At WWE Hell in a Cell 2017, The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) battled The New Day (Xavier Woods & Big E) in a rare tag team Hell in a Cell match.
The bout highlighted the strengths of both teams and was one of the more violent Hell in a Cell matches of its era.
Speaking on SEN, Woods looked back on the rivalry with The Usos and Hell in a Cell.
"We fought them before. When we first encountered the Usos, it was good. The matches were great and we had great chemistry, but it didn’t pop off like it did the next time we encountered the Usos and they had a shift when they were more Bloodline Usos. At that time, we were on a rise, and they were on a rise, but it was kind of at a plateau. Us meeting each other at that moment in time was perfect for all of us because it became a situation where they believe they are the best, and they have evidence. We believe we’re the best, and we also have that evidence. Now, there is no choice but to fight. To go back and forth with those guys helped us hone in on who we were and I think it helped them hone in on who they were. Being able to have those battles over such a long period of time, so have every match be so different, and to be able to work hard enough to earn the right to be in a Hell in a Cell match. They’re not just handed out. It’s not candy in a Pez dispenser. Being able to have that Hell in a Cell match and put the level of violence into it that we were able to put into it, it was a really good thing for tag team wrestling and a really good way to cap off that chapter of New Day-Usos, and made all of us better," he said.
Woods has been in two Hell in a Cell matches, facing Bobby Lashley inside the cell in 2021.
Elsewhere during the interview, Woods explained why New Day is the greatest tag team in wrestling. You can find his comments by clicking here.
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