Xavier Woods Recalls The Night He Mentally Snapped Leading To The New Day's Formation

When one door closes, you never know which other one might open. Just ask Xavier Woods. The WWE star recently reflected back on how he got where he is as part of one of the most successful factions in professional wrestling history. In the Tweet, Woods recalled how one 2014 match sent him spiraling, only to later lead to the idea to start The New Day. Woods retweeted an anniversary post shouting-out to his May 4, 2014 match at Extreme Rules, when he and R-Truth were quickly squashed by Rusev in a two-on-one handicap match. The event marked a low point in Woods' career.

"This was also the day I mentally snapped and the aftermath was creating The New Day with [Kofi Kingston] and [Big E]," Woods tweeted. "We don't always understand the journey but we need every bit of it to get to the goal." Woods has said his heel character that started The New Day was born out of frustration over his role in WWE at the time. Woods explained on the now defunct New Day podcast that he came to WWE writer Michael Notarile with the idea during summer 2014, later recruiting Big E and Kingston to join him in the faction, as they too were at stagnant points in their careers.

The formation of The New Day flipped a switch for the trio. The group not only went on to become one of the most decorated tag teams of all-time — earning 11 tag team titles and two singles world championships — but also became a fan favorite among the WWE Universe.