Xavier Woods has a singles goal in mind.
While Big E and Kofi Kingston have found success as former WWE Champions, Xavier Woods' crowning singles achievement is winning the 2021 King of the Ring. Technically, he is still the reigning King of the Ring as there was no tournament in 2022 and has not been a tournament in 2023.
Speaking to Josh Martinez on Superstar Crossover, Woods talked about other goals he has as a singles competitor.
"Specifically, I want the white leather Intercontinental Championship. I like a story. Me and Seth Rollins are the only ones to beat Roman, you know, up until Jey had pinned him. We don't talk about that, mind you, but that's fine. In my head, I feel like in order to climb that mountain and become World Champion one day, I need a US Championship run, I need an Intercontinental Championship run. I need to not only prove to everybody but more importantly, prove to myself that I can stand on my own, I can do this as a solo guy," he said.
He continued, "That doesn't mean that I need to break away from Kofi at all because what we do is we tell stories as a family thing. A lot of wrestling has stories of jealousy and backstabbery, 'I want this leather and this metal. So I'm not friends with you anymore.' Bro, friendship is the most important thing on this planet to me. That's the only way that we survive. It's how we have societies and communities and we grow as a human race, you know. So that's our focus is telling those stories in wrestling. Hopefully, at some point, we have the chance to tell that story through your boy."
The white leather Intercontinental Championship has been brought back in the past, most notably by Cody Rhodes in 2011. Woods is currently part of the WWE Raw roster, but hasn't wrestled since May 15.
Elsewhere during the interview, Woods discussed his potential return alongside New Day. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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