Joint Statement About New Day’s WWE Exit Was Planned Internally, WWE Ended Up Expressing Appreciation Privately
A Fightful Select update regarding New Day.
Fightful Select learned more details about the departure of The New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) from the WWE.
Both Woods and Kingston released statements about their exits from the company. Fightful Select learned that a joint statement about their departures was planned internally in WWE, but for unknown reasons, it did not happen.
WWE did express appreciation to Woods and Kingston privately.
.@FightfulSelect has learned a joint statement on The New Day’s exit was planned internally, but for unknown reasons, it never happened.
We’re told WWE did express their appreciation privately. pic.twitter.com/sBKwGwS3oL
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) May 5, 2026
Woods had been with WWE for about 16 years, and Kingston was with the company for two decades.
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