Austin Creed On Leaving WWE: That Relationship Was No Longer One We Felt We Needed To Be In

After a decade as a team, and even longer as individuals, Kofi (Kofi Kingston) and Austin Creed (Xavier Woods) departed WWE in May. At AEW All In, they took things to a new level.

The duo debuted as New Level, teaming with Swerve Strickland to win the Trios Titles.

Speaking at the All In press conference, they were asked about their WWE departure.

“I always think about personalities in relationships. Different people have different personalities. Sometimes, personalities can grow. Sometimes they grow together and sometimes they grow apart. There is no bad, no good. You are excited about the opportunities you had, things you learned, but that relationship was no longer one that we felt we needed to be in. To be able to look across the pond and see what was happening here, especially with tag team wrestling. Yes, we’re pro wrestlers, but since I was a child, I wanted to be part of a tag team. To be able to come to a place that admires that and wants to cultivate that with legendary tag teams and young tag teams to where when the legendary ones are gone, the young ones are keeping the legacy going. That’s what is important to us. To be able to come here and do that is why we’re here,” said Creed.

Kofi added, “I can’t sum it up any better than that. I’m not one to really live in the past. I’m really all about looking towards the future. We just want to be part of the greatest tag team division in the history of wrestling. Being able to mix it up with these guys is what it’s all about. That’s why we’re here.”

The new Trios Champions will be in action on Wednesday’s Dynamite against The Rascalz.

Fans can find results from AEW All In by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here. 

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