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It’s a New Day successful WWE.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods departed nan institution connected Saturday aft etching their names into nan tag squad history books successful WWE for respective years. The duo were four-time tag squad champions arsenic a squad and 8 times erstwhile Big E is included successful nan group.
The New Day were instrumentality favorites and held nan tag squad title for a grounds 483 days.
But Woods’ wounded threw a wrench successful nan New Day storyline aft nan squad turned bottommost pursuing their tag title triumph astatine WrestleMania 41. Kingston had teamed up pinch Grayson Waller, but nan 2 hadn’t earned gold.
The news of their departure sent shockwaves passim nan pro wrestling world pinch stars from companies crossed nan athletics reacting. It’s unclear wherever Kingston and Woods will onshore next, but location will decidedly beryllium 2 of nan hottest free agents connected nan unfastened market.
Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston be Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event astatine The Kia Forum successful Inglewood, Calif., connected May 31, 2025. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
WWE besides parted ways pinch Tonga Loa and JC Mateo successful nan company’s caller departures.
LEGENDARY WWE TAG TEAM DUO DEPARTS COMPANY IN LATEST WAVE OF CUTS
Hottest storyline successful pro wrestling
El Grande Americano faces disconnected against El Grande Americano during WWE's Royal Rumble astatine Riyadh Season Stadium successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, connected Jan. 31, 2026. (Joe Maher/WWE)
WWE and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) person been basking complete nan past month, but nan astir absorbing storyline going complete nan past fewer weeks has been astatine Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) wherever El Grande Americano and Original El Grande Americano are a fewer weeks distant from an epic disguise vs. disguise clash.
On Saturday night, nan 2 wrestlers had a statement signing but location was an moreover bigger twist successful which El Grande Americano’s girlfriend, Andrea Bazarte, had her statement suspended successful bid for her to beryllium sidelined from nan upcoming match.
Original El Grande Americano received support from nan Creed Brothers. Brutus and Julius Creed put El Grande American done a array and celebrated arsenic they seemed to person fixed Original El Grande Americano immoderate support.
Their rivalry will travel to a caput astatine Rey de Reyes connected May 30. It will beryllium a nary disqualification lucifer and nan loser has to region their mask. Both competitors person battled it retired wherever they person been showcased.
The Original El Grande Americano returned to WWE astatine nan Royal Rumble successful January pinch El Grande Americano already successful nan men’s Royal Rumble match. Original El Grande Americano eliminated El Grande Americano earlier being eliminated himself. The rivalry has been scorching basking ever since.
Darby Allin makes title defense, gets caller challenge
Darby Allin competes successful nan ringing during AEW Collision connected Oct. 3, 2024, astatine nan Huntington Center successful Toledo, Ohio. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)
It was 1 of nan champion matches of nan week arsenic Darby Allin defeated Brody King for nan AEW World Championship. The 2 ripped each different isolated arsenic King sent himself done nan obstruction looking to do maximum harm to Allin.
Allin avoided nan colossal attack, threw King backmost into nan ringing and deed him pinch 2 Coffin Drops and pinned King for nan win. Allin is 2-0 aft winning nan AEW title from Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) past month. He dispatched Tomasso Ciampa nan week prior.
Allin whitethorn person his hands afloat pinch his adjacent challenger.
Kevin Knight climbed to nan apical of nan world title ladder aft he defended nan TNT Championship against MJF. Allin and King some said that Knight would beryllium adjacent successful statement for nan AEW title if either of them won nan match. So, Knight gets Allin connected Wednesday.
Knight was watching very intimately successful nan stands arsenic Allin pulled retired nan win.
WWE NXT STARS TALK STAND & DELIVER STANDING ON ITS OWN AWAY FROM WRESTLEMANIA WEEKEND
Interesting changes travel to NXT
Blake Monroe enters nan ringing during NXT astatine nan WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected Jan. 13, 2026. (Mike Marques/WWE)
Blake Monroe, Ethan Page, Fallon Henley, Je’Von Evans, Joe Hendry, Lainey Reid, Oba Femi, Ricky Saints, Sol Ruca, Trick Williams person each been promoted to nan main roster since nan commencement of nan caller year.
As nan caller activity of talent hits WWE’s main roster, nan CW Network and WWE announced a fewer caller changes coming to nan brand. The institution said that NXT’s premium unrecorded events, like Stand & Deliver, The Great American Bash and Deadline, would beryllium featured connected nan CW.
"The CW has played an integral domiciled successful raising nan floor plan of our up-and-coming Superstars, and we are excited to bring NXT Premium Live Events to broadcast tv for nan first clip ever," WWE’s elder vice president of talent improvement and imaginative Shawn Michaels said successful a news release.
ESPN later announced that it will beryllium teaming up pinch nan CW Network to watercourse NXT events done its ESPN Unlimited App.
"Joining forces pinch ESPN is simply a monumental adjacent measurement successful nan improvement of CW Sports," CW President Brad Schwartz said successful a news release. "The CW now offers much than 800 hours of premium unrecorded sports per year. This statement extends nan scope of CW Sports and enables america to seizure audiences crossed nan champion of broadcast and nan champion of streaming, ensuring fans tin entree unrecorded CW Sports wherever they are and connected immoderate instrumentality they prefer.
"This caller business will let america to link seamlessly pinch our audiences everywhere—from shot and hoops to motorsports, master wrestling, bowling, bull riding, and overmuch much to travel arsenic CW Sports continues its breathtaking march forward."
Will Ospreay’s Death Riders perspective takes caller twist
Will Ospreay speaks during a New Japan Pro-Wrestling arena astatine Ota-City General Gymnasium successful Tokyo, Japan, connected Jan. 5, 2026. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
Will Ospreay entered nan Death Riders’ dojo aft Jon Moxley gave him nan opportunity to smash him successful nan caput pinch a chair. Ospreay entered Moxley’s area of nan beingness and began training pinch nan faction that has been trying to adhd harm to his injured neck.
Ospreay made it clear to nan Death Riders leader that he needed to support his brothers successful arms, nan United Empire, arsenic they were featured successful New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Dontaku arena complete nan weekend. Ospreay was location to squad pinch Henare and Great-O-Khan arsenic they picked up nan NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship successful a triumph complete Bishamon-in (Botlin Oleg, Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi).
Callum Newman challenged Ospreay to onslaught Shingo Takagi pursuing Newman’s triumph to clasp nan IWGP Heavyweight Championship, calling him "Death Rider Billy." Ospreay obliged and deed Takahi pinch a Hidden Blade.
The fallout is judge to beryllium palpable erstwhile Ospreay returns to "Dynamite" later successful nan week.
WWE STAR DANHAUSEN REFLECTS ON FIRST MONTHS WITH COMPANY, GIVES UPDATE ON DANHAUSENETTES
Other notes from a week successful pro wrestling
- Becky Lynch defeated Iyo Sky to clasp nan WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship arsenic Asuka interfered successful nan lucifer connected "Monday Night Raw."
- Damian Priest and R-Truth defeated Axiom and Nathan Frazer to clasp nan WWE Tag Team Championship connected "Friday Night SmackDown."
- Brie Bella and Paige defeated Lash Legend and Nia Jax to clasp nan WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship connected "Friday Night SmackDown."
- Four matches are group for WWE Backlash, including a lucifer betwixt Danhausen and a enigma partner against The Miz and Kit Wilson. The Miz and Wilson levied an battle connected Danhausen connected "Friday Night SmackDown."
- Myles Borne defeated Shaquon Shugars to clasp nan NXT North American Championship.
Lizzy Rain celebrates her triumph during NXT astatine nan WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Florida, connected April 28, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)
- Lizzie Rain, nan niece of Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr, made her NXT debut.
- Kazuchika Okada defeated Ace Austin to clasp nan AEW International Championship connected "Dynamite."
- Megan Bayne and Lena Kross defeated Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida to clasp nan Women’s World Tag Team Championship connected "Dynamite."
- Jack Perry defeated Mascara Dorada to clasp nan AEW National Championship connected "Collision."
- Willow Nightingale defeated a returning Anna Jay to clasp nan AEW TBS Championship connected "Collision."
- Kevin Knight defeated Hook to clasp nan AEW TNT Championship connected "Collision."
- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. congratulated his niece Zoe Hines connected joining WWE.
- "Broken" Matt Hardy returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and attacked Vincent of The Righteous. Vincent was astir to decorativeness disconnected Jeff Hardy earlier Matt Hardy returned. It had been a fewer weeks since The Righteous brutalized Matt Hardy.
- AEW’s Rebel revealed she was diagnosed pinch "terminal ALS" astatine conscionable 47 years old. "Please proceed to believe for a serene travel and a serene passing. I emotion you," she said successful a video posted to her Instagram account.
- JBL vowed to make immoderate changes should he go nan caller AAA wide manager. He wrote connected X, "When I go GM of Triple A I’m going to make nan world better, I will 1. Build a wall, to support Okies out. 2. Make it ineligible to deed leprechauns pinch trash cans aliases thing other you tin drawback and throw. 3. Make Ron Simmons caput of nan treasury. 4. Make cerveza free."
- Trevor Murdoch announced his status from pro wrestling connected nan latest section of nan National Wrestling Alliance’s (NWA) "Powerrr." The three-time NWA worlds champion and erstwhile WWE prima thanked fans for their support.
- Meanwhile, connected nan aforesaid NWA show, Gisele Shaw defeated Tiffany Nieveas to go nan women’s TV champion.
- Andrade El Idolo defeated Yota Tsuji to go nan caller IWGP world heavyweight champion astatine New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestling Dontaku successful Japan.
- Templario defeated Kushida astatine CMLL vs MLW to triumph nan Major League Wrestling World Middleweight Championship.
- Zamaya signed a woody pinch Major League Wrestling.
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- CMLL women’s champion Persephone is retired of action indefinitely, according to AEW co-founder Tony Khan. Persephone received achromatic mist to nan look from Julia Hart during a tag squad lucifer past week. Persephone was group to compete successful Ring of Honor’s Survival of nan Fittest tourney for a changeable astatine nan Ring of Honor Women’s Championship astatine Supercard of Honor.
- Miu Watanabe and Riku Tatsumi defeated The IInspiration to go Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling’s caller Princess tag squad champions.
Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
