During a recent interview with TV Insider, Xavier Woods discussed The New Day’s ten-year anniversary and his continuing conflicts with Kofi Kingston.
Recently, Woods and Kingston have been experiencing frequent arguments on RAW and have differing opinions on several matters.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On his issues with Kofi Kingston: “Sometimes brothers fight. Family fights. It’s just crazy that it has taken this long to start having a disagreement. Normally, with your friends, there are things that would come up. We had so much time with no real tension. It has been very interesting. Obviously, when you see it on TV, you think everything is imploding. That’s what you’re used to seeing in wrestling. It’s not how life is. I could argue with my brother. He can disagree with me, and we can talk about it. We’re mature adults living in 2024. If I can’t text him or call him and have a genuine conversation about a disagreement, then how strong is our friendship in the first place? It has always been in wrestling where someone gets jealous or someone accidentally hits someone and we’re fighting. The next thing you know I’m making someone bleed in the streets. If that happened, were we really genuine friends? What you’re seeing now is just a maturation of our brotherhood.”
On coming up with the various gimmicks in the New Day, having WWE back them creatively: “I think the main thing for us as far as [Francesca] the trombone, Booty O’s, pancakes, ice cream, all of the “ridiculous” things. Wrestling is an interesting art form. You don’t have to necessarily reach the pinnacle and then take somebody’s spot. If you’re looking in the right places, you can carve out your own spot and make a new thing and create a new demand they didn’t even realize they needed. At the time we were bubbling, everybody was pretty much a badass. They were going to beat the hell out of you, were typical macho. That’s kind of the stereotypical wrestling thing over the years. We wanted to flip that on its head because that’s not the only person who can fight. That’s not the only type of person interested in this format and seeing it on your television.”
On what fans can expect from New Day celebration: “We did film a bunch of stuff going through our historical things the past 10 years. It’s going to be a party. It’s going to be a huge party on Raw because that’s what we have done at WWE. Lots of people have forgotten wrestling is supposed to be fun. That’s why we came into the picture to remind everyone. Yes, you can be so angry or sad and feel these emotions from the show. At the same time, don’t forget the most important one: You’re supposed to be having fun. That’s what the celebration will be. It’s going to be a good time and a reminder that wrestling is supposed to be fun.”
