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Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, the WWE tag team known as New Day, reportedly left the company on Saturday in the latest round of exits.
Kingston and Woods became fan favorites when they formed New Day with fellow superstar Big E. But after Big E was sidelined due to a serious injury, the two continued their 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 Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on May 31, 2025. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Both Fightful Select and BodySlam reported the departures of Kingston and Woods. Both have been moved to the alumni section of the WWE website.
Kingston has had a lot of success as a singles competitor. He won the WWE Title at WrestleMania 35 against Daniel Bryan as part of the “Kofi-Mania” era where he received a ton of support from fans on the way to his first title shot. He was also a four-time Intercontinental Champion and a three-time United States Champion.
Woods joined WWE in 2010 after stints with 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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New Day’s Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston celebrate their victory at 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 won their last titles at WrestleMania 41 and turned heel shortly after. Both lost their titles in June and Woods was injured during the year. Kingston formed an alliance with Grayson Waller in the meantime before the departure.
Elsewhere, Tonga Loa and JC Mateo have also reportedly left the company.
Loa first appeared in WWE in 2009 before leaving in 2014. He most recently reappeared 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 the Saturday Night 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, also supporting Sikoa in the faction. He was also a tag team champion with Tama Tonga before finally dropping the belts to Damian Priest and R-Truth in March.
