Vince McMahon Wanted To Split New Day Numerous Times
Added 2023-03-16 20:57:57 +0000 UTCKofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E aren't splitting up as a unit, even though they're already not together on TV in a lot of ways.
Big E has been sidelined with a broken neck, and now Kofi Kingston with an injured ankle but we're told that even before that, Vince McMahon made repeated attempts to split up the group while he was in charge.
Fightful has heard from multiple people who have worked on the WWE creative team that also said that it was made clear dating years back that the trio did not want an on-screen fracture. However, we're told that Vince McMahon himself has pitched the split multiple times.
One particular pitch came after a decree from McMahon that Kofi & Xavier not be referred to as "New Day" without Big E present, which lasted a few weeks. After Xavier Woods won King of the Ring, we're told Vince McMahon pitched a Woods turn on Kofi because "it's what a King would do," but Woods specifically fought to not do the turn.
Vince was also adamant that the trio be split in the WWE Draft in recent years, only to later be adamant they needed to be reunited. Another pitch for a split happened after KofiMania, but the group fought it.
Some of the stories associated with this emerged after a former WWE writer Dave Schilling posted that Vince McMahon said "FUCK EM," to the WWE audience not liking the Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin angle or booking.
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Fightful Select
2023-03-19 16:29:25 +0000 UTC"fuck em" is the most Vince McMahon line ever muttered
e d
2023-03-16 23:28:04 +0000 UTCBecause while it made sense storywise for Angle to face Corbin, not only did it not make sense as a retirement match, but it also was predictable that Angle would win on top of it being a match that was not good enough to celebrate the career of a technical mastermind like Kurt Angle. Hell, just look at how the retirement matches went for guys like Great Muta and Jushin Thunder Liger. They had stellar bouts in their retirement tours and it legit felt like they were respected for their careers, whereas Kurt's didn't feel like it at all.
CSDX
2023-03-16 22:32:47 +0000 UTCIirc, it's cause he'd save money on paying 2 wrestlers to main event instead of 4 wrestlers.
CSDX
2023-03-16 22:30:32 +0000 UTCGenuinely none of this is even the slightest bit shocking to learn. Man really loves splitting up teams and stables cause he doesn't wanna spend money elevating tag team wrestling, let alone have a tag team match main event WrestleMania.
CSDX
2023-03-16 22:29:59 +0000 UTCOf course he would, he hates seeing black people do well
Marshall Enloe
2023-03-16 22:06:34 +0000 UTCThe New Day has always shocked me with how they have remained a team for so long in that company. It doesn't surprise me that Vince wanted to split them.
NateF_81
2023-03-16 21:57:56 +0000 UTCOf course he did. The weirdo has always hated stables and tag teams for some reason.
John Horton
2023-03-16 21:49:39 +0000 UTCEverybody knew Corbin was going to win and everybody knew it was a bad idea. Angle could've wrestled Styles, Lesnar, or anyone else he's had classics with. Instead they wasted his last match and nobody remembers it.
Kurtis Allen
2023-03-16 21:39:07 +0000 UTCI bet Vince saw the merch numbers the following quarter and was like ooooop
TorchCrawler
2023-03-16 21:34:36 +0000 UTCI believe they mean that Vince made the decision to split them in the draft (which happened) and then he went back on it.
TorchCrawler
2023-03-16 21:33:44 +0000 UTCWonder why people did not like Corbin vs Angle?
Cameron Hutton
2023-03-16 21:20:47 +0000 UTCPitched a split? They literally split them in the draft.
The Mayor Pete
2023-03-16 21:15:55 +0000 UTCEvery team doesn’t need a betrayal to split. They can mutually part and chase singles success (street profits) and then team up if necessary. It’s also wild to me to consider splitting them when they sold a lot of merchandise.
thaddperkins
2023-03-16 21:02:49 +0000 UTCI do want the new day to be heels once more, they were really good in that role
Brendan Bdotlion Beal
2023-03-16 21:02:30 +0000 UTCThat would've been fucking horrible had that happened. Glad New Day and even Xavier Woods didn't split up or did a heel turn against one another. Just another stupid creative idea from Vince McMahon.
Juan Ortiz
2023-03-16 21:02:12 +0000 UTC
