Vince McMahon Pitched New Day Split Several Times

The New Day is regarded as one of the greatest tag teams in the history of WWE, and it’s not really hard to see why. They have been part of numerous historical matches and won tag team titles several times. That being said, it seems WWE has no plans to split up the faction despite their absence.

When the New Day made their debut as a group, they were initially heels, but were eventually turned into babyfaces due to their rise in popularity. However, their status remains a big question mark for a good reason.

As for Big E, he has been absent from WWE television following his horrific neck injury back in March 2022. As previously reported, Kofi Kingston is currently dealing with an injury. Due to this, his status for WrestleMania 39 is under doubt now.

According to Sean Ross Sapp behind Fightful’s paywall, despite their recent absences from TV, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E have no plans to dissolve their partnership.

It was reported that even before their injuries, Vince McMahon attempted to break up the group on multiple occasions. It was added that the WWE creative team have confirmed that the trio had previously made it clear they did not want to split on screen. However, McMahon continued to pitch the idea, including after a directive that Kofi and Xavier not be referred to as “New Day” without Big E present.

Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E aren’t splitting up as a unit, even though they’re already not together on TV in a lot of ways.

Big E has been sidelined with a broken neck, and now Kofi Kingston with an injured ankle but we’re told that even before that, Vince McMahon made repeated attempts to split up the group while he was in charge.

Fightful has heard from multiple people who have worked on the WWE creative team that also said that it was made clear dating years back that the trio did not want an on-screen fracture. However, we’re told that Vince McMahon himself has pitched the split multiple times.

One particular pitch came after a decree from McMahon that Kofi & Xavier not be referred to as “New Day” without Big E present, which lasted a few weeks. After Xavier Woods won King of the Ring, we’re told Vince McMahon pitched a Woods turn on Kofi because “it’s what a King would do,” but Woods specifically fought to not do the turn.

Despite this, Woods refused to turn on Kofi when McMahon suggested it after his King of the Ring victory, arguing that it did not align with his character’s values as a noble ruler. Regardless, The New Day will never split up, no matter how much Vince McMahon wanted it.

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