Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods part ways with WWE
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have parted ways with WWE.
On Saturday, fans online noticed that Kingston and Woods had been moved to the Alumni section of WWE’s website. Both are also no longer listed under the Raw, SmackDown, or NXT sections of the company’s roster page.
Our own Bryan Alvarez has since confirmed that Kingston and Woods decided to leave the company after being asked to restructure their deals.
Alvarez wrote to his subscribers:
“We can also confirm that in the case of New Day, it was their decision to leave based on what TKO was offering for a new deal.”
“To be specific, New Day’s deals were not up. They were asked to restructure to TKO deals, they didn’t like the deals, so they were then granted their release.”
Alvarez also confirmed that both Kingston and Woods are under 90-day non-compete deals.
New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods in WWE
Kingston, Woods, and Big E first appeared together as New Day on the July 21, 2014 episode of Raw. The team went on to become 13-time WWE tag team champions, while Kingston and Big E both won the WWE Championship during their run together.
Kingston had been with WWE for nearly 20 years after signing a developmental deal in 2006. Woods had been with the company since 2010.
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