Big E Believes Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston Have More Left in the Tank After WWE Exits

The New Day era in WWE may be over, but Big E doesn’t think the story ends there. Following the post-WrestleMania 42 roster cuts that saw Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston choose release over accepting significant pay reductions, Big E has spoken out — and his message is an optimistic one. He doesn’t believe fans have seen the last of either man in professional wrestling.

Woods and Kingston’s decisions to walk away rather than take the pay cuts WWE offered made waves across the industry. The two men were foundational pieces of one of the most beloved acts in WWE history, with The New Day spending the better part of a decade as a constant presence on Raw and SmackDown. Losing both in the same wave of cuts marks a significant cultural shift for the company coming out of WrestleMania season.

Both wrestlers are currently subject to 90-day non-compete clauses, meaning they won’t be free to sign with another promotion until later this summer. Once that window closes, the door opens wide — and given their track records and name value, it’s reasonable to expect interest from virtually any major promotion in the world.

Big E’s public confidence in his longtime partners carries weight. The three men built something genuinely rare in the modern era: a faction that connected across demographics, generated consistent merchandise revenue, and earned legitimate crowd affection over years of sustained work. Whatever comes next for Woods and Kingston, they won’t be starting from scratch. The wrestling world will be watching when those 90 days run out.