The New Day had seven WWE Tag Team Championship reigns among them and held the World Tag Team Championship for 483 days at one point.Despite Big E suffering a career-threatening injury, Kingston and Woods forged a path as a dominant team.
The two won their last tag team titles at WrestleMania 41 and turned heel in their final run when they kicked Big E out of their group.COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON OUTKICKThen-WWE wrestlers Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods arrive at the first-ever WWE Emmy For Your Consideration event at the TV Academy Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, near Los Angeles, on June 6, 2018.(AFP via Getty Images)WWE parted ways with Kingston and Woods earlier this year, officially ending their chapter with the company.
But their impact on the pro wrestling industry remained strong and it was underscored with their debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) over the weekend at All In.Now known as Kofi and Austin Creed, the duo joined Swerve Strickland in a fight for the AEW World Trios Championship.They were re-introduced as The New Level and came out to a raucous crowd at Wembley Stadium in London.
The three men outlasted six other teams to win the title.Big E, who still works for WWE in a broadcaster capacity, reacted to his former stablemates’ major accomplishment.He posted a cartoon that featured a sign with the words, "Look how far you’ve come," emblazoned on it."Take a second today to recognize your own progress.
You’ve made it farther than you think," he captioned the photo.Big E, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston when they were in WWE together speak onstage during the NBCUniversal portion of the 2018 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan.9, 2018.
(Getty Images)As others commented on the post, he called Kofi and Creed his "brothers.""If you’re two living legends that are undervalued, sometimes you have to go to London!" he wrote in a separate comment.The sport of ...