 The rest of the year saw McGuinness feuding with Jimmy Rave, who, using his new submission manoeuvre, the "Heel Hook" (a single leg Boston crab and twisting ankle lock combination), forced him to tap out on two separate occasions, first on 8 December 2006, at "The Chicago Spectacular Night 1" and then on 23 December 2006, at "Final Battle 2006".Rave followed that up with another victory over McGuinness on 27 January 2007, this time in an "I Quit" match, which he won via referee stoppage.In February, McGuinness began acting as a representative of NOAH and as a spokesperson and tag team partner of NOAH talent Takeshi Morishima, upon his arrival to the company.