Posted on 5/02/126 by Colin Vassallo
The New Day’s legendary tag team run in WWE came to an
abrupt end today following the news of their surprise
release from the company.
Kofi Kingston, who has worked for WWE since 2006, and Xavier
Woods, who has been there since 2010, have tag teamed
together since 2014.
Together with Big E, the trio had some incredible feuds and
title reigns, winning the WWE Tag Team titles 12 times and
NXT Tag Team titles once.
For Kofi, his time as WWE champion also came when KofiMania
swept WWE in 2019, winning the title from Daniel Bryan at
WrestleMania 35.
Several WWE Superstars paid tribute to the duo after the
news of their release became public. Even AEW’s MJF
proclaimed on Instagram that it’s a new day.
The two reportedly refused to restructure their deals to
conform with the TKO structure according to Bryan Alvarez of
F4W and their departure came after a mutual agreement. It
was stressed that it was them who decided to leave WWE.
Fightful also adds that their peers were quite shocked at
the news as the two were considered to be WWE “lifers.”