On the December 2nd episode of WWE Raw, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston shunned Big E, who was trying to offer his services to be their manager in an effort to turn things around. Woods and Kingston pointed out that Big E had nearly three years since he broke his neck to be their manager, but he was off worrying about his job behind the desk and his girlfriend.
Appearing on X-Pod 97, Big E reflected on the moment that he was kicked out of New Day.
"In this industry, you have to evolve. Even when you find gold, you can sometimes stay on the same path. Once people love you and you get the chants down, you can kind of keep coasting, but then that's all you are. I'm trying to swim through delicate lanes here. I'm very proud of what we built as a collective. We were three guys who were trying to save our careers. Now, for better or worse, the wrestling world is talking about those two again. I feel a fire has been ignited again. I'm really proud of what we've built. I'm proud of where I am in my life. I'm proud of standing on my principles. Wrestling is about delivering those moments. Title reigns are important, to a degree. Length of reign, all those things. You can talk about titles, championships, and 14 times. What really attracts me to our industry is those moments. I had never seen anything done like what we did in that ring before. I can't think of any other turn that went the way it did. Ultimately, I'm really happy.
"It's funny because before that segment, it was positivity and, 'I'm happy for you. I hope you get better.' Now, I have so many pro-Kofi and Woods trolls every time I post about Spider-Man or the Fiesta Bowl. 'Kofi and Woods were right. You be everywhere but the ring.' I broke my neck, that's why. They opened the door for all these idiots coming in and talking about everything I'm doing outside of the ring."
Kofi and Xavier's own family have turned against them for what they did to Big E.
Big E has continued to appear on WWE programming as part of the PLE panels.
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