Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, The New Day, make history.
By defeating Pretty Deadly's Elton Prince and Kit Wilson at NXT Deadline 2022, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods captured the last remaining WWE Tag Team Championship they hadn't yet held. Additionally, this is Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods' first NXT Championship of any kind. Xavier Woods was previously on NXT at the start of the brand's relaunch from a game show to a third brand in 2013.
With this victory, The New Day becomes only the second tag team in WWE history to hold every active Tag Team Championship. The first team to do so was The Revival (FTR).
Big E, the third member of New Day, posted a congratulatory tweet following his brothers' momentous victory. Big E is currently on the shelf with a broken neck.
What an absurdly talented pair of partners! I won the wrestling lottery when I got to team with these two. Massive congrats, my brothers! Love y’all to death. https://t.co/oOSi6Y7zJb
— Ettore “Big E” Ewen (@WWEBigE) December 11, 2022
Kofi Kingston has also made history in his own right as he's become the only wrestler in WWE history to hold every active Tag Team Championship dating back to the WWE World Tag Team Championship that became defunct in 2009.
Fans can keep up with our live coverage of NXT Deadline 2022 at this link. Also, make sure to check out our review podcast on our YouTube channel after the action concludes. Lastly, you can check out our Fightful Overbooked watch along of Deadline at this link.
