The New Day is arguably the greatest tag team of all time. The OG members of the faction are Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E; currently, Big E is out after suffering a life-threatening neck injury, and Woods and Kingston are both on Monday Night Raw.
WWE is slowly moving towards the dissolution of the New Day faction as Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston have differing opinions on some issues. Woods feels that Kofi Kingston is trying to replace Big E by welcoming Odyssey Jones as a new member to the group.
Former WWE host Matt Camp revealed on the most recent edition of his The Wrestling Matt Podcast that WWE had a plan to disband The New Day back in the day and that they had even started working towards it. Matt said that Vince McMahon had a plan for The New Day to disband in 2021 and that this plan was the main reason why Xavier Woods won the 2021 King of the Ring tournament.
Matt Camp explained: “There was a plan that if (Xavier) Woods won the King of the Ring, (Xavier) Woods and Kofi (Kingston) would be the villains. That was absolutely in play. I didn’t get a lot of details, but there was the idea that the power would go to his head and he would finally win what he always wanted to win and all that.”
Back in 2021, Vince McMahon was in control and had a significant influence on the booking of storylines. Fast forward to 2024: Triple H is the brains behind all booking decisions in the WWE.
The expected booking for Xavier Woods at the time was that Woods would turn evil after becoming King of the Ring in 2024, ultimately turning against his own faction and being the opposite of what New Day stands for: kindness and humility, and choosing an evil past.
It looks like Woods will finally turn evil in 2024, as Karrion Kross and his crew have heavily influenced him to choose the darker side.
Xavier Woods recently reacted to the feud between former fourteen-time WWE Champion Randy Orton and pop star Machine Gun Kelly. The feud between Randy Orton and MGK began when Kelly claimed on Logan Pual’s Impulsive Podcast that he confronted Randy Orton at SummerSlam 2024 prior to his cameo appearance with Paul during his match.
MGK revealed that he remembered Randy Orton saying something horrible about him in the past and he decided to confront The Viper about it, telling Orton to his face, “Fuck off.” The clip went viral on social media.
Randy Orton tweeted an emoji of Pinocchio’s face with the extended nose, suggesting that MGK was probably lying. MGK went after Randy Orton X, claiming that the WWE camera was rolling and they should release the footage.
Xavier Woods intervened and gave his own opinion on the situation. According to Woods, if someone insults Randy Orton to his face, he is not lying. He would then no longer be able to tell the story.
Woods tweeted: “If there’s one thing I know about Randy Orton, it’s that if someone actually cursed him to his face, they wouldn’t be able to tell that story anymore.”
Controversies with famous people outside of WWE are nothing new for The Viper, Randy Orton. He’s had feuds with Soulja Boy and Conor McGregor in the past, and even recently went up against LeBron James. And MGK’s list is long in terms of animosity as well. He’s had feuds with Sean Strickland and Conor McGregor in the past, and Orton’s name is now on the list.
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