Xavier Woods Issues Statement on WWE Exit

Xavier Woods has made his first public statement on his departure from WWE alongside Kofi Kingston. As noted the two New Day members departed the company on Saturday by mutual agreement with WWE. The two were reportedly asked to restructure their contracts for lower pay and declined to do so.

Woods posted to his Twitter account on Monday to comment on his time in WWE. The multi-time tag team champion talked about his early days as part of FCW and his bond with Kingston and Big E., his New Day brothers. He reflected on UpUpDownDown, his gaming channel through WWE, and send a message of gratitude to his co-workers across departments as well as the fans.

The full post reads:

“For the past 16 years, WWE has been my home. It’s where I grew up, found myself, failed, learned, and got to live out things the younger version of me could only dream about.

When I first walked into FCW, I just wanted a chance to prove I belonged and to bring something different to professional wrestling. That chance became a life full of moments I’ll carry with me forever — WrestleMania, championships, King of the Ring, arenas around the world, and the gift of connecting with all of you by being myself.

The New Day gave me a bond with @TrueKofi and @WWEBigE that I’ll cherish for life. You believed in us, even when our ideas were wild, and because of that, we got to show people that being unapologetically yourself is a strength.

UpUpDownDown became another piece of that same mission: a place for joy, friendship, and humanity. I’m so thankful to everyone, past and present, who helped build it brick by brick.

To the locker room, producers, trainers, crew, camera teams, ring crew, everyone behind the scenes, and the props department – thank you. WWE has the most special and hardest working props department that youll ever find. Love you guys and none of this happens without you.

And to everyone who has been part of this ride: thank you for believing in me. Thank you for letting me be Xavier Woods. Thank you for giving me the confidence… to walk away as Austin Creed.”