New Day drop emotional nod to WWE icon Big E amid AEW rumors

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Now, soon-to-be free agents and amidst rumors of a move to AEW, Xavier Woods dropped an animated short titled ‘Daybreak‘ on X/Twitter. In the video, Kingston and Woods are depicted as unicorns escaping a circus. Curiously, in an emotional moment in the video, a third, injured unicorn is also seen. The two escaping unicorns nod to the injured one while breaking free, who nods back in approval.

This was an emotional nod from The New Day to their friend and WWE legend Big E, who continues to work with the Stamford-based promotion in a non-wrestling capacity.

You can check out the video below:

Interestingly, The New Day turned heel on WWE television in December 2024. During the group’s 10th anniversary celebrations on RAW, they booted Big E out of the group after the latter wanted to manage them and help them sort their recent differences. Despite what happened in the storyline, the three original members of the group stay close friends.

Big E had addressed The New Day leaving WWE

Big E appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet last month.

Without wanting to speak on behalf of his dear friends, the WWE veteran talked about how performers want to feel valued and be compensated accordingly. And when that doesn’t happen, a big decision needs to be made, and that is likely what happened with The New Day.

“I can’t fully speak to a lot of that, but I think we, as performers, we all want to feel valued, you want to feel like people want you here, there’s a plan for you, and we’re going to compensate you accordingly. When you feel like that plan is not in accordance with your plan, or the money doesn’t line up with the way you see yourself valued, you have to make a decision on whether you’re going to say, ‘Yes, this is what I will accept,’ or ‘No, this is not what I’m going to accept.’ So they made a decision to step away, and I respect [that],” Big E said.

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods are set to become free agents on August 1, and it remains to be seen if the WWE legends indeed jump ship to AEW amid the rumors of their move to the Jacksonville-based promotion.

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