tell his side of the story. Watch as a film crew follows Buff, chronicling his life both inside and outside of the squared-circle, in addition to over 40 years worth of home-video footage all wrapped into this hour-and-forty minute docu-shoot.
PROGRESS Chapter 7: Every Saint Has A Past, Every Sinner Has A Future
as Nigel McGuinness
Filmed at The Garage, Islington on Sunday 19th May 2013 El Ligero vs Noam Dar Darrell Allen vs Joey Lakeside vs Xander Cooper vs Eddie Dennis (Natural Progression Series) London Riots vs Project Ego Jimmy Havoc v Zack Sabre Jr (special guest referee Nigel McGuinness) Will Ospreay vs Mark Andrews RJ Singh vs Danny Garnell Screw Indy Wrestling vs Marty Scurll, Paul Robinson and Rampage Brown
The Last of McGuinness
as Himself
After finally achieving his childhood dream, being one of the top professional wrestlers in the world, Nigel McGuinness painfully travels the world for one last tour, battling to understand his place in the business he spent his life pursuing, after his career was cut mysteriously short.
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
as Nigel McGuinness
Death before Dishonor VI was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on August 2, 2008 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. It featured a Four Way Elimination Match for the ROH World Title as the main event pitting champion Nigel McGuinness against Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli and Tyler Black.
