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Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, the WWE tag team known as 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 New Day with fellow superstar Big E. But after Big E was sidelined with a serious injury, the two continued their in-ring tag team prowess. Kingston and Woods were four-time tag team champions as a duo and held the belts eight times when they were 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 reported the departures of Kingston and Woods. The two were moved to the alumni section of the WWE website.
Kingston was very successful as a singles competitor. He captured the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35 over Daniel Bryan as part of the “Kofi-Mania” era, where he received plenty of fan support on his way to his first title. He was also a four-time Intercontinental Champion and a three-time United States Champion.
Woods joined WWE in 2010 after working in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Woods won the King of the Ring tournament in 2021.
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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, Nevada on April 19, 2025. (Craig Melvin/WWE)
As a team, the two were considered one of the best in WWE history. They captured their last titles at WrestleMania 41 and turned heel shortly after. The two lost their tag team titles in June and Woods was injured during the year. Meanwhile, Kingston formed an alliance with Grayson Waller before the match.
Elsewhere, Tonga Loa and JC Mateo have also reportedly left the company.
Loa first appeared in WWE in 2009 before departing in 2014. He most recently reappeared in 2024, joining forces with Solo Sikoa and the newly formed MFT faction.
MFT’s JC Mateo, Talla Tonga, Solo Sikoa and Tonga Loa take on Jimmy Uso during Saturday night’s main event at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia 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 tag team champion with Tama Tonga before eventually losing the belts to Damian Priest and R-Truth in March.
