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Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, the WWE tag team known as The New Day, reportedly left the company on Saturday as part of the latest series of releases.
Kingston and Woods became fan favorites when they formed the New Day with fellow superstar Big E. However, after Big E was sidelined with a serious injury, the two continued their tag team prowess in the ring. Kingston and Woods were four-time tag team champions as a duo and held the belts eight times while with Big E.
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Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston attend Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on May 31, 2025. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Fightful Select and BodySlam both reported Kingston’s and Woods’ departures. The two were moved to the alumni section of the WWE website.
Kingston had a ton of success as a singles competitor. He captured the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35 over Daniel Bryan as part of the “Kofi-Mania” era, receiving a ton of fan support en route to his first title shot. He was also an Intercontinental Champion four times and a United States Champion three times.
Woods joined WWE in 2010 after stints with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Woods won the 2021 King of the Ring tournament.
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Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston of the New Day celebrate their victory during WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 19, 2025. (Craig Melvin/WWE)
As a tag team, the two were considered to be one of the best in WWE history. They captured their last titles at WrestleMania 41 and turned quickly after that. The two lost their tag titles in June, and Woods was injured during the year. Kingston formed an alliance with Grayson Waller in the meantime before leaving.
Elsewhere, Tonga Loa and JC Mateo also left the company.
Loa first appeared in WWE in 2009 before leaving in 2014. He reappeared most recently in 2024, teaming up with Solo Sikoa and the newly formed MFT faction.
MFT’s JC Mateo, Talla Tonga, Solo Sikoa and Tonga Loa face Jimmy Uso in Saturday Night’s Main Event at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. on July 12, 2025. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE)
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Mateo joined WWE in 2025 and also supported Sikoa in the faction. He was also a tag team champion with Tama Tonga before eventually dropping the belts to Damian Priest and R-Truth in March.
