Big E Reveals WWE’s Reaction When Xavier Woods Pitched The New Day

The New Day were divided in the draft last year, but over the years Big E, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston have created some memorable moments for WWE fans to talk about.

The trio have a strong reputation for spreading the power of positivity, but during an interview with WhatCulture Big E revealed that originally Xavier Woods had a very different vision for the group. According to Big E, Xavier Woods pitched the group as Nation of Domination 2.0, but his idea was laughed at by the WWE writers.

“So I would say the Nation of Domination, which is kinda what we wanted to be initially. That’s essentially what the New Day was. That was Woods’ first pitch was doing essentially a Nation of Domination 2.0 and the writers just all kind of laughed at him. So when we came out, the very first time you see us in Miami in 2014 that summer, and he’s wearing that white and red suit, that’s what we wanted the faction to be.”

Big E went on to say that the direction that the group eventually took was ironic considering that Xavier Woods originally cut a promo
when the group formed declaring that they wouldn’t get anywhere by singing and dancing.

“It’s funny because – at the time it was not funny – but he comes out and he cuts this promo about smiling and laughing, that’s all over. It was supposed to be the start of something pretty militant. And, you know, within a few short months we’re doing every thing that he mentioned to the Nth degree. Clapping as absurdly as we can, but thankfully we were able to turn things around and we ended up okay. Things are going okay for us.”

Big E is working as a singles star at the moment, and he’s currently in possession of the Intercontinental Championship while Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston are on Raw.