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It’s a new day in WWE.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods left the company on Saturday after etching their names in the tag team history books in WWE for several years. The duo were four-time tag team champions as a team and eight times when Big E is included in the group.
The New Day were fan favorites and held the tag team championship for a record 483 days.
But Woods’ injury ruined the New Day’s storyline after the team turned heel after winning the tag team titles at WrestleMania 41. Kingston had teamed with Grayson Waller, but the two had not won gold.
The news of his departure shocked the entire world of professional wrestling and stars from companies across the sport reacted. It’s unclear where Kingston and Woods will land next, but there will definitely be two of the hottest free agents on the open market.
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)
WWE also parted ways with Tonga Loa and JC Mateo in recent departures from the company.
WWE’S LEGENDARY TAG TEAM DUO LEAVES THE COMPANY IN THE LATEST WAVE OF CUTS
The hottest story in professional wrestling
The Great American faces The Great American during the WWE Royal Rumble at the Riyadh Season Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 31, 2026. (Joe Maher/WWE)
WWE and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) have been hot over the last month, but the most interesting story of the last few weeks has been in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where El Grande Americano and El Grande Americano Original are just weeks away from an epic mask vs. mask clash.
On Saturday night, the two fighters signed a contract, but there was an even bigger twist in which El Grande Americano’s girlfriend, Andrea Bazarte, had her contract suspended to be out of the next match.
The original Great American received support from the Creed Brothers. Brutus and Julius Creed put The Great American through a table and celebrated as they seemed to have given the Original The Great American some support.
Their rivalry will come to a head at King of Kings on May 30. It will be a fight without disqualification and the loser will have to remove his mask. Both competitors have fought wherever they have competed.
The original Great American returned to WWE at the Royal Rumble in January and The Great American was already in the men’s Royal Rumble. The original Great American eliminated El Grande Americano before being eliminated himself. The rivalry has been heated ever since.
Darby Allin defends the title and receives a new challenge
Darby Allin competes in the ring during AEW Collision on October 3, 2024 at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. (Frank Jansky/Sportswire Icon)
It was one of the best matches of the week when Darby Allin defeated Brody King for the AEW World Championship. The two were torn apart as King broke through the barrier looking to cause maximum damage to Allin.
Allin avoided the colossal attack, threw King back into the ring and hit him with two Coffin Drops and covered King for the victory. Allin is 2-0 after winning the AEW title from Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) last month. He sent Tomasso Ciampa the week before.
Allin may have his hands full with his next challenger.
Kevin Knight rose to the top of the world title rankings after defending the TNT Championship against MJF. Allin and King said that Knight would be next in line to win the AEW title if either of them won the match. Then, Knight will host Allin on Wednesday.
Knight watched closely from the stands as Allin achieved victory.
WWE NXT STARS SPEAK AND DELIVER ON THEIR OWN AWAY FROM WRESTLEMANIA WEEKEND
Interesting changes come to NXT
Blake Monroe enters the ring during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on January 13, 2026. (Mike Marqués/WWE)
Blake Monroe, Ethan Page, Fallon Henley, Je’Von Evans, Joe Hendry, Lainey Reid, Oba Femi, Ricky Saints, Sol Ruca and Trick Williams have been promoted to the main roster since the start of the new year.
As the new wave of talent hits the WWE main roster, the CW Network and WWE announced some new changes to the brand. The company said NXT’s premium live events, such as Stand & Deliver, The Great American Bash and Deadline, will be featured on the CW.
“The CW has played an integral role in raising the profile of our up-and-coming Superstars, and we’re excited to bring NXT Premium Live Events to television for the first time,” WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development and Creative Shawn Michaels said in a press release.
ESPN later announced that it will partner with the CW Network to stream NXT events through its ESPN Unlimited app.
“Joining forces with ESPN is the next monumental step in the evolution of CW Sports,” CW President Brad Schwartz said in a press release. “The CW now offers more than 800 hours of live premium sports per year. This agreement expands CW Sports’ reach and allows us to capture audiences through the best of broadcast and the best of streaming, ensuring fans can access live CW Sports wherever they are and on any device they prefer.
“This new partnership will allow us to seamlessly connect with our audiences everywhere, from football and basketball to motorsports, professional wrestling, bowling, bull riding and much more to come as CW Sports continues its exciting advancement.”
Will Ospreay’s Death Riders Angle Takes a New Twist
Will Ospreay speaks during a New Japan Pro-Wrestling event at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on January 5, 2026. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
Will Ospreay entered the Death Riders dojo after Jon Moxley gave him the opportunity to smash him over the head with a chair. Ospreay entered Moxley’s corner of the universe and began training with the faction that has been trying to add damage to his injured neck.
Ospreay made it clear to the leader of the Death Riders that he needed to support his brothers in arms, the United Empire, as they appeared at New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Dontaku event over the weekend. Ospreay was there to team with Henare and Great-O-Khan as they captured the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship in a victory over Bishamon-in (Botlin Oleg, Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi).
Callum Newman challenged Ospreay to attack Shingo Takagi following Newman’s victory to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, calling him “Death Rider Billy”. Ospreay obeyed and struck Takahi with a hidden blade.
The consequences will surely be palpable once Ospreay returns to “Dynamite” later in the week.
WWE STAR DANHAUSEN REFLECTS ON FIRST MONTHS WITH THE COMPANY, GIVES UPDATE ON DANHAUSENETTES
Other notes from a week in professional wrestling
- Becky Lynch defeated Iyo Sky to retain the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship when Asuka interfered in the match on “Monday Night Raw”.
- Damian Priest and R-Truth defeated Axiom and Nathan Frazer to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship at “Friday Night SmackDown.”
- Brie Bella and Paige defeated Lash Legend and Nia Jax to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship on “Friday Night SmackDown.”
- Four matches have been scheduled for WWE Backlash, including a match between Danhausen and a mystery partner against The Miz and Kit Wilson. The Miz and Wilson attacked Danhausen on “Friday Night SmackDown.”
- Myles Borne defeated Shaquon Shugars to retain the NXT North American Championship.
Lizzy Rain celebrates her victory during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on April 28, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)
- Lizzie Rain, niece of Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr, made her NXT debut.
- Kazuchika Okada defeated Ace Austin to retain the AEW International Championship at “Dynamite.”
- Megan Bayne and Lena Kross defeated Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida to retain the World Women’s Tag Team Championship on “Dynamite.”
- Jack Perry defeated Mascara Dorada to retain the AEW National Championship at “Collision.”
- Willow Nightingale defeated the returning Anna Jay to retain the AEW TBS Championship at “Collision”.
- Kevin Knight defeated Hook to retain the AEW TNT Championship at “Collision”.
- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. congratulated his niece Zoe Hines on joining WWE.
- “Broken” Matt Hardy returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and attacked Vincent from The Righteous. Vincent was about to finish off Jeff Hardy before Matt Hardy returned. It had been a few weeks since The Righteous brutalized Matt Hardy.
- AEW’s Rebel revealed that she was diagnosed with “Terminal ALS” at just 47 years old. “Please continue to pray for a peaceful journey and a peaceful death. I love you,” he said in a video posted on his Instagram account.
- JBL promised to make some changes if he became AAA’s new general manager. He wrote on
- Trevor Murdoch announced his retirement from professional wrestling on the latest episode of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)’s “Powerrr.” The three-time NWA World Champion and former WWE star thanked fans for their support.
- Meanwhile, on the same NWA show, Gisele Shaw defeated Tiffany Nieveas to become the Women’s Television Champion.
- Andrade El Idolo defeated Yota Tsuji to become the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestling Dontaku in Japan.
- Templario defeated Kushida at CMLL vs MLW to win the Major League Wrestling World Middleweight Championship.
- Zamaya signed an agreement with Major League Wrestling.
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- CMLL Women’s Champion Persefone is out of action indefinitely, according to AEW co-founder Tony Khan. Persephone received black fog in the face from Julia Hart during a tag team match last week. Persephone was set to compete in Ring of Honor’s Survival of the Fittest tournament for a shot at the Ring of Honor Women’s Championship at Supercard of Honor.
- Miu Watanabe and Riku Tatsumi defeated The IInspiration to become the new Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling Princess Tag Team Champions.
