When the New Day made their debut as a group, they were initially heels, but were eventually turned into babyfaces due to their rise in popularity. However, their status remains a big question mark for a good reason.
According to Fightful Select, despite their recent absences from TV, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E have no plans to dissolve their partnership.
Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E aren’t splitting up as a unit, even though they’re already not together on TV in a lot of ways.
Big E has been sidelined with a broken neck, and now Kofi Kingston with an injured ankle but we’re told that even before that, Vince McMahon made repeated attempts to split up the group while he was in charge.
Fightful has heard from multiple people who have worked on the WWE creative team that also said that it was made clear dating years back that the trio did not want an on-screen fracture. However, we’re told that Vince McMahon himself has pitched the split multiple times.
One particular pitch came after a decree from McMahon that Kofi & Xavier not be referred to as “New Day” without Big E present, which lasted a few weeks. After Xavier Woods won King of the Ring, we’re told Vince McMahon pitched a Woods turn on Kofi because “it’s what a King would do,” but Woods specifically fought to not do the turn.
Fightful Select
Despite this, Woods refused to turn on Kofi when McMahon suggested it after his King of the Ring victory, arguing that it did not align with his character’s values as a noble ruler. Regardless, The New Day will never split up, no matter how much Vince McMahon wanted it.
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