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MJF’s Surprising Reaction To The New Day’s WWE Departure

By Monika Thapa • Published May 04, 2026 08:07 EDT
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Big E was excommunicated from The New Day in December 2024 - Source: WWE.com

The New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods officially left WWE on May 2, 2026.

Kingston had been with WWE since 2006, while Xavier Woods joined the company in July 2010. The two stars, along with Big E, formed one of the most decorated tag teams in WWE history, The New Day, in July 2014. While Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston have left the company, Big E is still with WWE in an administrative/backstage role.

Following Woods and Kingston’s release, AEW star MJF took to Instagram to share his reaction. His response has led fans to believe that the former WWE stars could eventually end up in AEW.

MJF wrote on his Instagram story, “It’s a new day…yes it is.”

Why Did The New Day’s Kofi Kingston And Xavier Woods leave WWE?

Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez revealed the reason behind The New Day’s departure from WWE.

Kingston and Woods were reportedly asked to restructure their existing contracts into new deals with less favorable terms. Since the terms were not beneficial, the superstars declined the offers and requested their release, which WWE granted.

Bryan Alvarez reported, “We can also confirm that in the case of New Day, it was their decision to leave based on what TKO was offering for a new deal. To be specific, New Day’s deals were not up. They were asked to restructure to TKO deals, they didn’t like the deals, so they were then granted their release.”

Dave meltzer confirmed, “The stories on New Day that largely broke yesterday are accurate in that they were asked to take a pay cut on a deal signed in 2025 that was to go to 2030. They didn’t accept the pay cut and left on their own.”

Both Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods are currently under a 90-day non-compete clause, which will end in early August 2006.

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