Xavier Woods made headlines this week by noting that The New Day would return to WWE television soon as he’s been off TV after Kofi Kingston had surgery in March, and Big E has been out of action for over a year with a broken neck.
While speaking with Superstar Crossover, Woods discussed a wide range of topics. Here are the highlights:
The wrestling landscape changing:
“Wrestling, the landscape has changed. I love when it changes because it’s always coming at, it comes at like a slow pace, and then all of a sudden you see all these faces, our faces that have only been there for like six months or a year or a year and a half. And that’s what’s kind of happening right now. So many people are filtering in. And so as people filter in and they get established, and the crowd gets to know who they are, then suddenly, New Day is back on the attack, we gotta make space.”
The Usos’ progression in WWE:
“So excited. It’s been awesome seeing their growth throughout the company. So when they first came in, they moved into face pain and then turning heel and then really finding their legs and growing into what they are now. And some of the best performers that we have on the roster, and they have been for a very long time. But the fact that they get to show it now and kind of live in it, I think that only makes you better. And it’s been great seeing this comeuppance that we’ve been seeing from Jey, especially because when people are coming into the bloodline, he’s gotta sit there and think, ‘Oh, I got my ass beat to get into this.’ Everybody’s just getting let in, like, ‘What is this?’ So to see him finally pop off has been really awesome to see because it’s been a long time for him. It’s been a long time for both of them. So it’s, right now is a really good time for them.”
Who he thinks is the most underrated WWE star today:
“Chad Gable. There are, there are a lot of very underrated people. And, not to get on a weird high horse, I don’t believe that wrestling like owes you anything. You know, like wrestling is its entity in itself. And we are all trying to be the absolute best that we can be. And we all wanna a shot. We all wanna be on camera. We all want to have these long grueling matches to show everybody how hard we’ve worked and what we’ve been able to do. And I think that there, right now, especially right now, not just in WWE but in all of wrestling, I don’t think that there’s been a time where there have been more talented people across the board in this industry ever. And that’s not a slight on the previous generation, but I do believe that the generation that comes before you, it’s their job to help you become the best generation of all time. So it’s our job to make the next generation the best generation of all time so that things get better for the boys, girls, and fans. So, right now seeing as many people as talented as they are in this industry, it makes me so happy for the future of what we have as pro wrestlers to see people grow. But I wanna see Chad Gable get a spotlight because he deserves one. He’s a guy who came in, an Olympic-level wrestler, and fell into this and, and learned it quick and is athletic, agile, smart, creative, all of these things. And so my vote is for Gable. And that’s a very long-winded way to say that.”
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