Of all the impressive moves in the arsenal of Xavier Woods, the honor roll takes a special kind of athleticism and coordination that Woods makes look easy.
Woods is able to forward flip onto his feet and then hit a clothesline, all while doing it with flair.
Speaking on New Day: Feel The Power, Woods explained that he came up with the move when he was barely a teenager.
"I saw Tajiri slide into the ring on his stomach, but he rolled and kipped up to his feet. I was like [gasp]. That was just him getting into the ring for his entrance. It stuck with me and I was teaching myself how to kip up when I was 12 or 13. I did it, but I had to push off with my hands, and my arms were up. I figured, if I could learn to kip up off of my neck, when I do a front flip, I can clothesline somebody. The day I realized this, I was 14 years old, and I was going to call it the Honor Roll because I was going to be a smart wrestler. Every time I hit it, I get the feeling of 14-year-old me," he said.
Though the Honor Roll isn't a move that typically puts an opponent away for Woods, it's certainly one that keeps them on their toes.
Elsewhere during the podcast, Big E revealed he stole the uranage from Samoa Joe. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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