Reported By Patrick W. Boucher on Oct 20, 2009 - 8:04:04 PM

As reported earlier, former Ring of Honor champion Nigel McGuiness has opted to sign with TNA Wrestling after previous negotiations with World Wrestling Entertainment stalled. The news was broken today by Jason Powell of prowrestling.net.

McGuiness is currently backstage in Orlandod and will debut at tonight's tapings under a new ring name. He's telling people that signed with TNA because WWE took too long to send him a contract.

In an interview with the U.K. Sun on September 4th, McGuiness said, “I am not 100 percent on board yet. I still have to cross some I’s and dot some T’s but it’s looking positive. I don’t want to tempt fate until it’s all signed sealed and delivered."

There has also been some buzz that fellow former ROH Champion Bryan Danielson might be TNA-bound as well. ROH also sent out a statement last month that Danielson was WWE bound, but that appears to have fallen through as well.